About Mike
I’m Colombian by marriage, German by tongue, Hungarian by blood and I grew up in the US. I speak Spanish, German and Hungarian.
I recently moved to Boise, ID because my wife got a job here, so I’m still trying to find my own place in it. My wife and I went to school, met and got married in Blacksburg, Virginia, home of Virginia Tech. I have also lived in Budapest, Hungary and in a small rural town in New Jersey (not unlike Blacksburg, but a lot less to do).
Activities
I mostly make software for Apple products and create web applications. I also do general programming, interface design/usability, databases and translations/localizations. I work a lot in Adobe’s Flash, Flex, Microsoft’s ASP .NET and Javascript/AJAX, PHP and Objective-C but have created a ton of apps in other languages as well.
I do photo work when I’m needed and I also help teach scuba diving through the Avalon Dive Center. It combines one of my favorite hobbies with my passion to teach others. Check out the Crew page for more talented divers and instructors.
Past
My past includes working in Higher Education Sales at Apple Inc. for New River Valley colleges (Virginia Tech and Radford), owner of a Mac software company, state ranked sabre fencer, a New Media Consultant at Virginia Tech and I have quite a few years of video production experience.
Present
I’ve worked with clients such as Hasbro, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless making some awesome online applications and games. I took that experience and kicked off a company where I could define my own creative and inventive path. Check out Avalon Innovations, we’re a shiny new company with shiny new ideas.
Moto
My moto is “Trying to Fit Life into a Lifetime” and I have no idea how long that lifetime is. So, hopefully you find something useful in these pages. So, that’s just a little bit about me. If you’re more curious than that, you know how to contact me!
Check out the previous posts to get a better idea of what I do!
