Seriously, when was the last time anyone read an about page?
There's two aspects to KeystoneGIS.com, the first is that it will eventually serveas my cartographic / GIS portfolio. The second asepect is that it hosts a silly little side project I've been messing with called the Northern Virginia Autonomous GIS Research Project. you can read more about that here.
I've been alot of things; a Sailor, Tower Climber, Soldier, and the list goes on. I struggled to find a passion. Looking back it's no surprise that I found my peace in the world of GIS and cartography. Everyone of my "past lives" relied on spatially derrived information. From maritime charts to propegation maps. The last few years of my military tenure in the reserves I reclassed as a 35G (geospatial intelligence analyst).
That introduction to world of GIS opened my eyes. At this point in time I was working as a graphic designer on a contract that primarily does data visualization for an internal publication. We made graphics that you could compare to NYT in terms of types and styles. There where a few cartographers on this team, and they all loved it. I decided I wanted to be one of them. I learned as much as they would share (and they'd share a lot), I took classes,and bought a personal ESRI license so I could start making maps at home in my free time, add a few years and now we're here.
I'll consider updating this section later, but I for now I think this is plenty.
I love a good challenge, so reach out if you have a tough problem that needs solving (geographically speaking), and lets get talking.