Welcome.

I graduated with a BS in biology from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. I moved to Florida with my fiance, who is a graduate student. Along the way, we stopped in Washington, DC for a summer. She worked at Goddard Space Flight Center, and I worked at the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute.

I was quickly adopted by the astronomy department at UF, where I work now. I enjoy working with scientists a great deal. I am one of two sysadmins for ~150 users. We are primarily a Linux shop, using SuSE Linux. We have a growing number of Apple workstations, and some MS Windows desktops as well.

I am an ameteur photograper. I have a Pentax K-1000 that is older than I am, and will probably function for many more years. Recently, I have been using a small P&S digital camera. I have plans to buy a digital SLR in the next year or so, probably the Canon EOS 350D.

I am also an avid cyclist. I ride my road bike to and from work every day. On weekends, I ride on the Hawthorne Trail, a converted railway.