My career started when I graduated from Indiana University in 1979 with a BA in Chemistry/Biology. I decided that wasn't for me while working at Purdue University as a Chemical Technician Supervisor, so took software development classes at Purdue and started working at IBM in 1982 in the MVS/IMS/VSAM developement. After 9 years with IBM, I decided to consult and the rest is history and I have a 12 page resume to prove that :). In the mean time I became a professional photographer and if you look at my webiste, you'll see my work there. I love both careers and would be bored without either one. I have been developing with .NET since 2001 (exactly 30 days after 9/11 and have been a happy camper as a result. 98 percent of my developement has been with C#, but sometime I have to work with VB.NET such as now and at times I'm at a loss with it.