User:Jerryhill52

INTRODUCTION
Personal background: I'm originally from the Wilmington, NC area. I currently live in the Pineville/Ballantyne area of Charlotte.



WHERE I'VE BEEN
Professional Background: I have spent about 25 years in the Pharmaceutical Industry, as a sales representative and consultant medical moderator.

Interesting item about yourself to remember you by: I played an extra in the TV show 'Dawsons Creek', while living in Wilmington where it was filmed. I also ran a 10K and a marathon with Oprah Winfrey.

WHERE I'M GOING
I am currently a student at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, with a major in Web Design and Development, and will graduate in December, 2012.

Information Technology Experience: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Photoshop, and multiple industry specific professional applications. I've had some continuing education courses at UNC Wilmington in MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. After one year here at CPCC, I now have some training in XHTML, HTML5, CSS, Javascript, PHP, SQL, Python; Adobe Suite including Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks. I have also built several websites from scratch as well as Wordpress and Joomla.


 * HOW I CREATE MY WORK
 * Computer Platform: HP desktop with Windows Vista, soon to be replaced with a computer I am building with all the latest and greatest hardware and software.

WHAT I'M DOING NOW
Courses I'm taking this semester:

Current Projects:
 * CTI130: I want to learn to build a computer.
 * WEB220: I want to learn how to create audio and video and use my websites.
 * WEB225: I want to learn to get a website up and running quickly.
 * WEB250: Many websites will require a database, and this course will help me learn how to add a database to my websites.
 * WEB285: I want to learn other technologies that are on the horizon.
 * WEB 289: This course will wrap it all up for me and put everything together that I've learned in the last 3 semesters.
 * WEB250: Many websites will require a database, and this course will help me learn how to add a database to my websites.
 * WEB285: I want to learn other technologies that are on the horizon.
 * WEB 289: This course will wrap it all up for me and put everything together that I've learned in the last 3 semesters.
 * WEB 289: This course will wrap it all up for me and put everything together that I've learned in the last 3 semesters.
 * WEB 289: This course will wrap it all up for me and put everything together that I've learned in the last 3 semesters.
 * 1) I am building a computer.
 * 2) I'm building a website for a landscaping company.
 * 3) I'm building my own website for my web design company.
 * 4) I'm building my website in 4 different content management systems:
 * Wordpress
 * Joomla
 * Drupal
 * Concrete