Hmmm let’s see. The about page is always the hardest because really, people don’t come to your site to hear you ramble about yourself. But on the other hand, this is on a separate page so you must have come here to read about me. I don’t know why you would, but here it is…

My name is Vanessa, and I’m a 21 year old IT/Networking Security student at ECPI, with a minor in web development and programming. I currently work for InMotion Hosting, as a system administrator. I have two sisters, one of which is 22 and a manager at G.F Keagans, the other is a 24-year-old sergeant in the Army, currently living in Afghanistan. My mom is a well-respected art teacher of over 25 years, and my daddy is an IT superior for a successful business that he has partially owned and operated for almost 10 years. The handsome sexy beast that you see me holding in the picture is Capone, my year-old puppy, who’s the only significant man in my life.

About the site

My first website started three years ago as part of a project for one of my programming classes, and was my first attempt at an html/php/javascript content management system. After the class ended I decided to keep the site for personal use. I eventually discontinued that site and and switched over to Wordpress, and joined the blogging and programming community to kind of share what I’ve learned over time, hoping that it’ll help someone that’s seeking the same information.

My Technical Knowledge

I know that I’m functionally retarded, but fact is, I do currently hold several certifications, including A+, Network+, iNet, Security+, ETA FOT (Fiber-Optics), and a couple MCSE for both Windows 2000 and Server 2003. Aside from that, I’m fluent in PHP, MySQL, HTML, and CSS and am currently taking classes for Ruby on Rails. Over the past two years I’ve become very familiar with Linux and Apache as well by starting in tech support at InMotion Hosting where I am now a Jr. System Administrator.

I currently attend ECPI College of Technology which is the 2nd top technical school in the tri-state area of Virginia, Virginia Tech being the first. That was my first choice school but I declined two months after my acceptance because I didn’t want to relocate upstate, and I changed my major. I also teach supplementary basic PHP programming classes at the ATC wing at Tidewater Community College once a week.