About Me
My name is Michael K. Owens, and I am a designer / developer who has been making websites from conception to completion since 2004. At the start, I was a pre-med student making websites and doing graphic design to make some money on the side when I was not analyzing data in a biomedical research lab or doing my clinicals at the hospital. When it was clear to me that being a surgeon was no longer what I truly desired, I began to commit my efforts entirely to web design and development.
Since then, I have worked for myself, an educational start-up, a regional publishing agency, a local digital and multimedia agency, a local web development shop, and a semi-national advertising agency. I have tried to start a business with a friend and learned a lot about both business and myself from our attempt to do so. I have worked in roles along the entire gamut of both design (interaction designer, user experience designer, and visual designer) and development (application developer, flash developer, and front-end developer); however, I most often perform the roles of interaction designer and front-end developer.
Also, as it is with most photography hobbyists, I tend to be behind a camera much more often than in front of them.
At a Glance
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- Age
- 24 years, 315 days, 15.4 hours old
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- Born In
- Toledo, OH
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- Raised In
- Mobile, AL
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- Lived In (as Adult)
- Chicago, IL
- Mobile / Wilmer / Gulf Shores, AL
preferences
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- Operating System
- Mac OS X 10.6
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- Programming Languages
- (X)HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, Python, MySQL
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- Flavor of Ice Cream
- Cookies 'n Cream
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- Type of Music
- Electronic Mashup / Remix
Version History
| Version | Dates Active | Description | Technologies |
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| * | Minor versioning was not tracked prior to 2010. Also, prior to March 2008, my web presence was situated on a variety of websites not associated with my name. I blame that on my lack of understanding at the time of the importance of the personal website and my lack of focus on a web-based career. | ||
| 4.0 | 2010-02 to Present | Triraven Blogazine | XHTML 1.0 Strict, CSS3, Custom PHP/MySQL Site Engine |
| 3.0 | 2009-07 to 2010-02 | Blue, Orange, and Silver | XHTML 1.0 Strict, CSS2.1, WordPress |
| 2.0 | 2009-04 to 2009-07 | Photographic Shutters | XHTML 1.0 Strict, CSS2.1, WordPress |
| 1.0 | 2008-11 to 2009-04 | Monochrome Dark - mowens.com v1 | XHTML 1.0 Strict, CSS2.1, Custom PHP/MySQL Site Engine |
| 0.1 | 2008-03 to 2008-11 | Minimalist White - michaelkowens.com | XHTML 1.0 Strict, CSS2.1, Static Site |
Inutilis vis est. Translated as "Force is useless."— Óheogain (Owens) family motto
