I have a passion for computers and anything technological since highschool and after matric I pursude studies to further this passion of mine. Like i have grown to believe that when you use one talent, more automatically follow. Well I am a technician for more than ten years but there is only so much a person can learn from the insides of computers and soon became hungry to explore wot software can do.
Lucky for me I have a knack to learn quickly when things make sense. So I got into the Microsoft office packages and started to tutor people in our community. At the time I had no formal training of the software. I pursued that training a year later in 1999.
i worked for many places from admin to technical work to management but all in all I can say that I enjoyed the technical work more. I do suppose that some people are born to be managers and some are born to become workers. I do work better but always want to commit myself to a project that has a good manager.
Over the past six years I have found myself becoming fond of Adobe Products esp Photoshop and InDeisgn. I have experience with music making packages such as Reason and Ableton and understand the workflows of alot of music making programs. I am also an avid photographer - sometimes when events call upon it I can rely on alot of strengths and knowledge that I have attained from books, people I interact with and also experiences along the way.
in last year, with the bare minimum of training and help from a good friend, I designed and implemented the Departmental website. I discovered that my knowledge of photoshop and my love for just designing websites all came together. I do intend in time to join a team of web designing enthusiasts to learn and become better - because when I become better I can become a better teacher.
My aim for joining this site is to network and possibly if I need to travel to attend proper workshops on webdesigning especially with joomla I would really intend to do that. At the moment I help churches with letterhead designs and whatever they need to be designed. I have aided a local playwrite in making a poster for his first production. There are so many people I aid in one week that I often have to study tutorials late at night.
2012 is the year i see me spreading my wings and experiencing design and helping people like never before. I am sure that at Afriversity I can be assured this would happen.
Thank you to all
Natasha on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 12:46Hi Peter-David, we are so pleased that you decided to join the community and share your story with us. Its appears as you have strong determination in whatever you put your mind to and on top of that, a willingness to help others. Sounds like you are going to fit in perfectly here :) Welcome!
