Joel Parent "a Bio"

I like to consider myself flexible, adaptable and amorphous for the various situations that I am presented with.  I've been in the digital/interactive space for 10 years now and love it.

When I first got a taste of the Internet via my 9600 baud modem in university I knew I was in love.  I knew that my science fiction dreams had come true.  I was on Lynx, Gopher, Telnet, MUDs, ELM, Linux, FTP, Chat - computer labs, Bulletin Boards, etc!  Then I jumped on Mosaic and the web and LOVED that too!  I've been all over the Internet ever since.

Today, I am an experienced web guy with a background in project management, digital production (dev & creative), team management, business development, account management, and administration.  I have decent and general skills in Adobe products like Fireworks, Flash, Photoshop, Flex, Dreamweaver, and am well-versed in PC/MAC/Linux usage.

I love web 2.0 applications and ASP software that promises to make all things more portable and accessible anywhere at any time on demand.  I LOVE movabletype, joomla, wordpress and many other online/opensource web framework technologies.

What a beautiful online world we've made! And it continues to get more and more interesting.

I have 3 boys and they all love and immediately absorb all things technological - technology is just another toy for them and I love seeing this brave new world through their eyes.

Stuff I LOVE:

Video Games:

• Jak and Daxter,
• Wii Sports,
• Super Mario Galaxy,
• Dawn of War RTS games,
• WarCraft/StarCraft,
• Age of Mythology,
• Age of Empires
• Chess

Projects on the go:

• My old house - renovations!
• My wife's website: loopyparent.com
• Children's book(s)
• ICG work
  

Dreams for the future:

• Travel - want to hit DisneyLand, Cuba, Wales and most of Canada in next 5 years
• Health - being as fit as a SEAL!
• Career - being able to financially retire if I so choose when I am 40.