I'm a gamer and a game developer residing in New Jersey. I've been gaming since I was able to handle a joystick, back in the day when Atari was hot :) I started programming in middle school and never looked back. I've been involved in the games industry now since the late 90's and it's been an amazing experience. I'm the Executive Producer over at GameDev.net, which is the resource for game development; I manage live seminars on game development for The Game Institute, as well as lecture and provide community/customer support for students; I work as a contractor-for-hire under the guise of Blade Edge Software, which is currently in the process of developing two titles with GarageGames' Torque Game Builder engine.