I am currently employed by one of the local school districts as what's called a "technology assistant" - which pretty much stands for "computer geek jack-of-all-trades". I manage my school's network, fix/upgrade the computers, consult with the administration on purchases...and the list goes on.
I also work part time in a bowling center that my wife manages as a mechanic. I also volunteer my time to the local junior bowling league as a coach.
I have been tinkering with computers and programming since I got a Commodore 64 back in 1985. I took a couple of programming classes in high school but never followed up on it (a decision I sometimes regret). I originally went to college to study architecture, then switched to civil engineering, and then dropped out of 4 year college to attend a vocational school to get a degree in "Microcomputer Applications".
I run a web site for our local community called the
Eye On Toccoa. I have also designed a few other web sites and am trying to build up a web design business as well as a computer repair business. I have been "dabbling" in both web page design and computer repair for about 10 years.
While I do not have extensive Perl knowledge, my knowledge of other languages such as BASIC, Pascal, Fortran 77 and C+ has helped my learning curve with Perl. I only started working with and understanding Perl for 8 months - since I first downloaded a YaBB forum.