User:Orv Dessrx

Template:User infobox This is for the RL person behind Orv Dessrx. For the Dark Brotherhood character, see Orv Dessrx.

Brief History

Born in Portsmouth, NH to a Navy family. I moved around a lot.

High School

My high school years were spent at Coolidge Christian School in Coolidge, AZ where I worked hard, played harder, and graduated at the ripe 'ole age of 16.

Plymouth State University

After graduation, I moved out to Plymouth, NH - worked for a year to gain residency - then started college full time. I graduated 4 years later with a BS in Applied Computer Science.

Professional

I never left Plymouth State University. After graduation I was hired on at the IT department as a Web Application Engineer (PHP, MySQL, Oracle, PL/SQL, JavaScript, etc) and teach the occasional College course here and there.

Abbreviated Life in a Nutshell

1. Born
2. Moved around a bunch early on
3. Grew up in Arizona, USA...mostly on a Ranch in the boonies (you know, riding horses, roping cattle, building fences, killing snakes)
4. Skipped 7th & 8th grade to jump right in to highschool
   1. was introduced to Star Wars CCG and Star Wars RPG. Much fun was had
   2. used the library to teach myself HTML and start coding my first website on Geocities
5. Graduated at 16 and moved to New Hampshire, USA for college
6. Chose Computer Science as major despite never owning a computer (it seemed fun)
   1. Played an e-mail based SW RPG
   2. Joined the EH Imperial Senate my freshman year
   3. Became the EH Imperial Senate Minister of Communications (webpage slut) for a LOOONG time
      1. hosted the Imperial Senate sites for years
      2. designed a number of other EH sites outside of the Imperial Senate
   4. Became the EH Imperial Senate Chancellor
   5. Retired from EH Imperial Senate
   6. Played D&D for the first time and loved it
   7. Played Shadowrun RPG
   8. Met a cool girl that eventually became my wife
7. Graduated in 2003 with my Bachelor of Science
8. Began working for the same university I graduated from as a programmer
   1. Got married
   2. Started Blogging (http://borkweb.com )
   3. Started Playing World of Warcraft, got addicted, quit, started again very un-addicted like
   4. Began teaching college courses on occasion (only 6 so far)
   5. Though of, Designed, and Developed http://masterwish.com with two co-workers
   6. Learned the power of JavaScript and how it applied to AJAX
9. Joined the DB

Miscellaneous

I'm a computer geek. I program for work and for fun. I architect web applications and always have a couple of projects on the wings. I'm a blogger: BorkWeb. I play World of Warcraft. I own a Wii. I fiddle with Graphic design. I like Strawberry Gushers. I'm married. I have a cat named Ducky Chicken Finger.

Mad Skillz, Yo

I've a number of geek related abilities:

General Applications

• Flash
• Photoshop

Application Architecture

• Ajax
• Database Abstraction
• Database Design in an Enterprise Environment
• Templating

Languages, Markup, & Databases

• CSS
• Java
• JavaScript
• MySQL
• PHP
• PL/SQL
• Oracle
• XHTML

Star Wars Books I've Read

1. Tales from Jabba's Palace
2. Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
3. Tales of the Bounty Hunters
4. Han Solo Trilogy: The Paradise Snare
5. Han Solo Trilogy: The Hutt Gambit
6. Han Solo Trilogy: Rebel Dawn
7. Shadows of the Empire
8. The Truce at Bakura
9. Rogue Squadron
10. Wedge's Gamble
11. The Krytos Trap
12. The Thrawn Trilogy: Heir to the Empire
13. The Thrawn Trilogy: Dark Force Rising
14. The Thrawn Trilogy: The Last Command
15. The Jedi Academy Trilogy: Jedi Search
16. The Jedi Academy Trilogy: Dark Apprentice
17. The Jedi Academy Trilogy: Champions of the Force
18. I, Jedi
19. Children of the Jedi
20. Darksaber
21. Planet of Twilight
22. The Crystal Star
23. The New Rebellion
24. Specter of the Past
25. Vision of the Future
26. Vector Prime
27. Dark Tide I
28. Dark Tide II
29. Agents of Chaos: Heroe's Trial
30. Agents of Chaos: Jedi Eclipse
31. Balance Point
32. Edge of Victory: Conquest
33. Edge of Victory: Rebirth
34. Star by Star
35. Dark Journey
36. Enemy Lines: Rebel Dream
37. Enemy Lines: Rebel Stand
38. Traitor
39. Destiny's Way
40. Force Heretic: Remnant
41. Force Heretic: Refugee
42. Force Heretic: Reunion
43. The Final Prophecy
44. The Unifying Force
45. Dark Nest I: The Joiner King
46. Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen
47. Dark Nest III: Swarm War
48. Legacy of the Force: Betrayal
49. Legacy of the Force: Bloodlines

External Links

• BorkWeb - Blog
• Artwork - Artwork set in Flickr
• Flickr Photos - General Flickr Area
• MasterWish - Wish List App

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