CutterBl
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About CutterBl

First Name:

Steve

Last Name:

Blades

Biography:

Steve Blades (who goes by the name of �Cutter�) was born in Virginia, raised in Georgia, and began his computing career when he started learning BASIC at age 12, hammering out small programs on a Timex Sinclair 1000. As a linguist and Intelligence Analyst for the US Army, Cutter began learning HTML while stationed at the National Security Agency. On leaving the service, Cutter became part-owner of a growing Advertising Specialty company, developing business automation processes for the company by writing MS Office-based applications. From there, Cutter went on to become a Customer Support Technician with a local Internet Service Provider. Upon showing programming aptitude, he was later moved into their Corporate Support department, providing maintenance and rewrites to existing websites and applications. It was here the Cutter began to really dive into web application development, teaching himself JavaScript, CSS, and ColdFusion programming. Cutter then took the position of IT Director for Seacrets, a large resort destination in Ocean City, Maryland, while also holding the same position for one of its owner�s other companies, Irie Radio. Cutter went on to become the Development Manager for Dealerskins, a company that develops and hosts websites for the automobile dealership industry. Now a System Design Architect with Nsite LLC, he lives and works in Jacksonville, FL with his wife Teresa and daughter Savannah. Cutter has also co-authored two books: Learning Ext JS & it's follow-on Learning Ext JS 3.2 (Packt Publishing). UPDATE: Cutter later went on to work as an Architect for InVision, and is now a Senior UI Developer at UL EHSS.

Apart from work, side projects, and maintaining his blog, Cutter also enjoys spending time with his family, is an avid reader and videophile, and likes to relive his band days with a mic in hand.

Location:

Nashville, TN

Interests:

Reading, Writing, Singing, Photography, Movies, Programming, Mentoring

Occupation:

Senior UI Developer