About

Welcome to Tech & Tonic, my views about the current state of Technology, Business, and Life in general.  Enjoy my thoughts, look around, subscribe if you are interested, and let me know what you are thinking!

A little bit about Me:

I’m a 26 year old SDSU graduate with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Information and Decision Systems. I spent a year and a half during college working at KPBS Public Television and Radio Broadcasting as an IT Administrator. Since then my career has consisted of working for an Antivirus software firm in Little Italy, downtown San Diego, as the Business Systems Department CRM Supervisor.  I’m about to start a new chapter in life as I head to a Government defense contractor for a project management position! I enjoy web and graphic design with  Redline Designworks, the company my twin brother and I own, Playing Bass guitar in my band, Motorcycles, Dirt Bikes, Classic Cars and Wakeboarding.

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