Andrew Slane
Photographer, Graphic Designer, Writer, and Sound Engineer
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A Bit About Me
I grew up in Logan, OH, a small town on the outskirts of Appalachia, but I currently call New Wilmington, PA, my home. I spent the last four and a half years of my life at Westminster College where I earned a Bachelor of Science in computer science and pre-medicine. I was recently accepted to the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. I'll be a member of the 2014 graduating class after I start in July, but presently I'm taking graduate-level English courses at Slippery Rock University with a concentration on creative writing.
I'm a man of many talents and passions. I started dabbling in graphic design back when I was a seventh grader living in Wilmore, KY. As a member of the STLP at West Jessamine Middle School, I had the opportunity to spend a great deal of time immersing myself in the world of computing (This is also where I acquired my love for all things Apple, on a Power Macintosh G3 All-In-One.) Web development quickly became my passion, Photoshop 4 became my drug of choice, and I coded all of my websites by hand using HTML 1. Remember the days of the marquee tag? I certainly do... I really wish I had some of my old websites if for nothing more than a good laugh. My first endeavour, a website hosted on Tripod about programming in QBasic, was an eyesore to say the least. I'm still not exactly sure how I made it from there to where I am now, but I know that a splash page featuring the
All Your Base video was mixed in there somewhere (Don't ask, I probably won't tell.)
I've been a closet writer for my entire life. I just didn't choose to own up to it until a couple of months ago, but I'm ever so thankful that I did. Second only to my music, writing has become a major outlet for my stress. Plus, with all the craziness that surrounds my life, I have no shortage of material for character inspiration. I just started writing my first novel. The going is slow, but it's definitely going. I'm really hoping to finish it before I start medical school. I want to finish while the ideas are fresh in my mind and not getting pushed aside to make room for gross anatomy and physiology.
Award-winning photography has been another recent development in my life. I'd like to thank Mrs. Peggy Cox for getting me addicted - I've now found a creative outlet that's even more expensive than drumming. With the exception of a condensed summer class on digital photography, pretty much everything I've learned has been self-taught. Somehow though, I've gone from taking snapshots with a cheap Canon point-and-shoot digital camera to capturing moments with my Canon DSLR that win best of show at the county fair (Hey now, I never said the awards that I won were anything special!)
Download My Resume (PDF)
Okay. I lied, but only for a short while. I'm working on a new resume right now. I'll make it available for download as soon as I finish it.
Fun Facts About Me
* I have an unhealthy obsession with penguins.
* I love fixing Asian food. Yes, I can cook.
* All of my computing equipment is named after characters from the
Twilight saga. Edward is my DAW, Isabella is my junker laptop, Alice is my wireless network, and the new Macbook that I'm getting next month will be named Carlisle (I would like to thank Dr. Shaffer and the Westminster College Linux Lab for the inspiration.)