OlveyPhotoDesign is currently in its third version. I started this website as a learning tool in developing my skills in Web Design and Programming. I believe that you need to be able to program the design you want. What this does is anchor your designs in solid, programmable skills. Check out Version 1 and Version 2 here.

I’ve been a photographer for the past 19 years since high school. I joined the U.S. Navy shortly after H.S. as a Photographer’s Mate. Over the last seventeen years I have been promoted to Chief Petty Officer. Over those years I have seen the face of photography change from traditional black and white and color darkrooms to a 100 percent digital workstation.

Experience is the number one thing that I have gained from the military, from basic computer skills and photography to managing and supplying a photo lab. Hopefully, my portfolio shows the knowledge that the military has given me.

I have experimented in Web Design in the past, but it’s only been recently that I have devoted a lot of my free time to improving my skills.

My personal life evolves around my wife Beth and our son Thomas. Being in the military has kept me away for extended periods and so when I’m home, I’m home and they are my number one priority.

Job History & Education

• Jan 2007 to Present – Defense Information School, Basic Multimedia Illustrator Course Instructor, Ft. Meade, Md.
• Sept 2004 to Dec 2006 – USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), Norfolk, Va. Media Dept. Production Chief
• Sept 2002 to Sept 2004 – USS Emory S. Land (AS 39)
• Sept 1999 to Sept 2002 – Defense Information School, Basic Still Photography Instructor, Ft. Meade, Md.
• Mar 1996 to Sept 1999 – Fleet Combat Camera Atlantic, Norfolk, Va., Photojournalist
• June 1995 to Mar 1996 – Advance Photojournalism School, Rochester’s Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.
• April 1992 to Mar 1995 – Naval Media Center, Washington D.C., Photo Technician
• Jan 1992 to April 1992 – Naval Photography “A” School, Pensacola, Fla.
• June 1990 to Jan 1992 – USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Bremerton Wa. - Photographer

Certifications

• Adobe Certified Expert
  Photoshop CS3