Biography

Name:

Paul Michael Hirsch

Born:

August, 1975, in Cleveland Ohio

Current Residence:

Canton, Ohio

Occupation:

Instructional Designer/Web Developer

Northeast Ohio has been my home pretty much my entire life. I was born in Cleveland Heights, lived in Walton Hills after graduating high school, moved to Kent for college, and now I live in Canton with my beautiful, wonderful wife Amy, my two cats Calvin and Hobbes and my dog Sophie, doing my career thing and generally loving life.

In order to maintain some semblance of sanity, I try to travel as much as possible. So far, I've logged extended visits in 26 states and six countries in the Americas and Europe. It's a start. All politics aside, I highly recommend renting a car and setting out across southern France for sunshine and wine. That's about as awesome a trip as you'll ever have, better than any cruise or resort vacation, trust me.

In real life, I'm a Web developer. Before getting into online media, I was headed for a career in radio/tv. I flirted with the idea of becoming a piano performance major, but I figured this was one of those rare instances where taking something I love to do and turning it into my livelihood would eventually ruin the magic for me. I went beyond radio/tv because I was keen on the idea of being able to feed and clothe myself. So I stuck with journalism/media, but switched my focus to the online world. And here I am, developing Web learning applications for "the man" and pursuing Web development on my own full time as well. It's fun stuff, and doesn't require you to wear coke-bottle glasses with tape around the nosepiece, like more hardcore programmers.

More to come later...maybe...