I lead a very active life in the wonderful town of Naperville, IL.

I have a wonderful family. First and foremost is my wife, Beth Anne Weiland-Vitale. We got married on December 3, 2005 at Méson Sabika, a tapas restaurant here in Naperville. We also have two great kids, Mark and Christopher. Mark is now ten, and about to start fifth grade. Chris is nine, and going into fourth grade this year.

For fun, I enjoy riding my bike around town -- Naperville has some great trails, but I tend to do more road riding than trail riding. Ostensibly, I was training for this year's MS 150, but now that that's over, I just ride with the guys at Bicycles, Etc in Lisle. In addition, I play second base for the defending worldleague champion Hunter's Woods softball team.

I'm also a member of the of the Chicago Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, the world's foremost professional business fraternity. I've been a member of the CAC for 10 years now, and I've been a Deltasig for almost 15. In August, I'll be heading down to the Centennial Grand Chapter Congress in Orlando, Florida. This will be the third time that Deltasig has held GCC in Orlando in the 12 years I've been attending Congresses. It's been a blast the other two times I went; I see no reason this one should be any different.

While online, I like to stay current on topics both in the programming field as well as grabbing a dose of the daily news. I am an active participant in the zIWETHEY forums; you can find my posts under the handle Yendor. I also am a member of the JavaJunkies community, and I have a list of del.icio.us bookmarks.

Before I moved to Illinois, I attended the University of Texas at Austin, where I studied Computer Science. I am a Java programmer by trade, with a strong background in SQL coding and database management, and an interest in developing client-server applications. Take a look at my résumé.

In the spring of 1997, I took a Computer Graphics class. After the class was over, I captured some images of my programs. I have compiled them all together in one place. Enjoy!