Name: Josh Forde
Age: 19
Location: Wisconsin
Occupation: College student and video game developer
Programming languages: C++ (since 2003), PHP (since 2004)

Biography:
Josh Forde has been an avid gamer his entire life, beginning when he first played Sonic the Hedgehog in 1991 at the age of two, and he is now starting a career in the gaming industry.

Vision:
Following in the footsteps of Shigeru Miyamato and other revolutionary figures, he tries to focus mainly on innovation in gameplay. This is exemplified in games like Seeds of Time Online, which exhibits features not commonly seen in games of the browser-based RPG genre, such as its unique monster-catching system, clever spell-learning system in which spells are learned directly from special items (inspired by a similar system used in the console RPG Final Fantasy IX), and an integrated chatroom service.

Education:
Josh currently attends the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, as a freshman, with a major in Computer Science. The dominant majority of his programming knowledge has been self-taught.

Experience:
Mr. Forde has been programming in C++ since 2003, and in PHP since 2004. His most prominent project in web programming is the web-based game Seeds of Time Online, written in PHP and using MySQL database software. In the C++ programming language, he has no major projects released yet, but is anticipating the release of Ultimate Tower Defense (see the Games page for more information).

Employment:
Josh is currently self-employed, working on games as an independent developer in his spare time. He is always open to requests for freelance work and for part-time employment in the programming field. See the Contact page if you are in need of his experience.