Genius is nothing but great effort applied. – Awa Kenzo

About

rickaby-familyI’m a Certified Thesis Designer and Genesis Developer specializing in taking pre-built designs and coding them into amazing WordPress customizations. I enjoy writing tutorials, tweeting and sharing information pertaining to WordPress.

I’m employed full-time with Bluewater Broadcasting CO., LLC in Montgomery Alabama. As Chief Engineer, I spend my days maintaining our networks, automation systems, studio equipment as well as helping others with day-to-day computer problems – oh and I run Bluewater Digital, which helps our clients build and run successful websites.

I love watching sports and am part-owner of the Green Bay Packers!

When I’m not wielding code; you can find me at the lake, playing Star Wars: The Old Republic, reading (blogs) – or in the woods stalking a deer, duck, or goose.

Detailed History

  • 1981 – Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin
  • 1996 – Made my first website on Geocities using notepad
  • 1997 – Took a class in High School dealing with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Pagemaker
  • 1999 – Graduated High School
  • 2000 – Hired as Assistant Webmaster with Midwest Communications, Inc
  • 2001 – Promoted to Webmaster for all Country Music formatted radio stations with Midwest Communications, Inc
  • 2002 – Moved to Dothan, Alabama
  • 2003 – Promoted to Chief Engineer for The Radio People
  • 2004 – Started Wildfire Productions, LLC my first web design shop
  • 2007 – Sold Wildfire Productions, LLC to VeriQik Technology (now defunct)
  • 2009 – Started Greg Rickaby dESIGN
  • 2009 – Became a Certified Thesis Designer
  • 2010 – Moved to Montgomery, Alabama as Chief Engineer for Bluewater Broadcasting CO., LLC
  • 2010 – Added the Genesis Framework to my arsenal of expertise
  • 2011 – Help found Bluewater Digital to help our radio clients effectively brand their business with a radio+web campaign

For Hire

I’m available for hire at an hourly rate.