My name is Andrew, as you might have guessed, and I have a voice. I also have opinions and beliefs and I want to use my voice to share them to all who will listen.
First of all, and most important, I am a Bible-believing follower of the Lord Jesus Christ. Yup, the One and only who died for me, and you, and for all. Of course, He’s not dead today. He is risen from the grave and alive; guiding all who will follow Him. Because of my faith in the Lord, I will have eternal life with Him. Pretty sweet, huh? I think some people seem to shy away from proclaiming their beliefs online. Maybe its because they’re afraid of being ridiculed? It’s very easy to ridicule someone on the web because of the anonymity that comes with it. I would love to see more people willing to share their faith wherever they are, not just at church.
Second, I love technology. You can say it, I’m a geek, nerd. Super-nerd? Maybe. Most of my site, andrewspeaksout.com, will revolve around tech. Many of the posts there will be my thoughts on a particular product, service, device, or piece of software. Why? Because I’m a geek, remember?
I’m not just a computer geek either. Video editing…it’s my thing. Producing video is in my future. I’ll be attending college soon for a major in Telecommunications. Though that’s pretty broad, I would love to serve in a growing church as a full-time media minister. But I really have no clue what’s in store for me beyond college. It’s a mystery and, though I think about it, I’ll just have to see what God provides for me.
For those wondering, I began professional level video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 in 2007, though I had been editing in it for a full year before that in my spare time. In the fall of 2007, I joined a local production team that specializes in local video advertising. I can’t tell you the amount of experience I’ve gained since working there. We also have a Mac-based editing suite that runs Final Cut Studio 2. Since that is the system I produce most of my projects on, I’ve learned FCS quickly and continue to learn more and more each day. Adobe Photoshop is also something I’ve grown very comfortable using. I’m not really a digital artist, (I can’t even draw stick figures right!) but I know my way around the program.
There's more info about me at my website at www.andrewspeaksout.com
So *that’s* me in a nutshell, or a piece of it anyway.