Shawn received his M.S. in Information Technology from Purdue University in 2004. With over 10 years of web development experience, his skills and interest run the gamut from server-side programming to client-side scripting to graphic design to accessibility and usability testing.

In spring of 2005 he joined the Network for Computational Nanotechnology as a web developer, working primarily on nanoHUB.org, contributing to both the visual design and code. Shawn now also develops code, graphic designs, and offers support for HUBzero projects.