Co-workers and those who find this page linked from some of my side projects are welcome to see what else we may have in common. Friends and colleagues are welcome to see what's new with me and please drop me an email and tell me what you've been doing. (joewetzel at gmail dot com is the address I use these days, but some older ones still work.)

I'm happily married to the beautiful Stacey and we have one daughter Katelyn (born 9 February 2006.)

Obligatory Picture (Katie & me, April 2007)

Katie and Joe

Education

Undergraduate Degree:
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, 1997, Georgia Institute of Technology (a.k.a. Georgia Tech), College of Computing
High School:
Crestwood, Mountaintop, PA, Class of 1993

Employers


SRA (Current)
Blackboard (March 2004-March 2006)
Capital One (November 2001-March 2004)
Netgami (May 2001-September 2001)
Games.com (July 2000-February 2001)
Capital One (June 1997-July 2000)

Where I've Lived

Brambleton (Ashburn), VA: October 2005 to present
Oakton, VA: April 2004 to October 2005
Richmond, VA: November 2001 to April 2004
Walnut Creek, CA: July 2000 to November 2001
Richmond, VA: June 1997 to July 2000
Atlanta, GA: September 1993 to June 1997
Mountaintop, PA: to June 1997

Interests

  • Creating interesting computer software
  • Role-playing games
  • Science Fiction and fantasy, especially reading a good novel
  • Georgia Tech sports, primarily football

Items of Note

2007

I redesigned a website of mine to publish role-playing game articles and resources.

2006

My daughter Katelyn (Katie) was born on February 9th.
I finished creating a professional computer game. I programmed the multiplayer on-line version of the small press card game "Battle of the Bands."

2005

My wife Stacey and I were married on April 20th. We were married in Antigua. We wanted a small wedding and it was: just the two of us. But it was a wonderful experience and very relaxing. We spent a week in Jamaica a couple of years before that and I'd love to go to the Caribbean again.

2004

My first game article was published in Signs and Portents magazine by Mongoose publishing. (Issue #10 to be specific, followed by another in #17 and a third in #38.)

2002

I bought a house near Richmond, VA so I wouldn't have to move again. (I've moved twice since then.) :(

1998

In October I went to London, Cambridge, Ely (United Kingdon), Amsterdam, St. Goar (Germany), Munich, Hopfgarten (Austria), Venice, Rome, Florence, Lucerne (Switzerland), Paris and back to London on a tour through Europe.

1997

I graduated from Geogia Tech on June 14th. My parents are in the photo with me.

1996

For the spring and summer I interned as a technical resources programmer with Patient Care Technologies.

1995

On Huey's birthday I started the Huey Lewis and the News web site.