Say hello to Derek, who from this point on, will refer to himself in the third person in order to simplify the task of writing an "about" page. Born and raised in the rainy Pacific Northwest, Derek considers The Emerald City - also known as Seattle - his home. Not by choice, but circumstance.
Often misjudged as a nerd or geek, Derek prefers the latter because of the distinct difference between the two. While both can be considered knowledgeable concerning all things tech and inter-webby, geeks posses the natural ability to carry on a normal day to day conversation with random individuals on the street. Derek does that.
Derek’s interests lie in the social intricacies of the net which motivate him to make awesome things online. Some of those awesome "things" can be found here on 5thirtyone.com. Derek currently defends a corner desk - Nerf guns in hand - in an open office at Quire Inc. (Seattle). He tries to maintain a portfolio of freelance work on Derek Punsalan…is.
What’s in a name? Or, what’s in a number?
Initially, the domain was supposed to be derkilicio.us. A name which even prompted the creation of custom apparel by Syl. The idea was short lived and never saw the light of day because 1) Derek didn’t like the nickname "derki", 2) del.icio.us was already taken and had grown quite successful, and 3) the domain sounded perverse.
Reminiscing about historic keywords of significance and important dates, 5ThirtyOne or 5thirtyone.com was born. The website is a personal weblog / journal of interesting links, tutorials, and a general test bed for publicly released projects. 5ThirtyOne is built pixel by pixel using Photoshop, WordPress, and TextMate.
5ThirtyOne is a proud 9rules member hosted on servers provided by Media Temple.
- View the portfolio for an idea of what I’m tinkering on.
- Please email me directly for project inquiries. Use an appropriate Subject line in order to prevent emails from being sorted incorrectly.
- I am available via AIM, Jabber, & Skype. Email me your details for contacting me and a handle in order for me to return your message.
- Get connected - LinkedIn profile.
- Donate: See sponsorship opportunities or bribe me and I’ll keep rambling.
Note that at this time, I am not available to provide free WordPress or templating support. Please feel free to contact me above for personal projects.
