byteSMART Strategies and Digital Visions

byteSMART offers technology consulting to non-profits and micro- or artisanal businesses, and digital visual fine arts (digital photography & painting and audio-visual production) to arts collectors.

I am a writer-photographer and small business technology consultant based in BC, Canada.

I acquired my first SLR camera and a moonlighting job on my local paper in the late 70’s, combining images and words in one forum: that sideline came with informal instruction from professional photographers and publishers, a developing lab and supplies of black & white film. Around then I became convinced that wandering alone through the wilderness was far less frightening than photographing a bridal party.

When desktop computers arrived in the ‘80’s, I was immersed in technical support, programming and related business writing. Internet development followed and courses at Humber College in graphic arts, internet development and design, and digital imaging took me through the ’90’s.

I consult, develop and deliver small business and non-profit technical projects, using my technical project management experience, business writing and commercial photography skills. My skills have been developed and honed through a habit of continuous learning and over 30 years of practical experience in military operations and logistics, nuclear energy, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and the non-profit sectors.

As an artist, I write poetry and short fiction, photograph eco-systems, livestock, urban, suburban and village landscapes for fine art photos and as raw material for digital art prints or paintings, and develop scripted narratives, audio and visual tracks for animations and videos. My work has been published and exhibited in a variety of forms through the years, most recently with the release of a limited edition chapbook series in 2018/19 at the Surrey Glow Gallery in Crescent Beach and previously with the release of the digital video and chapbook ‘Winter in the Rainforest’.