About

Photo DariusHola! I’m Darius.
Born at the very end of the 70s on Curaçao, I moved to The Netherlands at 11.

At 17, I attended the Multimedia Design course at the Grafish Lyceum Rotterdam. Though I didn’t learn much design theory there, I learned how to use several design tools. Photoshop, Illustrator, 3D Studio Max are some of the skills I gained there.

After finishing my Multimedia Design course, I started my career as a web designer, only to end up a developer instead. After creating and implementing several site designs, I starteds working more with scripts, and it seemed I have a knack for it. After a year or so of building ASP websites, I dove into PHP.

Fast-forward 10 years, and after going around saying I could write many of the packages I use or come across, I decided to take the plunge and start entrepeneuring myself.
I started Hectius to offer my web development services, and spend much time mastering most packages out there. One thing I failed to take time for when employed.

This blog is meant to track my exploits, share anything I deem interesting enough, random rants, and hopefully teach something to someone.
I like meeting people and view myself as a decent conversationalist, although I excel at listening.
I can most often be found on Twitter. Go ahead and say hi. I look scary because I am, but most people seem to like me a lot once they get to know me.

Some facts

  • I’m an introvert.
  • I’m a Scorpio.
  • Some describe me as stoic.
  • I’m a West Indies Latino. Half Colombian to be precise.
  • I father a lovely girl and handsome boy.
  • I’m married to a Rotterdam lady. (or whatever the English version of ‘Rotterdamse’ might be)
  • I find writing about myself tiring. I’m going to stop now…
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