About the ralphwilliams.com blog

As the lead web designer for ArchiTech Software and Web Solutions focusing on DotNetNuke Skinning, I have been working with DotNetNuke for several years now. I created this blog to give back to the DNN community as I have learned invaluable information from several people that have been willing to give of their time to help. As a non-developer, I enjoy the flexibility that DotNetNuke provides, and with a little bit of tweaking have been able to talk a small step into the developer's world.


This blog is intended to be a guide in making your DotNetNuke websites more usable and good looking. I do not claim to be the "authority" on DNN skinning, but I do believe that I can provide some insight through the many experiences and headaches that I have experienced with designing for DNN. If I have posted something and you find that you may have a better way to do it, please feel free to let me know; however, I do ask that you keep it respectful.

About Ralph

As I have already mentioned, I am a web designer. I have been designing websites for several years with most of the time being spent on DotNetNuke. Before web design, I was a Locomotive Engineer (that's someone who drives trains) and Conductor for CSX for about 8 years. I got tired of the ridiculous hours (or lack thereof) to pursue something w/ more desirable hours and just sort of fell into web design.

I have a beautiful wife, Shannon (don't we all say that?, but mine really is!) and I am just now enjoying the awesome thrills of fatherhood with my son Lucas (has his own site: http://www.lucaswilliams.com). I am a Christian and I am very involved in my church (sometimes, I feel too involved!). I believe that we as Christians are not to be judgmental but loving. Judgmental Christians get on my nerve! If you would like to find out more about this please take a look at my Becoming a Christian page(coming soon!).

My greatest passion however, is music. I have been playing the drums for over 18 years and the guitar for about 4 years. I love learning new things about how to be a better musician and I would go crazy without it in my life.