My first career in electronics span 22 yrs of my life. Over time I became a field service engineer. That just means I traveled a lot. My freelance career started in 2003 the year my daughter was born. My career switch from electronic hardware to software was phased in over a long period of time. (this is really the short story).
I have been one to follow the path of going with the flow.
I found OpenEMR in 2009 when a customer asked me to help them find a better alternative to the EHR they were using at the time. I decided to stick with OpenEMR and build a career around it. I learned PHP through a lot of online courses and determination. I learn as much as I can about the program and keep taking online courses in PHP, Javascript, and anything else that helps me build features for the OpenEMR project.