Black and white outline of a man in a coat and hat looking at a large modern building.

Hey, I’m Dave

Not a cliche, but I’m a "Jack-son of all Trades" currently living in Europe. I dibble-and-dabble in many things. Freelance Designer, Country Hopper, Tech Guru, and Educator.

Boredom will probably never catch me. Thank you for visiting my website. Visit my socials and follow me, leave a comment, and like if you like what you see.

Keep a lookout for my next adventure!

Live, Laugh, Love, Kreate...

Human - Pittsburgh Native - Writer - Poet - World Traveler - Photographer - Cruiser - Game Night Host - Life of the Party - Billiards Player - Hooper - Film Addict - Ultimate Foodie - City Walker - Drone Flyer - Sports Enthusiast - Marvel Marveler

Origin of the name

You may all be wondering how I got the name KoolDave. Well I will tell you that I am cool, of course, or I wouldn’t have been called that (I’m kidding). In the start of my junior year at Schenley High School. My website I had started in middle school became very popular (Krazy Dave’s Hookup Site). It wasn’t yet kooldave.com, but it was headed toward that name quickly. My nickname at the time was KrazyDave or KrazyDavey because I was one “krazy” man. Then a bunch of my friends that were girls started calling me cool dave, because they thought I had matured and calmed down a bit, and I was no longer that “crazy.” I really liked the new nickname Cool Dave because it was simpler and fit my personality well.

I thought of ways of marketing it and making myself known only as that. I looked to make a new site for my senior year.

I was just starting my internship at NCCJ and I started development of my new site. I wanted to use one of my nicknames as the web url; but cooldave was taken already and I really didn’t like C’s anyways. I thought about using krazydave.com, but I thought it was old, and people might think it was some type of joke. I wanted to bring all cool stuff to my site, not krazy things. Immediately, I looked to register kooldave.com and it worked. From then on, everyone would know me as the one and only KOOLDAVE (except for the C guy).

Short Version: KrazyDave and KoolDave were two of my high school nicknames.

kurrent projektz

Besides Konkrete Rhymes - Volume Two, these are the other projects that I work on around my day job as an educator and exploring the world.

tall, black & Abroad

Traveling Around the World

My greatest love is traveling around the world. Instilled in me by my family and inspired by 007. This travel book will feature me hoppin’ around the world throughout the years and will include my very own photos, thoughts, facts, and trivia.

YouTube, Podcast, and Book

Outline drawing of a hand holding a torch near the Statue of Liberty, with famous London landmarks of Big Ben and the London Eye, and the Eiffel Tower in the background.

big bird

Biography of my Father

This book is still a work in process as I continue to search for more information to include to make it worth releasing. I wish I would have started in 1996.

Biography

Poster titled 'The Life of Big Bird: The Biography 1947-1996'. Features a portrait of Donald Jackson Sr. in a uniform with a bus labeled '82 Downtown' in front. Background includes newspaper clippings about Pittsburgh's neighborhoods and transit system. Promotes jazz live music at Blue Note Club.

6 Degrees of separation

It truly is a small world.

Expanding my experience and research with genealogy (family trees) comes a journey through the branches of humanity.

YouTube, Podcast, and Book

A stylized illustration of a DNA helix intertwined with green and yellow leaves. The DNA strand is depicted with green and orange lines, forming a loop. Text at the bottom reads "6° of Separation".

family trees

Connecting to New and Old Family

I currently manage 10 family trees and they take up most of my genealogy time. I am happy to help others research their family.

Interactive Family Trees, FaceBook Groups, and Descendent Lists

A logo featuring a stylized tree with green leaves and a brown trunk, with the names Jackson, Hill, Johnson, Harshaw, Allen, Scales, Henderson, Wilson, Pruitt, Jordan listed below.

Past Projektz

Thank you for visiting my website. I have kept a website since 1998 when I used to show off the latest “KICKZ” and that used to be widely available in my size. The good old days. I kept it going through HS and college as an event site showcasing photos and my journal. Now, I feature my projects that keep me busy. If you have visited in the past and you are looking for something specific, drop me a message.

Konkrete Rhymes: Volume One is technically the 8th book I have been apart of. These are my past books that inspired me to get my first solo book finally released.

A collection of various yearbooks, including titles such as 'Aspirations 2016-2017,' 'Yearbook 2017-2018,' 'Yearbook 2021,' 'Yearbook 2020,' 'Yearbook 2021,' and 'The Black & African Guide to Moving to the UAE.' The covers feature diverse designs, including abstract art, silhouettes, illustrations, and photographs.

Follow ME

@kooldave247 | kdkreationz (FaceBook)

A poem titled "Wet Rhymes" with red text on a white and gray patterned background, discussing themes of knowledge, rhyme, and self-empowerment.
Text-based collage with fragmented sentences and phrases in black font, some with bold or underlined words, on a white background.