Design Portfolio

Work experience

  • (http://www.adperfect.com) B.C. Media Works / AdPerfect

    November 2008 – May 2009

    JavaScript/PHP/MySQL developer. Conceptualizing, and creating JavaScript & PHP/MySQL frameworks to dynamically serve advertisements. Other commonly used technologies include: Scriptaculous, AJAX, Prototype, MooTools and JQuery. In addition to a consistent output of quality code in an independant non-supervised setting, the position demands creativity, extensive bug testing and consistently evolving ideas into working applications in order to stay ahead of a competitive market.

  • (http://www.b3com.com) B3 Communications

    June 2007 – November 2008

    Interactive developer. Design and develop business websites, touchscreen Flash applications, e-mails and graphics for high-end luxury real estate. Position demands setting and meeting deadlines, creativity, flexibility, enthusiasm, ensuring client satisfaction, on-the-fly prioritization and a strong independant work ethic while being part of, and contributing to, the entire development team.

  • (http://www.giftedniche.com) Gifted Niche web design

    January 2005 – June 2007

    Website designer and developer. Design personal and business websites and graphics. Position demands careful planning, setting and meeting deadlines, creativity, flexibility, enthusiasm, ensuring client satisfaction, hard work, marketing, selling and invoicing.

Personal

Web Design Approach & Methodology

  • Separate structure, presentation and behavior when building websites
  • Hand-code semantic markup which validates to a strict doctype
  • Utilize progressive enhancement while building Websites
  • Test sites across all major browsers, platforms, and resolutions

Development Portfolio

Related Experience

Software experience

  • Photoshop — 10 years, 4 of which have been in a professional setting
  • Dreamweaver CS4 — 5 years. Prefer faster, smaller text editor (Notepad++, TextMate)
  • Flash CS4 — 1 year of professional , and junior AS3 ability
  • Illustrator CS4 — Basic working & design knowledge
  • Premier CS4 — Basic working & animation knowledge
  • WordPress — 3 years of . Used for multiple projects as blogging software and a CMS. Thorough knowledge
  • BaseCamp — Used for multiple projects. Thorough knowledge
  • Drupal — Junior having worked with it on numerous small projects
  • Subversion — 1 year of working as a front-end software developer. Strong knowledge

Industry expertise

  • Building dynamic content- and user-based websites
  • Proficient in XHTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, ActionScript, Flash, XML and W3C DOM
  • Hand coding semantic, operational, standards complient markup
  • Building cross-browser, cross-platform compatible websites
  • Understanding of flow, layout, spacing, typography, and colour in Web design
  • Familiar with RSS and podcasting
  • Implementing SEO strategies on established & developing websites
  • Mac and PC proficient