Who I Am

I currently work full time as a web designer/developer for a local company and do freelance design work in my spare time. I finished my degree in web design at The International Academy of Design and Technology in February 2010.

I have a passion for design, well-kerned typography, and believe that code should be simple, elegant, standards-compliant and hand-written.

I am knowledgeable in XHTML, CSS, Cold Fusion, PHP, MySQL, MsSQL; and currently I am also learning Javascript, and JQuery.

I am skilled with field related programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Flash, and Eclipse. I have also done quite a bit of work with the Wordpress CMS, basic work with the Joomla CMS, basic work with custom Tumblr layouts, and have also designed several sites within the CakePHP framework.

I am knowledgeable in many field related areas, with my specialty being designing site layouts in Illustrator or Photoshop, slicing the images, and styling the layout in the browser using XHTML and CSS. I have done quite a bit of work with the Wordpress CMS, basic work with the Joomla CMS, basic work with custom Tumblr layouts, and have also designed several sites within the CakePHP framework. Additionally, I am proficient in page layout and have designed the layout and overall look of three 400+ page directories using InDesign. I also have done logo design work primarily using Illustrator.

Other tools in my repertoire include but are not limited to the following: Graphic design; Design and development of new websites; Maintenance and re-design of already existing sites; Desktop publishing; Basic writing and editing; Customer service. I am quite knowledgeable in XHTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, and MySQL; and currently I am also learning Cold Fusion, MsSQL, and JQuery. I am skilled with field related programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, Gimp, Eclipse, Notepad++, and InDesign. I am also active in social networking on a personal and professional level: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn.