Objective

To obtain a challenging position in a fast-paced creative work environment that will allow me to expand on my interactive design and development skills.

Education

2006 Graphic Design, Advanced Diploma
Algonquin College
Ottawa, Ontario

Work Experience

BIONIQ, Ottawa ON [ 02/09 – 11/09 ]
Front-End Web Developer

  • Designed and developed user interfaces involved in large scale marketing initiatives
  • Deployed open source content mangement systems to manage website content
  • Introduced new approaches to AJAX development which imoroved overall product and workflow

Magmic Games, Ottawa ON [ 01/08 – 02/09 ]
Graphic Designer

  • Created a wide variety of print and marketing collateral for integrated marketing initiatives
  • Designed user interfaces for handheld applications and games
  • Automated various graphical tasks to improve project turn-around
  • Maintained brand consistency across all owned properties and portals

GEVC Interactive, Ottawa ON [ 12/06 – 01/08 ]
Courseware Developer/Graphic Designer

  • Created interactive e-learning courseware from concept to inception
  • Conceptualized and prototyped a wide variety of interactive models to be used in final courseware
  • Created a more structured workflow which improved productivity on multiple projects

Stock-Archive INC, Ottawa ON [ 08/06 – 12/06 ]
Contract Designer/Web Developer

  • Created standardized html templates for resale on partnered websites
  • Modified and maintained media resources for a wide variety of multimedia projects
  • Designed and developed interactive projects used in large scale marketing initiatives

Fenix Solutons, Ottawa ON [ 03/06 – 08/06 ]
Contract Designer/Web Developer

  • Designed and developed multiple integrated marketing campaigns for a variety of clients
  • Developed websites around a CMS framework allowing clients to manage website content
  • Maintained and updated a large variety of dynamically driven websites

Technical Skills

Web related

Hand coded W3C compliant XHTML/CSS markup
JavaScript, Actionscript, PHP, MYSQL

Javascript

While being able to code JavaScript by hand, I've also become proficient in a wide variety of ajax/javascript frameworks:

Content Management Systems

I've implemented many sites using the following CMS, Blog and e-learning platforms:

Actionscript/Flash

I am extremely proficient in AS2/AS3 and have become well versed with the following tools and libraries:

SEO/Web Analytics

I am able to improve a site's overall success with keyword optimization and tracking goal conversions

Software

I am very skilled with the following pieces of software:

  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Ultra-Edit
  • Coda
  • FlashDevelop
  • Audacity
  • Microsoft Office Suite