Professional Experience Summary

In the last year I have worked for Traders-Trust.com, a European Forex company as a Multimedia Developer. In the 3 years before that I was the Creative Developer of Cypruslikethis.com, a European Online Business Directory with over 14,000 clients. I also taught Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Flash at Logios Institute in Limassol, Cyprus.

I have also worked for Prime Gaming as Creative Developer and briefly for Fx-Pro a Forex company. I have worked for Colgate Palmolive, Nike, Reebok and Adidas during 2001 in North America for a Company called Onsidekick as a Graphic Artist and Animator. I also taught Multimedia at Trebas Institute in Toronto between 1999 and 2001.

I am an effective communicator, and have followed through on projects from beginning to end. What I can offer you is commitment, loyalty, experience and a unique combination of artistic and technical skills.

SKILLS

CSS | XML | HTML |DHTML | CMS Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, MOSS | Dreamweaver | Flash | Photoshop | Illustrator | Quark X-press | DVD and CD ROM authoring | Sound Forge | Acid | Reason | Recycle | MIDI | Premier | Vegas Video | After Effects Compositing | Boujou | 3D Studio MAX | Hardware maintenance ( + over 45 other programs and counting )

EDUCATION

Trebas Institute — Dec 1999

• Diploma in Professional Multimedia

Humber Collage — Winter 1997

• Certificate in Photography

Danforth Technical Institute — June 1994

• High School Diploma

Bain CO-OP Television — 1993

• Video Editor and Apprentice Program Coordinator

EXPERIENCE

Traders-Trust.com / Multimedia Developer — Nov 2010 – Apr 2011

• I used Photoshop and Flash for creating Banners and implemented affiliate tracking codes. I modifying Flash Templates and used Dreamweaver HTML, CSS for layouts. Some items were the Main Web Site, Mailers and Landing pages along with the implementation of copy and pasting basic PHP for forms that are capable of sending data to email accounts for collecting user information. In some case API's were used and API's were provided. In other cases the more complex the forms, the more tutorial and online assistance of code was required but the end result is always achieved.
  
  I made Flash, JPG and Video Advertisements for Social networks or Affiliate Programs, and the videos were hosted on Youtube or any social networks that support video, I could then link them externally and display them on any site, along with the capability of timed or interactive redirection.
  
  Video adverts are made with After Effects, and can be converted to banners with bandwidth optimisation in mind.
  
  I also maintained an Affiliate Joomla Site, and maintained an existing Word Press Site. In both cases custom HTML or CSS was implemented along with API’s when provided. I prepared daily news letters and mailers  like… Daily_Technical_Analysis.htm iPhone_text_mailer.htm Trading_Central.htm These were made with full CSS and or HTML tables, and sent to clients from a mailing list service such as “Constant Contact”. Mailing lists were provided and broken down into sections allowing the rite clients to receive the appropriate campaign.

Cypruslikethis.com / Creative Director — Apr 2009 – Current

• I Created Flash Banners with XML support and GIF or JPG banners for www.Cypruslikethis.com. I resied Thumbnails, Gallery’s  and Client Logos using batch process’s.  I handled Location Videos that I compressed and uploaded to Youtube and linked back to client pages on Cypruslikethis.com
  I created Icons or adjusted existing Icons. I Designed and implamented on-site advertisements using Flash and XML for displaying dynamic imaging and text for Product, Services and Promotions.
  
  I shot, edited and screen captured the videos on the Tutorial subdomain page using Camtasia for video training on “How to use” Cypruslikethis.com.I created mini sites with HTML and CSS used for SEO and general information purposes. Such sites are as follows;
  http://germanylikethis.com/ http://greecelikethis.com/ http://lebanonlikethis.com/
  
  Created Video Advertisements for Cypruslikethis.com and its clients, which were used on LED Billboards and made these with Flash and After Effects.
  I created Joomla Mini Sites for clients of Cypruslikethis.com. In some cases I added translated languages along with HTML and or CSS into the Joomla sites. I prepared daily news letters from Photoshop and Dreamweaver, and sent to clients from a mailing list service such as “Constant Contact”.

Logios Institute / Instructore — Mar 2009 – Mar 2010

• I would prepare course outlines, exams, and grade student papers.
  The classes I would teach were: Intermediate Dreamweaver and Flash.
  Flash would consist of basic Action Script and online resources for advanced scripting. Teaching students the art of copy past and change Advanced Action Scripting. Dreamweaver was used for basic Table Layout and basic CSS Layout, but many features were used such as Flash and HTML Frame Set Communication. Behaviours along with Internal, External and  Inline CSS for layouts and content decoration was also shown.

PrimeGaming.com / Creative Manager — Aug 2006 – Apr 2009

• I created Mini Flash Game Banners and Floaters from templates or compiled resources and implementing Affiliate Tracking Codes. The banners had the capability of timed or interactive redirection according to the client’s needs I alos made GIF or JPG Banners using Photoshop.
  
  I modified Flash Templates for Web sites, Mailers and Landing pages along with the implementation of basic PHP that was capable of sending form data for collecting user information, and HTML, CSS and XML was used in some cases for displaying dynamic content.
  
  In some cases the more complex the PHP forms, the more tutorial and online templates were used and "copy pasted" into existing site content.
  
  I also created installers for Browser Tool Bars or Desktop shortcuts for Online Games that would execute specific Game Sites.

Triznain Rap Artist / Producer and Engineer — Jan 2002 –  Aug 2004

• Design of all Triznain Promotional materials such as; Presskits,  HTML and Flash  Based Websites, Commercials for Radio and Print Medea, design the Logo with Illustrator and Photoshop, Record vocals in Sony’s Acid Pro and Produced Music for the Artist using  Propellerhead REASON
  Recorded, “Fiends With Dreams”, “Mega City” and "Dead Prime Ministers".
  I work on the “Mom Track” video which included; Story Board, Video Shoot, and Editing. I also Booked Shows.

Trebas Institute / Instructor — Summer 1999 – Spring 2003

• I was an Instructor for Multi Media, Video Post Production, and Music Business management.
  I was also the Administrative assistant to the Multi Media department.
  I would prepare course outlines, exams, and grade student papers.
  The classes I would teach were: Advanced Photoshop and Premier with Intermediate Dreamweaver and Flash, and Basic 3D Studio-Max.
  
  Flash would consist of basic Action Script and online resources mostly for Animation and Navigation. Dreamweaver was used for basic table web layout, but many features were introduced such as Flash and HTML Frame Set communication, Layers and Behaviours along with inline CSS for font structuring.
  
  Photoshop was taught to its fullest for online and offline mediums, like Print and web. Premier involved video shooting, capturing, editing and rendering. 3D Max was used for Logo creation, basic modeling and camera techniques. At the end of the 9 month program, all of the mediums shown had to be compiled into a final Web project.