Hello

I am a part-time freelancer. I am a hard worker and dedicated to get the job at hand done as fast as possible at the highest standard. I have a huge passion for graphic design and web based design.


I strife to develop and enhance my design capabilities in both digital and printed designs.


Use the menu links on the left to visit my portfolio page and to contact me for a great design.

Education

My goal is to do one short course, in the field that I love, every year to keep me in the learning process and my mind constantly thinking.

Graphic Design Certificate - Online Graphic Design School 2010 - 2011

I am currently busy with a graphic design course. This is an online course and the head office is situated in America. The course takes you through everything you need to know about the 'Graphic Design World' and all the elements to succeed.

A small overview of my subjects is: Design Basics, Illustration, Typography, Colour, Photography, Logotype Design, Design Systems and Layout Design.

Internet Development Diploma - Computer Training Institute 2007

I completed my International Diploma for Internet Development. This course combined Program / Database Design with the needed tools to do the actual program development also. It takes you through the whole process from planning to the actual development.

My subjects for this course was the following: Linux, Processing and Logic Concepts, Program Design, Software Engineering, Relational Database Modelling & Design, SQL Server, Java / Javascript, DHTML, I-Net+, XML Technologies, Flash and Perl.

Matric - Uitsig High School 2002 - 2006

I completed my school journey at the end of 2006 with merit. I was on the student council in 2006, making sure order was kept.

The six subjects I has was the following: Afrikaans HG, English HG, Maths HG, Natural Science HG, Technical Drawing HG and Computer Studies HG

* HG = Higher Grade

Technical Skills

Programming / Software Development:

  • WPF Programming 1 years

  • Java 4 years

  • JavaScript 4 years

  • SQL Server 4 years

  • MySQL 4 years

Web / Graphic Design:

  • xHTML / CSS 4+ years

  • PHP1 years

  • Drupal Framework1 years

  • Adobe Photoshop 4+ years

  • Adobe InDesign 4+ years

  • Adobe Flash / Actionscript 3 years

  • Adobe Illustrator 4 years

  • Adobe Dreamweaver 4 years

  • Corel DRAW 2 years

Work Experience

I have worked in various fields ranging from the corporate software development world, that keeps to certain rules and procedures, to the more relaxing and open minded design world.

System Specialist - Online Intelligence Aug 2010 - Present

Develop and design online web based software using Java / Javascript for security and risk management companies, along with database integration (SQL Server and MySQL).

Help design marketing and promotional material internally along with various company websites.

Graphic / Web Designer - iLike Software Solutions Mar 2010 - Jul 2010

Design all the branding and marketing material for iLike and its clients.

Design of GUI interfaces used with various web and desktop based applications.

System Specialist - Online Intelligence Nov 2007 - Feb 2010

Develop and design online web based software using Java / Javascript for security and risk management companies, along with database integration (SQL Server and MySQL).

Help design marketing and promotional material internally along with various company websites.