About Me (Adam Lusted)
Intro
I enjoy all aspects of the internet, including surfing and creating websites. I always try to learn something new every time I create a new website furthering my knowledge.
My creativity comes from an arts background when I studied at university in 2006. I am a quick learner and a great problem solver. I have an innovative mind, which aids me in all my design. I have great personal relation skills with customers and other staff members.
Career in brief
2010 / Present - Undisclosed Company
Front end web developer in the product team.
2007 / 2009 – Head of Design / SEO Analysts - Rotapix
My responsibilities at Rotapix included the entire process of a websites design and development from liaising with customers, to designing and building of their website to marketing it online via search engine optimisation.
I also directed, supervised and assigned tasks to staff ensuring workflow was fast & efficient.
2005 / 2009 – Freelance Web Designer & Developer
Working from home, I have designed and developed a handful of websites for small businesses that required my services & skills.
Academic Achievements
2006 – Bachelor of Electronic Arts – University of Western Sydney
2003 – Cert IV Digital Arts & Multimedia (1st in Course) – Nepean College TAFE
2002 – Higher School Certificate - Kincumber High School
Technical Ability
Operating System
- Windows (XP, Vista, 7) Preferred
- Apple
- Ubuntu
Coding
- XHTML 1.0
- CSS 2.1 / 3.0
- ActionScript 2.0
- ActionScript 3.0
- PHP
- Javascript
- MySQL
Applications & Skills
Web
- Flash CS3 / CS4
- Photoshop CS4
- Dreamweaver CS4
- Illustrator
- Various FTP Clients
- Wordpress CMS
- Joomla CMS (1.0, 1.5)
- Clip Share CMS
- Google Maps api
- PayPal api
Online Marketing
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Search Engine Friendly Web Design
- Google Analytics
- Google / Bing / Yahoo Webmaster Tools
- Google AdWords
- Pay Per Click Advertising (PPC)
- Social Media Optimisation (SMO)
- Mobile Website Optimisation
- Flash SEO
- InDesign CS4
- Quark
Video
- Sony Vegas 5.0 (preferred editor)
- After Effects
- Premiere
- Combustion
Sound
- ProTools LE
- Dolby A Pack
- Logic
- MAX / MSP
Bread and Butter Applications
- Word / Open Office
- Excel
- Powerpoint
- Google Docs
- Outlook / Thunderbird