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 Alterpath specializes in professional web site design for businesses and individuals and is run by Anya Medvedeva, a designer with over 15 years of experience in the field of web and graphic design.
Qualifications:
» Expert in handcoding HTML/CSS and browser compatibility issues
» Solid knowledge of web usability issues and information architecture
» Good understanding of the pitfalls of designing for multiple browsers
» Strong design skills in digital image composition, enhancement & typography
» Solid understanding of web image production and compression techniques
» Fluent in the use of Adobe applications; Expert in Photoshop
» Skillful in motion graphics & interface design using Flash
» Familiar with the subtleties of cross-platform file formats and conversions
Here are some of the services that we offer to our customers:
- Custom web site design
- Web Template Creation
- CMS (Joomla! 1.5) driven websites
- Website maintenance
- Website re-design
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- Domain Name Registrations
- Logo and Banner design
- Digital Stock Photo Service
- Search Engine Submission
- Meta Tag Insertion
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Primary Skills
» Strong design skills in digital image composition and enhancement, expert in Adobe Photoshop
» Excellent handcoding HTML/CSS skills
» Ample experience in building CMS Joomla!-driven websites
» Well established organizational & problem solving skills; a stickler for detail
Skills
» Sound knowledge of HTML/XHTML/CSS and browser compatibility issues
» Fluent in Photoshop, FreeHand, Illustrator, Acrobat, UltraEdit
» Skillful in motion graphics design using Flash
» Comfortable with Javascript
» Competent in CMS Joomla (ability to create and edit templates, install and customise modules and plugins)
» Solid knowledge of browser compatibility issues and image optimization
» Accessibility and usability best practice
» Good understanding of information architecture
» Comfortable working on both PC and Mac platforms; familiar with Unix (Ubuntu) environment
» Proficient in digital photography (offer stock photo service)
» Experienced in typography and print design
Portfolio
Please see the portfolio page for full listing on websites/print experience
Experience
Freelance Web & Multimedia Designer and Developer (2001 - present)
In freelance Web design/development roles for the following clients (project commitment from conception to delivery):
Academy for Kids http://academyforkids.net (Sandston, Virginia)
Design concept, Joomla! template development and implementation, website maintenance
Ames Photonics, Inc http://www.aphot.com (Hurst, Texas)
Design concept and implementation, HTML, CSS, custom-made Javascript controlled multiple-tier menu
Dance Company El Haddawi http://www.elhaddawi-dance-company.com (Munich, Germany)
Design concept, Joomla! template development and implementation, electronic newsletter design and delivery, website maintenance
Center For Physical Therapy http://www.centerforphysicaltherapy.net/ (Richmond, Virginia)
Design concept and implementation, HTML, CSS, Flash
Shop Nirvana http://shopnirvana.us (Annapolis, MD)
Design concept and implementation, Flash
ETC Limited http://etc-limited.com (Bregenz, Austria)
Design concept and implementation, search engine optimization, website maintenance
Clinical Care Options, LLC http://www.clinicaloptions.com (Reston, VA)
Create and maintain web pages and educational modules using proprietary formats based on
HTML, XML, JavaScript, ASP;
Other customers include Intel, The National Gallery of Art, NASA, Georgetown University.
Employment History
Senior Web Designer
Influence, LLC. – Portland, OR (04/2000 - 8/2001)
HTML/dHTML/CSS front-end development. Contributed to corporate identity guidelines design. Conducted competitive research and analysis. Defined site structure, developed and implemented design concepts, created HTML templates for the architecture firm Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum (HOK) http://www.hok.com.
Web Designer
Verizon Creative Services – Arlington, VA (11/96 - 2/2000)
Designed and managed Verizon home and portal pages;
Responsible for VZ Investor Relations website;
Produced wide range of graphics such as homepages, PowerPoint and interactive Flash presentations, banner ads;
Assisted web content owners in defining objectives and establishing organizational structure.
Production Artist
Medscape/SCP Communications, Inc. – New York, NY (10/1993 - 9/1996)
Manage web and print graphics, article layout, presentation design for several medical journals.
Digital Art Projects
Co-authored a cinematic Flash piece "Lines of the Hand", based on the story by J. Cortazar.
Submitted to and published in the Born Magazine in April 2001.
Education
Tartu University, Tartu, Estonia (1984 - 1989)
MA, Major in Linguistics
Parsons The New School for Design, NYC (1994 - 1995)
CE Program in Graphic and Web Design
Language skills
Fluent in English, Russian and German. Working knowledge of French and Spanish.
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