Chad Ritchie

Current

P.E.G. TV Channel Designer at Alexander County IT Dept.
Graphic & Web Designer / Web Developer at ChadRitchie.net (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

Web Designer/Developer at The Mosquito Authority
Web & Graphic Designer at Our House Designs
Front-End Web Developer at The Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialist

Web Designer and Front-End Web Developer at BrainWorks Learning Center
Designed Illustartor templates for socks at DeFeet Int.

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Education

Catawba Valley Community College
Catawba Valley Community College

Connections

27 connections

Industry

Graphic Design

Websites

Chad Ritchie’s Summary

Graphic designer with seven years of experience. Specializing web site design and development.

Simple isn't always easy.
Designing or creating appropriate solutions to complex problems, requires a solid understanding of the technology and how people use it. I strive to create clean, simple and attractive websites that provide an enjoyable experience through the use of semantic, standards-based and accessible code.

Services include:
*Web Design
*Graphic Design
*Front-end Development XHTML, CSS, Javascript
*WordPressDesign, Development & Installation
*Interactive Forms PHP, PDF
*Search Engine Optimization
*Social Media Marketing
*PSD to HTML-Converting Photoshop files to XHTML/CSS web pages

Print Design - Brouchures, Posters, Flyers, Newsletters, Print & E-mail Marketing
* Logo Design
* Photographic Services - Product, Portrait & Event
* Photo Galleries - HTML, Flash, XML
* Illustrations
* Flash Banners

Motivated, dependable, passionate about design.

Chad Ritchie’s Specialties:

I am proficient in:
Photoshop CS4
Dreamweaver CS4
Illustrator CS4
Fireworks CS4
InDesign CS4
Acrobat 9
QuarkXPress
Keynote & PowerPoint

I have extensive knowledge and experience in:

HTML/XHTML
CSS
Javascript - jQuery, MooTools
PHP
Interactive Forms
XML & RSS integration
Search Engine Optimization
Social Network Marketing

Strong troubleshooting skills, familiar with cross-browser and cross-platform issues and comfortable with Mac or PC.

Chad Ritchie’s Experience

P.E.G. TV Channel Designer

Alexander County IT Dept.

(Government Agency; Graphic Design industry)

September 2009 — Present (3 months)

Design templates, update content, and manage the Public, Education, and Government TV Channel for Alexander County/Charter Cable.
Responsible for social media implementation and marketing for Alexander County.
Graphic & Web Designer / Web Developer

ChadRitchie.net (Sole Proprietorship)

(Design industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Web Designer/Developer

The Mosquito Authority

(Graphic Design industry)

2009 — 2009 (less than a year)
Web & Graphic Designer

Our House Designs

(Graphic Design industry)

December 2008 — May 2009 (6 months)

Designed & developed website and graphics for ourhousedesigns.com. Edited photography for site.
Front-End Web Developer

The Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialist

(Graphic Design industry)

2008 — 2009 (1 year )
Web Designer and Front-End Web Developer

BrainWorks Learning Center

(Graphic Design industry)

2006 — 2009 (3 years )
Designed Illustartor templates for socks

DeFeet Int.

(Graphic Design industry)

2008 — 2008 (less than a year)

Chad Ritchie’s Education

Catawba Valley Community College

Associates Degree in Applied Science , Advertising and Graphic Design , 2008 — 2010 (expected)
Catawba Valley Community College

Advertising & Graphic Design 2008

Activities and Societies:

Photography