Al Augustin

Open to new opportunities

Toronto, Canada Area

Current
  • Owner at Bayview Web Solutions
  • Web Designer \ Developer at APDACE
Past
  • Web Designer at Carlton Group
  • Web Developer \ IT Specialist at Life Success Productions
  • Online Link Developer (Link Ninja) at Geosign Corp.
  • Web Developer at Wired Messenger
  • Construction Estimator at Aplus Designs
  • Sr. Technician at Skytronix
Education
  • Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
  • Acend Corporate Learning
Connections
41 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Al Augustin’s Summary

Web developer specializing in front end development that has experience working one on one and in a medium sized business role.

Also has experience working and doing light development with various PHP based content management systems.

Al Augustin’s Specialties:

Platforms: Joomla!, Wordpress, Drupal

Software: Dreamweaver, Adobe Creative Suite 3, Filezilla

Online Tools: Omniture, Google Webmaster Tools, iBusinessPromoter (IBP), Google Analytics

Programming Language: HTML & CSS, Javascript, ActionScript, XML, PHP & MySQL, ASP


Al Augustin’s Experience

  • Owner

    Bayview Web Solutions

    (Information Technology and Services industry)

    September 2006Present (2 years 11 months)

    Bayview Web Solutions provide website design and redesign, image manipulation and graphics for web.
    Site: http://bayviewwebsolutions.com/
    Technologies: Joomla! PHP CMS

    Tasks Performed:
    - Install and configure CMS and MySQL database
    - Design is still in development stage.

  • Web Designer \ Developer

    APDACE

    (Construction industry)

    September 2006Present (2 years 11 months)

    * Freelance Client *
    Site: http://apdace.com/
    Technologies: HTML\CSS

    Tasks Performed:
    - Developed website mock-up
    - Designed business card for print
    - Website under development
    - There is currently a simple info page on the site.

  • Web Designer

    Rogers

    (Telecommunications industry)

    February 2009March 2009 (2 months)

    *Independent Contract - Infotek Consulting*
    Site: http://www.rogers.com

    Technologies: DHTML / CSS, jQuery, Adobe CS4
    Tasks Performed:

    - Sales Central form UI development using jQuery
    - DHTML/CSS template for Rogers Cable/Wireless Sales Central page
    - Developed work flows according to existing site

  • Rebranding Web Designer

    E*TRADE Financial

    (Public Company; ET; Financial Services industry)

    January 2009January 2009 (1 month)

    *Independent Contract - The Creative Group*
    Site: http://www.etrade.ca/
    Technologies: HTML\CSS, ActionScript

    - Was instrumental in the rebranding process after Scotiabank acquired E*Trade Canada
    - Created banners, buttons and Call to Action graphics using a style guide and templates in Photoshop
    - Used search and replace feature in Dreamweaver to edit web page text

  • Web Designer

    Region of Peel

    (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)

    July 2008November 2008 (5 months)

    *Independent Contract - Aquent*
    Site: http://www.peelregion.ca/
    Technologies: HTML\CSS, JavaScript

    Tasks Performed:
    - Updated and edited Region of Peel web pages using existing template
    - Edited and populated content
    - Created banners and headers using Photoshop and Illustrator
    - Produced flash image slideshows

  • Web Designer

    Carlton Group

    (Program Development industry)

    June 2008July 2008 (2 months)

    *Independent Contract - Robert Half Technology*
    Site: http://www.welcomewagon.ca/
    Technologies: HTML\CSS, JavaScript

    Tasks Performed:
    - Converted .PSDs to HTML\CSS for client redesign using Photoshop and Dreamweaver
    - Tested results in Firefox and IE 6&7
    - Sliced .PSDs into optimized images for web
    - Coded Dreamweaver templates from mock-ups to spec. using HTML\CSS
    - Applied JavaScript to vertical navigation
    - Populated content according to spec.

  • Web Developer \ IT Specialist

    Life Success Productions

    (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

    November 2007May 2008 (7 months)

    * Independent Contract - Robert Half Technology *

    Site: http://bayviewwebsolutions.com/
    Technologies: Joomla! PHP CMS

    Tasks Performed:
    - Install and configure CMS and MySQL database
    - Design is still in development stage.
    - Intermediate\advanced HTML\CSS coding
    - Front end development of dot net nuke websites
    - End user email setup
    - Infusion CRM campaign setup
    - Setup and moderated new company support ticket system

  • Online Link Developer (Link Ninja)

    Geosign Corp.

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

    January 2007May 2007 (5 months)

    Site: http://www.gizmocafe.com/
    Technologies: Omniture, Digg, del.icio.us, Reddit, Roboform, Adobe CS2

    Tasks Performed:
    - Search engine optimization and link building for GeoSign Publishing
    - Submitted blog postings to social bookmarking sites daily (i.e. Digg, deli.cio.us and Reddit)
    - Kept track of inbound links through website CMS
    - Produced monthly KPI reports, web page and slideshow design.

  • Web Developer

    Wired Messenger

    (Internet industry)

    September 2006December 2006 (4 months)

    * Freelance Client *

    Site: http://kalore.ca/
    Technologies: HTML/CSS

    Tasks Performed:
    - Sliced PDF mock-up into usable images for design template
    - Coded pagesin HTM/CSS
    - Created Flash header for third party client

    Additional Tasks:
    - Developed web sites from mock-ups
    - Performed image manipulation and flash animations for web sites

  • Construction Estimator

    Aplus Designs

    (Public Company; 1-10 employees; Construction industry)

    September 2005August 2006 (1 year)

  • Sr. Technician

    Skytronix

    (Computer Hardware industry)

    September 1998September 2002 (4 years 1 month)


Al Augustin’s Education

  • Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

    Webmaster 20062006

  • Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

    Electrophotographic Systems Technology 19971998

  • Acend Corporate Learning

    Cascading Style Sheets - Custom


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