Ben Ahlquist

Current

• Director of Website Development at IDEaS Computers
• Owner at Ben Ahlquist Studios (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Webmaster at W3i
• Webmaster at Freeze.com, LLC
• Director of Graphic Design at Atwood Memorial Services/St. Cloud State University

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Education

• St. Cloud State University
• Worthington High School

Connections

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Industry

Graphic Design

Ben Ahlquist’s Summary

I've gone through a metamorphosis of sorts over the past 5 years; switching my career goals from Print Graphic Design to Website Development. It's been an exciting career move, and while I was quite speculative about the switch, it has been the most exciting venture I have undertaken. While I'll make no claims to being a master of my craft, I do strive on a daily basis to keep up with the latest trends and technologies surrounding website development. It's an exciting game to compete in; and I'm proud to be a part of it.

Ben Ahlquist’s Specialties:

10+ years of graphic design experience, including Photoshop, Illustrator and Quark XPress/InDesign. 5+ years of HTML, CSS, XHTML, ASP, ASP.NET, JavaScript, Flash/Actionscript. 2+ years of web server architecture, PHP, MYSQL, MSSQL, ColdFusion.

Ben Ahlquist’s Experience

• Director of Website Development

  IDEaS Computers

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  May 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

  Website sales, design/development and integration. Servicing Southwest Minnesota and the surrounding area.

• Owner

  Ben Ahlquist Studios (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)

  April 2002 — Present (7 years 4 months)

  Providing professional photography, graphic design, and website design services.

• Webmaster

  W3i

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

  March 2006 — May 2007 (1 year 3 months)

  W3i is formerly Freeze.com, LLC.

• Webmaster

  Freeze.com, LLC

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

  May 2006 — December 2006 (8 months)

  In January 2007, Freeze.com LLC became W3i Holdings. Same job/position/title as before, only under a new company name.

• Director of Graphic Design

  Atwood Memorial Services/St. Cloud State University

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Graphic Design industry)

  2004 — 2006 (2 years)

  Provided marketing and graphic design solutions to primarily Atwood Memorial Center; as well as the majority of SCSU offices, organizations and departments; and also the general student population.

Ben Ahlquist’s Education

• St. Cloud State University

  Graphic Design, Photography, English 2000 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  AIGA, SGDA

• Worthington High School

  1997 — 2001

Additional Information

Ben Ahlquist’s Groups:

•    Fans of Mashable
•    BlogEngine.NET
•    Fans of Digsby

Ben Ahlquist’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch