
Senior Web Developer at Hybrid Forge
Edmonton, Canada Area

Senior Web Developer at Hybrid Forge
Edmonton, Canada Area
With 8 years of web design and development experience, Rod focuses on designs that enable a positive visitor experience with a balance of standards compliancy and quality graphic design. Recently, Rod was the lead web designer, developer, and online marketer for an Alberta company that made the Profit 100 list (Canada's 100 fastest-growing companies) 2 years in a row for online sales through its various websites. Rod is currently an E.I.T. (Engineer in Training) under APEGGA and holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering. Believing strongly that a successful website reflects its content in both its presentation of information and graphical user interface design, Rod brings a keen eye for design detail with sound understanding of how to effectively implement website goals.
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
October 2008 — Present (10 months)
Hybrid Forge is one of western Canada's premier web development and eCommerce Consulting companies founded by Geoff Kliza and Chad Smith. With a team of engineers, graphic designers, and website specialists, Hybrid Forge is focused on Web solutions that provide our clients with flexibility and control by integrating the best-in-class of licensed and open-source applications.
(Internet industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)
One Grey Paw is an Edmonton web design and web hosting company founded by Rod Miles, Computer Engineer and Graphic Designer. The company focuses on website design, web hosting, search engine optimization (SEO), graphic design, Joomla! Templates, ASPdotnetStorefront Templates, CSS, and related technologies.
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2004 — January 2008 (4 years)
Lead for web application programming, internal software development, graphic design, Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing. Responsible for IIS setup and configuration. Managed team efforts and deadlines for website projects. ASP.net / eCommerce storefront setup, design, and implementation.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
September 2002 — December 2003 (1 year 4 months)
Designed the look and feel of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) of their Boat Cruiser and Map Cruiser products (including all images, icons, and navigation). Created print-ready product ads for nationally distributed magazines. Designed a website to reflect the global intentions of the company.
B.Eng. , Computer Engineering , 1995 — 2002
graphic design, pushing CSS limits, adhering to coding standards, ecommerce software and shopping carts