Willson Smith

• Introduction

  
  Hi there, I am Willson Smith, a web designer and developer from Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. I am currently entering my third year at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. I have been designing and developing websites for four years.

• What do I know?

  
  I am skilled in HTML/CSS authoring, keeping on top of web standards, JQuery, lightweight programming (contact forms, etc.), and interface design. I am in the process of learning Ruby, and know the basics of PHP and Python.

• What I can do for you?

  
  I am set to work alone or as part of a team to find the perfect solution to a project. I listen to what you need, and work with you to achieve that goal. We can work together on website designs, development, and many other problems faced along the way. I work to come up with creative solutions to any problem that may be in the way.

Equipment and software experience

• MacBook Pro
• Coda 2, Espresso 2.0 (HTML, Javascript, CSS et al. editing.)
• Codekit (SASS and other processor/compiler)
• Transmit (FTP)
• MAMP (local server)
• Several years of experience in Photoshop
• Know my way around InDesign and Illustrator
• While I prefer newer technologies, I have Flash experience
• Prior experience with Visual Studio
• Fairly good grasp of PHP
• Beginner's knowledge of Ruby and Python
• Much of my HTML work uses the HTML5 boilerplate for quick development
• Experience using git, mercurial, and SVN for version control.