Bachelor of Information Technology Degree | Interactive Multi Media and Design

Carleton University - 2008 to 2012

Designed for students who are both artistically creative and technically adept. The Interactive Multimedia & Design (IMD) program covers topics in Graphic Design, 2D + 3D Graphics and Animation, Game Design & Development, and Digital Video Compositing

Ontario College Advanced Technology Diploma

Algonquin College - 2008 to 2012

This degree/diploma combination opens doors for you to a broad range of career opportunities such as computer animation, video game design and development, digital video and audio effects, user interface design, multimedia development, dynamic web application design and e-commerce, as well as many others. The real essence is that the commonality between these disciplines enables you to take classes that gear you towards a variety of career paths.

Open Plus

Front End Developer - August 2012 to Present

I am currently working with Open Plus as a Front End Themer. I am responsible for creating or altering any CSS, HTML or jQuery that is needed as well as themeing inside of Drupal.

Languages used: XHTML, CSS, jQuery, SASS, CSS3, HTML5
Programs used: Sublime Text 2, Photoshop, Filezilla, Drupal, Compass.

DealTripod Inc.

Front End Developer - May 2012 to August 2012

I was a Front End Developer at Dealtripod Inc. I designed websites, coded all pages in valid css and xhtml, Cross Browser Compatability, Jquery and java-script creation/manipulation and any other front end web work needed.

Languages used: XHTML, CSS, jQuery, Javascript
Programs used: Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Filezilla, Word, PowerPoint.

Non~Linear Creations

Front End Developer - May 2011 to Aug 2011

While working at non~linear creations i was a front end developer. This job entitled me to create websites by: Slicing up a Photoshop file, Coding all pages in valid css and xhtml, Cross Browser Compatability, Jquery and java-script creation/manipulation and any other front end web work needed. The sites were coded to work in Red Dot CMS. Sites included but were not limited to xhtml, css, jquery, java script, php, and flash.

Languages used: XHTML, CSS, jQuery, Javascript
Programs used: Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Visual Studio 2010, Filezilla, Word, PowerPoint.

CKG Design Center

Front End Developer - Jan 2011 to May 2011

I was a hired contract web developer for CKG Design Center. I would take photoshop templates and files, slice them up, and code the site in valid xhtml and css. The website was also coded for use with Dakno CMS. Sites included xhtml, css, jquery and php.

Languages used: XHTML, CSS, jQuery, Javascript, PHP
Programs used: Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Filezilla

Canadian Association of Renewable Energies

Front End Developer - Jan May 2010 to August 2010

While working for C.A.R.E, i was in charge of maintaining and editing more than 12+ websites. This included whole site re-design / re-coding, graphic manipluation, code optimization, information changes and much more. Sites included xhtml, css, flash, jquery, php.

Languages used: XHTML, CSS, jQuery, Javascript
Programs used: Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Filezilla

Edward Moreas @ ~Non Linear Creations

Websites and Digital Marketing, Practice Area Lead

Aaron Armstrong has worked with me as a Web Front-End Developer in a summer job contract at non-linear creations for 4 months during the year of 2011. His responsibilities have included creating and maintaining HTML and CSS files, developing JS front-end solutions, and integrating front-end frameworks such as jQuery and templates for Sitecore CMS.

During his time here he has did an amazing job on the development of templates for our clients. He had the opportunity to work in a variety of different projects with and without a CMS tool.

Aaron is highly up to date on the latest trends on front-end development. He was instrumental in helping us to improve our projects starting packages. He is very well organized, diligent in his tasks, easily reachable, and always on time.

Aaron has real potential and can make valuable contribution to any web development team he would join. I would highly recommend him as skilled Web Developer.

Mike Ayukawa @ ~Corner Portal

Founder

Aaron has bailed me out on several occasions, coming through with great work under pressure. Always seems to have found a solution to problems. He knows what he is good at and he does it well. Very efficient and very dedicated. I'd hire him now if I could. I hired aaron as a Graphic/Web Designer in 2011 on contract basis, and hired aaron more than once.

Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity