Christopher T. Amato - About Me
From as early as I can remember, I have always been an "artistic voyager." Be it the first time I was disciplined for modifying the color of a piece of furniture with wall paint to deciding what font to use when writing what you are reading, I decided this is the role that best represents my passions and desires. I decided it would be in my best interest to persue an education in graphic design, particularly landscape design. I attended college for a few years, but upon discovering the internet and its vast creative opportunities, I had a change of interest and ultimately decided to jump directly into the industry and learn hands on. I worked with a web design company for a few years until the band I was in got signed to a major label. This quickly became my life for about 7 years. During my time on the road, I quickly learned web design was something I left, but something that would never leave me. I continued to design web sites, t-shirts, stickers, posters, album art, etc. Once the band ended, I found myself back to where I felt most comfortable. I worked with the company DScape Interactive, LLC, based in Northern New Jersey for about 3 years as a Web Designer/Developer, Flash Developer, Project, Manager, Technical Support POC, among many other duties. Currently, I continue to refine my creative abilities, learning everything and anything I can, maintaining the eternal title of artistic voyager.
Knowledge Base
Advanced:
- XHTML
- CSS
- SEO Marketing
- Adobe Photoshop CS5
- Adobe Flash CS3
- Adobe Audition 3.0
- Adobe Captivate 3.0
- Dreamweaver CS4
- Reason 4.0
Working Knowledge:
- PHP
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- SQL/phpMyAdmin
- Adobe Premeire 3.0
- Final Cut Pro
Current Interests:
- HTML5
- CSS3
Christopher T. Amato - Objectives
- Over 12 years of proven professional experience in web design, graphic design, project management, web marketing, OS/networking/software/hardware support in entrepreneurial environments.
- Extremely self-motivated, consistently setting goals and developing strategies to successfully achieve them.
- Proven ability to develop and implement new and creative solutions that optimize routine tasks improving operations in start-up environments.
- Good inter-personal skills developed through communications and professionalism associated with customer service requirements.
- Advanced programming in HTML and CSS. Working knowledge in JavaScript, PHP, Action Script 2.0/3.0.
- Successful application of web marketing and promotion techniques in completed customer projects.
- Ambitious and energetic, composed under pressure, and can adapt quickly with people at all levels.