I have recently completed a full-time certificate program in Digital Graphics and Web Design offered by American International College (AIC), located in Framingham, MA.
I have a Bachelor's degree of Systems Engineer from Moscow Civil Engineering Institute (year 1994) and a Master of Science in Computer Science degree from Northeastern University, Boston, MA (year 1996).
I have worked as a Senior Software Engineer for several years developing back-end applications using C++ and Oracle Class Library for database access.
After taking a few years break from work to stay home with my kids, I decided to take a slightly different career path and learn Graphics and Web design. And as it turned out, I really love this stuff! I had the best time taking the program, which covered everything from foundations of Graphics and Web design to building flexible and visually attractive websites.
My skills include Adove Illustrator, Abobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, (X)HTML and CSS.
I'm also familiar with JavaScript and jQuery library , as well as PHP server-side scripting language. Integrating JavaScript into the websites enhances visual presentation and interactivity, whereas PHP scripting enables forms processing, database connectivity, user login/authentication, and other server-side functionality.
Currently I'm taking an Enterprise Solution Developer course offered by American Career Institute that covers Microsoft .NET framework along with C#, Java, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, SQL Server, Oracle, XML, and Web Services. After completing this course I will be able build and integrate complex web applications requiring database support and/or other back-end programming.
So if you need a new website or consider giving your existing site a new look, or have a smaller project in mind, such as a logo for your company, or a business card, I will be happy to help you no matter how big or small the job is.
Hope to hear from you,
Anna Ivanov
