Hello!
Hello, my name is Tom Hodgins and I’m a creative problem solver. I do both graphic design and web development and I’m searching for work that can fully engage my complete skill set.
My design skills include
- Graduate of the Graphic Design Program, St Lawrence College, 2009
- Graphic design [print layout, typography, branding]
- Web design [architecture, layout, slicing, coding]
- User-interface design [desktop, video game interface, web]
- Mobile interface design [iOS app layout]
- Social Media & Social Networking [creating, customizing, maintaining online brand]
- Marketing Campaigns [finding concepts that will work across media print/web/radio/email]
My graphics software skills include
- Vector graphic creation [Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape]
- Bitmapped graphic creation [Photoshop]
- Multi-page vector-based layout [inDesign]
- Multi-page bitmap-based layout [Fireworks]
My code skills include
- HTML [proficient]
- CSSÂ [proficient]
- PHP [template creation and editing existing plugins/scripts]
- Web Typography [generating @fontface packages]
- Javascript [using libraries like jQuery, installing and editing plugins/scripts]
- MYSQL [data manipulation and import/export via command-line or web]
My web software skills include
- SSH [file manipulation, editing and installing software, system administration]
- FTPÂ installed [transferring files via gui or CLI]
- CVS, SVN, Git [checking out repositories and committing changes]
- CMS Installation [Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal you name it and I've it!]
- Web Hosting [I've had my own hosting since 2003]
Software Experience
- Adobe Creative Suite [10+ years]
- Linux/Unix [10+ years]
- OS X [5 years]
- Microsoft Windows [15+ years]
- Wordpress [5 years]
- Joomla (3 years]
Recent Projects
Engine Communications
Visual Designer
Engine Communications needed someone to help work off a 3-month backlog and enhance existing web offerings. They chose me because I could be dropped into a busy web environment without requiring any additional training first.
Design Skills Engaged
Branding · Print layout · Typography · Web Design
Code Skills Engaged
HTML · CSS · JS · PHP · SSH · Linux
Unique Solutions
- Implemented remote server administration (SSH over DynDNS running headless on a linux server)
- created a web server backup solution (custom scripts to export files and databases to another server)
- expedited the web development process through the use of cloning existing code (templates, plugin bundles, clone-able site builds)
All Roads Inc
Front-End Developer
All Roads Inc needed a consultant to help expedite the launch of the social influence mapping tool DoIMatter.com after weeks of missed deadlines and thinning support. They chose me because needed someone who could keep up the pace with front-end development for a web application being custom built in PHP without documentation.
Design Skills Engaged
Branding · Web Layout
Code Skills Engaged
HTML · CSS · JS · PHP · SSH · SVN · Linux
Unique Solutions
- Wrote scripts to automate the browser updating process (Chrome, Safari, Firefox) to speed up browser testing
- wrote a script to automate a popular CMS installation from command-line.
Spike Sales, LLC
Lead Designer
Spike Sales needed to replace a number of part-time designers they had been working with. They chose me because I had a strong design background and the design education to know what works.
Design Skills Engaged
Branding · Typography · Print Layout · Web Design
Code Skills Engaged
HTML · CSS · SSH · Linux
Unique Solutions
- Created a company-branded website for hosting digital downloads of completed projects
- Provided a solution where gigabytes of data could be easily packaged and delivered from storage in Dropbox to an HTTP download from our website in seconds
- Automated the print design file-export process
- Created manual URL redirects