I am a freelance web designer based in Victoria, BC, Canada, though I travel to the Vancouver area often. My web design, computer programming, and graphic skills have come from years of experience - I'm self taught, and have been doing this in one form or another for the past 10 years. I have just recently begun to pursue web design and development as a career. I focus on making crisp, professional, aesthetically pleasing websites, and use technology such as Ruby on Rails, PHP and SQL databases to create dynamic, robust web applications. I love what I do, and, now that I'm doing it professionally, couldn't imagine doing anything else. I've spent the past six years in university - a Bachelor of Arts from Dalhousie University, and a Master of Arts from the University of Victoria - which has given me plenty of applicable skills: problem solving, time management, and, importantly, a mastery of the English language. When you choose me for your project, you're getting someone who has