Carlos Ballena

Info

Name: Carlos Ballena

Blog: HollowCanvas.com

E-Mail: carlos@crunchyweb.com

Phone: 443-987-6669

Twitter: @cballenar

Who?

Carlos is a self-taught artist and front-end developer. Most of his knowledge and experience comes from the All Mighty Internet; where he follows blogs from recognized artists and developers. Nonetheless, he still goes to school for he values the ideas and feedback that his instructors provide.

Skilled at the use of electronics from a very early age, Carlos grew interested in computers. He gained experience at troubleshooting computers problems but did not find it very interesting. Then, he found a cozy place to live in between the worlds of Art & Technology. As he adventured in the world of HTML & CSS he learned more and more about graphic & web design.

On January 2011, Carlos founded his first company, CrunchyWeb. Focusing on small companies and start ups, providing them with affordable prices and the latest technology.

Today, Carlos keeps on learning, getting his hands on every piece of knowledge he finds, nothing seems to stop him and he has no intentions of slowing down...

Education

Mostly Self-Taught

Graduated with Honors

Howard Community College

Last semester before Associates Degree

Phi Theta Kappa

Member of Phi Theta Kappa, national honors society.

HCC Art Show

Participated on the school art exhibition for 6 art course.

Experience

Captain of CrunchyWeb, LLC

Jan 2011 - Present

Web Master & IT Technician at KBST&M, CPA

Jan 2007 - Present

Personal Experience

Over 5 Years of experimenting & learning.

Skills

Graphic & Web Design

Front-End Development

Social Skills

Leadership & Team work

Softare & Platforms

Web

(X)HTML
HTML5
CSS3
Javascript
jQuery
PHP
Wordpress Templating
Debugging
Code writing

Adobe

Photoshop CS5
Illustrator CS5
Dreamweaver CS5
Fireworks CS5
InDesign CS5

OS

Windows XP-7
Mac OSX 10.6

Microsoft Office

Word
Excel
Powerpoint
Outlook

Other Useful Skills

IT Support

PC Troubleshooting
Windows Server
Hardware Troubleshooting

Language Proficiency

English
Spanish

Interestes

Typography
Photography
Time-Lapse Photography
Video Editing
Animation