About Me

Name: Andre Visser
Residence: Orlando, FL
Occupation:   New Media Developer
Download: My Resume

Welcome to my site. I currently live in Orlando, FL, with my beautiful wife Felicia and our 2 very entertaining dogs, Tian (4 year old Retriever) and Bella (10 month old yellow lab). I graduated High School at Dr. Phillips High School, where I began my interest in graphic design. After pondering the thought of studing architecture my decision to play college tennis was a greater influence in my younger years. At Stetson University, in Deland, FL, while playing college tennis I took my graphic skills to the computer and began my journey into digital media. As my major progressed I was able to utilize the school's equipment to increase my knowledge of many programs and applications. In order to earn extra money, I became a lab manager and was able to study and do my work while making money. As well as helping others with their projects. This is probably why I don't mind trouble shooting problems with customers, as I had a lot of experience with frustrated students that were too impatient.

After graduation I received a call from one of my friends who was also a lab manager with me wanting to know if I was interested in doing web development. I was very excited at the opportunity and what it had to offer and started right away. The 5 years I was there we learned and experienced so much. It is amazing how time disappears and how quickly technology grows. Through the years there our team development a Content Management System, improving on each version. I have accumulated numerous design layouts, buttons, templates, backgrounds, flash intros, virtual tours, customer relationships, and web sites. I real enjoy designing and developing new things and I have this great feeling of accomplishment when a site goes live.

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STRENGTHS:

Effective leader; organized, dependable and solution oriented
Eight years experience in web development and design
Successful negotiator due to interpersonal skills
Extensive experience analyzing, summarizing, and formulating realistic project plans

 

EDUCATION:


Bachelor of Arts, Digital Media, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, May 2000
Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, May 2000

 

COMPUTER
SKILLS:

Platforms: Windows 95/98/2000/XP, Mac OS 9/X
Software: Microsoft Office, Macromedia Flash MX, Dreamweaver MX, Fireworks, Free Hand, Director, Robo Demo, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, Elements, Album 2.0, PDF, Ultra Edit, Poseidon UML, Microsoft Visio & Project 2003, Web Position Gold 2, Swish v2.0, Swift 3D v3.0, 3D Studio Max, Media Cleaner Pro, Sorenson Broadcaster, HTML

 

RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE:

Senior Acquisition / Sales Associate, Realnet of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
September 2005 – Present
• Meet with, acquire and maintain relationships with new investors
• Negotiate and buy investment properties; bought and sold over 50 houses to date
• Build relationships with REO Agents, Closing Agents, Brokers, Hard Money Lenders, and Investors
• Research and evaluate neighborhood trends and investment opportunities
• Acquisition Associate of the Month, June 2006

Creative Director, HeliumFlash, LLC, Orlando, FL
September 2000 – September 2005
• Designed and developed corporate brand, collateral material, and web sites for numerous clients
• Worked closely with CEO responding to requests for proposals and meeting with prospective clients
• Managed efforts between art director, designer, and program developer to finish projects by meeting strict deadlines
• Experienced in user interface development and layout, HTML, Action Script, and Java Script
• Researched and analyzed new client projects to design front end and back end user interfaces
• Created training materials as well as clinical and technical slide kits
• Designed, developed, tested, and implemented web applications
• Supported existing Intranet web sites by managing applications, performing regular maintenance, and trouble-shooting and then correcting problems
• Exceeded client expectations as primary contact through project planning and management
• Responsible for story boarding and development of flash and multimedia projects
• Designed and created Unified Modeling Languages (UML) with developers and programmers
• Worked with clients to establish requirements for functionality and web site layout
• Educated and trained the clients in the maintenance and updating of their site through customized Content Management System (CMS)
• Participated in team that designed and built proprietary CMS and its components
• Most notable projects include the following:
o Orlando Film and Entertainment Commission - www.filmorlando.com – Created an award winning website for design and functionality (CMS, Library Resource Module)
o Orlando Economic Development Commission (EDC) - www.orlandoedc.com – Effectively designed an online presence using client’s new corporate brand and incorporating Flash intro, CMS, UML and functional specifications
o William Montague - www.williammontague.com – Design new site using Flash intro, CMS, a Showcase module, UML and functional specifications
o Slocum Platts - www.slocumplatts.com – Created Flash intro and ambience throughout site for high-end architecture firm
o Dayner Hall
- Moved Flash files to Director to Netforensics Multimedia CD
- MaxQ - www.consumergoodssolutions.com – Designed Flash intro and menus
- Lanham – www.retailsupplierlink.com – Designed Flash intro and menus
o City of Cocoa, FL - www.cocoafl.org – Led an extensive and successful turnaround project to establish a well organized and easily managed web presence for the city’s residents. Site included CMS, issue tracking, intranet
o City of Boynton Beach, FL - www.boynton-beach.org - Designed new look and feel for web site. Site also included CMS and issue tracking
o Orlando Expressway Authority - www.expresswayauthority.com – Designed new look and feel for the corporate website
o Storm Ventures - www.stormventures.com – Worked closely with third party vendor to assist with the implementation of a new website that included CMS capabilities.


OTHER
EXPERIENCE:

FREELANCE DESIGNER
• Designed and maintain website for personal use, www.andrevisser.com
• CareerBuilder – design and build HTML templates for over 17 CareerBuilder clients, active in a portal employment project for hospitals
• MG Tennis - designed and developed website, optimized site for search engine optimization (SEO) with Google Analytics, continue to maintain site, www.mgtennis.com
• The Base Image – designed and developed website, optimized site for search engine optimization (SEO) with Google Analytics, continue to maintain site, www.thebaseimage.com
• Solodev.com – Web Development company I continue to do home page designs for; (Lake Mary Preparatory School, Meritas, Rancho Solano, Henderson International School, Interior Design)
• Discovery Prep Academy – design and maintain primarily informational website, www.discoveryprepacademy.com
• Sign Producers – Built HTML and assisted with the website design, www.signproducers.com
• New Millennium AV Technology – brand design, including logo creation, and web development

 

ACCOLADES:

CREATE MAGAZINE
(Quarterly print publication for central Florida's advertising and creative production community)
• Websites showcased in Create magazine
o www.orlandoedc.com
o www.filmorlando.com
o www.cocoafl.org
o www.heliumflash.com

• ORLANDO REGIONAL REALTOR ASSOCIATION MEMBER

 

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