Jorge Villalobos
+1 (647) 989 2504 contact@jorgevillalobos.com
Bio ↑ top
I’m a Toronto based Web Architect & Front End Developer specialized in Semantic Markup, Usability and Accessibility, Organic SEO and all things inherited from the proper use of Web Standards.
Web Architecture is about more than just web design—traditionally understood as graphic design for the Web—but rather the understanding and differentiation of how things work behind the scenes (i.e. servers, databases, programming principles and frameworks, new & evolving technologies, etc.), so they can be effectively integrated to make the user interaction as intuitive and unobtrusive as possible.
I believe the first purpose of design is to solve problems, not to decorate environments. You know you’ve experienced good design when you don't have to think about the interaction—it should be instinctive.
Experience ↑ top
As the Lead Web Architect & Front End Developer at Hypenotic, my full time job for past two years, I’ve had the opportunity to work on many exciting projects—ranging from simple Web sites for small businesses, to social applications for political parties, to intranet systems for big advertising agencies.
All my knowledge has been acquired through experience rather than traditional curricula. Over the years I've worked on several projects, both freelance and on more traditional environments.
Skills ↑ top
As a Web Architect I have to follow the evolution of the standards & technologies that shape the online world. Among many others, these are my main strengths:
- Excellent understanding of usability and accessibility requirements for the web.
- Excellent Semantic XHTML coding skills.
- Excellent unobtrusive CSS coding skills.
- Excellent understanding and implementation of Web Standards.
- Excellent understanding and implementation of Organic Search Engine Optimization.
- Capable of manipulating JavaScript frameworks unobtrusively.
- Basic PHP, Apache, MySQL knowledge.
- Basic understanding of the MVC programming model.
- Basic skills on the Ruby on Rails programming framework.
- Basic skills on the CakePHP programming framework.
- Excellent WordPress templating skills.
- Used to working collaboratively in different environments.
- Experience using SVN and Git versioning systems.
