Timur Ochakovsky

Mobile:  647.629.2876 

Home: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Email: timur.ochakovsky@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE:
Striving for excellence as a Web Designer and Front-end Developer.

HIGHLIGHTS:
During the past 6 years I've worked on more than 250 web site projects in various fields.
Standing out are Rogers, Ministry of Transportation, Canadian Business,
Beer.com and many other respected clients.

DUTIES:
Designing Website Prototypes / Coding in HTML and CSS / Consulting with Clients /
Changing, editing, updating website structure and content / Images Optimization /
Testing & Quality Assurance / Technical Customer Support / Domains, DBs, Emails.

PROGRAMS:
Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash, Fireworks, Acrobat
Languages: HTML/XHTML/CSS/JavaScript, MySQL, PHP/.Net/Pearl
Other: FTP, PHPmyAdmin, Wordpress, TeamSite, PLESK, Cheetamail, Microsoft Office

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1. Rogers - Content Strategist → October 2009 - Present
As a member of the content team my responsibility is to work on requests from multiple account managers to make content updates on the front end of Rogers.com

Tasks:
→ Responsible for business as usual web content maintenance and brand development.
→ Launch new smart phones, landing pages and campaigns.
→ Setting up wireless plans, smart phone prices and mapping accessories in POM.
→ Using Teamsite for file manipulation and CMS templates.
→ Fixing Watchfire errors, QA and testing in multiple browsers.
→ Communication and project planning with company Managers and Directors.

Web Forward - Project Manager / Web Designer/Developer → Jan. 2007 - Present
Local Toronto-based freelancer providing brand development,
web design and search engine- friendly websites.

Tasks:
→ Web Design and Development
→ Search Engine Friendly Websites
→ UI and Brand Development
→ Online Marketing
→ Technical consulting and Customer Support

My Projects:

2. Rogers Media - Web Producer → June 2009 - Sep. 2009
As part of an ad inventory display, this contract involved implementing a digital display ad functionality across all Rogers-owned and operated web properties.

Tasks:
→ Replaced ads functionality on Rogers Radio, Broadcasting and Publishing web sites.
→ Testing and QA in multiple browsers and different environments.

3. Canadian Business - Web Producer → Dec. 2008 - May. 2009
My contract duties as a web producer involved web production and creative solutions which entailed close work with editors in maintaining CanadianBusiness.ca

Tasks:
→ Produced the content of Canadian Business, Profit & MoneySense magazines online.
→ Created and sent out Newsletters, Designed slideshows and posted Podcasts.
→ Imported excel data in MySQL Database & reflecting results on .Net based platform.
→ Article import, Content updates, Banners Design, Code and Images optimization.
→ QA, Testing in multiple browsers, Inventory of the site.

4. Beer.com (DTHREE) - Front End Developer → Jun. 2008 - Sep. 2008
As a Front end developer for beer.com, my key functions were updating the content on a daily basis and improving the user interface experience.

Tasks:
→ Coordinated the site and updated the content on a daily basis.
→ Implemented Graphical changes and worked on new UI components.
→ Designed new interfaces, icons, banners to the site.
→ Sliced elements in Photoshop and coded it in HTML CSS and PHP.
→ Worked closely with the programmer on the back-end of the site.
→ Tested site in multiple browsers. Quality Assurance and Proofreading.

5. Ministry of Transportation - Consultant / Coder → Feb. 2008 - May 2008
This project involved converting the existing Ministry of Transportation web site to the new look and feel redesign standard. All produced code was done using semantic SHTML in a tabless web layout and all the pages were validated and approved by the W3C internet standards.

Tasks:
→ Analyzed the scope of the old web site structure and layout.
→ Brainstormed new ideas and provided solutions in team discussions.
→ Used Dreamweaver to code the new MTO in XHTML and CSS.
→ All produced code was done using semantic SHTML in a tabless web layout.
→ All the pages were validated and approved by the W3C internet standards.
→ Tested site in all browsers. Quality Control of the site.

6. Business Media - Front-end Developer / Web Designer → Dec. 2006 - Feb. 2008
Coded over 120 approved graphic prototypes. Designed new graphical concepts.
Worked closely with the outside sales team. Assisted and troubleshot existing customers.

Tasks:
→ Custom web site graphic design in Photoshop.
→ Custom logo and corporate branding design.
→ Coded HTML & CSS, PHP includes and secured Forms in Dreamweaver
→ Created banners, animation and web presentations using Flash.
→ Customer support & technical consulting services to existing clients.
→ Met with existing clients, and worked on incoming changes.
→ Content editing using CMS or hand coding on the site.
→ Bought and transferred domains, FTP files, MySQL databases,
      configured DNS, Emails setup and technical support to existing clients.
→ Testing and Quality Assurance.

Projects worked on:

7. ACD Studios - Webmaster / Coder / Support → Apr. 2005 - Nov. 2006
Sliced and coded over 100 approved graphical concepts.
Provided technical support and assisted existing customers.

Tasks:
→ Coded HTML & CSS, PHP includes using Dreamweaver.
→ Custom web site graphic design/editing in Photoshop.
→ Flash animation for the home pages.
→ Customer support and technical consulting services.
→ Domains, configured DNS, Emails setup and technical support to existing clients.
→ Testing and QA.

Projects worked on:

EDUCATION:
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Computer Programming Diploma, Toronto, Ontario. Sep 2002 - Aug 2004

INTERESTS:
Sports: Golf, Tennis, Beach-Volleyball and Poker.

REFERENCES:
Rebecca Hogg → Content Manager at Rogers
Ashis Dutt → Content Manager at Rogers
Warda Chaudhary → Content and Development Manager at Rogers
Dorothy Krajewski → Project Manager at Rogers Media
Belinda Brown → Information Technology Director of Web Production at Rogers Media
Philip Schrauwers → Senior Web Producer at Canadian Business
Adam Rofusz → Senior Director at Beer.com
Enoch Cheung → Vice President at Digitalembrace
Holly Pagnacco → Project Manager / Art Director at Digitalembrace
Andrei Medvedev → Art Director at Business Media
Anton Potapenko → Art Director at ACD Studios