Benjamin F. Kouba
Web Designer
& Online Business Developer
- eml: ben.kouba@gmail.com
- web: leaf9.com
- mob: (302) 388-5562
- loc: Newark, DE, USA
Professional Profile
Knowledgeable, experienced web designer / developer seeking contract work with small businesses. Growth-oriented and personable, dedicated and integrity focused. Extraordinarily wide range of knowledge and experience in web design and development, web architecture, interactivity, print design, marketing, and photography. Shines in flexible, vision-driven, growing environments.
Work Experience
2002 - Present
Owner, Lead Web & Graphic Designer
Leaf9 LLC, Full-Time
- Designed and developed custom web sites, printed marketing materials
- Served as project manager, drawing on external resources to complete major projects
- Developed successful online businesses
- Met with clients to discuss marketing challenges, pitched sales
- Developed concepts and project diagrams to match target goals
2006 - 2008
Lead Web & Graphic Designer
Agoranet, Inc., Newark, DE
- Collaborated with small teams to develop client web sites
- Designed Logos, branding materials, print & web advertisements
- Developed for CMS, E-commerce, Wordpress
- Made significant improvements to AgoraNet’s branding and visual rapport
2005 - 2007
Layout Designer, Art Director
Cedars Newspaper, Cedarville, OH
- Designed and developed a dynamic news-based web site
- Designed over 15 issues of Cedars’ award winning newspaper
- Served as Layout editor and aesthetics consultant, webmaster
Technical Skills
Education
Cedarville University, Ohio
2007 Bachelor of Arts, Electronic Media; Minor in Bible
Honors & Awards
National amateur photography contest finalist, Delaware journalism feature layout winner, National association of Baptist press winner of best news web site. Outstanding internship performance led to offer of permanent employment. Best in class winner for preproduction planning for new media.