Testimonials
Update from Daniel Ribeiro:
In the last couple weeks I get a job here in Brazil as a Web Designer. THANK YOU for everything I learned there. It was the best moment in my life and I will never forget that. Now im doing Game Design in Brazil, and when I finish, I will come back to Vancouver, and this time for rest of my life !
Megumi's Term Project Success
I wanted to let you know that Big Wildlife's site has seen a dramatic increase in traffic lately. I've been spending my evenings utilizing Facebook more to help promote our causes and within two weeks I increased my network by more than 400 people. Many of those folks are now posting Big Wildlife alerts on their FB pages and in turn other people are posting them. As a result, I've noticed visits to our website have gone from about 90 per day to now more than 500! (I had no idea FB would become such an important tool for broadening support.) We are so thankful we have a beautiful, engaging website to send people! I've received many reports from new visitors that they find the site helpful and visually empowering. So thanks!
Update from Marie Therrien:
I am working on finishing 2 sites at the moment and one more to start for a photographer at the end of this week! My portfolio is live and I will update it once these new sites are up. I am now developing using the Modx CMS system and really enjoying it. Without the knowledge I gained at school doing the custom CMS/PHP etc, Modx would have been very challenging to learn. From a time and efficiency point, the Modx system is a huge help when doing sites on your own. I still have a lot to learn but happy to have reached my goal of working for myself. Thank you again for all your support and it was a great privilege to study there!
Update from Zoe Downing:
I just got offered a job at Yahoo! here in Sydney. I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who helped me, I would certainly not be in the position I am now without you guys!!
http://zoedowning.com
Stacey is the author of www.staceyvachon.com. Stacey tells us that:
In the ‘dial up’ days – when she was about 12 years old – a friend introduced her to the Angelfire website and that this introduction inspired her to create her own website using HTML and CSS language. “I always did it for fun,” Stacey says. In high school she took a few courses, mostly the basics. In these computer courses, she was oftentimes the only person enrolled & found herself both self directed and self motivating.
From a start in Bonnyville, Alberta, Stacey moved to Medicine Hat and after one year at MHC, she completed her Information Technology certificate. As an additional component of the program she was enrolled in, she also completed the A+ CompTIA certificate.
From Medicine Hat, Stacey moved to Edmonton where she enrolled at NAIT for a diploma program in Business Management. By this time she was looking for programs in web development – programs that included both design and programming. Stacey decided upon the 12 month Diploma program at IAM Institute of Advanced Media (now being offered at VanArts).
Today, Stacey is launching her career into freelance web development and enjoys teaming up with colleagues who contribute their unique expertise. Stacey likes programming, as it is a form of problem solving and she enjoys the enlightening moments of “Ah ha!” ... figuring it out. Stacey reflects that it was one of her teachers who remarked upon a change in her facial expression when she “figured it out.”
Stacey, with colleagues Nick and Jen, have formed a web based business www.saveyourassgifts.com and welcome your ‘hit.’ The team officially launched the Beta version on July 1st, 2010. She invites you to visit the site.
