About

My name is Luis and I am a web and graphic designer from South Florida.

I started designing websites in 1998, a few years later started experimenting with development, motion, flash and sound editing. Since then I have worked with clients from various industries such as Health Care, Food and Hospitality, Gaming, Music, Information Technology, Banking and more. In August of 2007 I joined Nationwide Laboratory Services as a front-end developer. When I am not at Nationwide I have a freelance business in which I develop personal projects and take care of my client’s web needs.

I am a family man, self-proclaimed semi-pro chef, an avid student of everything related to technology, the web and often times I dream of beautiful grids. Below are recommendations from colleagues at my LinkedIn page.

LinkedIn Recommendations

John Cosyn, Lead Programmer/Analyst, Nationwide Laboratory Services.

“Luis is the sole web designer on our project involving six other developers and myself as lead programmer/analyst. I gave the team a general design outline for the look and feel of the website, and Luis made it look great through his mastery of CSS and HTML. I hope Luis will stay with us, but I know he has a great eye and can do whatever design you want on a website.”

Mark Caplin, Sr. Programmer/Analyst, Nationwide Laboratory Services.

“Luis is a very talented web and graphic designer. Luis has a passion for web design is always coming up with new and creative web design ideas that are always impressive. Luis is also a great guy to have on the team for a laugh or two.”

Antonece Richards, Business Analyst, Nationwide Laboratory Services.

“Luis Ruiz is a superb Web Developr. It is extremely important that requirements as well as the scope of a project is adhered to and Luis understands that. It shows in his productivity and as a result we are on task on time and on budget!!!”

Derek Tomsey, Database Admin, Nationwide Laboratory Services.

I have personally known Mr.Ruiz from 2006 – 2008 as a colleague at Nationwide Laboratory. Mr.Ruiz was a web developer at this organization. Besides performing well at his assigned position, I found him to be very helpful, organized, forthright and reliable. He was always willing to give a helping hand and professional advice over and above his normal call of duty. In addition he is friendly and able to fit in with colleagues and co-workers creating a positive team environment at work.
I am fully confident that he will make amazing strides in his career and will prove to be an asset in his future positions as well. Hence I fully recommend Mr.Ruiz and wish him luck. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.

Boris Ahrendt, Project Manager - Professional Services, IGW Software.

“Luis was a pleasure to work with. He seemed to strike a great balance between creative skill and knowledge of business needs, which always resulted in successful projects. Bottom line, Luis played a key role in the success of the business, on a daily basis.”

Marius Lardizabal, Senior Software Engineer, IGW Software.

“The true artist, Luis always excelled in showing his creative skills regardless on what platform be in on the web or thru music. Very professional bluke and would highly recommend to anyone in need to real artistic skills.”

Social Profiles

My Skill-O-Meter

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  • Decent
  • Newbie
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  • Front-End Development
  • CSS3
  • HTML5
  • Social Media Strategies
  • UI Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Web Design
  • Information Design
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The Tools

These are some of the tools I use