Since you are in my site you already know that my name is Carlos Mario Mejia but I will appreciate if you call me Mario. I'm a self motivated Webmaster.

I became interested in technology by accident. At nights after job I found myself doing nothing so I decided to explore some "software". I asked a few friends if the can copy for me some cool software they had to play with, didn't matter the names or what they do, I just wanted something to explore. One of those was Macromedia Dreamweaver. I don't recall why I decided to go for that one but all I know is that once I started doing tutorials I found online I felt in love with the web. After that, I went to school and graduated form the Florida Career College in 2005 as an Associate in Sience Website Administrator - Webmaster. Almost immediatly I started doing freelancing but promptly realize that in order to make business I had to have a company name so I opened one and named it Miami Monster Designs, Inc. Because of a compromise with a customer, I was forced to learn the basics of programming in PHP language. It was a nightmare at the beggining but as of nowI really enjoy it..

But everything is not perfect and after a few months of working by myself I learned a new term, a phrase that will change my focus and even inprove my design skills... "Search Engine Optimization".

Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access, Microsoft Project, etc., light typing, good communications. Ability to create custom flyers, brochures, catalogs, logos, Digital image editing, etc, for general advertisement purposes. PHP, MySQL, HTML, XHTML, JavaScript, CSS, Styles, Templates. Digital Image Programs (Freehand MX2004, Photoshop CS4, Corel Draw, Illustrator CS, Flash CS4, Dreamweaver CS4, Fireworks CS4, Contribute CS4), Ecommerce Expert, Professional PSEM certified. Experienced Linux server administrator, Red Hat, CentOs, Fedora (the one I currently use for my server distro). Good experience compiling and administering Apache server.

Excellent Server security skills; troubleshoot DNS settings, write command line, install RPMs, administer remotely via SSH, etc. Able to plan and configure Linux and/or Windows LAN networks, apply security permissions, hardening, VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) for remote communications, scan networks for vulnerabilities, add wireless devices, etc. I was taught at school the basic web development skills, the other skills like programming and server administration I learned by my own initiative in my spare time, which I’m proud to say I use effectively.