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GEORGE NISSIRIOS

Managing Director / Art Director

Studying at Sydney Institute of Technology for 3 years, George began his career in the Graphic Arts way back in early 1993. First employed by O'Donovans, Digital Design and Pre-Press in 1994 and working on music/video brands such as: Warner, Polygram, Mushroom and a variety of other major labels of that era. George was soon head hunted by various agencies across Sydney seeking a senior professional with an edge in design and pre-press. Employed soon after by McGrath Marketing, George was to lead the existing design team into the efficient weekly production of SPACE magazine and all other McGrath branded real estate marketing material, ensuring production quality was always up and deadlines were always met.

George was to move onto greater challenges and was employed by the multi-award winning catalogue agency CAS (Cumming Agency & Studios) as a Senior Finished Artist working on accounts such as Freedom Furniture, KAS Cushions, Penfolds, Amway, Sunglass Hut, Corporate Cellars, Rodney Clark, QVB, Galleries of Victoria. During this time George was commissioned to design and produce websites for various high profile clients and had earnt himself a solid reputation in the industry providing an opportunity to work towards establishing his own creative studio now known as Visiontech Digital Media which now boasts a national client base in excess of 700+ and a portfolio of global brands such as: Malaysia Airlines, NEC, VOODOO, White Wings, CashConnect ATM Network, Discovery Channel, Domain.com.au, Amore Coffee, La Famiglia Bread and many more respected brand names.

ASANKA DEWAGE

Operations Manager / Head Web Developer

Asanka became interested in Internet and Web related technologies in 2000 and started learning the basics of web mark-up languages. Asanka also started working in Flash to develop his interactive media skills and web development eventually became the hobby that employed his free time. Studying at the University of Western Sydney while working in customer service, Asanka obtained his business degree specialising in e-business. He started programming for web applications in 2003 during a project from the university careers placement.

The self-taught PHP programmer joined Visiontech Digital Media in 2006 as a web developer effectively turning his hobby to a full-time profession. Asanka is also proficient in various front-end web technologies and spends most of his time researching in JavaScript development and cross browser compatible CSS. With an eye for creative media, Asanka utilises Photoshop heavily in his day-to-day activities. He is also an experienced Flash developer with extensive ActionScript knowledge.

Having a thorough knowledge in systems design Asanka took part in developing new systems and improving existing web applications that are regularly used in Visiontech Digital Media for production and process management. Asanka is Operations Manager and ensures production from both creative through to programming ends of the spectrum meet our extremely high standard of quality and excellence.

BOJAN RISTEVSKI

Creative Services Manager / Digital Designer

Passionate about graphic design and technology at an early age Bojan pursued a career in digital media. He graduated from Randwick TAFE with a Diploma in digital media. Active in the industry for many years, Bojan has worked on a range of websites, graphic design projects and animations, also being a specialist in Adobe® software, he brings a diverse range of experience, knowledge and skill to the digital media industry.

Bojan also brings experience from the hospitality industry, managing and supervising bar and promotional staff for the Maloney Hotel Group, making him a great team player and team leader. As the Online Advertising Manager of Visiontech Digital Media, Bojan liaises with clients, publications and designers to produce rich Flash content for a range of clients including Domain.com.au and JackWattsCurrie Advertising and is responsible for maintaining a streamlined production process of the hundreds of Flash animated advertising banners Visiontech Digital Media produce for various publications on a monthly basis.

RANIA KARAM

Online Advertising Administrator / Digital Designer

Rania likes to promote herself as a multitasking/multiskilled individual. Her background experience amongst other areas includes, AutoCAD drafting and many years of call centre/IT support in the areas of printers, faxes and internet broadband products. Rania’s first programming language was Pascal, back at University in the mid 1990s, followed by posting her first 'basic HTML' page on Geocities in the year 2000.

Rania has always had an interest for the arts and didn’t enter the field of digital media till the year 2004 (after the birth of her son) with photography and Adobe Photoshop, followed by time spent at TAFE studying Website Design + Development in 2005. Since then, she as worked as an employee and freelancer on various online, print and AutoCAD projects. Recently employed by Visiontech, Rania is in charge of administration of all online advertising and aspires to gain knowledge and experience as an online professional from her team mates.

DAVID ONG

Digital Designer

David graduated with a Bachelor in Multimedia back in 2001. He immediately sought opportunity to learn more about design by working in various student agencies around Sydney and managing everything about their students event. Soon after that he was employed by Australian-Thai Magazine 'SiamOZ' and was responsible for everything related to design.

David then took his second degree in Visual Arts at Billy Blue while still managing part-time work at SiamOZ and freelancing high-profile clients around Asia such as 'The Prestige' a Beijing based Business Consultant Agency. Straight after he completed his study he was employed at SAI Global in the heart of Sydney and worked alongside the Art Director in developing the company websites such as SAI Global Official Christmas Party and Business Excellence Award website. After completing his time with SAI Global, David then moved to Visiontech Digital Media in 2007 with his combined experiences in Digital and Pre-Press and has continued to grow his skillset ever since. David is a key component to the creative process at Visiontech.

RICK GEREMIA

Digital Designer

Rick first became acquainted to digital art in his final year of high school, with photoshop being his first point of contact. Graduating from Marist College Pagewood in 2002, Rick pursued his fascination for digital art and studied Digital Media at Sydney Institute of Technology (SIT) Randwick, graduating with a Diploma in Digital Media.

Eager to expand his knowledge and skills, Rick is currently undertaking further studies at UNSW-COFA, studying Bachelor of Digital Media.

Rick's software knowledge includes that of Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Lightwave. Additonally, Rick is a capable HTML/CSS and Actionscript coder and has recently joined the Visiontech Digital Media team to assist in the development of web based multimedia projects. Rick brings with him to the team a professional and dedicated attitude and is respected by his collegues for his committment and ongoing thirst for knowledge.

SASHA YEE

Web Developer

Interested in the internet from an early age (he still remembers logging onto the internet to the sounds of a 14.4K dial-up modem), Sasha has been playing around with various different web technologies since high school. He never really committed to anything until enrolling in Digital Media at Sydney Institute of Technology (SIT) Randwick. After developing his skills in a number of different areas, he employed these working on various web sites built on HTML, CSS and PHP while also running an online digital communications shop specialising in wireless technologies.

Always keen to learn about the cutting edge in web development, Sasha isn't afraid to try new technologies, while still further developing existing skills. Sasha looks forward to a bright, challenging and rewarding future at Visiontech Digital Media.

ADRIAN HENNELLY

Web Developer

Adrian has been interested in the IT industry from a young age and is always keen to pick up new skills even if they aren't directly related to his area of expertise. Completing a diploma of Web Development at the Hornsby institute of TAFE set Adrian on his course through the web development scene. He has worked with a wide range of technologies but has found his love as a PHP developer with Visiontech Digital Media. Adrian's wide experience within the IT industry lends him to a great multi purpose roll with in the office allowing him to quickly adapt to the changing business environment. Possessing skills ranging from hardware repair to server administration and of course web development.

Adrian spends his free time developing sites for non profit organisations and refining his development skills, never contented with what he has done before he is always striving to improve his work and to find new and interesting solutions to old problems.

TIM TAYYAR

Creative Director / Copywriter

Tim graduated with a B.A. Communications at UWS and continued on to be accepted in the Australian Writers and Art Directors School. Soon after completing this exclusive creative ritual, he then liaised with international advertising website Adforum.com and together with Visiontech Digital Media they became the first Australian creatives to submit a pro bono advertisement for ACT Advertising Community Together, a worldwide campaign promoting social responsibility and tolerance. He has since worked on some of the biggest brands across Australia, South East Asia and Europe.

He has also guest lectured at the University of Western Sydney and was on the judging panel for the National Youth Week 2005 Shoot It & Design It entries. Tim has a diverse range of writing styles and a proven track record of significantly increasing sales and brand awareness through his innovative techniques.