AfterFive by Design, LLC – a Maine and South Carolina company has been designing and developing web sites for over 24 years. Our team is made up of highly skilled graphic designers and programmers with years of experience. Our combined talents produce amazing web sites that achieve results.
Todd
Principal
As founder of AfterFive by Design, Todd leads the company by setting the direction for day-to-day process and long-term growth. He attributes the past 24 years of successful website development to having a clearly defined focus on helping clients achieve their online goals. Todd works to ensure our design and development process incorporates the highest levels of personal attention, respect and partnership.
Paul
Head Of Development
Works as a web developer and graphic designer who specializes in HTML/CSS, PHP, and Flash. From the age of 12, he started building his own simple GeoCities websites and he specialized in IT subjects during his secondary and postsecondary education. Internet, media and IT-related things are his favorite topics and hobbies. In fact, Paul also worked as a radio DJ in a local community radio station, presenting a 2-hour program every Sunday morning for more than 10 years. In his free time Paul listens to music and watches DVDs.
Carolin
Business Development Manager
With a Bachelor Degree in Hospitality and Hotel Management, and work experience for International hotel chains, Carolin brings along a strong Sales Background with a key focus on Revenue Management, Channel Management and Digital Sales.
Her Master's Degree in International Sales & Marketing supports her daily duties such as providing marketing expertise to a client base across various industries and countries, developing and delivering clear and effective client proposals and presentations, project management, business development, social media management, organization of digital activities and analytical reporting.
Thomas
Senior Backend Developer
Has been developing websites since the age of 17, and has started shifting from the front-end technologies of HTML/CSS/Javascript to developing the backend solutions which power websites, using technologies like Node.js, PHP, Angular and React. Tom's hobbies include mixed martial arts and keeping up to date with technology related news and gadgets.
Ana
Backend Developer
Works as a front-end/web developer specializing in HTML, CSS, Javascript, JQuery, and CMS platforms such as Wordpress. She is also knowledgeable in graphic design using Adobe Photoshop. She is involved in many different projects, which her main tasks are related to front-end such as online gaming system, hotel reservation systems, e-commerce sites, e-learning portal, and company websites. When time and budget permits, she also loves wandering in different places. She recently discovered a love of baking cookies and cupcakes. Ana spends time with her family, closest friends and relatives over a cup of coffee/tea or bunch with a bottle of beer or a shot of whisky.
Christian
Frontend Developer
The software developer guy (you know, PHP, Javascript, obscure things like that), thinks in code, speaks in code. Outside of computers, an aspiring politician. Oh and you wouldn't want to touch his food. Ever.
Pierre
Frontend Developer
Is a graphic designer and web developer. He has completed a four-year postsecondary program which included C+ and Visual Basic.net programming. He has experience in ASP, PHP, HTML, CSS and Photoshop. Pierre's first step in web design and development was around twelve years ago, when together with his two other friends he created a real estate website and software for a company. His main hobbies are soccer, watching Formula 1, music and of course technology-related things. He also enjoys watching action movies but really hates the science fiction ones.
Candice
Graphic Designer
Originally from South Africa, Candice has been drafting, designing and wire-framing for the past 13 years, after graduating with a degree in Desktop Publishing and Web design. Candice loves to dive into clients’ business environment, user-experiences and treasures working as a team to create successful web solutions, brands and campaigns. Her assets: clean, simple and yet functional, powerful designs. Understanding the essential elements of Conversion Rate Optimization for online shops and the fundamentals of effective Search Engine Optimisation, Candice is one veritable globe trotter, into healthy food and lifestyle and always up for a great outing with her mates.
Laurie
Content Writer
Writing to survive this crazy world, and writing for her art, Laurie works as a freelance writer & artist, while working on her first novel series. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from the State University of New York at Oswego, and a Master of Arts in Writing from Coastal Carolina University. She’s been published in the Gandy Dancer, New Pages, Great Lake Review, and The Oswegonian. She worked as an editorial assistant at Waccamaw, and a Graduate Teaching Assistant for College Composition and Critical Reading courses in the past. She enjoys creative writing, illustrating, and working in other forms of media.
Dàniel
Graphic Designer
Our Hungarian creator truly immerses into projects, user journeys and packaging concepts while listening to his rocky beats. Backed up with a diploma in graphic design, Daniel has gained a wide range of experience within the past 5 years. Dealing with various industries and projects on and offline shaped his strategic work process and inspires the project journey every time. Daniel loves minimalism, productive discussions and decisions backed up by data or best practice proof. It is branding concepts and holistic web design which spark Daniels’ interest and he fuels up by spending time with his little Dog Merlin and drumming with his friends in concerts.
Testimonials
Rosemary – Messiah Christian Church
We are impressed and so delighted with our new website. Thank you for all of your patience, sacrifice and hard work. Please extend this thanks to your team also. It is wonderful and will do so much to get the message out there!
Royal River Heat Pumps
I work for a cluster of radio stations here in Portland, ME, and Scott Libby at Royal River Heat Pumps is one of my marketing clients. I am gathering together some info for a presentation I'm making to him, and I had to stop to compliment your work. The RRHP site is BEAUTIFUL-- easy to navigate, pleasant to look at, engaging, and informative. It presents the company in the best light possible-- if I were a prospective customer considering where to place sizable chunk of change for a heating system installation, that site would convince me that these guys are the real deal. That is some real marketing art-- well done!!!!!!!! M. Barnard Portland Radio Group
Heidi – Manpower Maine
I have two screens and did a side by side comparison of our old site and the new one. It is FLIPPING AMAZING!!!!!!!!!