{"id":35,"date":"2016-11-29T01:21:42","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T01:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oceanwp.org\/stylish\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2026-03-17T05:42:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T05:42:57","slug":"my-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melroydsouza.com\/designer\/my-story\/","title":{"rendered":"My story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"35\" class=\"elementor elementor-35\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e6dfff elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e6dfff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bba417f\" data-id=\"bba417f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c41c3e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6c41c3e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/melroydsouza.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/owp-photos-002-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-702\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melroydsouza.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/owp-photos-002-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/melroydsouza.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/owp-photos-002-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/melroydsouza.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/owp-photos-002-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/melroydsouza.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/owp-photos-002-600x600.webp 600w, https:\/\/melroydsouza.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/owp-photos-002.webp 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ac44461\" data-id=\"4ac44461\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e63da60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e63da60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome! Melroy here...<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dfbc109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7dfbc109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">I am a talented Artist and Graphic Designer, with a focus on creating ideas and adding value by identifying needs, devising solutions and have a keen eye for detail. I love to learn new technologies and I am extremely proficient in the Adobe CS6 suite and CC, i.e: Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign as the main usage, with experience working in both Mac and Pc platforms. Moving into Digital by creating web banners for Double Click in HTML5 output. Also highly proficient in using the MS Office Suite mainly Word and Power Point also producing to Adobe Acrobat (PDF) in various output formats, eg: Print, and as required by the Media publications. Also with a very strong Print production experience in various medias like newspaper, packaging and 4 colour or\/and PMS and Digital environment in Web Banners animation and Websites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b90b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51b90b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Worked with one of Canada\u2019s leading Multicultural advertising agency, for the past 5+ years and a vast experience with graphic design 8+ years in corporate branding and financials at Deloitte (Canada) and advertising agencies like Fortune Promo Seven (McCanns). My experience also involves moving with technology changes like recently from Flash to HTML5 and learning quickly new softwares like Edge Animate, Google Web Designer to adapt to these changes. Created the company website single handed in CMS Joomla (www.diversity.com) and learnt some CSS and HTML5 code. Knowledge of Muse for Landing pages and simple sites, Premier Pro for movie clips and edits. My previous role at Deloitte was as Brand\/Graphic Design Specialist and Reports Technician, where I devised ideas and supported the National Creative Design Team and GTA Design Studio with their design and production requirements, using software such as CS5-6 suite; Photoshop\/Illustrator and InDesign. Having an eye for detail and demonstrating strong work ethics has placed me in high demand with prior senior directors and partners. I worked closely with their creative assignments and assisted on special projects using interactive capabilities for clients in PPT. Created presentations and proposals in MS Office suite in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a83f10 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"22a83f10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/melroydsouza.com\/designer\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Me<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97fd8e7 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"97fd8e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/melroydsouza.com\/designer\/gallery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">My Portfolio<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-870df0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"870df0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5761ae7\" data-id=\"5761ae7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a85b161 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a85b161\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:600}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"128\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/melroydsouza.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tripod.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-656\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c33426 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8c33426\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:700}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Designer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b17c3 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11b17c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:800}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.<br>These are some of my Works and Projects<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-674af3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"674af3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-309d7ba elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"309d7ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:700}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c27750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c27750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RBC\n<br \/> 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