Looking at a sample website won’t always tell you the whole story. Here, some of my clients and colleagues explain what makes me stand out among freelance web designers and developers.
“Megan was able to turn a short and somewhat abstract conversation into an excellent design and website. She is very professional, technically savvy, an excellent communicator, and extremely easy to work with. I highly recommend her to anyone who wants a new website or is just looking to enhance their current site. She knows how to put herself into your shoes and interpret what you need and want. ”
Amy Ramsden Pizzolatto
“Megan has great ability and creativity to produce something you’re looking for, simply by asking a few questions about yourself and your needs. I was quite impressed with my new website; she came up with an awesome look that truly described me and what I do. I’ll enjoy working with Megan in the future.”
Patsy McEnroe, Photographer
Patsy McEnroe Photography
“Megan is calm, cool, and collected under fire—which makes her much more valuable than your typical amazing web developer. She is a professional who has the ability to deeply understand the needs of a client and is always a joy to work with.”
Matthew Howard, Director, Communications and Public Affairs
Argonne National Laboratory
“Megan helps people express themselves on the web. And she does it very well. Before meeting her in person, I was impressed with her responsiveness, which remained from our project’s kick-off through completion. She’s diligent, thorough, quick and a proactive collaborator. The experience was fun. I’m gladly relying on Megan for the evolution of our first project, paving the way for potential work in the future. I highly recommend her to help realize your web-based ambitions.”
Nate Burgos, Designer
Design Thought Leader
“Our practice was very pleased to find Megan. She came highly recommended and exceeded our expectations. She was able to design a layout unique to our practice, visually pleasing, and easy to navigate. She remains committed to updating and revising content quickly and is very professional.”
David Guelich, MD
Chicago Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
“Megan created the initial design for my website, and has re-designed and updated this site for over five years, perfectly adapting it aesthetically and functionally as my musical career has evolved over time. She has always been able to understand and capture my own vision for my website, adding her own unique ideas in what has been a truly enjoyable and meaningful collaborative process. ”
Jocelyn Arem, Musician, Activist, Cultural Historian
www.jocelynarem.com
“Megan is a top-notch interaction designer, project manager, and client wrangler—and she has stellar technical chops. She has the rare ability to produce consistently beautiful designs as well as successfully shepherd multiple complex web projects from conception to launch by building close partnerships with her clients. She never loses her cool and is a joy to work with. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Megan to anyone in the market for a high-end web design project. ”
Jack Auses, Senior Site Developer
Web Services, University of Chicago
“Megan is a consummate professional. She has an admirable ability to listen carefully and question adroitly in order to translate inchoate thoughts into a beautiful web product. I loved working with her, learned a lot, and gained confidence in my ability to maintain our new site.”
Michele Zurakowski, Operations Manager
Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry
“Megan was great to work with! Besides her technical skills at setting up the website, she is very artistic and we’ve received many compliments about the look of the website. Megan structured our site so that it is very easy to find information that members are looking for. The system she used to maintain the site makes it very easy to update. In addition, she provided comprehensive training for the person who will update the website. We would highly recommend Megan!”
Connie Henderson-Damon
First United Church of Oak Park
“Megan has been a much-needed and greatly appreciated asset for me as I start my business. She is very knowledgeable about web design and able to answer any and every question that I have. Also, her background in fine arts allows her to create not just functional but beautiful web pages that are easy to navigate and pleasing to look at. I will continue to go to Megan with all my web designing needs. She is truly one of a kind.”
Kathryn Falde, Designer/Photographer
Sonrisa Creative
“Megan is wonderfully competent and creative. She exceeded all of our goals and was able to get our beautiful site up in a ridiculously short amount of time! She provides great service and value. You will be grateful you chose her for your website development! ”
Megan Lewis
First United Church Nursery School
“Megan is a rock star web designer. I had the privilege of managing her at the University of Chicago, where she continually impressed me with her creativity and the care she showed for her projects and clients. I am confident that Megan will bring that care and attention to detail to any projects you have the good fortune to hire her for. ”
Sandor Weisz, Principal
Method Tree
“Anyone working in the design world knows that it's not enough to just have a good eye. Megan's combination of design, technical and project management skills makes her the much-coveted one-stop-shop. She can take a project from conception through to final delivery, and you can rest assured that the end result will be of the highest quality.”
Michael Girgis, Site Developer
Web Services, University of Chicago
“I found Megan to be gracious with her time, professional in her manner, and unfailingly helpful with technical problems. I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone needing her services. ”
Rev. Dr. Jason Byassee
Christian Century Magazine
“Megan did a great job cleaning up my website and making it do exactly what I need. She really knows her stuff and is great to work with.”
John Owens
J.O. Woodworks
“Megan brings a fresh breath of creativity, passion and experience to her work. Her professionalism, fast turnaround time and flexibility are especially noteworthy. I’d highly recommend Megan for any freelance project!”
Wendy Hush, Freelance Writer
“Megan is easy to interact with during the website design process. She had many excellent suggestions regarding the set-up of my personal site.”
David Miller, Painter
www.davidmillerartist.com
“Megan worked with me over a period of three years to maintain a complex website for the Human Resources unit at the University of Chicago. Megan continually impressed me with her ability to conceptualize and execute site development projects to perfection.”
Roberta Czarnecki, Former Communications Manager
University of Chicago
“Megan was a pleasure to work with—knowledgeable, efficient and on-budget. What more could a client want?!”