Proprietor and Webmaster

My name is Mhammad Hassan. I'm a multimedia designer, IT specialist & Photographer based in the Netherlands. I grew up in a small town called Makeni in Sierra Leone. I fled Sierra Leone during the rebel war and came to the Netherlands in 2000. My parents are from Lebanese origin, they migrated many years ago to Sierre Leone and spent most of their life there.

My passion for design started at a very young age. I used to draw things that were of interest to me and that was (I think) the basis for my present creativity. My passion does not seem to come from my family, because I'm the only one in my entire family that is creative in design.

I have recently found another passion that I'm willing to explore (Photography). I used take photos just for fun and now that has started to change and it's like the next best thing I love to do.

Studies and Jobs

I studied both in Makeni, Sierra Leone and Groningen, The Netherlands. I graduated and received my diploma on July 7, 2004 as an ICT- SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR. This was a study on Computer science and had little to do with web design. In fact, only the very basics of web design was taught. During these classes I developed a real passion for web design, so I started surfing the web and bought books to help me improve my technique and knowledge. I also did a research on WEB STANDARDS, COMPATIBILITY & LIABILITY and also a research on combining XHTML, CSS and PHP semantically.

I have been a freelance webmaster for almost 7 years and have since, designed a lot of templates, logos, menus, header-images and a few complete websites (portfolio) for companies in the Netherlands and abroad. During this period I worked as a trainee for 6 months at the Winkler Prins (school) as a HELPDESK ASSISTANT on site. My next job was as an ICT- SPECIALIST & HELPDESK SUPPORT at OCWDUO & later Alfa College. After 4 years of experience I enrolled as a junior web designer at TXO & later at Conjunct marketing in the Netherlands. With 5 years of working experience in hand I deciced to start my own business (id) Xposed in 2010.

Hobbies

My favorite hobby is football (soccer). I played top level football for 2 years with (Wusum Stars of Bombali) in Sierra Leone & 6 months with (Safa Beirut SC) in Lebanon. Since I quited professional football, I have been playing 2nd class football in the Netherlands, with respectively; (v.v. Hoogezand) and recently (v.v. kwiek). I also like swimming, fishing, table tennis, basketball, listening to music, watch TV, going to the movies & taking photos.

Recent News

Apart from working at my own company I.D. Xposed, I will be traveling soon to Angola to work at an import & export company.