Ary Mega — My life. My work. & Everything in between.

What's up! My name is Ary Mega.

I am a handsome young dude. I live and work in Los Awesome, CA, USA. And I like to get rowdy.

"I'm not here for a long time — just here for a good time."

Quick Facts

Name Ary Mega.
D.O.B February 10, 1988.
Residence Los Angeles, CA.
Nationality Indonesian.
Marital Status My previous engagement ended in divorce, so now I'm married to the single life.
Obsessions Astronomy, UFOs and aliens.
High Priorities My goals/bucket list, my friends, my family, happy hour and laughs.

Education

Elementary School Kester Elementary (1994 - 1999)
Middle School Millikan Middle School (1999 - 2002)
High School Cleveland High School (2002 - 2006)
College N/A (Who needs it?)

Transportation

• I drive a black 2006 Toyota Matrix.
• I also ride a black 2010 Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight.

My life is a shit show, but I wouldn't change it because it makes me who I am.

A graph of my Monday through Friday routine

A Little 'Bout Myself

I'm no copywriter, so I'm going to make this short and sweet with some o' these good-lookin' bullet points:

• I like them older girls.
• I like seeing interracial couples.
• I've been to Bali 17 summers.
• I don't like small talk.
• I don't like saying goodbyes.
• It grinds my gears when drivers don't use their turn signals. Especially when merging into your lane.
• I haven't been to Europe. But when I do, I'm bringing back a wifey. Accents! High five.
• If we become friends, don't give me any lip when I ask for a sammich.

If My Life Was A Movie

The soundtrack would be KiD CuDi's "Pursuit of Happiness." Check out Lissie's cover of the song.

"If I fall, if I die, know I lived it to the fullest."

You Can Catch Me

Eating Sushi, Tiramisu, Pasta
Drinking Mojitos, Thai Iced Tea, Redbull
Wearing Levi's, Chuck Taylors, Giorgio Armani
Watching The Office, Grey's Anatomy, UFC, History Channel
Hanging Out At Laurel Tavern, Starbucks, Body Electric Tattoo

Best Friends

My best friend Karina is the funniest person I know. Read her tweets.

I can be professional.. ish.

Employment

Lunchbox, LP Interactive Producer (Sr. Rock Star of Glory)
Culver City, CA (2009 - Present)
- Being the Sr. Rock Star of Glory isn't a walk in the park. Do you know how exhausting it is to be awesome for nine hours; five days a week? It's killer. Especially when I have a handful of programs to run, resource pages to build and new jokes to come up with.

VIMBY, LLC The Web Ninja
Sherman Oaks, CA (2007 - 2009)
- I was the only in-house web guy. I dealt with front-end & back-end development. I created banner ads in Photoshop and Illustrator and handled them with an ad serving company called Atlas Solutions. And with that, I learned a lot about ad impressions, ROI's, clickthrough rates, etc.

Starbucks Barista
Granada Hills, CA (2005 - 2007)
- As a barista, I had to make sure I was always on top of my game. I greeted customers with a joke and smile. Delivered drinks with style, speed and a wink (for the ladies). I was your non-alcoholic bartender — boostin' your mornings with a rush of caffeine.

Got Down & Boogied With

• AXE
• Degree®
• Dove®
• Gorilla Nation
• Kotex®
• Unilever
• Walmart
• Wrigley

My work is never-ending. Whether it's at the office or on the side, I like to keep busy.

I have a huge passion for web/graphic design and I love learning new skills, but I can't stand learning 'em in a classroom. I like learning on my own and on my own time 'cause learning in a classroom at a certain time for a certain amount of time on specific days is too routine for me. I'd lose interest. But that meant I had to work extra hard 'cause no one else was pushing me but myself. Luckily, there are sites like W3Schools and Smashing Magazine that are free and available online for me to study at my convenience.

My specialty is in front-end development. I'm not a big fan of reading — I'm more of a visual guy. I guess you could say I have candy eyes because I'm attracted to sweet designs. So I focus on makin' things look good. Especially for first-timers. And maybe tell a story using fonts, shapes and colors to make everything flow and stay consistent.

Projects I've Worked On

Project: Soundcheck
Client: Walmart
Status: Launched

Project: Risers
Client: Walmart
Status: Launched

Project: Acceso Total
Client: Walmart
Status: Launched

The portfolio section is still going through surgery. Please check back later, later. Not right now, right now.

Work smart. Play hard.

Currently Listening To

Andrew Belle - "The Ladder" http://www.myspace.com/andrewbelle
KiD CuDi - "Man On The Moon" http://www.myspace.com/kidcudi
Norah Jones - "Come Away With Me" http://www.myspace.com/norahjones
The Ghost Inside - "Returners" http://www.myspace.com/theghostinside
The Hives - "The Black & White Album" http://www.myspace.com/thehives

Skills/Hobbies

• Been surfing since I was a kid. Favorite spot is back home in Bali.
• Was forced to play the piano at age six. Started bangin' on the drums at 13. Fooled around with the guitar at 16.
• Picked up a tennis racquet when I was 14. Been playing ever since. Weapon of choice — Ti.Heat by HEAD.

About This Site

• The purpose of this site is to share with you who I am. My name is not 'a web designer', 'a tennis player', nor is it 'a drummer.' My name is Ary Mega and I know how to build websites, play tennis, etc.
• I often visit websites and I see the same thing — showcases of portfolios. So I thought about ways to sort of stand out from the crowd. And that's when I came up with the idea to divide this site into three categories: my personal life, my professional life and whatever's left that falls in between the two.
• I didn't feel like my site needed to be more than a single page. I liked the idea of being able to print out my site like a resumé. And being a visual person, I threw in all sorts of graphs and charts to even out all the text I have.
• Check out the materials I used for this site.

&verything in between is like juggling a wife and a mistress — expensive and exhausting.

In 2005, I got my first job working at Starbucks. Did my first road trip with a few friends up to San Francisco. And played shows with these fellas. Good times.

In 2007, I resigned from Starbucks. Was jobless for a few weeks. Found VIMBY's ad on Craigslist for a web guy. Got hired. Dropped out of Pierce College after my third week. Never looked back.

In 2009, I parted ways with VIMBY and signed on with Lunchbox as their Sr. Rock Star of Glory. My job is to make sure everything and everyone was awesome and rockin' at all times. Went to New York for Carsonified's FOWD conference. Ask me about this story, it's nuts. Also went to Vegas to celebrate my twenty-first birthday.

In 2006, I graduated from Cleveland High School. Made beats and wrote lyrics in Models & Monsters. Was in a relationship with Kelli. And got my first tattoo.

In 2008, Jillian and I broke-up. My good friend Brandon and I lost touch. And I got a ticket in Chinatown. Shit was not workin' out for me. But I got to visit my good friend, Chelsey, in Hawaii. Hands down, best vacation so far.

2010 is still being written. So far, so good. Got a '10 Harley Sportster Forty-Eight. Got more tattoos. Met amazing people; made awesome friends. Can't complain — I'm still handsome and blessed.