About Us

ZEN IDEAS is an Ottawa-based website development, graphic design, presentation design, brand development, and business solutions company.  At ZEN IDEAS, we have succeeded because our people understand what it takes for our clients’ businesses to succeed online.  As marketers and Web developers, our passion is to help clients understand the needs of their users, to organize information with best practices in mind, and to design and develop websites that are aesthetically pleasing, accessible, and architecturally sound.

OUR TEAM:

Osamu Wakabayashi, BCA, Creative Director/Designer

Osamu Wakabayashi has over 12 years of experience as a marketing and communication manager in both private and public sectors. In addition to his design talent and passion for creating interface design, enhancing the Web user experience, and enriching brand development, Osamu focuses his expertise in overall project management and implementation. He speaks fluent Japanese, and English

Adam Strange, A.O.C.A., R.G.D., Designer:

Adam is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art (1992).  Since 2004, he has been a professional member of the Association of Registered Graphic Designers of Ontario.  His talent in fine arts and graphic design combined with his business acumen results in a unique blend of creative innovation and critical analysis.  Adam is a skilled production designer in print and Web/multi-media.  Adam’s design experience includes identity design, trade show design, Web design (XHTML, CSS, PHP/MySQL), blogs, environmental design, packaging design, advertising, marketing, and strategy development.

Fred DeRosa, Writer/Editor:

Fred DeRosa has 28 years of experience as a copywriter and editor.
He specializes in writing Web content and advertising materials such as voice-overs, company profiles, and sales letters.  He has a B.A. from Carleton University, a business diploma from St. Lawrence College, and a certification in editing from Simon Fraser University.  His strength is getting the message out clearly and concisely so that clients can focus on the development of their business.