There are three main skills that I can offer in the workplace.

1. Actionstript coding
2. User Experience Design
3. Web Design

The list is pretty much in the order of my talents.
I’m not bad at design. I know my way around Photoshop as well as anyone. Basically I have the technical aspects down solid. Where I fall short is in being able to design in different genres. I can do designs that are very usable and aesthetically appealing, especially if they have a tech look to them. But if you want hip-hop pop-culture coolness then you probably want to talk to someone who knows what those things are. That said, I’ve gotten many compliments on my design of XanaduWest.com, which is an artistic site.

UX design is something that comes naturally to me. It brings together many skills and hobbies that I have - such as chess - in that you have to analyze different paths and try to come up with the best one. And there’s my background in philosophy that also comes in handy for UX design. In philosophy one must think critically, break ideas down into their elements and then build them back up into a whole. This form of critical thinking is something I’ve done for decades.

Coding is where I’m most comfortable. I wrote my first code back in the early 80s and have loved it ever since. I don’t have a degree in CS but my background in philosophy and mathematics more than makes up for it. And this is the skill-set that I spend the most time improving on.