More information about what you want to achieve with the site - what kind of features you'll be requiring etc might be helpful.

and i am super good at seo so let me know when you need seo, my sites rank higher than other elgg sites that have been around for years mine are only months old ; )

I am also looking for someone who is very familiar the code structure of elgg to either tell me the exact location of the code, or do it for me directly to customize my elgg site for our use. Please email me here or call me direct at 973-573-0188 (text msg welcome). thank you in advance! Gordon

What I need is the following :

-custom theme (Needs Full cuztomization)
-Chat (similar to frie chat)
-blogs
-Profile (icon booth)
-Discussion Board
-Groups
-Badge System (User Badges for Elgg )
-Language support Arabic /English

Will give further details on what the website is about contact me