I have years of experience making sites with the generally excellent Wordpress platform, but despite my best intentions, my own blog is pretty empty. I decided to take a break from studying for finals and tackle Hyde while I was sick during the past couple of days. Hey— I’d rather be at The Avengers premier right now— but at least I can claim a productive week out of this.
I really love the HTML5 Boilerplate project; the default JS, CSS, and HTML5 templates include forward-thinking tools (that you should probably be using already), and the pre-configurations save time. But my favorite part of the project is the build script.
This contrived photograph demonstrates surface tension and Newton’s Third Law of Motion.
I create full-featured websites that focus on usability and are easy to maintain. I'm highly process-oriented as a developer and like to use information architecture strategies to plan work. My proficiencies include HTML5, CSS3, PHP, and Javascript as well as C/C++.
I worked with Dr. Paul Ahn to develop a total web solution for his dental pratice. This project required extensive planning and the implementation of a content management system.
information architecture, brand development, web design – 2010-2011We worked together to create a brand strategy that incorperates social networks like Facebook and Twitter as well as traditional advertising and then applied information architecture planning to express the unique eco-friendly aspects of his practice. A third-party graphic designer and a professional copy writer made contributions to the final website, which is managed via the Wordpress CMS and a custom theme.
I helped the owner of this local business to categorize his extensive catalog of customers so that he can publish photos of his work in an online portfolio. I made the entire website from scratch.
web design, database design – 2008
In 2012 I was elected as Website Administrator of the Embedded Hardware Club at RPI. My responsibilities to the club include managing the website on the Rensselaer Union VPS, updating social media networks, and moderating the forums.
system administration, web development - 2012The Embedded Hardware Club is a student-union-recognized a group of students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who share a passion for microcontrollers, electronics, and programming. Club officers organize workshops and help to coordinate projects while our members work together so that everyone can use embedded electronics to further their interests.
The LAA is a non-profit that organizes recreational sports leagues for local youth. I've maintained their public website since 2007 as a free community service.
web design – 2007-2012
I built this website for free and, after ranking 4th Nationally at the 2011 TSA competition, released the entire project under the GPL2 and MIT licenses.
information architecture, web design, desktop publishing – 2011The website describes my high school's chapter of the national organization and my high school's technology department in order to publicize the accomplishments of its students. The website also illustrates research conducted by my peers concerning accessability of the world wide web for the visually impaired. The website itself makes specific accomodations for visitors of a broad range of visual impairments, including color blindnesses and poor vision. I continue to provide free hosting for this website even after I graduated the high school in 2011.
Amid statewide budget cuts, I organized this school paper into a scalable system that allows frequent and inexpensive publication. The Monument began publishing online exclusively in 2011.
information architecture, web development – 2010-2011I began work on this project as a senior in high school after approaching the paper's coordinator. After it became apparent that the ambition of the paper was beyond the scope of the initial project, I gained permission from school administrators to create a much more detailed website. Until I graduated from the high school, I also ran semi-weekly meetings to train student writers in using the Wordpress content management system (the same system trusted by established publications like the Harvard Gazette).
When a course at RPI called for a website to document the creation of a LEGO robot, I made a standards-compliant Wordpress theme and released it under the GPL2 and MIT license for other teams to use.
web design, wordpress theme - 2011I help individuals and small businesses to establish a presence on the web, including social media strategies and full-featured websites. The web solutions that I develop are standards-compliant and, like my prices, flexible. I'm currently studying Computer & Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute near Albany, NY.