Portfolio
I started learning web design in the fall of 1998 and began pursuing it professionally in the spring of 2000. Since my company has stopped pursuing web design projects, I’ve been keeping myself busy with this site and by creating mock–ups of other sites that I think could use a little help. Listed below are a few of the projects I’ve worked on in the past. My most recent endeavors are listed at the top.
If you’re looking for some help designing or coding your web site, please contact me. My availability is somewhat limited due to my current job, but I am willing to put in some time after hours if you have an interesting project. And of course, I’m always interested in hearing about full–time job opportunities.
Ketera Technologies – My independant contracting career started with Ketera. In February, 2003, I performed a very rapid (one week) spend diagnostic for them, which involved normalizing 4,500 suppliers and categorizing $189MM in spend. They were very pleased with the results and signed me up for a four month contract to manage the delivery of their spend analysis solution. The contract thing ended up going pretty well too, as I became a full–time employee of Ketera in July, 2003, putting a temporary end to the independant contracting career.
Covenant Consulting LLC – After leaving Tigris, I did some freelance web design for a friend’s new consulting firm while searching for a full time job. I’ve always entertained fantasies of being a web designer, but working with this site helped me realize that web design would be a hobby for me rather than a serious pursuit. I’ve learned over the years that I’m more interested (and skilled) at database design and web scripting languages.
Alpine Trader – In March of 2002, I went on a ski trip in Mount Snow, Vermont. While searching the Web for ski rentals in the area, I came across a site for the Alpine Trader. While the site provided the information I was looking for, I found it to be confusing and containing too many “Under Construction” pages. I put together a cleaner, simpler version of their site. This was performed for my own practice and amusement, and was not solicited by Alpine Trader.
Update – The Alpine Trader website received a major facelift sometime last year, and it looks fantastic. Click here to see the older version.
Scholastic, Inc. – iReAch is a web application for the classroom that lets elementary and middle school students take quizzes on books they have read. It also allows the teachers to monitor the development of the child’s reading skills based on the results of the quizzes. I created the functional aspects of iReAch with a team of three other developers. In the beginning, I helped define the purpose and scope of the project by creating the functional specification. Based on this spec, I then created and maintained the application database using Oracle 8i. I was also responsible for developing the functional user interface using ATG Dynamo droplets, JavaScript, and in–line Java. And finally, I integrated the interface I created with the HTML templates designed by Triggerfish Design.
E–procurement service provider – In the summer of 2000, I created an application with another developer that categorizes and normalizes suppliers. The application was built using ASP / VBScript and Oracle 8. I won’t be able to share the client name or show the application to you, as the tool was built for internal use only and is a critical part of their business. The application was built in three weeks and hasn’t been modified in almost three years. And, in my opinion, it remains the best do–it–yourself spend categorization tool on the market today.