I'm a web and database programmer with particular experience in e-commerce, site administration and content management. In the course of my work, I can help with any of the following:

  • Convert a graphic designer's rendition of a website into a functioning site
  • Integrate open-source software for blog, message board or other common functionality
  • Build unique functionality from scratch to support your business ideas
  • Connect your website to payment processing, communications, analytics or other services
  • Add a content management interface so you can edit website content yourself
  • Hire designers, copywriters and other subcontractors to help with your project
  • Move your websites to a capable and reliable hosting company

My preferred development technologies are:

Here are some examples of past projects:

Custom Content Management

Content That Works

Built a custom content management system that automatically publishes new content in a half-dozen formats to hundreds of subscribers. Included a customer interface for account management and a public interface for a la carte purchases.

Johnson Publishing Company

Replaced a cumbersome, buggy content management system with a custom administrative system that eliminated repetitive tasks. Connected new subscriptions, back issue orders, online advertising, promotions and customer email from five websites to a single, unified database. Moved websites to a reliable server and managed the redesign of each site's user interface.

Social Networking

Salty Fig

Built a custom site with user accounts, recipe editing and e-book creation features, and developed an import button to add to partner websites for automated recipe importing.

One Place for Special Needs

Streamlined an off-the-shelf social networking package to make it more accessible to users, then seamlessly integrated custom pages for product and resource directories. Integrated with third-party mailing list, payment processing and ad serving systems.

Hello Jackie Joe

Built a custom online dating site that provides a unique, collaborative approach to searching for dates. Integrated with third-party photo capture, video capture and chat systems.

E-Commerce

I Need a Great Story

Built a shopping cart with a pre-paid credits system, and a customer account area, driven by a custom CMS with 6000 articles and videos. Automated publishing tasks like thumbnail resizing and video player configuration.

57Grand

Built a custom e-commerce site that offers unique social tools to its bridal party customers. Integrated with third-party image zooming, tax calculation, inventory and shipping systems.

Money Savvy Generation: E-Commerce

Built a custom e-commerce site that routinely supports traffic spikes from national television coverage. Integrated with third-party mailing list and shipping systems and added blog software to a companion site. Included a warehouse interface for limited access from fulfillment staff.

Design Implementation

Northwestern University Ventures in Biology Education

This fresh, colorful design accoommodates a fairly large amount of content. Although it uses Wordpress for content management, I added some custom programming to avoid redundant editing of menus and integrated a custom database for contacts and events. Design by LimeRed Studio.

Workhorse Software

This is nice design for a smaller website, but includes three levels of navigation. Design by Sandstorm Design.

National Adoption Center

This site is much larger and includes a variety of content, plusaffiliate links for an easy way to cover some expenses. Design by Sandstorm Design.

Gradient Design Studio

This very unique design uses the concept of a gradient for its framework. You can hover over the lines for a ripple effect, then click and the menu appears through the lines. All content is preloaded for fast navigation. Design by Greenblatt-Wexler.

Redmond/Research

This project was a design refresh and a move from individual pages to shared page templates. The companion site is a Wordpress blog, customized to match the parent site. Design by gForce Design.