I needed a fresh portfolio website, and a place to exercise new html5, CSS3 and jscript skills. You're looking at it; the latest iteration of the constantly-improving Web.

Snail is a hard rock band that needed a simple showcase website with a shopping cart to sell tshirts, CDs and other merchandise. I created their website using CSS, XHTML (transitional), javascript and the VPASP shopping cart component with a MySql backend. I recently updated this website with a new "look" including new graphics (provided by a band member) and an updated stylesheet.

When I started working for Seattle University Bookstore it was apparent that the website had been maintained by students. There were links that went nowhere, outdated content, a navigation structure that looked like it had been planned by Salvador Dali, gaping security holes, glaring compatibility issues, and outdated html. I created a new graphic template for them with a new information architecture and improved user interface. I created Flash animations to give the website a little life. I also went through their html code page by page and validated it as much as possible according to w3c standards. The result was an incredible increase in traffic and sales metrics. They also saw a drastic increase in keyword relevancy and search engine visibility. In many cases SU Bookstore had #1 ranking for targeted keywords.

Roosevelt School of the Arts had a pre-existing website that was outdated and an entire laundry list of sections they wanted built with a backend database. They provided me with a graphic template and I created their website from scratch using CSS, XHTML, PHP, MySql and Javascript. I created a password-protected administrative website for uploading and managing photos and videos, managing their faculty, staff, and email signups. I built their front end so that it was secure and data-driven.

Macinnes Dentistry was new to Sammamish, WA, and needed their first website to gain an internet presence, and to allow new patients to save time by filling out a SSL-secured New Patient data form that emailed a formatted printable form to the office.

Island of Hope needed a website that would provide information about new holistic methods of cancer treatment. It provided a pathway to one of the leading alternative cancer treatment specialists.

I was approached by 3-2 Music to create a website tailored around selling PDF latin music charts. Shoppers had the ability to preview sample charts in their browser and listen to clips of bands playing the chart. I customized the VPASP shopping cart component for this purpose and utilized a secure limited download function.

Simonian Farms has been in business since the 1900's and needed a way to sell their dried fruit and other food items online. They also needed to improve their search engine visibility. They had previously hired a web development firm to do so, but the resulting shopping cart didn't work and displayed sensitive data in the URL. I installed, customized and configured their new shopping cart and hooked it up to their existing Internet Merchant account. I also performed SEO services on a few pages and was able to gain some top positions for relevant keywords in major search engines.

Lockers USA was a sister-site to PWCSI and more locker-specific. At one time Lockers USA was the industry leader in online locker sales and installations. I created and populated their shopping cart path using the VPASP component, and transformed their entire catalog into a website.

PWCSI approached me to redesign their website in terms of layout, Interface Design, and Information Architecture. Their present site at the time was extremely difficult to navigate and consisted of CGI scripts, which were not ranking well in the search engines at that time. I converted their entire site to HTML/ASP, created a new interface and redesigned the Information Architecture to make more sense as users were complaining about the inability to find things. I also performed SEO services on the entire site and was able to increase relevancy and ranking dramatically.

Onlineforbags.com needed a website where users could purchase plastic bags of various types and customize them with colors and logos. I utilized the VPASP shopping cart for the shopping path and highly customized it for this specific use.

California Grape and Tree Fruit League needed a brochure website with a password-protected admin for members. I used classic ASP to create the administrative website, which would populate every page with user-specific content upon login. Generic information was displayed if the user was not logged in, and links to initiate membership.

I was approached by Silkribbon.com to create a new interface and install a shopping cart that could accomodate international orders. The client sold silk ribbon, as the name implies, primarily to Asia. I installed and customized the VPASP shopping cart for this purpose, and created various forms that emailed the client using classic ASP and CDONTS.

I created Ultimate Athlete Magazine's website from the ground up using a client-supplied graphic layout. The website was entirely dynamic including news updates, video clips, subscriptions, message boards and comments, and a shopping cart. It was programmed using classic ASP, and had a SQL Server 7 database.

Boer Commodities needed a brochure website with a contact form. I created the website using classic ASP and programmed their contact form using CDONTS. Graphic layout was supplied by our in-house graphic designer.

Utility Cost Management was in need of a brochure site that included a dynamic browser-based cost calculator. Using a design supplied by our in-house graphic designer I laid out their website and customized a calculator using a Javascript I found on the web. Their website also included a contact form programmed using ASP and CDONTS.

Fresno Art Museum was in need of a dynamic, database-powered website with a password-protected backend admin so employees could update the website without a web designer's assistance. I created their website using classic ASP and used a small Access database for storing their events and leadership roles.

Continental Reach Management sold used large equipment, and needed a website that explained what they do as well as list current equipment with prices. They required a password-protected admin website so they could update their product listings without our assistance. I created the website using classic ASP and an Access database backend.

KMPH needed a website that displayed instant news updates. They required a password-protected admin where their news anchors and employees could register, login and post information with different roles that dictated levels of access. I created their website using classic ASP, a SQL Server 7 database and simple Javascripts.

Integrated Management Solutions needed a brochure website with a contact form and various assessment forms that emailed the data to the client. I created the website using classic ASP and CDONTS. This was in the early days, before we knew a lot about scope-creep and milestones. As a result, this particular project was a classic scope-creep scenario with many, many hours spent sitting next to the client while they brainstormed and I translated their idea into a webpage. I thought this project would never end.

IMG2 was a web design firm at the peak of the Internet craze. We had a steady infusion of venture capital but no real solid business model. As a result, our business model was constantly changing; what started as a Web Design Firm/Nationally Syndicated Radio Show ended up (at various iterations) as a streaming media service, a school for training techies (similar to Lynda.com), a local weekly newspaper, and finally an Ultimate Fighting magazine that sponsored fighting events at casinos. This is where I was given the imperative to either sink or swim as a developer because I had to adapt to these new business models rapidly. Every change meant building a new website, new interface, new information architecture, and new SEO treatments. Not to mention all the networking and bandwidth issues related to delivering streaming audio and video, something that was a constant in every business model. The website was built using classic ASP, had a SQL Server 7 backend, and included an extensive password-protected admin in every iteration.

I'll never forget designing and developing my first website: newmetal.com. It was such a joyful introduction into web development. The site was built using classic ASP and an Access database backend. It included various dynamic news and reviews sections, a place for bands to post their upcoming concerts (which displayed publicly by state, region, etc), free mp3 downloads, and tons of user-submitted content including interviews. It also had an extensive protected admin. It was essentially a music magazine with interactive capabilities. At one time newmetal.com was one of the top 2 metal websites alongside lambgoat.com, and was listed in The Indie Bible.