Selected Portfolio

As mentioned elsewhere on this site, my day job is web developer. I work primarily on the client-side. I have a great deal of experience with HTML and CSS, and do a fair bit of Javascripting. I’m looking to build my DOM-scripting abilities, and work with more semantic markup. (To that end, I am working on a new template for this site. One that will validate properly.) While I’m still a PHP novice, I am more than up to writing the kind of PHP for which front-end developers are called on. I am work to extend my skills in that direction, along with wrapping my head around MySQL and SQLite. I have had some experience with the combination PHP5, Smarty and PEAR, and liked it.

I have highlighted some of the sites I’ve worked on below. In addition to big builds like these, I also do a lot of ongoing maintenance work. I’m comfortable both with longer timeframes and get-in-and-get-out site operations projects.

www.churchdwight.ca – Church and Dwight corporate redesign
Web developer; worked with lead developer and applications developer to create henderson BAS’ first PHP5 site using Smarty and PEAR libraries.

www.molson.com, www.molsoncanadian.ca, www.molsoninsider.com, www.iam.ca, www.itstartshere.ca – Molson Canada
Lead web developer; worked with back end developers and designers to create mini-sites under the various Molson.com properties. Wrote presentation oriented-PHP and site-wide includes, cut and optimized graphics. Participated in budget and timeline meetings, and brainstormed new product offerings.

www.founders.com – The Founders fund family
Web Developer; co-ordinated with third party vendors to update externally hosted content to new appearance. Perform ongoing maintenance and act as lead developer on additions to the site such as new publications and time-limited promotions.

www.bellzinc.ca – Bell Actimedia Business-to-Business portal and marketing site
Lead interface developer, worked closely with information architect and designer on workflow and navigation. Worked with software developers to perform back-end integration using JSP and Interwoven. Cut and optimized graphics from design team.

ford.ca – Ford Canada
Lead developer, information architect. This site was Ford Canada’s first professional site, launched to correspond with the launch of the Ford Focus line. Met with client during requirements gathering, created IA and user workflow documentation. Led a team of five developers to complete site.