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Began the planning phase for the revamped section of a Federal program's website. The new section will dynamically produce annual and longitudinal graphs and tables based on state reported data. The current plan is to use PHP, mySQL, and the Google Charts API.
Kicked off the initial planning for a forthcoming website for a Federally-funded technical assistance center. The new site, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is slated for launch in December. To start, I'm heading up the requirements gathering process (e.g., defining the audience, site goals, and core functionality) and information architecture. I'll also contribute […]
Serving in a project management role for a task to develop a new online interface for searching funding opportunities on www.grants.gov.
I've been selecing the photographic artwork for a government website for about a year now. I've selected about 100 images in all. Sound easy? You've never worked on a government website that requires approval from multiple parties, needs an incredible amount of diversity in the models, and tackles a bunch of issues that don't lend […]
I finally rolled out a new version of my content/events management system, which I now call CMSense. The update includes more than 100 functional, usability, and security enhancements. The new interface utilizes modest jQuery animations and Ajax. A ton of changes were made under the hood too, making developer customization super simple. Here's just a […]
I'm redesiging the dashboard of my CMS so that after login, the user is immediately presented with real-time stats and analytics from their website. I'm also allowing the user to select a month from the previous year to see the same stats. Provided statistics on the dashboard include number of visits, new visits, number of […]
Performed a search engine optimization analysis of a website for a client. Reviewed fundamentals such as page titles, header text, and keyword usage. Prepared and delivered a 5 page memo with an explanation of SEO, the analysis, and a series of recommendations to improve their site's performance. Where appropriate, I also provided recommendations to help […]
Developed and led a 1 hour training session on Google Analytics for the content staff of a state government website. The session included some basics of Google Analytics, but also some more advanced path (navigation summary) and multidimensional (segments and filters) analysis. It was designed to help the staff members begin to assess the effectiveness […]
A government website for which I serve as the lead developer and designer, just passed a rigorous 508 compliance review. The review was conducted after we did a number of enhancements and a significant content build out.
Developed the XML template that will be used for a new government RSS feed.