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Implemented 508-Compliant Version of AddThis

The AddThis bookmark and sharing widget isn't 508 compliant out of the box, and using their suggested solutions provides a very reduced service.  To address the issue, I implemeted a fully 508 compliant version of their widget by working with some customized CSS and javascript code.  Just got the repot back from the government compliance […]

New website with jQuery-powered Historical Timeline

NCLD-Youth's website (http://www.ncld-youth.info), a site I designed and developed, was recently launched.  The site is managed via my custom content management system. One compontent of the site is an interactive timeline about disability history.  The timeline was developed completely without the use of Flash, so it fully accessible, diplays on non-Flash supported devices like the […]

New Design Comps for Federal Website

Just produced a series of new design comps for a section of a Federal website that is going to be revamped.  The task included selecting the artwork, developing a new page layout, and required consideration for the site’s information architecture as a whole.

Custom Media Console for Video, Audio, and Photos

Designed and developed a custom media console to match the branding of a client's site.  The conosole launches using ColorBox, a jQuery plugin.  Video (mp4, mov etc) and audio (mp3) are played using a custom branded FlowPlayer plugin.  The console provides a photo gallery effect for images.  The console also features AddThis functionality that allows […]

Resolved Google Custom Search Engine indexing problems

A client recently had a third party vendor upgrade a portion of their website with a custom database.  As a result, many of the site's URLs were changed.  However, after launch, the old URLs were still appearing in their Google site search (Google Custom Search Engine (CSE)) and none of the new pages were appearing.  […]

Improved file uploader

Modified the file uploader used in my custom content management system so that it can work with websites that do not allow storage of user uploaded files on the same server as the actual website.  The new uploader allows specification of a secondary server for storage of files.  I also developed a "reader" script that […]

Developed/contributed a new function to the open source editor CKeditor

I wanted a way to insert small snippets of executable PHP code into instances of the open source WYSIWYG editor CKeditor.  The only solution I found on the web was a function that allowed you to insert one such snippet per page and field in your database.  I needed more than one snippet per page […]

Interviewing Web Producers and Webmasters

Serving as the senior technical reviewer/interviewer for a client's Web Producer/Webmaster search.  Reviewed resumes, selected interview candidates, developed interview protocol and technical exam, and completed the interviews.

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