Welcome

Welcome to my website! I designed this website to showcase my talent as a Graphical Designer, Developer, Information Architect, User Interface Designer, Senior Creative Consultant and a Director of Marketing and Application Development.

I feel that I am a well rounded and creative Developer, Designer and Solution Architect. Having worked with so many driven corporate identities I know how to integrate well thought out designs that conform to their astringent guidelines while maintaining my creative touch.

I have also tried to use this website to help people better understand what a User Interface Designer and Solution Architect does.  As a UE/UI/UX Designer and Architect there is a whole arsenal of tools I use, and a lot of practices that I bridge in order to be effective in what I do.  You will see that I have a lot of programming languages listed, and a lot of Content Management Applications.  The reason for this is that in order to do my job I have had to become intimately familiar with these tools and languages.  I have to know what comes "out of the box" for Content Management Applications so I can identify the pieces that need to be custom coded.  In order to put the design into these applications and into to the code I have had to learn the languages they are written in, and where I need to put my code to make the application look as the client desires.  I have been forced to become a developer in order to do what I love, which is build applications for a wide variety of business models.  I interact with the "Business Owners" to gather the requirements and function as an Information Architect building Wireframes, Workflows, User Personas and and a QA Analyst building Test Cases, and do my very best to be the "User Advocate". I try to make an application that is appealing and easily understood by the audience that is intended to use it, while keeping in mind all of the processes the "Business Owners" are trying to build into the application to make their jobs easier.  I flourish in an environment where I am being challenged to learn a new business model and find ways to improve their business processes, and I love my job!  It shows in my work and in the attitudes of the people I have worked with.  I like to think of every project as a challenge and love working with a team to achieve success.  Each project requires a different mix of talents and I am excited to go into a project and see which cap I will wear that day, and work positively with people in whatever way I can to get the job done.

I hope you enjoy looking at my site and seeing some of the projects I have had the priveledge of working on with other talented and intelligent people, each project is a team effort and I have enjoyed working on every project and have had to grow in so many ways and I continue to learn so many things!  I hope this website helps you understand what it is I do, and can gain some knowledge yourself.  I try to teach as I learn, because that which is given freely is often returned tenfold.

• Prepare and deliver long-term strategic plan for Web development and presence, including standards and guidelines for technical design, based on business goals and input from stakeholders.
• Identify, recommend, and prioritize new Web features and applications in conjunction with business leaders and department managers.
• Establish and document guidelines, policies and procedures for software and application development.
• Identify reusable code required for code library and ensure the high quality creation of the code.
• Perform cost-benefit analyses of proposed Web implementations, enhancements, and modifications.
• Select and implement hardware, software, platforms, publishing tools, and programming languages for the development of Web architecture.
• Create and maintain a consistent Web site architectural structure across the organization's Web applications.
• Communicate and coordinate architecture and strategy with Web site departments and content creators throughout the enterprise and with third-party development agencies, ensuring compliance with overall strategic direction.
• Work with database administrator to design, develop, and update relational databases as they pertain to Web applications.
• Conduct research into current and emerging Web technologies and issues in support of Web development efforts.
• Set and enforce compatibility and interoperability standards that ensure site accessibility for all users.
• Track and evaluate new standards, technologies and trends in Web architecture, development, design, and delivery.
• Monitor and report on Web site traffic and performance.