Created as part of a Documentation Center, the Design Library Reference Center was designed to serve as a comprehensive location to manage and publish various Branding Guidelines and Design Libraries for various projects for web, digital, or print. The CMS editor was built simply, allowing for input of any desired content, including HTML, with optional inputs for external css and scripts.… [read more]
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Documentation Center
Added functionality to an existing staff portal to centralize all technical and organizational documentation online. Features included:
- the ability to add attachments and links for documentation topics, as needed
- categorized filtering for easy search capabilities
- options to create documentation as a private, in-house, or shared resource
- automated document outlines based on parsed html tags within the submitted content
Member Biographies CMS
Porting an existing system from an old ASP Classic VBScript codebase to an existing staff portal intended to serve as a centralized content management system for organizational assets. The new system still had to allow for member submissions to be completed on the old website, while all staff review and publication functionality moved to the new CMS.… [read more]
Technology: AdminLTE, Azure API, Azure Web App, Bootstrap, BootstrapSwitch, Croppie, Javascript, jQuery, Laravel, PHP, SendGrid, SQL
Custom Templated Email System
A rebuild of an earlier system, this iteration integrated fully into a new staff portal designed for comprehensive management of content and communications for company websites and members. Functionality was ported over to a newer codebase built in Laravel, striving to maintain UI/UX familiarity in order to reduce any resistance to adoption.… [read more]
Role: All development, testing, migration, and design
Press Release Publishing System
Another rebuild for an outdated codebase built in ASP Classic with VBScript, this project integrated old and new functionality into an existing staff portal built with Laravel and AdminLTE. The new system leveraged Laravel’s event bus and queued dispatch capabilities to publish and send Press Releases to customized mailing lists. Releases were also published to associated organization websites based on tags provided by approved content editors.… [read more]
Role: Feature implementation and strategy, including data migration, UI/UX design, programming, deployment, and QA
Custom Member Newsletter System
A rebuild of an earlier system build in .Net, the new custom member newsletter system was built to integrate with the existing in-house staff system used for content management, developed in PHP, Laravel, and AdminLTE. The project leveraged Laravel’s event bus and queued dispatch capabilities to send daily emails to member subscribers according to an approved publication schedule of content.… [read more]
Role: Design, programming, testing, QA, deployment, and training
Recipes CMS
New functionality and content added to the NapaValley.wine website, including site architecture, web design and layout, video editing, and copywriting for the consumer facing site.
For the backend content management system, a new section was created in an existing staff portal to allow for WYSIWYG editing based on a custom boilerplate for the specified content.… [read more]
Technology: AdminLTE, Azure API, Azure Web App, Croppie, Data Architecture, Design, Javascript, jQuery, Laravel, PHP, TinyMCE
NapaVintners.com Codebase Update
Porting content over from an outdated classic ASP codebase to a modern and more robust PHP framework. Project goals included assessing content for web accessibility and making improvements, removing outdated website elements, improving session security, and allowing for UI/UX and maintenance improvements in future iterations.… [read more]
Role: Sole developer for initial port and QA launch/testing phases. Project was then handed off to in-house staff for further modifications and development prior to launch.
Technology: AJAX, Azure Web App, Bootstrap, Composer, HTML, Laravel, npm, PHP, Responsive Web, SASS, SQL Server, web accessibility
Collective Napa Valley
A new philanthropic endeavor for the Napa Valley Vintners, Collective Napa Valley serves as a re-envisioned model for over 40 years of community giving. The project included rethinking the organization’s long-term data structure and technological foundations, reviewing various CRM platforms for key features and functionality, migration to the new platform, and customizing the platform web templates.… [read more]
Role: Strategic partner for identifying project requirements and scope; NVV technical lead for integration into new Microsoft platforms; web design and UI/UX specifications within the platform limitations; content advisor and review, design and accessibility implementation.
Technology: AJAX, Bootstrap, CSS, Custom Theme, Design, HTML, Illustrator, Javascript, jQuery, Liquid, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Powerapps, Photoshop, Responsive Web, web accessibility, XML
ANV Legacy Microsite
Create a microsite to archive content from the larger AuctionNapaValley.org website now that the event is no longer taking place. Requirements included porting content, code, data, and styling over from the existing RoR website to a new Laravel codebase.… [read more]
Role: Sole developer
Technology: Bootstrap, Design, HTML, jQuery, Laravel, Ruby on Rails, SASS, SQL Server, web accessibility
Custom Link Manager
Re-engineering the original tool to remove the Rebrandly API and build the system completely custom to remove system limitations, improve long-term management of resources, and expand the existing functionality to include redirecting parked domains with tracking.… [read more]
Role: Sole strategist, designer, and programmer.
NVV Staff Central
A custom Content Management System (CMS) built in support of NapaValley.wine and other Napa Valley Vintner web properties. The project including devising the data schema and user-interface for managing and scheduling complex, interrelated content online, including image cropping, map itineraries, time-sensitive wine sales promotions, custom permissions management, and more.… [read more]
Role: Sole strategist, designer, and programmer
Technology: AJAX, Bootstrap, Composer, Google Maps API, HTML, Javascript, jQuery, Laravel, npm, PHP, Responsive Web, SASS, SQL Server
NAPA Magazine Microsite
A microsite to host articles and subscriptions for NAPA Magazine, the website is built as a custom theme on WordPress using Sage and Bootstrap. Additional features include a customized interface for managing physical locations for the magazines and a customized functionality for dynamically loading PDFs of each issue into a page-flipping widget.… [read more]
Role: Sole designer and developer
NapaValley.wine
Launching a new brand to target wine enthusiasts, NapaValley.wine expanded the Napa Valley Vintners’ online presence for consumer-driven content. The project was done in collaboration with in-house staff and contract designers to successfully bridge the space between luxury and brand accessibility.… [read more]
Role: Strategic partner in developing project goals, requirements, wireframing, content outlines, design and brand approval. Our contract design agency developed initial static pages which I then integrated into the Laravel backend. Further design, development, and revisions were implemented as required.
Technology: AJAX, Bootstrap, Composer, CSS, Design, fancybox.js, Google Maps API, Google Recaptcha, HTML, jQuery, Laravel, masonry.js, npm, Photoshop, PHP, SASS, ScrollMagic.js, SQL Server, swiper.js, Twilio SDK, web accessibility
TrainorBuilders.com
Designed and developed a complete (mobile-responsive) website update for residential and commercial construction firm, Trainor Builders, located in Napa Valley.
The site was produced as a custom WordPress theme to enable more regular updates to the project portfolio and content.… [read more]