Porting content over from an outdated classic ASP codebase to a modern and more robust PHP framework. Project goals included assessing content for web accessibility and making improvements, removing outdated website elements, improving session security, and allowing for UI/UX and maintenance improvements in future iterations.… [read more]

Client: Napa Valley Vintners

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

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]

Client: Napa Valley Vintners

Role: Sole strategist, designer, and programmer.

Technology: Azure Web App, CSS, DNS, HTML, Laravel, PHP, SQL Server

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]

Client: Napa Valley Vintners

Role: Sole strategist, designer, and programmer

Technology: AJAX, Bootstrap, Composer, Google Maps API, HTML, Javascript, jQuery, Laravel, npm, PHP, Responsive Web, SASS, SQL Server

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]

Client: Napa Valley Vintners

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

A custom tool built for in-house creation and cataloging of campaign and branded short links.… [read more]

Company: Napa Valley Vintners

Role: Concept, design, and execution

Technology: Bootstrap, CSS, Design, HTML, Javascript, jQuery, PHP, Rebrandly API

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]

A complete update for the Napa Green program website which included moving from an ASP Classic codebase to a custom PHP framework.  The site integrates with data from an SQL Server on Azure as well as photo resources via the SmugMug API.

Highlights included producing a pattern library that adapted to a wide range of colors within the designed palette, developing custom CMS tools to publish calendar events and program stories, and an account area that processes certification submissions.… [read more]

Company: Napa Valley Vintners

Role: Web Manager, including all design and development

Technology: Adobe Acrobat, AJAX, Bootstrap, Bower, CSS, Design, Google Maps API, Grunt, HTML, Javascript, jQuery, Photoshop, PHP, Responsive Web, SASS, SmugMug API, SQL Server

A newly designed website for wearable tech startup Kloog Inc.… [read more]

A custom designed business website for massage therapist, Linda Pheasant in Bend, Oregon. The website features hand-drawn artwork created for the project, also used on Linda’s business cards.… [read more]

A front- and back-end redesign of the business website for long-time collaborator and client Nancy Montgomery – owner of custom furniture design company, REFORM; including WordPress migration and optimization for mobile platforms.… [read more]

A small-scale custom wordpress theme designed for a professional Ph.D Candidate’s online Curriculum Vitae. The site was designed for simplicity and budget, while leveraging the theme for flexibility and potential reuse in future projects.… [read more]

A new glamorous camping directory website built from the domain up. The site was designed starting with a simple purchased wordpress theme that was then highly customized for both front and backend functionality and presentation, including unique administrative roles, custom wordpress terms, and an overhaul on the content’s appearance.

UPDATE: This website was sold in 2020 to an Australian web agency looking to expand into their local glamping market.… [read more]

A custom Learning Management System (LMS) for corporate training clients, designed to enhance the learning experience for large-scale departmental employees. The system was built and designed by an off-shore team with Joomla and Flex, with an administration panel for dynamic content management.… [read more]

The New Delhi Edition of the BrinkGuide mobile travel guide applications developed internally by BrinkMedia for major cities worldwide. The iphone application was built using a custom library and template structure implemented for all BrinkGuide iOS applications, requiring relevant graphics and a plist file to define a new city in the series.… [read more]

Designed and developed a new website for The Canelo Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to the instruction of strawbale building techniques in Canelo, AZ.… [read more]