EB Consulting offers comprehensive human resources consulting, human resources outsourcing, and recruiting services.
This project was a complete redesign of a Flash-based site. While the client was generally happy with the old site, they did not want to exclude visitors using devices that don't support Flash.
Old Site
ESLIM is a group of churches in Northern Virginia that offer ESL classes for immigrants.
This project was a complete redesign of an older tables-based site. Because ESLIM wanted to be able to add and update content without going through me, I decided to use WordPress as a CMS
Old Site
Shawn Daniels Painting offers high end custom paint jobs and home maintenance services.
The SDP site uses cutting edge CSS techniques but degrades gracefully and is fully useable on Internet Explorer 6.
Inner Circle World Martial Arts is a family martial arts program based in Northern Virginia.
Rocktown Rentals is a property management company based in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
This is a redesign of an older site that was functional but looked a little dated. The Rocktown Rentals site integrates two external systems for viewing available rentals properties and paying rent online.
Old Site
Baney Media is a full-service media production company that specializes in documentary programming. They are based in Arlington, Virginia.
Chesapeake Strategy, Inc. developments scalable web applications.
CSI wanted a simple, easy-to-digest site with some basic information about their business.
I am a DC-area native and current DC resident. I've been interested in technology since 1987, when my parents bought their first PC.
For the last two years I've been heavily involved in freelance web design and development. At this point I'm very familiar with HTML and CSS, and I have a foundation in scripting languages like JavaScript and PHP.
I code by hand. WYSIWYG editors like Dreamweaver are not for me. My Mac code editor of choice is Coda, although I may switch to something else if they don't release version 2 soon. If I'm on a PC, I like to use Notepad++. My preferred application for image editing, mockups and wireframes is Adobe Fireworks, although I'm also pretty good with Photoshop. For photography, I like Adobe Lightroom.
I pursue cross-platform and cross-browser compatibility whenever reasonable. That means that I won't spend 15 hours trying to get a site pixel perfect in Internet Explorer 6, but I will do my best to ensure that users stuck on very old browsers can still access the content. I use virtual machines to test my sites on Mac, Windows, and Linux operating systems. When possible, my sites "degrade gracefully" and remain functional and attractive without CSS3, HTML5, or JavaScript. While I don't always create mobile versions of my sites, I do make sure that they can be used comfortably on modern smartphones and tablets. I'm also a stickler for sites that load quickly even on slower cellular connections. You will never see an 800KB PNG file on a site that I create.
For metrics and stats, I typically use Google Analytics. I've dealt with many different web hosts and domain registrars and the only strong opinion I have is this: I hate GoDaddy. I've helped to build simple e-commerce sites using PayPal as a processor. I have not had the pleasure of using something more sophisticated, like Magneto or a fully-hosted solution like Shopify, but I'd love to get that opportunity.
