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Portfolio
Possibly the most important page on my site
Web Sites:
What do I do for a living? I design websites. After working as a web designer for a computer distributor
in the Silicon Valley, a venture capitalist in San Francisco and
an e-commerce company in Pleasanton, I decided to become an independent
consultant. I now work on a one-to-one basis with my clients where I design, build, and maintain their websites. Some clients need an entire site built from
scratch (Bonnie
Gallup), while others simply need a graphic overhaul (Sky
Power Systems). A client may even need a database built with
coding to present hundreds of items of inventory (Neon
Mirrors). Detailed hit-tracking and CGI scripting can also be
done.
If you're curious to find out more, please contact
me. I'm always ready to roll.
Site are broken down into groups:
Business & General Commerce Sites
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Company: Best Label
Scope: Redesign
Site: www.bestlabel.com
Notes: Complete redesign of website, plus customer order placement section with ability to upload files for print jobs. |
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Company: Football Training Skills
Scope: Design and commerce system built
Site: www.footballtrainingskills.com
Notes: Not everyone gets the chance to build a football video site for a former NFL coach. Was a fun job! |
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Company: Crow Canyon Office Park
Scope: Redesign
Site: www.crowcanyonofficepark.com
Notes: Built from the ground up, the site serves those who need to rent office space in the Bay Area. |
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Company: Western Grinding
Scope: Website redesign
Site: www.westerngrinding.com
Notes: Met with the customer and photographed the facilites. Site redesign features these images along with updated content and a new aesthetic look. |
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Company: Skin Blends
Scope: Redesign and database created
Site: www.skinblends.com
Notes: The Skin Blends website was in need of a complete makeover and that's what we gave it. Several hundred items of inventory were sent into a database to make online shopping simpler. An e-commerce system was built to allow ordering and credit card submittals. |
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Company: NeonSign.com
Scope: Redesign and new database
Site: www.neonsign.com
Notes: Our first step was creating a database to feed thousands of items of inventory. The primary advantage of this site is the high search engine ranking. It comes in first out of millions of entries for "neon sign." |
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Company: Renaissance Fabrics
Scope: Redesign and new database
Site: www.renaissancefabrics.net
Notes: Special additions of this site allow the client to upload her own images to the server. The server then handles the thumbnail creation of the images. Plus, the client can add inventory via web pages. |
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Company: Archaeologia
Scope: Redesign
Site: www.archaeologia.com
Notes: We brought an Access database online and integrated online ordering. Customers can buy items and can safely submit credit card numbers. |
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Company: Sky Power Systems
Scope: Redesign/Transferred website
Site: www.skypowersystems.com
Notes: We redesigned this site to allow customers to get a clear view of the benefits of solar power. Visitors can view dozens of sample homes that have had solar panels installed. |
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Company: Progressive Concepts
Scope: Redesign/DB Inventory
Site: www.progressive-concepts.com
Notes: We kept this design simple, polished and professional. A database feeds the hundreds of items of inventory. Online ordering was also revamped. |
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Company: SBODN
Scope: Redesigned website
Site: www.sbodn.com
Notes: Built from the ground up, everything was geared towards providing customers with up-to-date information on the ongoing meetings in the Silicon Valley. A special feature is the yearly conferences that we schedule. |
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Company: Geyser Guys
Scope: Designed & built website
Site: www.geyserguys.com
Notes: After four years, Geyser Guys has just received its second graphical makeover. We now feature several different sets of pool toys and information on where to purchase them. |
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Company: Funhouse Collectibles
Scope: Designed & built e-commerce website for client
Site: www.neonmirrors.com
Notes: Time and content descriptions have helped this site climb to excellent levels on search engine rankings. It is database driven and the client has full control over: which items are active, pricing, and adding new products. |
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Company: Community Bank of the Bay
Scope: Redesigned website
Site: www.communitybankbay.com
Notes: This Oakland banking site includes drop down informational banners that display the latest loan rates.
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Company: Blue Mountain Air
Scope: Redesigned website
Site: www.bluemountainair.net
Notes: Working with iTeknique.com, we created a clean new design for the company. |
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Company: Blue Mountain Air
Scope: Redesigned website
Site: www.bluemountainland.com
Notes: Working with iTeknique.com, we created a new designed a new design and included flash animations to display photos of some of the land developments. |
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Company: Probate Inheritance Now
Scope: Built website
Site: www.probateinheritancenow.com
Notes: A very simple site, it mainly gives the quick facts and allows customers to submit a request. |
Consulting and Accounting Sites
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Company: Attaine
Scope: Redesign
Site: www.attaine.com
Notes: We worked closely with this client who had a solid understanding of how he wanted things to look. Good feedback helped us to create a satisfying design and navigation tree. |
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Company: Blueback Corporation
Scope: Redesign
Site: www.blueback.us
Notes: This site serves to inform customers of the accounting procedures offered by the Blueback Corporation. |
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Company: Bonnie Gallup
Scope: Created website
Site: www.bonniegallup.com
Notes: We client several different designs for this client and narrowed it down to a solid look for her website. Things are direct and to the point. |
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Company: Sensible Movement
Scope: Created website
Site: www.sensiblemovement.com
Notes: This design was begun by another and finished by myself. The pages offer information on the technique and services provided by the company. |
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Company: Gracer Medical Group
Scope: Designed website template
Site: www.gracermedicalgroup.com/
Notes: I usually won't link to a site that I no longer control since those sites run the risk of straying from the original set design. However, this site still has the integrity of the master design. |
Dance, Theatre, and Entertainment Sites
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Company: Valley Dance Theatre
Scope: Designed & built website
Site: Valley
Dance Theatre.com
Notes: The second revision, done in 2005, features more flash and a bountiful photo section. Keywords placement has also lifted the site to #1 in regards to "livermore dance" and "livermore ballet." Try them out. |
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Company: Diablo Light Opera Company
Scope: Redesign/Transferred website
Site: www.dloc.org
Notes: Keyword placement has raised the site to number one for "Walnut Creek Musical Theatre" on Google. |
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Company: ACLO
Scope: Redesign website
Site: www.aclo.com
Notes: ACLO has had many additions over the past few years. Tickets can be ordered online. Flash animations display photos loaded via an XML file. We also include photo galleries from past seasons. |
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Company: GibsonHouse Mysteries
Scope: Redesigned website
Site: www.gibsonhouse.com
Notes: GibsonHouse has moved in or near the top ten for "Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre." DHTML navigation allow users to get anywhere in the site from anywhere in the site. We used a colorful and informative design. |
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Company: TripleThreatPA
Scope: Designed & built website
Site: www.triplethreatpa.com
Notes: After collecting some great photos of dancers, we redesigned the site to be vivid and dynamic. Careful keyword placement has helped it climb to a good level on Google, MSN and Yahoo!'s ranking system. |
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Company: Spotlight Arts Academy of Dance and Music
Scope: Designed & built website
Site: www.spotlightaa.com
Notes: Redesigned the website and built an online class signup system for students. Also dynamic is the online class schedule which interacts with the signup. Small online store was also implemented. |
Other Sites of Interest
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Company: Pacific Coast Bankers' Bank
Scope: Designed & built website
Site: www.pcbb.com
Notes: I don't maintain this site any more, however they still use the core of my design and the flash animation which I designed. The flash intro is my favorite part. |
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Company: Tom Pico for Assembly
Scope: Designed website for Pleasanton Mayoral Campaign
Site: Election Over - site removed.
Notes: With the election over, the site was removed. But it was a good project and we used VeriSign to allow customers to donate to the campaign. |
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Company: HeyJames - Kauai Photos and Diary
Scope: Designed & built website
Site: Kauai Information
Notes: This site is technically just a portion of HeyJames.com, but I wanted to demonstrate how photos can be integrated into an informational design. |
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Company: Kim Krenik
Scope: Designed & built website.
Site: KimKrenik.com
Notes: I no longer maintain the site, but since I'm fond of the original design, I do keep a screen shot of one page here. Special note: we created a flash player in the upper right which played song samples from albums. Users could turn it on or off. |
Miscellaneous Information
There are a few other sites that I maintain or contribute to:
- MusicalTheatreWorks.org - None of the site design is my own. I simply took over as webmaster to maintain and update the site. One change was adding certain keywords to help the site rise on the search engine ranking charts.
Partners, Companies and Past Clients I have worked with include:
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