Portfolio

The VGVA has been promoting a gay-positive and inclusive play environment for over 30 years; it is one of the Lower Mainland’s longest-operating volunteer-run sports groups.

In 2008 I redesigned this site, giving it a new layout, several features including a “matchmaker” service for tournaments, polished content and eye-catching graphics.

In November of 2011 I finished another major redesign: the site now runs on WordPress, and sports a revamped layout that better displays sponsors, announcements and matchmaker postings. The matchmaker UI has also been improved in several ways, in particular to make use of AJAX in the login/signup process.

Under the hood, I implemented quite a bit of custom logic, including a control panel allowing non-techy people to configure time-sensitive information for (e.g.) tournaments and registration.

Technologies used: WordPress, JavaScript, AJAX

Circle Craft Co-operative is a unique BC Artist Cooperative dedicated to providing opportunities for craftspeople to connect with the community.

I was part of a team redesigning the site, and implementing the shopping area in Ubercart. My responsibility was mainly in back-end development, in particular to implement an interface to automatically sync inventory and orders with a 3rd-party Point-of-Sale system. I also assisted in template development. Since the site went live in December 2011, I am responsible for ongoing support.

Technologies used: Drupal, JavaScript, AJAX

Vancouver Art and Collectibles is unique. We differ from other online stores as we hand pick each piece/collectible here.

Working with Lou Crockett Design I implemented this online gallery in WordPress, with custom templates and coding.

Technologies used: WordPress, PHP, Gimp

Tupperware lady since 1995

In collaboration with Lou Crockett Design, I implemented a simple yet functional site, with a gorgeous banner and sharp pink-and-gold colour scheme.

Technologies used: HTML/CSS

This graphics portfolio had been originally done in Flash, but the code was old and failing in most recent browsers. I re-implemented the site in PHP with minor changes to the design, using jQuery to duplicate some of the old Flash behaviour.

Technologies used: HTML/CSS, PHP, XML, jQuery

Team Vancouver a member-driven non-profit organisation that coordinates participants for major multi-sport and cultural events such as the Gay Games and the World OutGames.

I gave this site a vibrant new look, updated and edited the content, tweaked the architecture, and added several new features including a blog and events calendar.

Technologies used: HTML/CSS, Adobe Illustrator, GIMP, WebGUI