Type:
Redesign/Content Migration

Length:
3 Month

Description:
TheImageArchitect.com was a website that had its share of problems. A website that’s overloaded with images, deprecated HTML codes and faulty javascripts (see screen shot on the bottom right). The result of the website design not only caused navigational hazards, it was also a nightmare for search engine optimization. The project to revamp the website was 3 folded.

1. Redesign: The new website design provide navigational flexibility and search engine friendliness. The result was a tableless css driven website template that can handle multiple levels of navigational structures.

2. CMS Integration: Because the website has already housed more than 200 web pages, it was decided that a content management system implementation would serve the strategic goal for the business as the contents of the website continues to expand. The content management system brought additional functions such as email marketing and user management in addition to cutting website maintenance time.

3. Customization/Search Engine Optimization: In addition, custom features such as membership based website, subscription capabilities, RSS feeds were implemented. Clean url, google analytics and other search engine optimization strategies were implemented.

Type:
Development/Customization

Length:
6 Month

Description:
xTuple ERP decided to switch their content management system from Joomla to Drupal. I was tasked for several projects.

1. User Registration/Application System: The user registration/application system was developed as a module to the Drupal framework. It allowed user to register or apply for different roles/user accounts. It features a JQuery powered front end and a robust back end administration system. It also has email functionality to notify approved or denied users.

2. 3rd Party Application Integration/Data Migration: Two 3rd party applications (phpBB forum) and MantisBT (bug tracker) were also integrated with the Drupal, it includes user data integration and session/cookie integration between the applications. In addition, application data is migrated from MySQL database to PostgreSQL database. phpBB forum data was also migrated into Drupal.

3. Custom Module Implementation: Advanced forum, notification framework, message framework, google custom search

Type:
Website Development

Length:
2 Month

Description:
Old Dominion University Faculty Orientation website was designed to give new faculty overview of the university. It included a series of video introductions by various department heads and administrators. The website featured a custom XML flash player, php template. A lof of the work on the website included video processing, production. Construction of the XML slides for the slideshow player.