I'm Jeff. I'm a web developer, photographer, world traveler, movie lover, and baseball fanatic.
Web Development
TDI Security
A showcase of a technology security company's products and service offerings. The WordPress site features a custom theme based on FoundationPress, a mobile responsive layout with breakpoints for phone, tablet, and desktop. JavaScript libraries like Isotope and D3.js enable dynamic filtering, interactive page elements, and subtle animations to data presentations. Sticky subnavigation and sidebars ensure that users never get lost in long, scrolling content. Page and browser caching ensures fast site performance. Social networking tools increase shareability. A comprehensive WordPress back-end allows for easy maintenance of site content by the client.
responsive layout, WordPress, FoundationPress, Isotope, D3.js | Developer
MonkeyStats
There weren't any good, free web sites for managing the schedule and statistics for recreational baseball and softball teams, so I made this. Team managers can keep player rosters, post schedules, send game invites, and keep team statistics. Features advanced form functionality and data validation, intense baseball math. Also included is a physics simulator showing how far you can hit a ball under various conditions.
custom PHP, Mailgun integration
17th Street BBQ
News and events from an Illinois restaurant group. Site features updatable menus, a carousel with merchandise, a newsletter subscription form, and a blog. The client's Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube feeds are featured in the footer.
responsive layout, WordPress, Twitter/Instagram/Facebook/YouTube feeds | Lead Developer
Ping Pong Rankings
A ranking system for office ping pong or any other competitive event. The system is built as a ladder, where players can challenge players above them and must win to move up. Email notifications for challenge matches and reminders of upcoming games are automatically sent out. Playing statistics including all-time records, streaks, and easiest/toughest opponents are calculated on the fly. Back-end tools allow admins to add and remove players.
responsive layout, Foundation
Juniper
Mediterranean-inspired restaurant in Wellesley, Massachusetts. One-page site features navigation with animated scrolling, an online menu populated by SinglePlatform, gift card and cookbook ordering integration with PayPal, and a photo gallery.
responsive layout, WordPress, Foundation, PayPal integration | Lead Developer
Home Run Derby
A goofy game I played with friends as a kid and still play today. I've added an intense Glicko-2 ranking system and charts to display each player's performance over time. Also includes fun stories, rules, pictures, and videos.
responsive layout, custom PHP, Bootstrap, Chart.js
Loveline Tapes
A community effort to collect, organize, and share recordings of old Loveline radio shows. Loveline was a nationally syndicated radio call-in program featuring Adam Carolla and Dr. Drew that offered medical and relationship advice to listeners. Over three thousand recordings are stored, all of them indexed, searchable, and available to public for free. Features include a jQuery MP3 player, call tagging, integrated message board, and search functionality. Back-end tools allow admins to upload and archive new recordings, moderate content, and ban users. Cloudflare CDN delivers cached content for the best performance.
custom PHP, phpBB integration, CloudFlare
Jaybridge Robotics
Autonomous vehicle and industrial robotics software company requested a site which showcased the technology. A hero carousel with content transitions and scroll-driven parallax interactions were added to make the browsing experience more dynamic.
responsive layout, WordPress, Foundation | Lead Developer
CrowdStrike
Corporate marketing site for global cybersecurity leader. Website makes extensive use of WordPress custom post types and custom fields to manage heavy content and Bootstrap for responsive mobile design.
responsive layout, WordPress, Bootstrap, webpack | Sr. UI Developer
Super Bowl Squared
Pick numbers before the big game, and win big if the scores at the end of each quarter matches your numbers. Site features secure logins for each user and email notifications using an external SMTP service.
responsive layout, WordPress, Mailgun integration
Photography
Safeco Field
Seattle, Washington
Safeco Field has a unique retractable roof that only acts as an "umbrella" for the stands and field rather than forming a complete climate-controlled enclosure, as is the case with all other retractable roofs in Major League Baseball. The field also features an LED video display scoreboard, the second largest HD video display scoreboard in MLB.
Beckholmssundet
Stockholm, Sweden
Beckholmssundet is a narrow sound between Grona Lund and Beckholmen in Stockholm. The island of Beckholmen has several dry docks for the repair and cleaning of ships. This view is from the Beckholmsbron bridge looking west.
Victoria Parliament Building
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
The British Columbia Parliament buildings began operation officially during 1898. The grand scale of its 500 ft long andesite façade, central dome, and two end pavilions, the richness of its white marble, and combination of Baroque rigorous symmetry, use of domes and sculptural massing with the rusticated surfaces of the currently popular Romanesque Revival style contributed to its being an innovative and impressive monument for the young province.
The Words Don't Fit the Picture
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Art piece in front of Vancouver Public Library. The free-standing sign comprised of glowing bulbs was installed by Vancouver-based artist Ron Terada in 2010. Terada wanted to remember an era when the city was filled with striking, iconic neon signs. "The Words Don't Fit the Picture" is a 1972 album by country singer Willie Nelson.
A Message from Above
Jerusalem, Israel
The Old City as viewed from the Mount of Olives, named for the olive groves that once covered its slopes. The mount has been used as a Jewish cemetery for over 3,000 years and holds approximately 150,000 graves.
Astronomical Clock in Old Town Square
Prague, Czech Republic
The Astronomical Clock, or Orloj, is mounted on the southern wall of Old Town City Hall in the Old Town Square. The clock was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest one still operating.
Cliffs of Moher
County Clare, Ireland
The cliffs consist mainly of beds of Namurian shale and sandstone, with the oldest rocks being found at the bottom of the cliffs. It is possible to see 300 million year old river channels cutting through the base of the cliffs. For scale, you can see a woman and child walking the cliff's edge at the top of the photo.
Fira at Sunset
Santorini, Greece
Firá is the modern capital of Santorini. A traditional settlement, it derives its name from an alternative pronunciation of "Thíra", the ancient name of the island itself. The cliff is covered with restaurants and bars reaching outward to offer the best possible views of the setting sun every evening.
United States Capitol
Washington, District of Columbia
The original Height of Buildings Act, passed by Congress in 1899 in response to the construction of the Cairo Hotel, limited buildings to the height of the Capitol building, which rises to 289 feet. But the act was amended in 1910 to restrict the height of any building to the width of the adjacent street plus 20 feet; thus, a building facing a 90-foot-wide street could be only 110 feet tall. The Capitol building is currently the fifth tallest structure in Washington.
View from St. Mary Falls
Glacier National Park, Montana
A short hike from Going-to-the-Sun Road takes you to St. Mary Falls, one of the hundreds of waterfalls scattered around Glacier National Park. Turn around, and you're treated to a truly magical scene.
From the Blogs
Moana 2
December 7, 2024 | reviews
Great animation, but the story lacks punch because the stakes just aren’t very high. Moana wants to meet other explorers? On top of that, Maui’s song piece isn’t very good, and Heihei isn’t as funny.
Oahu’s East Coast & Some Goodbye Laughs
November 18, 2024 | travel
As our trip draws to a close, yesterday was spent reminiscing about trip highlights and celebrating our friendship over drinks in the hot tub. It took a while for us to figure it out, but pouring our off-property alcohol into aluminum resort water bottles is sure a lot cheaper than…
A Pool & Safari Day
November 16, 2024 | travel
Another morning workout, another chia pudding parfait and banana for breakfast with a backdrop of swinging palm trees and crashing waves. Life could be worse. Sitting at our breezy breakfast table with the boys, I told them my Claire Danes story, probably the best story I have about myself, one…