I'm Jeff. I'm a web developer, photographer, world traveler, movie lover, and baseball fanatic.
Web Development
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
Ball Catchers
Catalogs the fans who have caught the most famous home run balls in Major League Baseball history. Features stories collected from news outlets, modals with videos showing each home run, and photos of the lucky fans.
custom PHP, Facebook comments
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
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
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
Tilted Kilt
National restaurant chain requested a new site to update their corporate brand and streamline the experience for franchise owners. Features menus and event calendars that can me managed at the corporate and franchise level. Franchise owners can offer unique menu items, drink specials, and integrate local social media accounts. A corporate approval system manages content before it is published to the live site. Geolocation services find the nearest locations for users. A new Kilt Girl is featured on the calendar every month.
responsive layout, WordPress, Foundation, Facebook/Instagram feeds | Tech Lead
FlikPik
We only have so much time left, so why waste your time watching bad movies? What if there was a way to pick your next movie to watch from a list of the best movies ever? And what if you could filter that list to reflect your personal preferences? Using data from IMDB and some proprietary algorithms to come up with final rankings, a list of the best movies ever is presented. Daily cron jobs keep the data fresh. Dynamic filtering allows you to find hidden gems, mark movies as seen, and add them to a watchlist. Movies on your favorite streaming services are a click away.
responsive layout, Foundation, Isotope, TMDb/OMDb/Guidebox API, Google AdSense integration
Professional Athletes Foundation
Organization works with the NFLPA to collect articles and resources for former NFL players. Features dynamically filtered content, social media sharing tools, and an accordion-driven FAQ section.
responsive layout, WordPress, Isotope | 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
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
Photography
McLeod's Table
North Skye, Scotland
Rock formations on the Isle of Skye in the Scottish Highlands. A scene from the film "Prometheus" was filmed here.
Night Sky in the Outback
Bea Creek, Western Australia, Australia
A 4-hour nighttime exposure of the southern sky at Bea Creek camp, just east of the mining town of Tom Price. Set the camera up, clicked the button, and went to bed. You can see the Southern Cross low and center in the sky.
Kuang Si Falls
Luang Prabang, Laos
A three tier waterfall about 29 kilometers south of Luang Prabang.
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.
United States Air Force Memorial
Arlington, Virginia
The three memorial spires range from 201 feet to 270 feet high and appear to be soaring. The array of stainless steel arcs against the sky evoke the image of contrails of the Air Force Thunderbirds as they peel back in a precision 'bomb burst' maneuver.
Walls of Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik, Croatia
A view back on the city from atop the city walls that run almost 2 km around the city. The walls run from 4 to 6 m thick on the landward side but are much thinner on the seaward side. The walls of Dubrovnik have been a popular filming location for the fictional city of King's Landing in the HBO television series, Game of Thrones.
Quiraing
Skye, Scotland
The Quiraing is a landslip on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish Ridge on the Isle of Skye. The unique landscape was formed by a great series of landslips, and the road at its base near Flodigarry requires repairs each year.
Halls of Santa Catalina
Arequipa, Peru
Santa Catalina is a monastery of nuns of the Dominican Second Order. It was built in 1579 and is characterized by its vividly painted walls.
Maybe It's About the Story
Corfu, Greece
Graffiti on a wall in Corfu. Not random, this is a real quote from someone wise and anonymous.
Archaeological Museum of Rhodes
Rhodes, Greece
The Archaeological Museum of Rhodes is housed in the medieval building of the Hospital of the Knights. Grand Master de Lastic began construction of the building in 1440.
From the Blogs
Godzilla Minus One
June 8, 2024 | reviews
A wonderful installment from Toho. They’ve abandoned the guy in a suit, embraced CGI, added a real story with real character arcs and real acting, and it works. I thought Godzilla (2014) was pretty good, but this one may be the best Godzilla movie yet. Action is great, we’ve never…
The Last Day: Gettysburg and Baltimore
June 11, 2023 | travel
Woke up to the most glorious blue skies and sunshine in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. An absolutely perfect morning. We’ve really lucked out with the weather, somehow avoiding most of the smoke and haze from the Canada wildfires and hardly seeing a drop of rain for the whole trip. Our drive to…
In and Out of Cleveland
June 10, 2023 | travel
Just outside of Cleveland is the grave of deadball baseball star Ed Delahanty. He’s an interesting figure in baseball history. Edward James Delahanty (October 30, 1867 – July 2, 1903), nicknamed “Big Ed”, was an American professional baseball player, who spent his Major League Baseball (MLB) playing career with the…