I'm Jeff. I'm a web developer, photographer, world traveler, movie lover, and baseball fanatic.
Web Development
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
4-H
Global youth organization needed a refresh of their internationally recognized brand. An updated design was created, and a new back-end content management system allowed for easier organization and maintenance of their deep content. Structured page templates ensure that content is always cleanly presented. Section 508 rules for accessibility were respected.
responsive layout, WordPress Multisite, Foundation, Webdam integration | Tech Lead
FosterPort
Collection of resources on issues impacting older foster youth transitioning out of foster care. Client requested that the resources be easily filterable and fully functional on mobile devices. Site features advanced filtering logic and dropdown panels showing all available filters. Preloaded content and dynamic animation quickly delivers results. Back-end tools allows the organization to easily add new resources and categorize them for proper filtering.
responsive layout, WordPress, Isotope | Lead Developer
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
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
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
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
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
Photography
Whispers
Lake Titicaca, Peru
These women saw that I had a big camera and shied away as I walked past. I turned around to sneak a photo, and the one on the right started laughing when she realized what I was doing.
Powell's City of Books
Portland, Oregon
Powell's headquarters, dubbed Powell's City of Books, is located in the Pearl District on the edge of downtown and occupies a full city block and claims to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world. The inventory for its retail and online sales is over four million new, used, rare, and out-of-print books. Powell's buys around 3,000 used books a day.
Purple Lotus
Bangkok, Thailand
This beauty was floating amongst lily pads at Wat Arun. In Buddhist symbolism, the lotus represents purity of the body, speech, and mind as if floating above the muddy waters of attachment and desire.
Parthenon
Athens, Greece
The Parthenon is a former temple on the Acropolis in Athens, dedicated to the goddess Athena. Construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the peak of its power.
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.
Jefferson Memorial
Washington, District of Columbia
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is dedicated to the third president of the United States. The neoclassical building was designed by John Russell Pope and completed in 1943.
Mount Tasman & Mount Cook
Southern Alps, New Zealand
Mount Tasman and Mount Cook are the two highest mountains in New Zealand. They sit four kilometers apart in the Southern Alps, the mountain range which runs the length of the South Island.
A Quiet Moment
Venice, Italy
Walking the alleys and canals of Venice after dark is a completely different experience. Gone are the throngs of tourists. The water and the air are still, and the only thing you hear is the occasional Italian conversation through the windows.
Windmill Towers on Amorgos
Chora, Amorgos, Greece
These empty windmill structures bravely face the fierce winds near the village of Chora. Most of them were built by the Venetians in the 16th century and were primarily used to mill wheat.
Octopi on a Stick
Naxos, Greece
These guys were hanging out right in front of a restaurant. The Greeks love to eat octopus.
From the Blogs
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The Land Before Time
October 14, 2020 | reviews
Interesting themes for kids. Definite racial segregation overtones early on, perhaps a little too on-the-nose. I don’t like how, in most fiction stories, it’s only the mom who cares and is present and is the emotional heartstring that gets plucked. Where’s the dad in all these stories? And weird how…
The Boys in Bergen
September 9, 2016 | travel
After a quick train through the last bit of fjordland, we were in Bergen. As the second largest city in Norway, it’s a pretty good size, and there’s a good energy here. The tourists are almost exclusively Japanese, English, and German.
The Fjordlands of Norway
September 8, 2016 | travel
Our early morning train took us west from Oslo. The first part of the trip was nothing special, with suburbs giving way to the occasional lake. But eventually, the mountains turned into giant boulder piles stained green by lichen, forests got denser, views became more majestic. We’d spend a few…