<hello />
Welcome to my small nook within this web of woven bits. Thank you for visiting. ^_^
I am a freelance web developer based in Austin, TX, and have over 12 years of experience authoring custom web sites and web applications.
If you are hoping to contact me, please use the Burly House web site contact form.
Peace,
- Nathan
<folio />
* A sampling from my work portfolio. Not everything I have done is included. Please ask if you are curious about anything.
Custom Built Doors (2008)
- coordinate & implement web app with artwork and plan by oldham design.
- web user picks a custom door using javascript-driven design center.
- quote request web form with web admin tracking system.
Organic Food Delivery (2007)
- custom e-commerce system supporting 300 weekly deliveries
- catalog, shopping cart, customer login, recurring orders
- back-end reports and ongoing support services
Home Contracting Services (2006)
- convert & improve existing image-based site (code housecleaning)
- revised presentation with ongoing content maintenance
- web forms with spam prevention
Yoga and Meditation (2005)
- instructor web log, teaching schedule, biography, articles
- web form contact with spam prevention
Sm. Business- Jewelry (2004)
- convert & improve existing site (code housecleaning)
- custom web forms for contact and ordering
- convert photos for use in online catalog
Title Services (2001)
- products & services tailored towards commercial or residential
- secure web admin with complete content management (CMS)
- dynamic calendar display with event database
- custom web forms to suit business
Residential Home Builder (2000)
- live database with home inventory across 7 cities
- secure web admin with complete content management (CMS)
- calculates distance to local facilities (airport, churches, etc.)
- live news feed with current mortgage rates
Web Storefront E-Commerce Software (1999)
- user configurable online catalog and shopping cart
- secure web admin of page appearance, catalog items, business policy
- realtime orders with credit card merchant account
- OEM custom brand solution (sold as SohoStore, VerioShop, others)
Web Server Add-on Software (1996)
- product information with online ordering
- technical documentation & learning resources for web development tools
- file downloads with statistics
- dynamic scripts illustrating tool ability
Mac Hardware & Software Mail Order (1995)
- modern e-commerce system first launched in 1995
- database-driven product catalog with search
- shopping cart with session tracking
- SSL secure web ordering system
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* This listing is a summary of my computer skills. I have been working professionally with computing environments since 1989, and with client/server environments (including Internet servers) since 1991.
Web Development; (~ 12 years exp)
and Programming (~ 15 years exp)
- Expert experience in authoring web applications (both front & back-end).
- Can adapt to new language or environment in short time.
- XHTML/CSS, JavaScript/DOM, SQL, XML.
- XML-RPC, RESTful apps, AJAX method.
- PHP, SiphonScript/WebSiphon.
- C, C++, XCode IDE, GNU make & autotools.
Human Interface Design (~ 12 years exp)
- User-interface and usability experience, particularly with community-collaborative environments such as computer networks and the Internet.
Database Administration;
and Software Analyst/Architect (~15 years exp)
- Defining and implementing data architecture needs for a variety of business scenarios.
- Current: MySQL, SQLite, Verona-DBI.
- Past: FileMaker, IBM DB2, Oracle, PrimeBase, HP/3000, Verona.
Network Administration (~ 13 years exp)
- Design and installation of computer networks involving multiple operating systems and multiple physical business locations, including wireless networks.
- Platforms: Mac, Linux, Be, Windows.
- Servers: BIND, Apache, Postfix, Courier-IMAP, Mailman, SquirrelMail, ISPConfig.
Network Security (~ 9 years exp)
- Building and deploying secure servers on the Internet and other networks.
- Technology experience: hubs, routers, network bridges and gateways (both hardware and software), firewalls, detection and elimination of network intruders using various software (both commercial and custom-designed).
End-User Application Software (~ 18 years exp)
- Experience with most types of computer software applications released in the last two decades.
- Able to quickly learn and adapt to new tools and workflow concepts.
- Database, word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, layout and design, digital media, scientific, IDE.
