My goal is to provide affordable, quality web devlopment to nonprofits and green / socially-conscious businesses. My relationship with computers and databases began when I was fourteen as a collaboration among friends to automate our favorite role-playing game. I tried two years of electrical engineering before deciding that Computer Science was more to my liking.
Coming from a theoretical background in software engineering has given me a strong appreciation for page validation, accessibility & SEO considerations, code optimization, separation of presentation & content, code documentation, and similar concepts. I strive to adhere to these values in my work, while at the same time finding the balance between the ideal & feasibility / budget.
Technologies
- (x)html
- php
- sql
- css
- xml
- javascript (dhtml, web 2.0)
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) /
Section 508
- ssi
- unix shell / ssh
- svn
- photoshop, fireworks
- dreamweaver / contribute
- flash
- eclipse ide
- vpn
Experience
- Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science
- Thorough familiarity with relational database design principles
- 4 years as freelance web developer and I.T. consultant
- 1.5 years as webmaster and secondary I.T. support for Bay area nonprofit organization
- 1 year as principal I.T. support for 10-computer office
- Over ten years working with nonprofits and small businesses
Past Projects / Clients
"Kent has come through for us many times. He's fast, friendly, effective, and tenacious about solving the problem. Even with a total non-techie, he's patient and able to explain things."
– Lynn Cheatham, E.D., Stepping Stones Project
Paula Nelson & the Guilty Pleasures – Site maintenance. Consulting on migration to CMS platform.
Cal Hiking & Outdoor Society – Customized Drupal site (construction, theming). Assistance with maintenance of website & online membership database. Consulting on website & email list issues.
Magic Spark – CSS coding on several projects.
Insight Cruises – Consulting on Joomla! capabilities. Installation of Apache / PHP / MySQL & Joomla! on local machine (Mac). Training on use of phpMyAdmin and installation of Joomla! & Wordpress.
Isaac Bauman – Wordpress training: use and theme customization.
Todd Gillens – Static website using Adobe Contribute templates so that Todd can maintain the site, training on website editing. Technical advisor to designer (Todd).
Nude Food – Customized Joomla CMS & digiSHOP shopping cart website.
American Earth – Customized Joomla CMS website. Content entry and site maintenance by client.
Peaceful Goods – Customized digiSHOP shopping cart & Contribute template website.
Center for Environmental Health – Customized Joomla CMS website. Content entry and site maintenance by client. Site design has changed slightly since launch.
Northern California Hosteling International – Customized Joomla / Thyme / Wordpress CMS website.
To-Go Ware – Customized digiSHOP shopping cart & Contribute template website.
Extrovert Software – Collaboration in Joomla! integration (new component for Thyme's Joomla! Studio module). Documentation for Joomla! Studio. Tech support for Thyme end-users.
Hosteling International San Francisco – Customization of Thyme / Wordpress CMS (website now rebuilt)
Independent Living Resource Center, SF – Custom MS Access client management database. Ongoing maintenance.
Foothill College Paramedic Program – General support, software training.
Small Press Distribution Books – Custom MS Access donor management database.
Stepping Stones Project – Customized Filemaker Pro / eBase database, web development (former site).
Barbara Milliff Children's Center – Customized Filemaker Pro / eBase database.
Origo, Inc – Custom static website. Site has since been redesigned.
kanatsitapiiksi.org – Customized Wordpress website.
Beausoleil Architects – General I.T. support.
Rainbow Mountain Children's School – PC network installation.
References available upon request.
