Designing and building sites, tools and apps since I was a kid
Building beautiful tools to improve the developer experience and workflows
2022
GitHub Action to drive file naming consistency for increased productivity across teams.
Unix based systems and Windows treat file case sensitivity differently, which can lead to recurring git conflicts and broken deployments.
Create an GitHub Action to check for kebab-case consistency in filenames and break builds as needed, accelerating consistency and improving productivity.
2021
NPM package for a minimalist and clean jsdoc template
Most jsdoc templates at the time were ugly, which limited usability for users and adoption of code documentation for authors.
Create an template with clear visual and information hierarchies to increase developer productivty.
2022
Scripts to convert Azure/review-checklists JSON to Markdown frontmatter.
The popular Azure Review Checklists source leveraged JSON data, limiting content richness and scalability.
Create a script to convert the existing JSON (preserving previous efforts) into Markdown for richer content to accelerate customer learning.
2019
Cloud Architecture Graphs for Humans
Most auto-generated architect graphs rely on technical components, creating lots of visual noise limiting their usefulness.
Create human friendly graphs to quickly identify bottlenecks that affect business contexts.
Highlights from 25+ year career… starting as a web designer
| Project | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|
App (2015) Antwort - Email Signature Generator AppCLI for automated email development, incl. template generation and inlining CSS | ||
CLI Tool (2015) Antwort CLI for E-Mail GenerationCLI for automated email development, incl. template generation and inlining CSS | ||
Website (2013) Janus Projekt WebsiteSmall website for Ancestry.de partner acquisition featuring Google Maps integration. | ||
Conversion Optimization (2010) Ancestry.de User Onboarding StrategyWe conducted user research and decided to counterintuitively increase number of steps in our onboarding flow to sucessfully increase new subscriber conversation rate and revenue. | ||
App (mini) (2010) Start Your Tree Wizard (Ancestry.de)Created a start your family tree wizard in Flash that integrates family name facts and basic search results. | ||
Website (2009-2010) Bayerische Kriegsstammrollen Campaign (Ancestry.de)Branded microsite & Document Viewer (Flash) for Bavarian War Rosters from WWI collection launch. | ||
Website (2010) European Emigration Site (Ancestry.de)Small website about various groups that emigrated to the U.S. | ||
Website (2009) Telefonbücher Campaign (Ancestry.de)Branded microsite for launch of Telephone books collection. | ||
Video (hack) (2008) World Archives Project Video (Ancestry.de)Localized a ca. 9MB U.S. video with a custom built Flash slideshow for four European markets. | ||
Website (2005) Hiroshima Nagasaki 2005: Student SymposiumWebsite and Poster for the Student Symposium of the conference. | ||
Website (2007) Boston Latin School - History of Art and ArchitectureWebsite for assignments, handouts, images, etc. of art history course at Boston Latin. | ||
Website (2003) Seevak 2003: Dorothy DayMy friends and I created a Seevak project on Dorothy Day and placed first. | ||
App (2015) Learntoquestion.com DiscussionsCustom bulletin board software for Boston Latin School. | ||
Website (2000-2010) Seevak Website CompetitionA clean typography-based redesign of the Seevak Website Competition pages. | ||
Website (2000-2010) Seevak ResourcesWordpress design and template development. |