References: Kevin Buickerood (Art manager, 972.265.8000), Gary Marshall (IT manager/developer, 972.265.8000)
- Tasks:
- Damage control: protect graphic artists from themselves and the WYSIWYG trap.
Methodology: learn about upcoming projects and lend some foresight. Examples: Domain registration, flash required on product launch, document version renames, revision control.
- Assist art department with webserver issues.
Methodology: provided support as needed (generally permissions, accounts, FTP/SSH, PHP).
Functioned as one of two liaisons between Traxxas and the hosting data center.
Performed on-site datacenter inspection.
- Report site metrics (advertising CPM,
traffic, errors).
Methodology: nightly parsing of apache access and error logs
(perl and bash scripts delivered by sendmail pipe).
- Edit and provide original technical content.
Methodology: built HTML-based training and troubleshooting documentation, provided to Art Department in real-time as it was updated (pushed out to Art directories as part of editing process). Edited manuals, inserts, instructions, etc, published by Traxxas.
- Monitor and report server loads during identified peak periods.
Methodology: vmstat/iostat to monitor I/O and CPU loads. {bottleneck was bandwidth; advised we move all media out to network's edge}.
- Monitor and report employee web usage.
Methodology: query ISA proxy log database.
- Deliver web-collected data to outsourced fulfillment.
Methodology: .bat scripts to build and compress .csv files for import by fulfillment house.
- Increase employees access to information by using defined searches
Methodology: leverage keyword replacement features in Mozilla/Firefox, MyIE2/Maxthon, etc.
References: Gerald Saxon (Associate Director for Special Collections, 817.272.3393), Kit Goodwin (Cartographic Archivist, 817.272.5329).
This University of Texas at Arlington project was funded by a grant from the Houston Endowment.
- Tasks:
- Benchmark existing cartographic site technologies..
Methodology: Flew to San Francisco to observe map operations of the David Rumsey map collection.
Worked with Library of Congress developer Dave Woodward on mathematical code.
- Site must be accessible to minimal browsers in Texas public schools, particularly poorer areas in S. Texas.
Methodology: All processing was server-side (java viewer optional).
- to minimal browsers in Texas public schools, particularly poorer areas in S. Texas.
Methodology: All processing was server-side (java viewer optional).
- Work with delicate primary sources
Methodology: Exercised proper archival handling of 500-year-old primary sources.
- Political restrictions mean site is divided across OS platforms.
Methodology: Main site and database queries on Microsoft platform (.asp); map generation on Solaris (cgi/perl/ANSI c)
- Serve on-the-fly graphics from proprietary indexed .tiff and from .jpg thumbnails.
Methodology: Main site and database queries on Microsoft platform (.asp); image service
References: Scott Massey (Director of Technical Instruction, 817.272.2581).
Approximately 50% of the UTA ConEd Unix coursework is based on my online syllabi.
- Tasks
- Maintain consistent navigation scheme so that returning students can leverage their existing familiarity.
Methodology: used template system described below.
- Reusable templates to make page duplication
easier
Methodology: seed document fragments housed in an off-web
template
directory. At creation time, a shell script with command line args
creates new directories, files, and initial RCS revision.
Early web work: 1996-2000
References: Fred Morache (VP Marketing), Buck Buchanon (VP Technology), Troy Minaldi (Marketing) at Snelling Corporate.
Built first website for $200m company, including:
- online job search for users; candidate search for companies. In a pre-DBI world this was mainly done in DB hashes.
- intranet for forms, directory, PR, and payroll information distribution. Saved $50k each year in printing and distribution costs. Authentication info held in DB hashes for speed.
- Online office mapping in a pre-MapQuest world, using Know-Where and MapBlast.
- Email/Fax blast gateway used to deliver PR info, user resumes, etc.
- provided direct support for corporate and 300+ offices worldwide.
- designed template-driven sites for franchisees
- jobs, candidates, and websites editable by office staff
- Snelling flew to me to Snelling Convention in L. Vegas to train offices.
References: Charles Freeman, Partner.
Built first interactive web presence for $200m company, including:
- online house search for Dallasites ($2m houses in Park Cities, etc)
- Database maintainable by the agents themselves
- Site has been redesigned, but all existing .asp functionality was implemented in 1999 in cgi/perl.
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