The Rest of the Story
Back in the summer of 1998, a bored high school student, looking for a way to escape the doldrums of June and July, decided he wanted to create a website dedicated to his favorite show and arguably biggest influence at the time, The Simpsons. Of course, this wasn't just some simple task. At the time, there were several issues that would have to be resolved. First, this student had no knowledge of HTML coding, for his family had only purchased a modern computer a couple months earlier. Second, at the time, there were no good WYSIWYG editors for websites, Frontpage being the best available to this young man. A person hoping to use an editor had to hand code most everything anyways to get it to look right. So this student was on a mission. Hours a day he read tutorials online about the basics of HTML, starting with basic tags, moving through tables, experimenting with forms, and eventually wowing the crowds with frames. This one summer goal of creating a site as a shrine to his favorite TV family spawned a lifetime of passion for web development, eventually upgrading to the wonderful world of PHP, MySQL, and javascript/jQuery. And that young, bored high school student, looking for a way to pass the time those many years ago, grew up to become Blaine Jones: Web Developer.
...And now you know the rest of the story.
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WHAT I DO
Front End Javascript/jQuery Development
Backend PHP/MySQL Development
Custom Wordpress Installs
API Integration
Facebook Apps
Intranet Applications
Content Management Systems
Ipad Optimzed Webpages/Web Apps
What I've Done
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International Society of Homotoxicology and Homeopathy
I was recruited on this project to handle all the development. This website has many different facets. The members only section of the site includes ebook downloads, video playlists, and various articles and newletters listings. On the backend, the site features a fully robust, completely custom content management system.
PHP/MySQL, Content Management System, jQuery video plugin
Focus Display Solutions
Wanting a fresh look to their site and wanting to rank better in the search engines, this company approached me to design their new site, which has improved their bounce rate. The SEO practices we have implemented into the site are also helping the site to climb in the search results for a growing list of keywords.
PHP/MySQL, Content Management System, jQuery video plugin
Obituaries For Angels
This not-for-profit approached me to help create two parts of their web presence. This service helps provide funeral costs assistance to the less fortunate and provide an affordable site where people can post obituaries for their loved ones.
PHP/MySQL, Content Management System, jQuery
Arizona Wedding Studio
The request from this client was simple - they wanted a site the looked and functioned great, and they wanted it to be powered by Wordpress on the backend. All the pages have been designed with a corresponding page in the Wordpress admin, and each page can have its own customized sidebar
PHP/MySQL, jQuery slideshows, Wordpress
Elden's Food Fair
Wanting a site that had bells and whistles and offered customers the latest ways to stay informed, this client didn't have the luxury of a large store chain's budget. I researched ways to recreate items that they saw in Flash on other sites with jQuery, cutting down development time. I also created a system, whereby the client can queue up an entire week's worth of Facebook, Twitter, and SMS alerts at one time, thereby cutting down the maintenance required each week to post these alerts. Using tools available, the sending of these alerts also comes at no cost to the client, even with the sending of SMS alerts.
PHP/MySQL, jQuery, Facebook Alerts, Twitter Alerts, SMS Alerts
Southwest Microwave
This client wanted to create a system that simplifies all the hundred+ pages from their parts catalog into a site that helps customers find the right parts quickly. When a part is chosen, all relevent accessories are shown. All parts and accessories can be added to a project cart, which can then be submitted for a quote directly through the website. The goal of the site was to make finding parts in a confusing catalog no longer necessary.
PHP/MySQL
Your Authority Service
This client is in the trucking permit and insurance business. They wanted a system where customers can fill out their permit applications online. Based on a customers answers, all applicable forms are displayed, and at the end of the application process, the total application cost is totalled and customers can pay right through the site. The information is then sent for processing at the client's office.
Authorize.net Payment API Integration
Jensens Foods
The slogan of this store is "Make Everyday an Occasion" - with this in mind, I created an advanced calendar system that is used to display not just store events, but users can create accounts and add their own specific dates and occasions to their own calendar. Their is also a birthday club, which automatically sends out a birthday coupon via email on a user's birthday.
PHP/MySQL, jQuery, Mailing List
Grand Food Center
This site features one of the best laid out content management systems I have created. It was designed to allow for changing the content displayed on the site with a literal click of a button. This store, incidently, also has the notoriety of being the supermarket Kevin shops at in Home Alone.
PHP/MySQL, jQuery, Content Management System
Sprouts Farmers Market
Gift Card Shopping Cart
This is the ordering module that Sprouts Farmer's Market used on their site for customers to order gift cards. This system was designed so that several stores can use the same system on their site without having to custom build a shopping cart each time.
Cyber Source Payment API Integration
VirTra Systems
I was contracted to assemble this site from a very elaborate set of Photoshop layouts. The client requested a robust CMS that they could use to modify all the content on the site.
PHP/MySQL, jQuery, Content Management System
Random Indifferent
Observations
This was just a side project amongst friends to create a site that utilized the Facebook API. It was designed to allow people to post random thoughts as they pop into their heads.
PHP/MySQL, Facebook Open Graph API and JS SDK
Shipping Spy
I was asked to build this site as a means to allow people to search through millions of shipping manifests as a means of spying on your competition.
PHP/MySQL, Wordpress, Authorize.net API
Shipping Spy
I was contracted to build this site after the previous contractor fell through. I was asked to build this using a Wordpress core.
PHP/MySQL, Wordpress
Monkey Bear Books
Create a book about your child. This site allows people to pick a theme for a book and to upload photos. An author then creates the book. This site hooks into several Wordpress functions, including image uploading.
PHP/MySQL, Wordpress
Echo Medical
This project actually has two parts to it. There is the general website describing the ipad app, and then there is a sample app, which is just an iPad-optimized webpage designed to function like an app.
PHP/MySQL, Wordpress, iPad optimized webpages
