Development of a government design system, including design tokens and class-based components, built with JavaScript, HTML, and SASS/SCSS/CSS using BEM.Tools used included VSCode, node.js 16-20, npm/npx, nvm, Vite, Storybook 6-7, Amazon Style Dictionary 3, Git, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, and Confluence in a MAC OS 13.2 (Ventura) environment.

Owner and founder of Metalunderground.com, a heavy metal news site that I designed and coded from the ground up using ColdFusion and Microsoft SQL Server 2000.Highlights: The site has served as my development sandbox and has taught many lessons in scalability, security, and spam prevention. Experience in Windows server (2000-2012) administration, SQL Server administration, domain and DNS management, Apache 1.3-2.4 administration, Coldfusion 5-7/Lucee 4.5 and 5.4.x performance tuning and administration, Amazon S3, SSL implementation via Let’s Encrypt, Akismet integration, RSS, microformats/schema.org, SEO/SEM, social media marketing, web analytics, Google Webmaster Tools, Google Tag Manager, Hubspot CRM, and advertising.I managed a staff of 20+ freelance contributors/writers up until 2011, when I hired a content manager. Also handled all other major aspects of the site from coding to marketing (including SEO, SEM, and merchandise), to business development (monetizing the site's traffic, establishing connections, etc).Metalunderground.com peaked at more than 750,000 page views and 300,000 unique visitors per month.Hardware and Software: 2002: Built a tower PC web server from parts with RAID via IDE, running Windows 2000 Server, ColdFusion 6, Apache 1.3.x, and SQL Server 2000.2008: Built a 1U rackmount server from parts with SATA RAID, running Windows Server 2008, ColdFusion 7, Apache 2.2.x, and SQL Server Express 2008.2015: Moved from a co-located rackmount server to a virtual private server (VPS), running Windows Server 2008, on which I set up and configured Lucee 4.5.x, Apache 2.4.x, and SQL Server Express 2012.2023: Installed and configured new software to migrate the site to Lucee 5.4.x (with Tomcat 9), Apache 2.4.x, and SQL Server Express 2022 on a new VPS running Windows Server 2019.

[Continued supporting UEF, as below]Development Lead, documentation, and development on UEF 3.0, the next major version of the design system, using StencilJS v2.14 and Storybook. This new version of UEF aims to be more flexible and less opinionated, reduce technical debt by leveraging a more mature component architecture, address framework integration and reactivity at the architectural level, and includes theming via design tokens and a CSS variables API. The project is managed using Kanban in Jira in a continuous integration environment.Developed training curriculum and delivered UEF Angular Integration Training with a team member to numerous cohorts, both in-person and synchronously over Skype/Teams, training more than 140 employees total. The curriculum that I developed and presented covered specifics about UEF as a design system, web components, how to interface with them, and Angular and JavaScript techniques.Developed a component-based implementation of CSS Grid and Flexbox layout components and gained a deep understanding of modern CSS layout techniques.Built four responsive site/page templates using UEF 3 components.Perform integration testing of web component functionality in Angular and React test applications.Upgraded multiple Angular 7 applications to Angular 11.Responsible for weekly and monthly Leidos reporting for the work activity.Assist with technical phone screens of candidates for positions with front-end/Angular requirements.Completed the Pega System Architect training (60+ hours; including Intro to Pega Platform, Low Code App Builder, Low Code App Builder Extended missions) and passed the Pega 8.4 System Architect certification exam.

Leidos Team Lead and front-end developer on the Social Security Administration’s User Experience Framework (UEF), a design system implemented in web components, used across public and internal applications and sites. Developed dozens of web components for the initial release, UEF 2.1, from early development through official release, in a node.js v8-14 environment using Ionic's StencilJS v0.5-1.7.5 (Typescript, JSX, JavaScript/ES5-11, JSON), Angular 6-11 (for integration demos and tests), HTML 5 (with WAI-ARIA), and LESS/CSS, with a focus on reactivity, usability, accessibility, responsive design, and cross-browser support (back to IE11). Built three responsive site templates and refactored the grid system using CSS Flexbox.Accessibility testing of web components using JAWS 18-2020, NVDA, and ANDI.Documentation of patterns and best practices on team Confluence site.Provide support for Angular 6-11 applications using our components. Develop demos and tests of UEF components in Angular 7-11.Write weekly and monthly team status reports for UEF; Edit weekly reports for other projects on the same contract.Setup and customization of two projects' Jira Service Desks.Tools used include Visual Studio Code, node.js, npm, gulp, Git, Bitbucket, Jira, Trello, and Confluence.Public Trust clearance obtained July 2018.

Highlights: Built a responsive site by hand prior to Bootstrap 3’s release. Learned f/w1, OOP, ORM, and cfscript in Coldfusion. Built a robust queue with re-ordering functionality similar to Netflix's DVD queue.Technical Lead on the Child and Youth Programs Inspection Management System (CYP IMS) Criteria Management System, an application used by the military for inspecting childcare facilities and youth programs. Developed the initial version of the Criteria Management System in fw/1 with Wirebox using OOP (also HTML5, CSS, JavaScript/jQuery); later refactored using ORM. Designed class and sequence diagrams in UML. Designed the access control system. Assisted on requirements and programming of other modules, maintenance, and bug fixes over 3 years, including writing unit tests in Testbox and creating and executing an indexing plan on the SQL Server 2012 database.Technical Lead on Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Technical Assistance (HMRFTA), a portal supporting grantees under these programs, using Mura 5/6 with custom plugins written in Coldfusion and fw/1. Implemented a custom theme using responsive design (HTML5, CSS/LESS). Led and mentored a junior developer and content manager on Mura CMS.Technical Lead on other projects: AFCA survey and results site; informational sites for government initiatives such as Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network (PeerTA), Healthymarriage.org, and fatherhood.gov.Intensive focus on application security in order to pass in-house security scans before a project could be deployed on a live server.Participated in the company mentoring program and mentored two employees for six months each.Technologies used: HTML5, XHTML, CSS (bootstrap 3, skeleton, LESS, SASS), JavaScript (jQuery, Modernizr, AJAX), ColdFusion 8-11 (Mura CMS, fw/1, Wirebox, Testbox, ModelGlue, Coldspring, Fusebox), MS SQL Server 2005/2008/2012, MySQL 5, and XML. Tools used include StarUML, TortoiseSVN, JIRA, Jenkins, and CFBuilder 2-3.

Provided web/application development and support for the U.S. Army at Fort Detrick and on SRA’s proprietary Peer Review software applications used in support of this contract and other clients.Performed ColdFusion development on Komen Grants Management System including custom web forms and workflow engine.ISO 9000 training and general CMMI awareness.Technologies used include HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript (native and Dojo), ColdFusion MX 6.1, 7 and 8 (TransferORM on Coldspring, Fusebox 5.1 MVC with CFCs, Fusebox 3 and FuseQ on legacy apps), MS SQL Server 2000/2005, XML, TortoiseSVN and Trac, with the primary authoring tools of Homesite+ and CFEclipse.

Provided ColdFusion web/application development and support for proprietary software applications built for the U.S. Navy and in support of several contracts by internal clients.Highlight: Lead the way for using (tableless) CSS layout.Specific projects worked on include: design, development and database design on the GFI Library, which organized publications and changes in order to streamline curriculum and concurrency efforts, some programming on IMPACT (curriculum development), and database design and some programming on CDA (concurrency management for curriculum and training devices, which helped assess and manage the impact of changes on training).Technologies used include (X)HTML, CSS (tableless layouts), JavaScript (native+mootools), ColdFusion 7 (including CFCs and Verity search), Oracle 10g, MS Access, with the primary authoring tools of Homesite+ and TOAD (for Oracle) and Adobe Photoshop 6 and Paint.NET for graphics.

Provided ColdFusion web/application development and support, primarily for the U.S. Army at Fort Detrick and on Constella’s proprietary software applications used in support of this contract and other clients.Highlight: Built a Peer Review scoring system that was used in production with hand-coded XMLHTTPRequest (AJAX) functionality prior to jQuery’s release.Specific projects include: Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) eReceipt of proposals for FY03-05 program announcements, including an architectural redesign for FY05; P2RMIS application for peer review (Fusebox 3), Peer Review online scoring application (FuseQ and XMLHTTPRequest) interfacing with the P2RMIS database.Extensive Adobe Acrobat 5.0 scripting (ECMAscript-based) to assist with automating document deliverables.Member of the 2004/2005 web accessibility task force.Assisted in usability testing and processing performance data on the public web site of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs.Technologies used include HTML/XHTML, CSS (including one tableless layout), JavaScript (including AJAX, XMLHTTPRequest), ColdFusion 5.0 and MX (Fusebox 3 and FuseQ), XML, Microsoft SQL Server 2000, and Adobe Acrobat 5, with the primary authoring tools of Homesite+ and DreamWeaver MX and Photoshop 6.

Provided ColdFusion application development and support for the Office of Personnel Management on their Intranet and Internet sites, and other projects as assigned.Specific tasks and projects included: developed front-end UI (HTML templates, CSS), and Access-driven portions of the Federal Employee Information Site for the Proposed Department of Homeland Security site; an MSHTML-based WYSIWYG content creation piece with MS Word-like functionality; prototyping of e-Gov sub-site navigation menu in ASP (JScript) and ColdFusion; Web- and database-enabled employee entry and exit forms and processes; developed a generic database-driven FAQ system (in Coldfusion); custom 404 page in ASP with auto-forwarding scripting to aid in migration to .asp file types on the Intranet.Technologies used include HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ColdFusion 4.5/5.0, ASP 3.0 (VBScript and JScript), MSHTML, and Microsoft Access 2002 with primary authoring tools of Homesite 4.5 and Macromedia Dreamweaver 4.0. Some use of Adobe Photoshop 6 and ImageReady 2, and Microsoft Visio.

Web/application developer for RGS via short term contract with VistaRMS.Technical lead on the NIMA (National Imagery and Mapping Agency) contract with their Financial Management division. Tasks included prototyping of a web-enabled Balanced Scorecard, mapping of data sources and processes, and writing queries in MS Access 2000 to aid in financial data collection as needed.Secret clearance reactivated and transferred to DoD April 16, 2002.

Highlights: Built dozens of sites from top to bottom using ColdFusion, SQL Server, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Often consulted by my peers for my of JavaScript, DHTML, CSS, HTML, and cross-browser compatibility issues.Primary developer for two modules in a software as a service suite: Revenue Generator and Shell (environment and software administration). Created and maintained a stand-alone ColdFusion form validation and database-interfacing library of modules as part of the Shell and licensed for use in other projects.Lead developer on many small business and nonprofit websites, implementing both the front-end and back-end functionality, including MooreAssociates.com, ASLRRA.org, NBC4 Camp4Kids, WMAI.org, OSA.org, Inter.net, Thomson Financial and Thomson-Nelson, Sam & Harry’s and The Caucus Room online store (plus a Palm VII-based order form). Assisted with dozens more including Doceus Intranet v2, CustomCity.com, ZebraPass.com, DrJays.com, Ross Center, Clarity Bank, National Parks Foundation, Maryland Health Partners, Doceus (v3), David M. Schwartz/Architectural Services Inc., Marketing Resources, LifeTime TV, and maintenance on many more.Full life cycle development experience including: Developed functional requirements, technical specifications, database design and implementation, development and maintenance of client sites and internal projects (Intranet, tools, software, custom tags and reusable modules and functions).Technologies used include HTML (v3.2-4), CSS1&2, JavaScript, ColdFusion 4.0-5, CyberCash integration via CFX tag, MS SQL Server 7 and 2000, Palm Web Clippings, some Flash 4.0 and converting VHS to RealVideo 7 format. Development tools included ColdFusion Studio 4.5.1, MS SQL Server Enterprise Manager, Visual Studio and Visual SourceSafe, Red Gate SQL Compare & Data Compare, Adobe PhotoShop 5.5 and ImageReady 2.0.

Highlights: Implemented cross-browser CSS in IE 3/4 and Netscape 4. Awareness of Section 508 and accessibility concerns.Provided web site design, development, and support for the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance.Maintained OFDA’s Internet site within USAID’s guidelines (using HTML, CSS, SSI, and JavaScript), including accessibility in accordance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, online slide shows, document conversion to HTML and PDF formats. Redesigned and maintained OFDA’s Intranet from scratch, integrating existing content; included design and implementation using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, setup/customization of iCal 2.5 online calendars, graphic design, content creation, and remote administration of IIS 4.0.Other roles included: acting as a conduit of information within OFDA regarding information distributed via the Intranet/Internet and all other online issues; list owner for OFDA's public listserv; assisted MIS staff in supporting a user base of 100-150 clients on browser, Internet, Intranet, Cal, and other software issues.Tools used include HomeSite 4.0, Adobe Photoshop 5.0 & ImageReady 2.0, MS Office 97, Adobe PageMaker 6.5, Acrobat 3.0, and an assortment of Photoshop plug-ins.

Producer for several PC software titles. Responsible for project management, budgeting, scheduling, and coordination with marketing, PR, webmaster, and beta-testing teams with remote development teams.Web design and management: co-created and maintained the Age of Wonders site. Created and maintained the beta tester portal. Tasks included hand-coding HTML, content creation (text and images), and graphic manipulation/optimization with Adobe Photoshop 3.0/4.0 & ImageReady 1.0, and GIF Construction Set.Other tasks included desktop publishing (MS Publisher, Quarkxpress 4.0), technical and creative writing, and technical support for PC products in MS-DOS, Windows 3.X and 95 environments.