Porter & Black, LLC is a Southeast Michigan Website & Application Development firm that also provides enterprise level Information Technology & Consulting services. Porter & Black has completed web development projects for a diverse clientele that spans large corporations, municipalities, service oriented, retail and manufacturing industries.All website development projects are custom-built to our clients individual needs and specifications. We pay special attention to your organization's corporate identity and business processes and try to convey that online.In addition to public-side informational websites, Porter & Black can help you bring your purpose-driven, integral business processes online via custom developed web applications. We specialize in creating new ways for our clients to do business online via function-rich web applications. Streamline your organization's processing time, reduce paperwork, and speed-up turnaround time via the web.

Co-founded XFX Studio in 2001, specializing in high-end websites and web application development. Projects typically start with discovery meeting to asses client needs/wants, then we develop a fixed-fee quote based upon project scope in terms of structure and functionality. My skillset leans toward UI/UX Design, Social Media Integration & Customization, Online Marketing Strategies and Organic Search Engine Optimization

UI / UX Development, Corporate Branding, Online Marketing, Social Media and more, for daily fantasy sports start-up StatClash, Inc.StatClash launched their daily fantasy sports website www.statclash.com in April 2013, offering users baseball, basketball, hockey, football and soccer.

Performed CAD/Drafting and Information Technology services for an architectural studio in Royal Oak. Projects/clients ranged from home additions, to retail, commercial and office renovations and new construction builds of high-end homes throughout Oakland County.

Initially taught specialized grant-based courses through the Business Development Center for companies in need of training on a variety of subjects, including: AutoCAD, Microstation, MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, MS Powerpoint.Quickly transitioned to traditional credit courses in the Engineering Department, where I taught a variety of subjects for many years, including: Drafting, 2D/3D Computer Aided Design, 3d Modeling & Assembly, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Desktop, Inventor, SolidWorks & Catia

Was responsible for producing electrical drawings/plans, and mechanical drawings for a variety of projects updating/renovating/expanding water pumping stations and wastewater treatment plants for the Detroit Water & Sewerage Department. In addition to drafting/CAD duties, I would interface directly with project Sr. Engineers and attend on-site visits/assessments, project meetings and establish CAD standards in terms of title blocks, layer setup, line weights, symbol/block libraries and more.