Along with my full time position as a Lieutenant/Paramedic at Wood River Fire & Rescue, and a passion for photography, I am an all purpose computer consultant, designing and developing web based systems and implementing and managing corporate networks.
I have a Computer Science degree from Columbia University which has provided me the fundamentals I have used in the last 15 years of development work. On that foundation I have learned any other front and back end languages as needed. I have been involved either full or part time in development work since 1991, and have run my own consulting business since 2004.
My preferences were always for standards based languages and systems, and I now strongly prefer open source, community based development platforms, as opposed to closed, proprietary systems. They tend to be better designed, the support structure is incredible, and the applications of these systems are limited only to a large groups' creative impulses.
I am a very experienced HTML, Javascript, PHP, MySQL programmer, and C programmer, with extensive examples of tying all these technologies together into seamless systems that produce the effect clients want. I have more than passing familiarity with ASP, Perl and the 4D database. I also have significant experience learning and modifying very complex existing systems.
My goal is always to develop and host high quality, low cost websites that perform how the customer wants them to perform (not just how I think they should be developed!), and allow the customer to maintain their own content without having to track me down. To that end, Greyhound Design as a business adheres to the following principles:
- Greyhound Design is a sole proprietorship with only one employee, Bass. All communications, questions, concerns – along with all design work – are my responsibility and will be handled rapidly and straightforwardly with no “lost in communication” issues.
- A client's data is their data! All passwords, logins, usernames etc. will be provided to each client as they’re created. Obviously Greyhound Design needs access to these passwords too, but they belong to the client to do with as they see fit.
- Clients will have the same amount of access to their site as Greyhound has, as well as the ability to change or have another computer professional change any settings on their site - including passwords - without involving Greyhound Design.
- The “Hit by a Bus” theory: Greyhound Design will make every effort to make the system easily understood by another developer, with no hidden data, no secret passwords, or any other traps that could make transitioning to another development company difficult.
- Small / quick changes: I do not thrive on billing clients for every tiny change they might make, either during development or down the line. If there’s something quick and easy to do for a client I’m happy to do it for free; if it looks like a larger project I’ll let clients know ahead of time that it will be a charged change and provide an estimate.
- Communication: While my other career makes me sometimes unavailable by cell phone, I try to be as quick in replying to emails as possible. Even after the build, if there’s something a client is trying to do and it seems like it might take forever, I encourage them to take the minute to check with me first... I may have an easier / quicker way to accomplish a task that makes more sense for everyone involved.
While I have a reasonable amount of raw design experience, I encourage my clients to work with
graphic designers for very design intensive sites, and I have had great luck implementing websites designed by professional designers.
Portfolio, in reverse chronological order:
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| Sawtooth Equine Service: |
 | http://www.sawtoothequine.com |
|  Complete implementation of custom design for local business. |
| All content client manageable using WYSIWYG style editor. |
| Custom content management system used for "What's New" feature. |
| Design in back office client management framework for second stage of site development. |
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| Pioneer Mountain Group: |
| http://www.pmgadvisors.com |
| Complete implementation of custom design. |
| All content is managed by client using WYSIWYG style editor. |
| Developed on extremely tight time line to meet client presentation deadline. |
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| Park Air: |
| http://www.flyeclipsejet.com |
| Implementation of multimedia intensive design. |
| Through choice of host and programming techniques, create visually pleasing site while limiting development expenses. |
| NOTE:This business is currently being restructured, so I offer an "offline" static version of what this site looked like. |
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| Sawtooth Backcountry Horsemen: |
| http://www.sawtoothbch.org |
| Redevelopment of existing design to create a fresher, more adaptable site. |
| Redeveloped back end to make all content client manageable with WYSIWYG style editor. |
| Accomplished on very small budget to support local business partner. |
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| Wood River Land Trust: |
| http://www.woodriverlandtrust.org |
| Complete start to finish implementation of extensive design. |
| Move client to faster, more cost efficient hosting company while maintaining current in house IT configurations. |
| All content managed by client through custom WYSIWYG interface (allowing for word processor-like page editing). |
| Design and implement custom content management system for 4 different types of Protected Lands (Preserves, Easements, Projects, Special Projects). Seamlessly integrate custom land management system with rest of CMS based website. |
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| Lava Lake Institute for Science and Conservation: |
| http://www.lavalakeinstitute.org |
| Implement custom graphic design to rigorous client specifications. |
| All content managed by client through custom WYSIWYG interface (allowing for word processor-like page editing). |
| Designed and implemented custom news / press release content management system and custom system to manage which news items are displayed on front page. |
| Worked with client's existing web host to minimize extra costs. |
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| Expedition Inspiration: |
| http://www.expeditioninspiration.org |
| Start to finish implementation of very custom design. |
| All content managed by client through custom WYSIWYG interface (allowing for word processor-like page editing). |
| Designed and implemented custom press release management system to allow client to easily organize current and past press releases. |
| Worked with client's existing web host to minimize extra costs. |
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| Crux Events: |
| http://www.cruxevents.com |
| Complete implementation of high energy site for event management and rental company. |
| All content managed by client through custom WYSIWYG interface (allowing for word processor-like page editing) and custom rental item management system. |
| Worked with client's existing web host to minimize extra costs. |
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| Snefnug Studio: |
| http://www.snefnugstudio.com |
| Complete design and implementation of artist's portfolio and store. |
| Display content in clean, easy to view format. |
| Developed tools to manage all content, allowing client to add, modify or remove portfolio images, store items, links, and edit all text on site. |
| Integrate site with Paypal for easy to use, low cost e-commerce solution. |
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| Destination Northwest: |
| http://www.destinationnorthwest.net |
| Database driven luxury travel site for Pacific Northwest, British Columbia & Alaska. |
| Given graphic template, designed and implemented complete database driven site with navigational maps, customizable regions, and other custom pages tied to individual locations. |
| Developed tools to manage all dynamic content, allowing client to add, modify or remove customers on their own, create specials, or design targeted marketing campaigns. |
| Integrated with Paypal to provide easy, low cost e-commerce solution. |
| NOTE:This business is currently being restructured, so I offer an "offline" static version of what this site looked like. |
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| Sun Valley Video Tours: |
| http://www.sunvalleyvideotours.com |
| Design and implementation of video hosting management tools. |
| Configure commercial Flash video player to client's specifications. |
| Create backend tools to manage videos and provide embedded and URL based links to those videos. |
| Develop simple publicly viewable Gallery of available video tours. |
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| Wood River Fire & Rescue Intranet: |
| Complete design and implementation of secure internal network for Wood River Fire & Rescue. |
| Content includes custom calendar with shift schedules, custom RSS news feeds, department roster, details and statistics on recent emergency calls. |
| Displays current weather, avalanche alerts, storm warnings and red flag warnings. |
| Lightweight design easily viewable with handheld PDA's / Smartphones / Blackberries / iPhones. |
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| This is password protected, internal network so no link available. |
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| SanaMorrow.com: |
| http://www.sanamorrow.com |
| Site for artistic book binder. |
| Lightweight graphic design and functionality. |
| All content is manageable by the client so they can manage and update their content on their own time, not mine. |
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| Picture of Nectar: |
| http://www.pictureofnectar.com |
| Complete design and implementation of photography website and personal home page. |
| Content sortable and selectable to allow easy access to content of interest. |
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| JE Haupt & Company: |
| Complete design. |
| Database driven to allow client to modify content. |
| Constantly updated statewide weather. |
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| BlaineCountySAFER: |
| http://www.blainecountysafer.com |
| Complete design and implementation of support website for local political campaign. |
| Created clean, lightweight blog system for question and answer with registered users alerted to new posts. |
| Organized letters of support which were accessible through dynamically generated tiered drop down menus. |
| NOTE: With the successful passage of the levy vote the hosting and domain for this site was allowed to lapse; follow the link above to see a "static" version of the site hosted here. |
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| Blaine County Local Emergency Planning Committee: |
| Complete design and implementation of secure resource database for use by Blaine County LEPC in local emergency planning. |
| Implemented access control system and tracking of who entered what data. |
| Created lightweight, text oriented design for speed of use and use by PDA's and other handheld devices. |
| Implemented search functionality and other navigational tools for quick and easy access to required data. |
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| This is password protected, internal network so no link available. |
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| Wood River Fire & Rescue Firefighter's Association: |
| http://www.wrfrffa.com |
| Complete design and implementation of web site for our local fire department's firefighter's association. |
| Created graphic template, hand coded design and maintain content up to date. |
| Implemented online donation system through PayPal allowing for easy acceptance of donations. |
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| Idaho Angling Services: |
| http://www.anglingservices.com |
| Implemented online shopping with Paypal checkout for gift certificates (printable immediately after purchase), books, and hats. |
| Improved Idaho Angling Service's search engine placement. |
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| Coldwell Banker Sun Valley: |
| 5BHomes client enjoyed his site so much he had it ported to his new employer as their corporate site. |
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| 5BHomes: |
| http://www.5bhomes.com |
| Designed site for local realtor from scratch, including all graphic elements. |
| Weather, ski conditions, river levels, mortgage rates and more constantly updated. |
| Inserted external content and kept its functionality by using PHP to pre-parse HTML generated by outside sites. |
| NOTE: The owner of this site has moved on to other endeavours, so I offer an "offline" static version of what this site looked like. |
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| Backwoods Mountain Sports: |
| http://www.backwoodsmountainsports.com |
| Given raw graphic template, designed complete site for local outdoor retailer. |
| Weather, ski conditions, river levels, avalanche danger and more constantly updated. |
| Calendar and Recent Events manageable by shop employees. |
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