Some of My Projects...
These days I'm working on my own startup-esque (though I loathe the term) projects. Previously I was the lead front-end guru for Webs.com; in my spare time I tend to jump on projects that interest me. The ones that don't fit as open source are below; if you're looking for my open source work, check out my Github account. If you like what you see below, and you think you have a project that'd interest me, feel free to contact me with details!
Jimm Needle Dot Com
Jimm Needle is a media producer who was looking to get a new website up, in order to showcase his work on the various projects
he's done throughout his career. This project was started by someone else, but for various reasons that web developer couldn't finish it up. I stepped in
at that point and provided the final front-end configurations, and threw together a custom Django-backed CMS to handle the specific media needs of Jimm Needle.
This site also features a custom blog engine with commenting powered by Disqus, and features a plethora of different Javascript libraries to handle certain effects. Many of the effects, such as the fading feature box on the homepage, are custom built and implemented.
Twitstat.us - Twitter Search Badges
Twitstat.us is a sweet little service that I cooked up with a good friend of mine, Brandon Leonardo.
There was a long period of time where Twitter hadn't released an official search widget for users, so we set out to create one on our own. I was (and still am) responsible for
the majority of the javascript and overall design and implementation, including front-end build out, scaling of requests, and dealing with user-reported issues and bugs.
This is pretty successful; oddly, the majority of the user base comes from outside of the U.S. It's featured on some high-traffic sites, most notably UPI.com (news).
RE/MAX Bravo
The Bravo experience was a fun one to build out. This design has actually gone through several variations (the one to the right is the one that I can lay claim to; previous
versions were done by my brother and partner in crime, Daniel McGrath (currently down)). The project itself was one
hell of a slug at some points, though - it's really quite astounding how far behind the Real Estate industry is overall, in terms of technology.
Note that the above statement reflects only my own opinions after having dealt with various organizations dealing in general Real Estate and housing data. It in no way reflects the position or feelings of RE/MAX, RE/MAX Bravo, or any of their affiliates.
Moxlee
Moxlee is another project that's dealing in Real Estate data. The aim is to provide a super simple way to search for Real Estate in a given area; by keeping the interface
super simple and clean, the user can zero in on exactly what they want (no agent data, no marketing slogans, just houses).
Moxlee is still a work in progress, and is actually in a limited beta at this point in time. I'd be very interested in hearing from anybody if they find Moxlee useful! Please feel free to contact me if you're interested.
The Unit Block
The Unit Block were a local Baltimore-based band that dealt primarily in cover songs. They approached me early in 2008 about getting together a website
for their band, to promote shows and interact with fans. The result, featured on the right, is what the end result was.
Sadly, the band has since broken up, but the website is still around for archival purposes. This project was fun to work on, particularly for the experience of dealing with the Flickr API.