The portfolio collects my professioal works and personal "pet projects". You will find a summary of my
working experiences and skills set under Resume. About provides more details on my professional careers. If you are looking
for a user interface developer to enhance user experiences of your web applications, or need help on a web development project, feel free to contact me.
Here is my selected projects from my professional and personal works. They demonstrate my abilities in design, programming and database integration. Click left icons to see overview of each project, and my tasks in each of them.
Infinite Media Projects
When I worked at Infinite Media, I've invloved in web application development for marketing communication portal, online digital library, documents sharing system, CMS and other corporation web sites. Those applications were used by major corporation clients such as Rogers, Xerox, Accenture, ScotiaBank and TTC etc.
What I Did
- Info architecture design
- User interface design
- C# and ASP.NET programming
- XHTML/JavaScript/CSS coding
- Flash and C# integration
LettersForBusiness.com
LettersForBusiness.com is a Wordpress modification project for a friend. Regular posts on homepage are replaced by the latest post list in two categories, along with third party business news and video feeds.
What I Did
- Concept design
- User interface design
- XHTML/JavaScript/CSS coding
- PHP programming
TelecomBooksBlog.com
Telecommunication Books Blog is my first WordPress project. The purpose is to study blog application and find out its potential usage. I add several books with reviews each week. RSS feeds of telecommunication news, telecommunication job postings, and the stock quotes of major telecom are also included on the blog as bonus infomation.
What I Did
- Concept design
- User interface design
- XHTML/JavaScript/CSS coding
- PHP programming
MyHealthNews.org
My Health News is an UI design project. It is modified based on an open source feed aggregator called Gregarius. It automatically generates health headlines from major media and web sites through RSS feeds.
What I Did
- Concept design
- User interface design
- XHTML/JavaScript/CSS coding
- PHP programming
Mango From Mexico
Mango From Mexico is a non-profit orgnazition with a focus on promoting the "mango culture" to general consumers, retailers and restaurants. The web site was designed as an information site specially targeted to these groups.
(Project Partner: Group IV Graphics, Inc.)
What I Did
- Info architecture design
- User interface design
- HTML/JavaScript/CSS coding
Lewis & Neale
Lewis & Neale is a leading marketing communication agency in the food industry. It represents several major food associations in America. The old web site built is no longer effective as a channel of communication between consumers and retailers. The re-designed web site not only enables the agency to add more information, but also brings a better user experiences to visitors.
(Project Partner: Group IV Graphics, Inc.)
What I Did
- Info architecture design
- Flash movie intro
- User interface design
- HTML/JavaScript/CSS coding
WOCC 2005
Wireless Optical Communication Conference is an annual conference for professional engineers to exchange information on wireless and optical communication. The 2005 edition is the first version built with online registration and payment function. This version includes a membership management system which allows the program committee to check pre-registration progress and to plan the budget in a secured administration session. The payment function is integrated with Paypal.
What I Did
- Concept and info Architecture design
- ASP/Access programming
- Paypal payment integration
- Flash movie intro
- Graphic and user interface design
- HTML/JavaScript/CSS coding
- Logo design
VirtualJobShadow.com
This is an update work for Career Corner TV Corp., a multimedia recruiting and career awareness solutions provider. The update includes ASP modifications and User Interface design.
What I Did
- ASP programming
- User interface design
Forbidden City Virtual Tour
Forbidden City Virtual Tour was my final project for a media arts class when I was a student at Michigan State University. Under one of sections, Architecture, I created an interactive map to guide visitor through major buildings in the Forbidden City. All photos and documents are based on a huge collection of materials from the MSU Library. The project has won Honorable Mentions of Digital Media Arts Technology Student Showcase 2001 at MSU.
What I Did
- Concept and info Architecture design
- Graphic and user interface design
- Flash animation design and Action Script coding
- HTML/JavaScript/CSS coding
Khuriara Makeup
Khuriara is a makeup artist based in NJ. She wanted to have an online portfolio to demonstrate her works and boost awareness beyond her neighborhood. The site also serves as her virtual presence to potential clients. After the site was launched, the number of her clients has increased dramatically. A year later, she opened her first beauty salon.
What I Did
- Concept and info Architecture design
- Graphic and user interface design
- Front and backend PHP/MySQL programming
- Content Management System development
- Online photo album development
- HTML/JavaScript/CSS coding
JatHome Demo
JatHome Inc. is an international fabric import firm based in New York. It needed a web site to present company's services for an international trade show.
What I Did
- Concept and info architecture design
- Graphic and user interface design
- Flash gallery design and Action Script coding
- HTML/JavaScript/CSS coding
- Logo design
Klarich Associates International Inc.
Klarich Associates International Inc. is an automobile equipments supplier in Detroit, Michigan. The firm was planning to expand its purchasing network overseas. Therefore, a virtual presence of the firm was necessary to promote services to foreign suppliers. The newly designed site presents the firm's history, its associates, and its core business services.
What I Did
- Concept and infoarchitecture design
- Graphic and user interface design
- PHP/MySQL programming
- Content Management System development
- Flash intro design and Flash navigation Action Script coding
- HTML/JavaScript/CSS coding
Virtual University Design and Technology
Virtual University Design and Technology (VUDAT) serves as a web design studio specialized in online course development at Michigan State University. During the time I was working on VUDAT, MSU had over 100 online courses created each semester, with most of them at the graduate school level. As a project developer, I was responsible for integrating design concepts and backend programming to produce on-line courses.
What I Did
- Concept and info architecture design
- Graphic and user interface design
- Flash animations design
- HTML/JavaScript/CSS coding
- Video shoting and post production
Languages
- .NET
- C#
- XHTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- Action Script
- XML
- PHP
Software
- Visual Studio
- Dreamweaver
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Flash
- Premiere
- Final Cut Pro
- Microsoft Visio
- Microsoft Project
Database
- Microsoft SQL Server
- MySQL
Senior User Interface Developer Infinite Media, Toronto, ON 1/2007 – 10/2008
- Design and develop cooperation internal web sites and B2C web sites, used by clients including Rogers, Scotiabank, Accenture, TTC and Cyberbahn
- Collaborate with project managers, programmers and database administrators to design web sites architectures
- Convert creative concept into functional web sites by using C#, ASP.NET 2.0, HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Provide guidelines and references for standardization of web site development
Front End Developer Ilios Partners LLC, New York, NY 4/2005 – 8/2006
- Assisted business analysts in designing new functions and customized features for a web-based Investor Relations application, used by clients including GE, Comcast, Coca Cola and Yahoo
- Collaborated with database administrator to implement data modificationsin in MS Server 2000
- Utilized C#, HTML and JavaScript to develop application’s user interface, constructed new web pages, including dynamic and interactive content, fixing or modifying existing web pages
- Provided trouble shootings and debugging on existing application
- Designed a Flash multimedia brochure for financial industry trade shows
Web Technology Consultant New York, NY 8/2002 – 4/2005
- Helped clients analyze and define business objective of company web sites, then developed corresponding web strategies
- Conceptualized and design information architecture for 12 web sites, utilize PhotoShop and Flash to create interface and layout, and use HTML, CSS and JavaScript to construct web sites
- Utilized PHP and MySQL to create Content Management Systems and online banner management application
- Provided consultation and administration support on clients’ web hosting servers
- Worked with professional media firms, including GlobalWorks, Syrup Inc., Leadership Directories, Career Corner TV Corp, and Group IV Graphics for contract projects
Project Developer VUDAT of MSU, E. Lansing, MI 1/2001 - 6/2002
- Assisted senior producers to plan and design site architectures for 15 online college courses
- Collaborated with programmers and artists to create interface, and delivery course content
- Facilitated video shooting laboratory experiments, used Premiere and Final Cut Pro to edit video and produce delivery format for online streaming and CD-ROM
- Utilized HTML, JavaScript, Flash and PhotoShop to update and maintain content of 10 courses
I worked at Infinite Media, a media production firm as a senior user interface developer for nearly two years. My team design and develop corporation internal web sites and web applications in .NET 2.0 environment. I've involved project development for clients like Rogers, Xerox, Scotiabank, Accenture, Cyberbahn, TTC and other retail industry clients. My job is to provide guildlines on web development standards, and convert creative concept design into functional web sites.
Before I moved to Toronto, I worked at a financial services firm, Ilios Partners LLC, as Programmer Analyst in New York city. My team maintains the company core product called IRNavigator. This Contact Relationship Management (CRM) type of application developed in C# and ASP.NET is specially designed for companies' investor relations' personnel to establish and manage healthy communication with institutional shareholders. Our clients include GE, Comcast, Coca Cola and Yahoo. The main focus of my job is on designing user interfaces and creating new interactive functions based on client requests.
Before I joined in Ilios Partners LLC, I worked as an Web Technology Consultant. I helped local business owners to create their business websites by integrating their business strategies into the website design. In addition, I was awarded several contracts by professional media firms including GlobalWorks, Leadership Directories, Career Corner TV Corp, and Group IV Graphics.
My first job was a project developer at Virtual University Design and Technology (VUDAT) at Michigan State University. VUDAT was a team of 15 comprised of producers, developers, programmers and artists. We designed graduate level on-line courses based on professors’ requests. My position as project developer at VUDAT was crucial because I was responsible for integrating the different pieces of work created by various programmers and artists in order to structure a complete on-line course. I was also in charge of updating on-line course contents, including lecture video shooting and post production. The subjects of the on-line courses I helped create and maintain were much diversified, ranging from Latin to Criminal Investigation Science to Watershed Management.
