Content Management Systems

Portfolio pieces: Scenic Mesa, DK Action Photos, Palisade Greenhouse, Emergent Success, Nikon, The City of Aspen Colorado, Winthrop-University Hospital, The College of Westchester, MotionControl.com, and more...

Scenic Mesa, The Buffalo Collection

ScenicMesa.com A botanist by profession, Julie Littlefield put her knowledge and experience to good use and together with the immense talent and creativity of local artisans, have developed a uniquely rugged yet classic, finely hand-crafted line of furniture and accessories called, The Buffalo Collection.
This site makes extensive use of web2.0 special effects. A single page load experience, driven by ColdFusion, also realizes a completely spidered SEF/SEO website. Integrated is Gap-style image magnifier, google maps, ajax image gallery, custom scrollers, and a complete back-end custom CMS. No Flash. Launched May 2008.

Custom CMS SEF/SEO AJAX content loading Web 2.0 visual effects Image Magnifier Custom scrollers AJAX image gallery Google Maps

DK Action Photos

dkActionPhotos.com DK Action Photos is a Stock Art and Rights Managed Art shopping site. An AJAX powered autocomplete search field allows users to quickly see terms and keywords used in the image library. Web 2.0 special effects power the beautiful icon-to-thumbnail transitions. A custom shopping cart allows for zipped downloads of either single pictures or your entire cart. Their backoffice has a facility to batch upload multiple photos from a single web page - then my program reads all applicable metadata to populate the store - and automatically cretes the needed image sizes for the catalog. Launched September 2007 (closed April 2008).

Custom shopping cart AJAX autocompleter Web 2.0 Transitions Bulk image uploader Automatic image resizing

Emergent Success Extranet

Extranet.EmergentSuccess.com A proprietary web-based collaboration tool for use by their clients, partners and consultants. Since the email "inbox" was not designed as a collaborative work environment, this technological solution creates the open space where discussion, calendaring, asset sharing and other collaborative activities are easily practiced and navigated. Launched August 2007.

AJAX powered Web 2.0 animations Intuitive File sharing Private forums Project based security

Palisade Greenhouse

PalisadeGreenhouse.com Palisade Greenhouse, Inc. is a Wholesale grower selling exclusively to the Retail Garden Center and Landscape industry of the central Rocky Mountain region for over 30 years. Launched April 2007.

Custom DHTML menu Content Management WYSIWYG editor Easy File uploader Web 2.0 animations

Emergent Success, Inc.

EmergentSuccess.com Emergent Success, Inc. offers consulting services for strategic planning and implementation of critical initiatives across an organization.
Emergent Success, Inc. wanted a website that looked and worked cutting edge. AJAX and Web 2.0 special effects mixed with David Muro's design talent accomplished their goals. The Web 2.0 based fancy scroll bars give a Flash-like feel yet the content remains completely SEO/SEF. The Blog and Current Collaborations use a ColdFusion based blog engine that is accessed through AJAX for a consistent user experience. Launched January 2007.

AJAX powered blog Web 2.0 animations RSS Feeds File Casting

Nikon Technical Documentation Library

NikonDocLibrary.com The NikonDocLibrary.com web site is an online collection of PDF documents for Nikon repair technicians. This secure web site is compartmentalized by product so that users only have access to information they need.
In addition to the web site library, all of the documentation was scaned and converted to CD. The current Nikon CD library consists of over 50 CD titles and 40,000 pages.

Document Scanning Document Conversion PDF Preparation CD Mastering CD Duplication Custom shopping cart Parts lookup

Winthrop-University Hospital

Winthrop.org Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola, Long Island has a web site with all of the features expected of a leading health care provider. The web site changes constantly with news, events and updated information. Much of this change has been automated to control cost while continuing to deliver premium content.
I efficiently deal directly with hospital departments on their web design and maintenance while operating under strict guidelines defined by Winthrop Public Relations.

Web based Admin Press Releases Department admins Jobs application User login Search Engine Streaming Video Google PageRank: 6

Finz & Finz, P.C.

FinzFirm.com In tort law the Finz firm is recognized as a leader in taking on large corporations, institutions, and insurance companies in legal cases involving significant personal injury and wrongful death.
FinzFirm.com uses a custom CMS, with friendly URLs, a news feed aggregator, and search function.

SEO/SEF Content Management WYSIWYG editor Easy File uploader Friendly URLs Print Format RSS aggregator

City of Aspen Parks & Recreation Department

AspenRecreation.com The City of Aspen Parks & Recreation Department's website. The web site's goal is to ensure that your experience related to any of their facilities, parks, trails or programs is the best possible.
My task was to recreate the website's CMS system using the current database and supplied PhotoShop files. The CMS manages all web pages, the DHTML navigation bar (based on the CMS categories), uploading of images, and the live weather feed. The editors change the content with a platform and browser independant WYSIWYG editor similar to MS Word. They can upload images anf PDFs right in the content editor. Launched July 2006.

Content Management WYSIWYG editor Easy File uploader 4 category levels Live weather Dynamic DHTML Menu Google PageRank: 6

Motion Control

MotionControl.com The MotionControl.com web site is a directory of thousands of companies and products in the Motion Control industry. The web site is a showcase of Internet technologies and other proprietary features.
I've successfully optimized the web design so that it consistently is in the number 1 free search result in Google, Yahoo and MSN for desired keywords.

User accounts Targeted banner ads Content management Search engine optimized Integrated search Discussion forums Sale lead dispersion Google PageRank: 5

The College of Westchester

CW.edu The CW.edu web site is a constantly changing communication portal. I am responsible for the web design, web development, and search engine optimization.
I helped create a direct e-mail campaign that delivers a professional message to prospective students regardless of what email client they are using.

Content management Email Campaigns Banner Ad System Google PageRank: 5

P & A Technology

PAndATec.com P&A Technology is Long Island's largest wholesaler of RAM, CPU and components. When off-the-shelf ecommerce packages didn't work for their business model, I designed a custom ColdFusion web site that met P&A's special requirements.

Custom shopping cart Order Tracking Back office admin

Portfolio Content Management Systems eCommerce Websites Business-to-Consumer & Business-to-Business Web Portals, Blogs, Intranets, Extranets Web Technology Demos