Web Design

Developed By: USGS Enterprise Web Team and the USGS Office of Communications.
Technology Used: DHTML, HTML, CSS, J Script, ASP, VB Script, SQL.
Architected: Architecture type - "Portal Model". Moderate adherence to architecture and interface models developed.
Project Focus: Implementation of a User Centric Design Process.
Role: Phase 1 - Design new enterprise wide Visual identity Standards for web pages to make all new web projects compliant with Department of Interior and OMB "Best Practices". Develop and design new homepage in prototype following new specifications. Coordinate development activities. Phase 2 - Relinquish ownership of the project to the newly implemented support group.
Notes: After the prototype of the new homepage suite and after the rework of the new enterprise wide specification the bureau developed a management team to support all web activities at the Homepage level within the web architecture, enable this design to have a greater chance of success.

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Developed By: USGS Enterprise Web Team and USGS Home Page Committee.
Technology Used: DHTML, HTML, CSS, J Script.
Architected: Architecture type - "Process Model". Loose adherence to architecture and interface models developed by my team.
Project Focus: Template Management Feasibility.
Role: Phase 1 - Act as committee member to inform other members of importance in following the architecture design model. Phase 2 - Take ownership of project, fix non-compliance issues, incorporate back end technologies to automate content population and develop draft bureau web policy.
Notes: This is an on-going project with many individuals having stake in the outcomes of the re-engineering efforts. Therefore the information architecture and interface design are always under attack by program and project managers. The governance of this site has taken different forms throughout its life and life cycle management is still in the works. While at the highest level within the architectural framework it is the hardest to have compliant.

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Developed By: Asset Management Systems was built by me.
Technology Used: DHTML, HTML, CSS, ASP, VB Script, J Script, SQL.
Architected: Architecture type - "Asset Inventory Model".
Project Focus: Asset Inventory for all web based systems within the Bureau in response to continued data calls from the Department and OMB.
Role: Information Architect, Asset Management developer, Interface Developer, Site Administrator and Database Developer.
Notes: This system allows for user to create accounts, enter their web assets in web based forms, query their assets and make changes. It supports Administrative level access, export to excel and a large variety of reporting mechanisms.

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Developed By: Team based Content Population, back end Community of Practice technology was built by me.
Technology Used: DHTML, HTML, CSS, ASP, ASP.NET, VB Script, J Script, SQL.
Architected: Architecture type - "Community of Practice". Information Architecture is dynamic and gets developed by the sites community members.
Project Focus: Creation of an Education oriented collaboration space.
Role: Information Architect, Content Management and Document Management developer, Interface Developer, Site Administrator and Database Developer.
Notes: No link is available currently, this site is an internal USGS site. The system design was borrowed from a previous project I developed for Cyburbia Productions and is modular in design.

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