I have been designing web sites since 2001; I started after taking a basic HTML class in middle school. I quickly developed an interest for it, and began furthering my knowledge by mastering HTML and teaching myself JavaScript on a “need to know” basis. Most of my designs were created for small businesses in Casper, WY. I started designing web sites for The Car Shop, and they are still using my services for their web site. Since that time I have learned CSS, XHTML, and PHP to further improve my skills. I have an extensive knowledge of Adobe Photoshop which I use to create my web site designs.
I started programming while I was in high school for a computer science course I elected to take. The class taught Visual Basic and it gave me a firm foundation for learning other programming languages. Since then I have taken Program Design in C courses, as well as several advanced Java classes, including Data Structure and Algorithm courses at MSU-Bozeman.
I spend much of my personal time working right here on Ryno Studios. I often try new ideas and techniques on my site, which allows me to better myself as a developer and showcase my abilities. I also create new designs for both The Car Shop and Lord of Lords about once a year. This enables me to track my progress as a web developer, while offering websites that keep pace with the latest web design trends and my clients’ needs.
I have also started creating templates that I do not code; I try to create one or two of these templates per month. Creating these templates has been great practice for me, as I am expanding the creative aspect of my web development. Once I finish the designs, I showcase them both here and on my deviantART profile to get some feedback, as well as to advertise them for companies/individuals looking for a design that they intend to code themselves.
I am currently working as an intern at RightNow Technologies in Bozeman, MT. I am a quality assurance technician, which gives me many opportunities to work with developers and customers on a daily basis. It is also paving the way for me to become a full time developer, as I am often examining, modifying, and testing code for customizations and enhancements to the software.
RightNow’s product is a CRM tool which is used by many companies around the world as the backbone of their Customer Service departments. The product is twofold; part of it is a customer support console that runs on the computers of Customer Service employees, and the other part is a website for customers to find information and interact with Customer Services employees via chat and email. Due to the nature of RightNow’s product, I am constantly learning new techniques and practices for working with large, database driven websites.
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