School of World Studies Dept Website (2012-2014), Webmaster

I served as Webmaster of the primary school site from 2004 to 2014. During this time, I implemented four comprehensive redesign projects. Screenshot images of the home pages for each site are posted in the image carousel below.

The screenshot on the left shows the home page of the final design I created for the School of World Studies. I oversaw the site and updated the content daily with the help of student workers and interns.

Faculty members were always welcome to contribute to the design process. I used design strategies to unify the various departments, faculty, and students and promote and recognize their success and excellence online.

The final site was four layers deep and employed two main menus; a primary menu for prospective students, current students, and faculty and staff. The secondary menu was embedded just above the main slideshow and highlighted the School's top departments and programs. Having two menu bars added depth, clarity, and organization to a massive departmental site.

Competencies demonstrated in project management, website design, departmental branding, and bringing people from different units together to achieve a common goal, promote the School, and optimally represent its various departments and stakeholders. The primary site users included prospective and current students, faculty, alumni, colleagues, and new audiences.

Before 2016, I used Dreamweaver and various other programs and environments to build complete departmental websites. I used an FTP application called SecureFX and Telnet client, and SecureCRT terminal emulator.

In 2016, the institution adopted a new content management system called Terminal4, which I found to be cumbersome and limiting, but it was the new official CMS, so I used it for the final dept site I created for the WSMC (2016-2020).

I used WordPress for other projects and appreciated its efficiency and logical workflow. I understand, however, that web development practices and trends, like the Internet and all that exists in its vast domain, will always be in motion, ever-evolving, improving, and producing new tools and technologies.