jeremy wilson - web developer

jeremy: web developer

I'm Jeremy Wilson, a web developer in the Portland, OR/Vancouver, WA area. I specialize in front-end (XHTML, CSS, Javascript and jQuery) and back-end (PHP, SQL, AJAX) web development, with a passion for fresh ideas and web standards.

some things I do

XHTML
CSS
Javascript
jQuery
PHP
MySQL
AJAX
Wordpress
Custom CMSes
E-Commerce
PSD Breakouts
Email Newsletters
MovableType
RSS and XML

some things i like

astronomy
reading
video games
classic science fiction
building websites
cats
trivia
coffee

Interested in working with me?

I'm accepting small, medium, and large freelance projects throughout 2010.

Contact me →

Browse the rest of the site to find examples of my work, a list of my skills, and of course a way to contact me.

skills

I have over 5 years of experience doing front- and back-end development professionally, and a little over twice that personally.

Front-end development

XHTML
CSS
jQuery
Javascript
Browser Compatibility

Back-end development

PHP
LAMP Management
SQL
XML/RSS
Version Control

software/apps

Wordpress
Operating Systems
Photoshop
IDEs
Office Software
HTML Newsletters
X-Cart
Smarty PHP
CushyCMS
Plesk
Domains/Hosting/DNS
Custom CMSes

other relevant skills

SEO
Computer Repair
Perl
E-Commerce
Analytics

fun stuff

Flickr API
Blog Integration
Wordpress Plugins
BASIC
jQuery Plugins

work

showcase

Here are a few pieces that I am proud to display at the very top of my portfolio (for now). Please note that I had little to do with the design of these sites, but I did do 100% of the programming. Mouseover one for a little more detail.

M+BG Invoice Admin

xhtml, css, jquery, php, mysql, ssl and cURL
Social Capital Review

xhtml, css, jquery, php/soap, sql, wordpress
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Clark County Parade of Homes

xhtml, css, jquery, php
site has been taken over by someone else for 2010
Schertz EDC
xhtml, css, jquery, php, mysql, wordpress
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Gecho Construction
xhtml, css, jquery, php
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Schertz EMS Passport
xhtml, css, jquery, php, mysql, ssl and cURL
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LiveLight Energy
xhtml, css, jquery, php, wordpress
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Voyage Community
xhtml, css, jquery, php, mysql, magpie RSS
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ConveyorBelt.com
xhtml, css, jquery, php
(in development)

some other sites i've made

Feel free to "view source" on any of these. Purple links have more details on mouseover.

contact me

A contact form!

Interested in working with me? Want to get a quote on development?

Use the form below to contact me directly. Please don't send me one-liners.

My email address!

You can also contact me using plain-old email. Look how brazenly bold I am, putting my email address out here in seemingly plain text.

Or you can try to send me a text message directly. These are fun.

et cetera

web development links

browsers

code resources

software

jQuery resources

some blogs i follow

other resources

web standards

Web standards are important, but a missing alt tag will not throw your site into the mires of 1998. Everything in moderation. People often ask for target="_blank" on their links to “prevent users from leaving their site.” While I find this practice outdated, it's not always up to me to decide on what a client wants. That being said, I try to stick to XHTML Strict as close as possible, while allowing some wiggle room for missing alt tags or a client request for targets on links.

(I draw the line at <marquee>)

This website uses some CSS3 to achieve some effects.

This site was coded with love from scratch. The background image is the Cat's Paw Nebula from Wikimedia Commons, altered by me. I am using the following jQuery plugins: corner, bgpos, form and address.

Notice your back and forward buttons are perfectly functional, but the entire content of this website is only one page. View the source if you don't believe me! Your mind: blown.