Seals It

Worked in a small team as a web programmer to develop a website for Seals-It. This website showcases the services of Seals-It, and provides eCommerce store for online shopping. Received Bronze Award for 2021 Creative Awards presented by The Ad Club of Western Massachusetts.

Following are some specific tasks that I have worked on.

• Designed web pages using Elementor Website Builder
• Migrate existing WooCommerce products data from old web server into new hosting server
• Set up and configure WooCommerce store and products
• Customized theme
• Manage/Backup/Migrate website within WPEngine Dev, Staging, and Production

• Service Provided: Wordpress/WooCommerce Development



• Technology Utilized: Wordpress, WooCommerce, Elementor Website Builder, WPEngine, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Plugin Development, Theme Customization

Kathy Winstanley

Worked in a small team as a web programmer to develop a website to showcase a searchable gallery which includes elegant water colors, oils, florals, landscapes and places created by Kathy Winstanley.

Following are some specific tasks that I have worked on.

• Designed web pages using WPBakery Page Builder
• Customized plugin development
• Customized theme
• Set up gallery with Essential Grid
• Mobile Responsive Development for the site
• Search optimization with Yoast SEO
• Manage/Backup/Migrate website within WPEngine Dev, Staging, and Production

• Service Provided: Custom Wordpress Development



• Technology Utilized: Wordpress, WPBakery Page Builder, WPEngine, Essential Grid, Yoast SEO, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, Plugin Development, Theme Customization

Consolati Insurance

Worked in a small team as a web programmer to develop a website for a third generation, small town independent insurance agency, emphasizing what has made them succeed, their expertise and their customer service. Received Bronze Award for 2020 Creative Awards presented by The Ad Club of Western Massachusetts.

Following are some specific tasks that I have worked on.

• Designed web pages using WPBakery Page Builder
• Customized plugin development
• Created shortcodes
• Customized theme
• Set up sliders with Slider Revolution
• Set up quote form with Contact Form 7 plugin and show submission reports in the backend
• Mobile Responsive Development for the site
• Optimize site performance with WP Rocket
• Search engine optimization with Yoast SEO
• Manage/Backup/Migrate website within WPEngine Dev, Staging, and Production

• Service Provided: Custom Wordpress Development



• Technology Utilized: Wordpress, WPBakery Page Builder, WPEngine, Slider Revolution, Shortcodes, WP Rocket, Contact Form 7, Flamingo, Yoast SEO, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Plugin Development, Theme Customization

Raised Right Pets

For this e-commerce website built through WooCommerce, I have developed plugins, customized themes and created web services based on the requests from the client. The project is managed through Jira. I have kept clear and ethical communication with the client. Following are some specific tasks that I have worked on.

• set up ShareASale for affiliated marketing;
• Wrote codes to get and post requested data through WordPress REST API;
• Generate web service through WebHook to communicate with other third party providers ;
• Customized WooCommerce Subscriptions based on specific requirements from the client;
• Customized check out page;
• Customize Facebook for WooCommerce plugin

• Service Provided: Custom WooCommerce Development



• Technology Utilized: PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, REST API, Jira, Plugin Development, Theme Customization, WooCommerce, Web Service

Center For Women And Community

This website is built with Drupal. I worked on this project as a developer and as a consultant to student interns. I also coordinate development efforts with the project manager and other departments within the University, such as University Relations, Information Technology. Following are some tasks that I have performed.

• Developed custom module to enhance web functionalities.
• Set up user access and add new web pages
• Website Backup and migration and deployment
• Participated ADA compliance audit to make sure site ADA compliant
• Created support documentation and provided knowledge transfer to student interns

• Service Provided: Custom Drupal Development



• Technology Utilized: PHP, HTML, CSS, Drupal, Module Development, ADA compliance

Crocker Farm Elementary School Pgo

This is a volunteer project that I have done for Crocker Farm Elementary School Parent and Guardian Organization (PGO). The PGO chair told me that they needed a website that was easy to use and maintain. They hoped that the contents on their website and the posts on their Facebook can be synced automatically. No matter where they post the information, both Facebook and the website will be updated. They also use Mailchimp to send out e-newsletter to parents and families. They would like the new posts on the website can be automatically sent to the parents and families regularly. Sometimes they will have fundraise events. They hope that they can sell items online. They wish this website is multilingual.

Based on their specifications, I built two websites from ground up, the PGO blogger with WordPress and the PGO online store with Open Cart (the online store is discontinued). Following are the tasks that I have performed.

• Worked through the full project lifecycle, including ideation, architecture, design, development, testing, release, and operation support
• Researched available web host and domain registration options and made recommendations to PGO for affordable packages. Completed domain registration and set up web hosting.
• Installed and configured WordPress for PGO blog. Created graphics and customized theme, found plugins that can be useful according to the requirements, installed and configured several plugins to deliver useful features
• Design and set up enewsletter in Mailchimp. Configured and integrated MailChimp with the PGO blog website to send out e-newsletter regularly
• Installed and configured Open Cart for PGO online store. Created graphics and customized template, set up products in the store, configure payment methods
• Wrote detailed instructions and provided technical training to others so that they know how to update and maintain the website on their own.

• Service Provided: Custom WordPress Development



• Technology Utilized: PHP, HTML, CSS, Photoshop, WordPress, Open Cart, Mailchimp, Domain Registration, Web Hosting, Theme Customization, Social Media Integration, E-Newsletter Design and Setup, E-Commerce

Access Verification And Guest Management

I designed and developed the Access Verification and Guest Management web application. This website is rich in functionalities and complex in logic. It integrates data resources from multiple existing systems (Student and Restriction Data from SPIRE, Card Access System from CCURE, and Trespass Data from Police Department). The website has front end interface and administration interface, the users will have access based on their access roles and levels. Through the front end interface, security staff will check in or check out residents and guests, either by swiping their UMass UCard, drive license or by looking up their names. This web application manages residents and visitors and improves enforcement on visitors with judicial bans, trespass notices or campus sanctions. In the administration area, there are features to let administrator view and generate all kinds of reports, manage users access, set guest policy regarding guest limits per person/per living unit for specific time frame, set up events, add restrictions or trespass records, set up special housing records. On the web server, there are multiple cron jobs set up, cron jobs to import data from different data sources into this system, cron jobs to run hourly reports and daily reports and auto check out. This system is flexible, it is fully customized based on the processes and policies set by UMass Amherst. This website is used by Residential Hall Security Team every night in 52 residential halls, all year around. It has provided great value in improving UMass Amherst campus security.

I have worked through all phases of this project. I built the entire website from ground up. I received the Think Outside The Box Award in year 2014 and the Chancellor Citation Reward in year 2015 for developing this website.

• Met with stakeholders to define requirements, wrote requirement analysis
• Communicate regularly and fluidly with all stakeholders. Provide accurate and consistent updates on project progress and status
• Designed graphics, contents, application architecture and interface
• Designed and created database tables. Set up index to improve performance
• Developed the full stack application code (front end interface, back up application logic, data operations, cron jobs)
• Developed test cases, worked along with Dev Ops team for unit and function tests
• Wrote user instructions with details and screenshots to help end users. Wrote technical documentation to share knowledge with team members
• Provide continuous user support and take accountability of the entire lifecycle of this website

• Service Provided: Custom PHP Development



• Technology Utilized: PHP, CSS, HTML, BootStrap, Java Script, iQuery, Ajax, JSON, Shell Script, Cron Jobs, Apache, MySQL, Photoshop

Asset Tracking And Attendance Tracking

I designed and developed a framework that is flexible and dynamic and can be used in multiple ways. It is mobile responsive. The interface is dynamically generated based on the setup parameters. Each department that uses this application will have its own unique and customized interface. This website is rich and complex in functionalities. It can be used to track assets assignments to a group or individual people with various photo ID, it can also be used to track attendance for different events. The website has front end interface and administration interface, the users will have access based on their access roles and levels. Through the front end interface, the regular user can use the application to check in and check out attendees if the event is set up to track attendance, if the event is set up to track assets, the regular user can use the application to assign, collect assets to individual person, or do bulk asset management to groups. In the administration area, the administrators can set up events, run reports, load data, and manage users, sessions and locations. This application has been used all year around by several departments for different purposes, such as Human Resource Trainings Attendance Tracking, Wellness Fair Attendance Tracking, and UMass Outing Club Gear Rental Tracking.

I have worked through all phases of this project. I built the entire website from ground up. I was nominated for the Think Outside The Box Award in year 2018 for developing this website.

• Met with stakeholders to define requirements, wrote requirement analysis
• Communicate regularly and fluidly with all stakeholders. Provide accurate and consistent updates on project progress and status
• Designed graphics, contents, application architecture and interface
• Designed and created database tables. Set up index to improve performance
• Developed the full stack application code (front end interface, back up application logic, data operations, cron jobs)
• Developed test cases, worked along with Dev Ops team for unit and function tests
• Wrote user instructions with details and screenshots to help end users. Wrote technical documentation to share knowledge with team members
• Provide continuous user support and take accountability of the entire lifecycle of this website

• Service Provided: Custom PHP Development



• Technology Utilized: PHP, CSS, HTML, BootStrap, JavaScript, JQuery, Ajax, JSON, Shell Script, Cron Jobs, MySQL, Apache, Photoshop

New Student Orientation

I designed and developed this website for New Student Orientation Office. The website has front end interface and administration interface, the users will have access based on their access level. Through the front end interface, the regular users can assign keys or cards to the students, return keys or cards from the students, replace keys or cards, search keys or cards, view keys or cards reports. In the administration area, the site administrators can do session close to send out notification email to project managers, can generate reports by setting up various parameters. They can also add/update/delete Keys and Cards, add/update/delete sessions. This website is used by the New Student Orientation Office when there is orientation session in place.

I coded the entire website from scratch. I have worked through all phases of this project.

• Met with stakeholders to define requirements, wrote requirement analysis
• Communicate regularly and fluidly with all stakeholders. Provide accurate and consistent updates on project progress and status
• Designed graphics, contents, application architecture and interface
• Designed and created database tables. Set up index to improve performance
• Developed the full stack application code (front end interface, back up application logic, data operations, cron jobs)
• Wrote user instructions with details and screenshots to help end users. Wrote technical documentation to share knowledge with team members
• Provide continuous user support and take accountability of the entire lifecycle of this website

• Service Provided: Custom PHP Development



• Technology Utilized: PHP, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, JSON, MySQL, Apache, Photoshop, Git, BitBucket

Think Global

Think Global has two components. The front facing website is built with CodeIgniter. It also has an access limited reporting feature in the back end, which is built with Laravel. I worked as a freelancer there for one year. I had worked on tasks as following.

• Updated website contents as requested, always deliver on time, no matter the task was big or small
• Developed features under CodeIgniter or Laravel framework to expand site functionalities, such as building API integrations using OAuth and REST, data reporting through sphinx search and indexing
• Deployed source codes through Git. Managed Git repositories and permissions
• Maintained in-house web server, such as install packages, configure servers, use Composer to manage dependency, set up users and user groups, set up cron jobs, run through system logs, access logs or error logs to troubleshoot, set up IP Tables, whitelists, or firewall rules.
• Maintained in-house mail server by configuring Postfix/Dovecot/Spam Assassin/Amavis
• Managed and monitored cloud infrastructure on Amazon AWS for EC2, S3, and RDS
• Measured site's search traffic and performance. Search Engine Optimization through Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console

• Service Provided: Custom PHP (CodeIgniter, Laravel) Development



• Technology Utilized: CodeIgnitor, Laravel, Amazon Web Services(EC2, S3), PHP, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, Git, Composer, Sphinx Search, OAuthentication OAuth2, MongoDB, API, Search Engine Optimization

Oconnell Oil

I built two versions of websites for O'Connell Oil. For the first version, I was provided with Adobe Photoshop PSD design files. I developed a pixel perfect and fully functional website with PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript based on those design files . One year later, I rebuilt the website with WordPress. I installed and configured WordPress, customized theme, researched and installed and configured various modules, set up different access levels for different users so that each department can take care of their own business. I wrote detailed user manual and provided training to several employees so that they can use the system and update the website.

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• Service Provided: Custom WordPress Development



• Technology Utilized: WordPress, Photoshop, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

Remedy Health Communities

Remedy Health Communities has thousands of clients, they build websites for their clients through Adobe Expression Engine or Adobe Business Catalyst. I worked as a freelancer for Remedy Health Communities for nearly two years. I claimed tasks through their ticketing system, self-managed and was reliable and resourceful. Most of my tasks were related to update website contents and graphics, customize website layout, expand website functionality with PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript under the Adobe Expression Engine or Adobe Business Catalyst frameworks, and search engine optimization through Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Search Console.

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• Service Provided: Custom CMS Development



• Technology Utilized: Adobe Expression Engine, Adobe Business Catalyst, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Photoshop

Community Economic Development Assistance

This site is built with WordPress, with shopping feature through Woocommerce. The project is managed through Jira, I have worked on many tasks. Following are some specific tasks that I have worked on.

• Customized plugin and filter development
• Customized theme, customized shopping cart, check out page, blog layout and the emailed receipt page
• Customized event calendar
• Created customized Reports with exporting function
• Customized user management feature

• Service Provided: Custom WordPress Development



• Technology Utilized: Wordpress, Woocommerce, The Events Calendar, Event Tickets Plus, Tribe Events, User Management, PHP, HTML, CSS, WordPress, Plugin and Filter Customization, Theme Customization

Vanderbilt Urology Society

This website was hosted in Amazon Cloud. I installed Apache/MySQL/PHP/WordPress and configured the web server through the Amazon Web Service EC2. For this project, I was provided some Photoshop PSD design files. After analyzing the interfaces, I created the database tables in MySQL, developed the entire website with PHP, HTML, CSS, BootStrap, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax and transferred the designs into dynamic functional websites. This website was rich in functionalities, people can register through the website, the administrator can verify the legibility of the registered members; verified members can view the member directory after successfully log in. There was password recovery feature if the user forgot their password. This website had responsive design for desktop website and mobile website. I wrote codes to detect which platform that the user is using and presenting with corresponding website.

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• Service Provided: Custom PHP Development



• Technology Utilized: PHP, CSS, HTML, BootStrap, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, JSON, MySQL, Apache, Amazon Web Services, Mobile Responsive Design, Photoshop

Massgreen Initiative

I joined Mass Green Initiative since its inception. It was STCC’s hub for green energy education and outreach. I built two websites to promote its mission. One website was built with WordPress, which provided green career guidance and connected people to resources, the other website was built with Drupal and accessible to authorized users who discussed course trainings. The websites were hosted in a virtue private server through Liquid web hosting. In nearly two and half years, as the only web master for these two websites, I had been in charge of every aspect of them, from domain registration to web hosting, from requirement analysis to end user training, from graphic design to content writing, from database design to web coding, from data reporting to user management, from search engine optimization to social media marketing. I had covered them all.

• Installed, Upgraded and Migrated websites
• Designed themes and customized themes with PHP, HTML, CSS
• Installed and configured Plugins and Widgets; Customized Plugins and Widgets with PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery
• Set up webpages, menus, added and edited contents as requested.
• Set up Google Calendars and Google Maps to interact with websites
• Handled web server management and website administration tasks, such as coordinated hosting and domain registrations; DNS changes and registrar transfers; Managed dedicated Virtual Private Server using Web Host Manager and cPanel
• Provided training and hands-on IT support to colleagues for software and hardware related issues. Worked with various vendors to acquire service contracts.

• Service Provided: Custom CMS (WordPress, Drupal) Development



• Technology Utilized: PHP, CSS, HTML, WordPress, Drupal, LAMP stack, Domain Registration, Web Hosting, Theme Customization, Photoshop