Mozilla's Stop SOPA Campaign
Fall 2011 | Idea, Programming, Design, CopyThe night before the first SOPA hearings, Mozilla decided we should do what we could to raise awareness. However, we couldn't find a good, concise place to link to. So, I designed and wrote copy for a "landing page", which was eventually replaced the main Mozilla site during the 24 hour blackout. The site has helped educate millions of people.
Mozilla Add-ons Site
Summer 2010 | Product Management, Programming, DesignThe Mozilla Add-ons website serves over a billion requests a day. I started as a developer (and sometimes designer) on the site, and eventually became the product manager.
BugzillaJS
Spring 2011 | Programming, DesignBugzilla is a bit like enterprise software — it does everything, but the UI is horrible. So, I created BugzillaJS, a Firefox add-on that addresses some major pain points in the software. It's currently used by over half of all Mozilla employees.
Interactive "What Are Add-ons?" Video
Summer 2011 | ProgrammingAfter seeing the "What Are Add-ons?" video, I wanted to do something cool with Mozilla's Popcorn.js. As the video plays, the site around it changes. For example, the page is translated when translation add-ons are mentioned, and the whole browser gets a background when Themes are mentioned. (Click "Learn More" to watch the video.)
Firefox Logo Quine
Winter 2012 | Programming, DesignMozilla Webdev started looking for a new t-shirt design, and I decided to try to make a Firefox logo quine using HTML5. A quine is code that outputs itself. (This isn't a true quine since I cheated a lot, however the concept of it being self-reproducing stands.) We had t-shirts with the HTML5-y Firefox logo printed.
Olive
Fall 2011 | Programming, DesignOlive is the very first full length feature film shot 100% on a cell phone. I designed the website and movie poster for it.
Offbeat Guides
Started Summer 2008 | ProgrammingOffbeat Guides was the first startup I worked at. It was a travel guide company with a twist — the high quality printed travel guides were completely customized for you, including your name on the cover and things like events and weather while you'd be there. I worked as the lead programmer for the website.
RIT Intersect
Programming, Design, ImplementationThe RIT Intersect was a project I created while at RIT (independent of the university). Registering for classes is a quarterly nightmare for students, so I created the system to make it easier. The RIT Intersect lets you browse, sort, filter and search courses, as well as stores lists, keep track of your plans of study, and generate schedules.
GigaOM Network
Started Summer 2009 | Design, ImplementationOne of the first things I did while at GigaOM was to redesign their corporate website. It was a bit outdated, and needed a refresh. I designed the site and implemented it in WordPress. This website has since been deprecated.
La Salle Institute Redesign [Prototype]
Started Summer 2009 | DesignI was unhappy with the quality of my high school's current website, so I created a redesign. Currently it's just a proposal, as the school is happy with the current version.
Offbeat Guides Redesign [Prototype]
Started January 2010 | DesignAfter working for Offbeat Guides for a number of years, I came up with my version of what I thought the front page should look like. I sketched it out on paper, and then turned it into a mockup. I wanted something more fun and colorful — after all, the company has offbeat in the name!
Please Call My Phone
Started February 2010 | Programming, Design, ImplementationPrior to having a smart phone, I kept misplacing my phone. And I really wanted to try out Twilio. So, Please Call My Phone was born.
RIT48
Started Spring 2010 | ImplementationI co-founded RIT48, an event that aims to bring together students from various disciplines to pitch, plan, develop and launch a web startup in one weekend — or, as the name suggests, 48 hours. An intense, energy fueled, entrepreneurial event, RIT48 was designed to showcase the innovative and creative spirit of RIT students while offering the opportunity to learn and meet new people. Since its creation in 2010, I've been invited back to judge.
Six Degrees
Started Summer 2009 | Programming, DesignBased on Social Genius, sixdegrees was made for the RIT College of Business as a way for teachers to learn student's names. The software is currently in indefinite private beta, however it will eventually be released for anyone organizing a conference or teaching a course.
Election 2008 Issues
Started August 2008 | Programming, DesignThis is a little tool I made before the 2008 presidential election, so you could pick a stance you most agree with on 20 issues, and find out candidate you most agree with. The content comes from CNN's "The Issues" section of their Election website.
Febuary 5 National Teach-In 2009
Started January 2009 | Design, ImplementationThis is a website I made for RIT's participation in the February 5 National Teach-In. It's just a one page static HTML website, listing the events that would be occurring throughout the day.
RIT Quarters v Semesters Infograph
Started February 2010 | Design, ImplementationMy university, Rochester Institute of Technology, created a controversy when they decided to switch from quarters to semesters. The email they sent describing the changes had a ton of information, and I felt it could benefit from visualizations.
