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Welcome To My Showcase

Below you will find a few examples of design and development that I've done in the recent past. Please feel free to browse around and contact me if interested in my work. I've been able to refine my skills working for different companies, in Pittsburgh and outside of Pennsylvania, and I have a thirst for more. I'm looking to find a place where I'll be able to work under great people who can help me hone the talent I've been given even further while producing great work for the company.

Web Design

When it comes to website design, I like to make things simple to use and very clear so the user has the best experience possible and will want to visit again. Below you will find examples of websites I've designed. Please click on the thumbnail to view them.

Web Design | My Web Wow!

Web Design and Development | Technical Healthcare Solutions (THS)

Web Design | Zoltun Design Client
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Web Development

Below you will find examples of websites I've developed. Most of the sites I've developed are wrapped around a CMS (Content Management System) or developed in PHP. My role in the development was strictly front-end. I have experience with .NET but not enough to confidently say I could build you a custom CMS from scratch. Please click on the thumbnail to view the pieces below.

Web Design and Development
Rainbow Kitchen

Web Design and Development | Elemix Concrete Additive

Web Development | Gist Design

My Web Wow!
Web Design

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My Web Wow! is a company based in Columbus, Ohio. I had the opportunity to design a new look and feel for the company's website. It was a challenge because the project was time sensitive and required a next day delivery. Despite the challenge, I had fun designing these three concepts. There are 2 similar designs and 1 completely different to give the client a variety to choose from.

Technical Healthcare Solutions
Web Design/Development

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Technical Healthcare Solutions came to us without a clear idea of what they needed or even wanted. There was a lot of room for creative control on this design. Before the homepage rotating header concept became really popular, this is what was envisioned for the large image area. We went through a couple rounds of revisions for the interior pages before I started the HTML build.

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Zoltun Design Client Login Area
Web Design

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I worked for Zoltun Design in 2010 and was able to grow in the areas of both design and development. This was one of my first design pieces for them. It is a client login area. I established an online approval process to make communication with clients easier. Once the client was logged in, they would have access to all of the files we posted to their account. There are 3 steps in this process; Proposal, Design, and Final. Once the client signed off on the proposal and we had an electronic contract, they would move to the design stage where we would then be notified via email so we could be more efficient with our time. Once a design was approved by the client, we moved into development based on what it was we were building. When we had completed the project we were able to have all of the communication, design files, and documents in one place.

Rainbow Kitchen
Web Design/Development

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Every year Zoltun Design chose one client to do charity for. In 2010, it was Rainbow Kitchen. I had a lot of fun with this site. After designing the header and other elements, I built the front-end in DHTML. After that, I was able to use this as a practice site to start learning .NET. It helped me to be more efficient with the way I coded because I knew what was going to change when our programmer had an opportunity build the CMS.

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Elemix Concrete Additive
Web Design/Development

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This was a great site to work on. The front-end build was smooth and developed it in a way that the programmer could easily navigate through the HTML and CSS in order to build the back-end. Since we handled a large part of their print material, it was easier to obtain resources from our print department. This made the turn around time for images and content quick and enabled me to complete the front-end development ahead of schedule.

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Gist Design
Web Development

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I was contracted to develop this site. I developed this site in HTML and converted to PHP. There isn't a database but it has dynamic elements within to make updates easier. After several rounds of revisions they finally had an idea of what they were looking for. I modified some Jquery to get the slide effect for the Design, Research, and Innovation pages. I ran into minor challenges due to the client wanting the text to change when it was clicked from "Learn More" to "See Less" and have different functions.

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Contact Me!

I've added my resume and cover letter below. I can submit references upon request. Please feel free to contact me via email or phone.

Email: Kochsdesign@gmail.com
Phone: (412) 251-3038

Cover Letter and Resume

Click on one of the links below to download a copy of my cover letter and resume. I've added both Word and PDF format for your convenience.

PDF Documents

Cover Letter

Resume

Word Documents

Cover Letter

Resume

Other Sites I've Worked On

Diamond Wire Spring | Web Design/Development
Hoffmann Murtaugh | Web Design/Development
Newman Studies Institute | Web Development
The International Poetry Forum | Web Development
Eaton Renovation | Web Development
GSP Consulting Corporation | Web Development