Plone Development Services

What I do

I provide environmental communities and socially responsible businesses with web-based tools to help them collaborate, build communities, and share information.

Process is crucial

I'm passionate about productivity and always improving my advising and communication skills.

There are no 'details'

The details make or break the project. My understanding of information design, usability, and aesthetics ensures that all aspects of a project entrusted to me are handled with impeccable craftsmanship and care.

Tools of Choice

Open Source Software

For delivering web applications, I select the Zope application server, and the Plone Content Management System. Apache runs in front for caching, URL handling, and SSL. I use Python for logic and functionality, and often Archetypes for custom content-types.

For data management, I'm proficient in MySQL and PostgreSQL, though these days I'm mostly working with the ZODB.

On the design side I use TAL and ME/TAL to dynamically generate XHTML pages, visual presentation is handled with CSS while Javascript (ECMA) and XMLhttpRequest / AJAX provide user side functionality.

Operating Systems and Hardware

For my laptops and workstations I prefer I macs running OS X. Our production servers run FreeBSD and Debian Linux on Sun and AMD hardware.