Jesse has been working in Drupal since Drupal 5 just came out, and he's got a lot of projects dating all the way back! Some are forever lost to time, like that one with a live streaming RSS feed of his dog's thoughts (joke). Jesse's favorites though are captured here to reflect what Jesse enjoys building.
Marin County Free Libraries
While working for Serverlogic Jesse operated as the technical lead on the Marin County Free Libraries project. Jesse oversaw the project from beginning to end, and helped develop custom modules and JQuery functionality for the project. Jesse also flew to Marin to provide training.
Contributions
- Jesse Operated as technical lead from start to finish.
- Integrates custom modules for Library item import.
- Uses custom panels layouts, and other advanced panels techniques.
- Integration of multiple advanced themeing and jquery aspects.
St Louis County Library
While working as a technical lead at Serverlogic, Jesse handled building the St Louis County Library from start to finish and helped develop what is now the Serverlogic Library Web Connect product in the process. The site involves custom modules for library item imports, and other custom elements.
Contributions
- Jesse served as the technical lead from start to finish.
- Custom JQUERY functionality throughout the site.
- Helped develop custom EVANCED import module.
- Integration of multiple advanced themeing techniques.
Golden Cabinet Physiscian Prescription Web Application
Jesse Nicola was contracted by Golden Cabinet Herbs to help develop a custom web application where Physicians can register themselves, manage their own accounts, and create their own formulas for prescribing to patients. The application involves importing over 5,000 herbs and creating a simple and streamlined process for ordering from Golden Cabinet.
Contributions
- Fully conceptalized and built by Jesse Nicola for Golden Cabinet.
- Completely custom from scratch PHP application.
- Import CSV file, store in MySQL, make available as JSON to Jquery.
- Uses Jquery auto complete and other plugins along with custom Jquery.
Scholastic Publishing
While working for Serverlogic Jesse Nicola was brought in to the Scholastic website to help create views, custom views overrides, and delivery advanced custom JQuery functionality. The advanced Jquery involved creating custom drupals views functionality that also tied in to AJAX views queries and combined Jquery animations to keep transitions smooth.
Contributions
- Drupal Views Custom Templates
- Custom JQuery plugin used accross much of the site
- Advanced views JQuery hooks and callbacks.
- Drupal Themeing work.
Sand Master Park
Sand Master Park is one of the leading businesses in the sandboarding world, and they needed a website to reflect it, so they hired Jesse (Development) and Jessica Mchargue (Design). Jesse took Jessica's design and integrated it into a Drupal and panels based site to help make keeping the site current an easy task for the client.
Contributions
- Integration of design into a CMS for ease of client updating.
- Integrates custom Jquery for the slideshow
- Uses @font-face and other custom design elements
- Panels/WYSIWYG based interface to make content administration a breeze.
Palatine Public Libraries
While work at ServerLogic, Jesse Nicola was brought in to handle project management and front end development on the Palatine Public Libraries Websites. Jesse facilitated the design integration process, much of the user experience functionality, and other aspects of the site.
Contributions
- Integration of design into custom Drupal theme.
- Custom JQuery coding to handle advanced functionality.
- Custom module development for data importing and integration.
- Custom page_process functionality for taxonomy handling.
Harrahs Express
For this project, Pairodime Design Studio developed the mockup and initial Drupal site. Jesse was contracted by Pairodime Design to contribute to the Drupal themeing and style overriding nescessary to complete the project. Some of the main areas Jesse was responsible for were the Contact section, the front page bottom blocks, and the hotels.
Contributions
- Worked with mockup PSD to deliver theme.
- Style Overrides used to deliver functionality.
- Creation of customized Node and page templates for content types.
- Developed contacts section and more
Face to Face Tour
Pairodime Design was hired was contracted to take Mockup designs and develop the face to face Tour webpage. Jesse was brought in to help with some functionality tweaks, along with to help with the UberCart E-commerce setup. Jesse also helped important product and ensure all product media was properly imported and setup.
Contributions
- Help with assorted layout tweaks as nescessary.
- Importing Information from Product Spread Sheet.
- Refining product content type alongside developing product layout.
- Customizing product media as nescessary for layout and functionality.
Sole Position Internet Marketing
Jesse built this webpage for Pairodime Design Studio's partner company, Sole Position Internet Marketing. Jesse was provided a site mockup in a PSD file, and converted it into a fully functioning drupal 6 theme, including all the nescessary style overrides.
Contributions
- Drupal 6 Based CMS.
- Drupal theme created from mockup.
- Utilizes Views, CCK, and more module sets.
- Incorporates Jquery plugins.
Elm Ridge Manufacturing
Elm Ridge MFG. contracted Jesse to design and build a webpage that would not only provide information to potetnial customers, but also service as a way to coordinate with their current clientle. The result was a CMS which includes a unique coded project identifier, and a layout which works for a wide variety of clients in age and internet savy.
Contributions
- Integration of design into a CMS for ease of client updating.
- Integrates Jquery Thickbox for Login and Paypal modals.
- Uses Jquery Slideshow with DIV's for top right quote box.
- Customers need not create accounts, they simply need to enter their unique project ID.
Jessica Mchagrue Design Portfolio
For this project, Jesse helped Jessica Mchargue turn her design into a full blown online portfolio. Working with a talented designer like Jessica as a web developer means you'll really get the chance to implement many an interesting design element into your creation, and it will surely be an exciting project.
Contributions
- Drupal 6 CMS enabling easy addition of content and rearranging
- Completely custom templte with design provided by Jessica
- Javascript based Custom Scroll bar
- Jquery Implementation throughout the site.
MP Plumbing
While working for Serverlogic, Jesse was hired to handle Milwaukie Plumbing's new internet marketing strategy. Jesse, working with a graphic designer, designed their new conversion oriented site to take full advantage of paid advertising and organic listing potential to make the most of internet marketing.
Contributions
- Managed Project from inception to release.
- Built in Drupal 6, with a completely custom theme.
- Uses Conversion based internet marketing strategies.
- Delivers measurable results to client.
L&M Policy Research
While working for Formations Design Jesse was brought in to help develop L&M Policy Research's new web page. Jesse lead the technical direction by developing the new web page in CSS, and implemented JQuery, and other modern web development technologies to develop a powerful and user friendly CMS.
Contributions
- Integration of design into a CMS for ease of client updating.
- Integrates Jquery and AJAX/AHA.
- Custom content admin interface to simplify content administration.
- Completely custom theme developed to be standards compliant.
Cecil Painting
For this project Jesse was brought on by Formations Design to take the layout they had produced, and build it out in a a fast and efficient manner. Jesse integrated Jquery Pikachoose, Jquery Simple Modal, along with a variety of the latest cutting edge SEO techniques to deliver a very powerful yet affordable web page for the client.
Contributions
- Built using PHP includes for simplified reproduction..
- Jquery Pikachoose integration for image slideshow.
- JQuery SimpleModal integration for contact form.
- Degrades gracefully and SEO optimized.
Acme Tattoo
Pairodime Design Studio was hired by Sirlin Enterprises to take a mock design and turn it into a fully functioning website with a built in content management system. Jesse was brought on by Pairodime Design to help build this project. Jesse developed the content management system, and built the sites look and feel around the mockup.
Contributions
- Installation / Setup of CMS
- Development of site look/feel from mockup
- Creation of Image Gallery featuers for all four artists
- Creation of easy to use Content Administrator Interface
Pow Gnar (Snowboard Apparel)
This project was a direct work completed entirely by Jesse. Jesse met with Pow Gnar, analyzed their marketing style and attitude, and made a webpage to match their innovative promotion style. The site is a full CMS, and meets all of the clients needs while remaining within their relatively small budget.
Contributions
- Complete site design from scratch.
- Built into a CMS enabling client to update and organize content easily.
- Features advanced PHPengine themeing to dynamically render content.
- Unique design quirks meet clients unique approach to marketing .