Projects

Here are some of my past projects that I have permission to show or I developed for myself.

MarkLite Markdown Viewer/Editor

MarkLite is an open-source, lightweight Markdown Viewer and Editor for Linux. I wrote MarkLite out of frustration for having to load a feature-heavy Markdown editor to just view or make a quick change.

ResizeAll Bulk Image Resizer

ResizeAll is an easy to use application for resizing and preparing images for the web. It is currently available for Linux, but will be ported to Windows and Mac eventually.

Automated Vendor Guide

Using a machine learning algorithm, this application searches the web for targeted vendor types then scrapes the contact info and builds an Adobe Acrobat (pdf) listing guide. This application is written in Ruby and is a console application.

Coal Mine CO2 Monitoring/Alarm System

This application was developed to monitor and set off alarms if CO2 levels reached a dangerous level in the mines. The basic architecture was a Windows Server connected to the monitors via an RS422 network. The service was developed in Visual C++ for speed and reliability and the user interface in Visual Basic.

Data Warehouse Dashboard

This application is a web-based "dashboard" front end to show the status of various system imports and jobs into a data warehouse I architectured for a client. The dashboard was developed using Ruby on Rails with a Javascript front-end graphing library.

Warehouse Robotic Management System

This application monitors controls delivery systems in a warehouse to get parts to assembly lines efficiently. This application uses a neural net to calculate the most efficient route based on traffic and the destination. It also monitors the unit status and warns when there are issues. This application is written in Ruby and the database back-end is PostgreSQL.

Priority Software, Inc.

Priority Software, Inc. was in need of a new site that was easy to maintain and there to help answer questions from potential customers about their software products. This site was developed using WordPress with a customized theme and several custom-developed plug-ins written in PHP.

MyPassword.Guru

This is a small SaaS (Software as a Service) project I developed for myself after becoming tired of being bombarded by ads or being forced to register for other password sites. While I developed this for myself others are encouraged to use it if needed. It is currently being cleaned up so it can be released as open-source.

TexNRails Website

TexNRails was a rewrite/redesign of a customer's website that added e-commerce functionality and an responsive to different browsing devices (computers/phones/tablets). The project was developed within the WordPress CMS framework and involved some PHP, Javascript, and CSS. There are also several web scraping services to update from manufacturers web sites.

RCScaleBuilder.com (RCSB)

RCSB is a hobby community site that has over 16,000 active members and is a worldwide community for this hobby. This site has matured over a 15 year period and continues to grow. This site was developed in Classic ASP and has sub-systems written in ASP.NET and Ruby on Rails. it also uses a couple of Ruby-based web services on the back-end.

Bob Holman Plans Website

Bob Holman Plans website was a redesign of their classic brochure site that I developed using HTML5 and PHP. It is mostly a static site but has some PHP dynamic content.