Knowledgeable, conscientious, meticulous, creative.
Simply better.
An online travel magazine encompassing a dozen blogs managed through a tailored installation of Movable Type, TravelBeat.net offers enlightening articles, a fresh layout, and lots of embedded media. An off-the-shelf blogging platform was only the beginning for this website -- I built extensive custom templates using Movable Type's specialized programming language.
A collective of branding experts needed to show off their many successes with a fun and search-engine friendly website. Lots of javascript makes this project fun to explore and full of content in spite of tight design parameters intended to keep everything visible on a laptop screen.
As the primary programmer behind the LibQUAL® project, I took it from a pilot to a worldwide effort to measure library service quality, one used by over half a million people. Technologies utilized include object-oriented ColdFusion, advanced database structures and programming in MS SQL Server, SPSS, Crystal Reports, CSS, XML, ASP.NET, AJAX, and web services.
This experiment in ASP.NET, bookmarklets, embedded iframes, and RSS is free for all to use and a clever way to share websites you like with the rest of the world. Go ahead: add the bookmarklet to your browser and put the display window on your blog!
A clean, powerful, and easily navigable site for a company working in the health care industry. All formatting and javascript are in separate files, leaving simple HTML code that the client can keep updated without advanced knowledge.
Working with artists and collectors, Sightline needed a website that showed what they do while displaying the utmost taste. Subtle use of javascript and an all-CSS layout make the galleries pop and the portfolio fun to explore.
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Jonathan D. Sousa has 10 years experience in the IT industry, designing and developing ColdFusion and ASP.NET database-backed applications for the academic, private sector, and non-profit worlds. His most recent large-scale project is LibQUAL+®, a survey of library service quality that has been completed by over half a million people worldwide and has attracted over 700 institutional clients.
Jonathan's diverse background provides a rare and effective collection of technical, analytical, creative, and communication skills. Equally skilled in writing
and speaking as in online application architecture, he is that unusual technology expert who can effectively translate esoteric computing concepts for his non-technical clients.
Particularly expert in synthesizing and displaying complex information in visual form, Jonathan's charts and diagrams have been used worldwide, and even cited by the Principal Engineer at Google. His skill in taking assessment tools beyond simply collecting information to the stage where that information is easily accessible and useful have made a significant impact in the field of library science.
Jonathan approaches programming with an eye for usability: from maintainable code compliant with international standards, to layouts, language, and site structures that simply make sense. His expert coding focused on efficient reuse always supports a clear and friendly user experience. A properly designed online application should be a pleasure to use for both the end user and the people maintaining the code.
When he isn't providing consulting services, Jonathan spends his time enjoying the rich cultural and social offerings of Washington, DC. He has run several sub-3-hour marathons and counts a first-wave start at the Boston Marathon among his proudest accomplishments. He loves having the opportunity to run by the Potomac, an activity now supplemented by practicing yoga.
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