The online portfolio of J Maxfield

Jon Maxfield^*
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Website design

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Below are three examples of development projects I’ve worked on lately. Code can be provided when we meet in person.

Assessor Record Search (simpler alternative)
Imagine someone brings you an Access database with multiple tables (one of which includes more that 605,000 records) and over 8 gigs of images (about 130,000 worth). The job? Convert the data so it can live in a Postgres database, and then make it searchable and easy to grok via the website. Not exciting, but it cut the number of phone calls down 80% and, in the words of the commercial appraiser, “is the best thing ever.”

Election Results
Each election cycle, there’d be a mad rush to rejigger a system to display, in real-time, the county's election results. (It's the little things that keep the candidates happy.) That got tiring. Instead of starting from scratch, a system was written to import data into a MySQL table in a standard way. Then a function was written that can be passed a race id and print out all the relevant info. Election night is now a lot less hassle—for candidates and me.

Red Cliffs Desert Reserve Reporting System (QuickTime Video)
The Red Cliffs Desert Reserve, local wildlife agencies, and the sheriff’s department needed and inter-agency tool to track activity (criminal, suspicious, and otherwise) and trends on the reserve. Non-law enforcement officers are able to log in to the secure site to record their own reports, edit previous reports, upload photos, or add addendums. Law enforcement officers can do the same but can also see all reports (in an effort to connect events) as well as create/manage users. The site was built light to accomodate users of smart phones and Verizon air cards from the field.

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About Metop

I am a standards-based web designer/developer, as well as a graphic designer, that currently lives, works, and teaches in the desert of southern Utah.

In the past, I’ve used my design skills at a TV station creating their on-air graphics, building their web presence, and producing video content for commercials and the news. I’ve run a web design and development company where I worked on projects big and small.

I currently work as the web designer and developer for a government agency. I put a public face on the things the public needs to see, and program the behind-the-scenes stuff that the public has no idea about. I also use WordPress like a fiend to let employees ignore manage their own content.

For sanity, I teach some of this stuff web and design stuff at the local college. In addition to web design, I teach courses specifically on Photoshop and Illustrator. (I'll miss teaching the most when I move to Idaho, but we all have to make sacrifices, right?)

In my spare time, I’m in my mid-90’s-era Necky kayak as much as humanly possible. I also run the occasional triathlon to try to keep the body fat count to a reasonable level (I think I'm losing), spend time with the fam and haunt the internet with vapid nonsense via my blog and the Twitters.

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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH, 2005–present
Title: Adjunct Instructor, Visual Technologies / Graphic Design

Duties: Instruct classes in the Visual Technologies program with the purposes of introducing and solidifying the concepts of graphic design, instilling competency with industry-standard software in both a Mac and PC environment, and preparing students to enter employment in the graphic design field.

WASHINGTON COUNTY GOVERNMENT, 2006–present
Title: Webmaster, Web Developer

Duties: Design, coordinate, and maintain any and all websites under the umbrella of the Washington County Government system. Work with various branches and department heads to create content, interfaces, and designs to fill specific and stated needs. Create supplemental print materials for County projects.

TESTMONKEY DESIGNS, 2005–2006
Title: Lead Designer / Owner

Duties: testMonkey designs was a full service design firm for small to medium sized companies. Services included web design and development services, identity design, brand development, and ad layout. testMonkey designs was sold in 2006.

KCSG TV, 2004–2005
Title: On-Air Graphics / Webmaster / Video Producer & Editor

Duties: Create appropriate graphics for daily newscasts in a time-sensitive manner. Unify the look and feel of the station’s web site, on-air graphics, promotional videos, and marketing materials. Produce video content for news and commercials.

FORMER LIFE
whitewater river guide, special education mentor, head cook (I make a mean omelet), bike shop mechanic, outdoor gear salesman, warehouse worker, Portuguese-speaker, resident of Brazil

EDUCATION

ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY
MFA / Graphic Design Program
Non-complete; nine credits from 2009–2010

DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH
BS in Visual Technologies, 2004
Associate in Arts, 2001

SKILLS

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^*Call me J (i.e.: “Jay”), won’t you?

Hi. Can I tell you a quick(ish) story? Back in 1997, an 18 year-old kid from Connecticut took a job as a whitewater guide down in Riggins. He started early (April) to help travel around Idaho and market the company. His travels took him to Moscow and, naturally, NRS World Headquarters. He bought his first River Shorty knife from the showroom on that first visit.

In training that May, the knife popped right out of its sheath and down into the depths of Time Zone. A quick trip up to Moscow yielded a easy, no stress replacement. A few weeks later, the knife again dislodged from the sheath. Another trip, another no hassle, no blame replacement.