Coders NZ - Site Architecture

Small sites

dman — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:56:41 +0000

As well as the larger contracts, I'm also called on to help out a number of small businesses and web builders in different ways.
From:

Troubleshooting HTML and layouts
Assistance installing and configuring Drupal, getting a domain etc
Tutoring sessions, teaching content managers how to use their systems effectively
Help choosing, patching, upgrading or changing modules
Specialist assistance setting up the trickier things like WYSIWYG, Video, eCommerce

sorted.org.nz - Conversion to CMS

dman — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 03:52:52 +0000

Sorted is a portal project created by the Retirement Commission of New Zealand providing tools and advice on money management to the public.

It contains many online calculators for assistance in budgeting, investment and borrowing, helping people plan for their goals, or review the true costs of financial planning.
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New Zealand Life & Leisure Magazine

dman — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:00:00 +0000

Working with portal site. This involved creating an archive and browse system for publication releases and regular columns.

We built the site on the Drupal CMS, with several customizations to support the special requirements. The site provides article summaries and advertisements for upcoming features. We started off with a good number of past issues, which we imported several back articles each from, giving the site a rich backlog of content at release time.

Telecom New Zealand - Intranet

dman — Wed, 31 Jul 2002 12:00:00 +0000

The Telecom Intranet is one of the largest in the country (along with the Inland Revenue Department and Department of Labour, which I also worked on).

I coded a custom web management system to convert the thousands of independantly created subsites and pages into a common look and feel, and apply a new, self-maintaining navigation system site-wide.

University of Victoria, Wellington NZ

dman — Wed, 31 Jan 2001 11:00:00 +0000

The university website encompassed tens of thousands of pages within hundreds of sub-sites. As webmaster, I was responsible for the internet connectivity for thousands of clients as well as legacy and development support for all things 'web'.

New Zealand Qualifications Authority - Document organization and publishing

dman — Fri, 30 Apr 1999 12:00:00 +0000

...makes thousands of documents easily accessible across dozens of platforms.

The NZQA maintains & publishes a database of all the skills and dependancies required for all courses, sub-components, diplomas and degrees that make up the New Zealand education system.

This information was made public using the interface I coded.