Category: Consulting

  • ChicagoWorksForYou.com

    I conceived of and created this Web site for the City of Chicago, which is ready for launch this month.

  • Small Business Internet Life Starter Package

    Recently delivered a set of services for a registered investment advisor business that is just getting started. We executed on the design that another firm had come up with, but a static web site was just the start. Here’s the package: TypePad weblog that mimicks the site design. This gives the client a platform to…

  • Document Management System Research and Consulting

    Led a large requirements gathering, industry/ tool research, and process consulting engagement for the Law Department of a large Midwestern city. The mission was to discover the document management needs of the Department, match those needs to features of existing enterprise document management vendors, and make a final recommendation. The process went like this: Interview…

  • Simple Story Posting Site

    Developed the technology strategy for the web followup to a direct mail piece going to 35,000 people in advance of Nurses Appreciation Week. The client wanted to allow employees to submit stories about their jobs for publication. There was limited staff to review the submissions and none on the staff had any ability to edit…

  • Training: Requirements Management Course Development & Delivery

    Developed & delivered a complete 8-hour course on Requirements Management for the New York Times Company. Here’s the project steps I took for an end-to-end solution: Learn client’s proprietary SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) process Apply my knowledge of RUP and client’s SDLC to develop a set of learning objectives for client approval Develop 6…

  • Queen of Angels Parish Website

    In 2004 I implemented an innovative, sophisticated website system for Queen of Angels Catholic Parish in Chicago, IL. The strategy uses an emerging technology—the TypePad hosted weblog solution—to deliver 20 separate websites at various URLs with over 30 content managers. This strategy is relevant for any large organization with lots of people and a wide…

  • National Safety Council Driver Safety Course

    Developed the requirements, led the design process, and managed the project for this Driver Safetry Course for MetLife and the National Safety Council. The system has the following characteristics: Used the IntraLearn learning management system for course management Entire course is authored in Flash, with an innovative system for managing flash-based chapters to track student…