Hi, I'm Josh Kim. // Portfolio
Resumé
Employment
Card Player Media, LLC
- Worked with a team of four developers on a custom Ruby on Rails CMS
- Spearheaded UI/Site redesign proposal: Cleaner HTML/CSS/JS and better SEO
- Created the mobile version of the site for iOS and Android devices
National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois
- Created and supported internal web apps using PHP, Sybase, and MySQL
- Modified and maintained UI and content of Confluence for Blue Waters
- Began the process of moving from Sybase to MySQL for database backend
Projects
Cannect, University of Illinois
- Assited a blind developer in finishing a site on accessibility
Korus Insurance
- Designed and developed an information site for an insurance company
TeleNature, Water Quality Web Application
- Initially, NSF Grant-funded work; Later changed into a cross-departmental independent study opportunity with Dr. P. Bryan Heidorn of Graduate School of Library and Informational Science and Dr. Michael C. Loui of Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Wrote Paper (pdf): Water Quality Data Collection, Reporting, Analysis, and Preservation: RiverWatch of National Great Rivers Research & Education Center and Stream Team of Prairie Rivers Network
- PHP/MySQL (data checking/merging), JavaScript (data checking), XHTML/CSS
Palen Design
- http://www.palendesign.com: On-line jewelry store
- Provided consultation for design and implementation from .psd files
- Started learning about Shopping Cart and Credit Card Transactions
- XHTML/CSS (large image maps), PHP/MySQL (admin backend, store list)
Certified Livestock Management Training, UIUC
- http://www.livestocktraining.com: Huge update of website providing information for all livestock owners of Illinois
- XHTML/CSS, JavaScript (menus), ASP (including files for easy updates)
Covenant Fellowship Church
- Created a template of redesign as a possible candidate to update to
- Programmed various PHP/MySQL scripts for administration of web site
- Handled movement of old forum to phpBB
Agricultural Education Program, UIUC
- External Link: Website created for the undergrad and graduate students of the Agricultural Education Program
- XHTML/CSS, JavaScript (menus)
Advanced Processing and Circuits Group, Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, UIUC
- Site for the APC Group; worked under graduate student Mike Word.
- XHTML/CSS, PHP (organizing research documents)
Lakota West High School
- Designed mock-ups for the main page of Lakota West High School
- NOTE: Each index# had a different mockup, with #7 being the last one.
- HTML, JavaScript (scrollovers)
School Related Projects
CS 498 - Design for Computer Scientists - Assignment #2
- Spring 2006, Documentation
- Assignment: Apply concepts covered in class to improve a website of choice, in terms of design and navigational layout.
Library & Informational Sciences 351 - Design of Usable Information Interfaces - UIRecommend
- Fall 2006, Documentation
- Simple template for a course UIUC course recommending site, Just press log in to see the rest of the interface
Computer Science 411 - Database Systems - Integrate2XS
- Fall 2004, Documentation
- Creation of a better way for students to form schedules for classes.
Computer Science 427 - Software Engineering I - Mindshare
- Fall 2004, Documentation
- Role: Project Manager
- Task: Management of seven teammates, creation of required documents
Electrical and Computer Engineering 390 - Workspace
- Informative site: Final project in ECE 390
- "Workspace is a fully functional networking program that enables users to sign on and communicate with one another."