Kimberly Lightholder is a programmer by education, discovering a passion for developing and designing for the Internet. Current obsessions are with creating streamlined applications with secure structure and a clear user-interface, supported by clean semantic hand-written code and efficient separation of content from design. Other experience includes SEO consulting, accessibility compliance, technology training and even a bit of typography.
She is also a photographer, singer, musician, historical costuming buff and occasional chef, providing the neighborhood with much needed chocolate chip cookies.
Recent Work
- Lightholder Photography :: Music
- Bay Area Open Mics
- GarbCloset
- Confraternity of St. George
- Sean's Bar
- Kimotay.com
Previous Clients
- ePingo
- Sonas Group, IE
- BridesOnline.ie
- Songwriter Co-Operative, IE
- Abacus Recruitment, IE
- The Arches B&B, IE
- Birr Golf Club
- Fostu Ltd.
- Hydrotech Water Services, IE
- Mairead Heagney & Associates
- Mingala Natural Therapy
- Nexus HRP, IE
- OHc Timberframe
- Olivia's Nails, IE
- Rayner's Bar & Bistro, IE
Development
Alienware.co.uk, Alienware.de, Alienware.fr
While working as a lead developer for Alienware's EMEA headquarters, tasks ranged from block-level design of main site features, to hand-coding promotional micro-sites from PSDs, with strict attention paid to cross-browser compatibility. All code written during employment is the property of Dell, Inc., however, screen shots of specific projects are available.
- ClientAlienware
- JobIn-House Lead Internet Developer
- Date2006-2009
- DeliveryHTML, CSS, Designs, ASP, JS
Lightholder Photography :: Music Gallery
A customized installation of the PHP/MySQL app ZenPhoto 1.4.2.3. Project involved custom coding of the core app functions in order to create a theme which is a true departure from previous themes released. Theme design involves hand-coded HTML and CSS in a liquid layout.
- ClientLightholder Photography
- JobPHP dev, Design
- Date06.2007 - ongoing
- DeliveryPHP, HTML, CSS, WP Theme
The Garb Closet - Work In Progress
A personal project to create a session -based online collective for the myriad costumers keeping construction diaries online. Design employs complete hand-coded HTML/CSS driving a liquid layout with floating graphic elements. The application is powered through OO PHP/MySql and includes account creation, file uploads and advanced searches.
- ClientThe Garb Closet
- JobArchitecture, Programming, Design
- DateIn Progress
- DeliveryPHP, MySql, CSS, HTML
Bay Area Open Mics - Work In Progress
This is an ongoing project which utilizes WordPress 3.3.1 as a CMS to handle non-blog related database entities. Using one install, the theme manages content delivery for a blog, featured articles as well and individual open mics listings in a calendar format. Custom theme design involves hand-coded HTML/CSS and JavaScript tweaks.
- ClientBayAreaOpenMics.com
- JobContent Architecture, PHP, Design
- DateOn Going
- DeliveryPHP, jScript, HTML, CSS
Lightholder Photography :: Music Blog
Custom theme for WordPress 3.3.1. Design uses hand-coded HTML/CSS and PHP coded template functions.
- ClientLightholder Photography
- JobDesign, PHP Dev
- Date06.2008
- DeliveryHTML, CSS, PHP
Bay Area Open Mics Live
Existing design, the project provided restructure of the XHTML code and CSS to completely separate content from design. The re-code of the web site gave BayAreaOpenMics.com a search engine ranking boost from 84 to 2 with no change to in-bound links.
- ClientBay Area Open Mics
- JobStructure, Content Seperation
- Date06.2006
- DeliveryHTML, CSS
Design
The Confraternity of Saint-George
This site was created entirely based around the concept of creating text blocks which the site owner could then edit using Contribute. All elements hand-coded in HTML/CSS with a templating system locked in Dreamweaver.
- ClientThe Confraternity of Saint-George
- JobDesign, Coding
- Date10.2009
- DeliveryHTML, CSS, Templates
ePingo.com Redesign
ePingo.com remains a successful medium-production online print shop. This project involved redesigning the existing site for a more streamlined shopping experience, with particular attention to the Quick Quote widget.
- ClientePingo.com
- JobDesign
- DateIn Progress
- DeliveryDrafts
