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.

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Recent Work

Previous Clients

 

 

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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