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Work

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clients | design | projects | wealth

Log

• 23/07 - whatever
• 23/05 - migration project
• 23/02 - site rebuild
• 23/01 - new host
• 22/09 - new site
• 22/03 - new site

About

I've learned to try and love my work. I've also learned the irregardless of my abilities that it still mostly revolves around relationships. I'd like to say that the majority of my work is fun, but I need to support myself and that's not necessarily always the case. I use my this domain https://davidwindham.com for my current work which I've duplicated the content below.

I'm lucky to have fallen into a career I enjoy. I seriously doubt that even in my older age that I'll give up on it entirely to retire to painting watercolors and gardening. The computer monitors have taken a bit of a toll on my eyes, so I try to avoid the screens when I'm not working.

Who?

I've been a developer for almost 20 years. I'm detail oriented, productive, creative, and try to enjoy my work. I have a BA in Studio Art from The College of Charleston which is where I first got started publishing websites. I've worked in advertising, publishing, education, and for an assortment of business clients. I try to help folks make practical software decisions and good use of the web by crafting custom applications.

What?

I like to say that all I do is search for answers on the internet and read the documentation, but I enjoy solving challenging technical puzzles using my experience, diagnostic, and analytical abilities. I try to keep a limited roster of well served clients, but I'll certainly make an effort to be helpful however I am able. I'm also open to booking my time for brain storming, research, or other endeavors.

Strategy

Advertising, Communication, Product, Research,

Front End

HTML / CSS, Javascript ES6 / ES5, Tailwind / Bootstrap, Vue / React / Ember,

Dev-Ops

Build Automation Continuous Integration Microservices QA / Unit Testing

Design

Graphic Illustration Print / Layout Prototyping UI/UX design

Back End

Go / Gorilla / Dart / Flutter Node / Express / Meteor PHP / Laravel / WordPress Python / Flask / Django Ruby / Rails / Sinatra

Sys-Admin

Amazon / Google Services Ansible / Docker / Kubernetes Heroku / Linode / Zeit Debian / Ubuntu / CentOS Mongo / SQL / Redis

Management

Domain Registry / Routing / DNS Brand Trademark / Identity Monitoring Analytics / Campaign Reporting Email Accounts / Hosting / Security System / Network Security Hardware Acquisition / Management Backup Automation / Recovery Application Monitoring / Support Technical Support / Troubleshooting 👉🏼 I do not manage Social Media

When & Where?

I try to keep a flexible work schedule so that I can enjoy time away from work. I try to be efficient because productivity does not equal the amount of time I spend at my desk.

Request My Time

I book hourly sessions and I try to overlap projects in an effort to keep my schedule full. I also enjoy volunteering my time to help worthy causes and organizations.

I Work Anywhere

Although video chats are nice, I also enjoy meeting in person. I travel out of the Greenville or Charlotte International Airports.

Remote Support

I can remotely access and manage your computers and devices.

Availability

I'm available to my clients anytime and I'm always open to taking on new clients.

New projects are booked until May 2023

Why?

Selected Clients

Use All Five Inc. The Rivers Agency Charleston Home Tour AJ Design Co. Fuzzco Inc. Harbourtowne Real Estate Charleston Trident Association of Realtors The College of Charleston Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Self Regional Healthcare Biotherm Solutions Pennebaker & Hegedus Films Good and Plenty Records Jerry Moran Holy City Farms Harvard Kennedy School Clemson University; The Chelcum Family Foundation Morris Publishing The State Newspaper GMK Associates Nicholson, Meredith, & Anderson

Approach

I just "take care of it". I manage, host, and maintain everything I build or install for the lifespan of the project or your business. I offer sensible consulting based on your goals and I succeed using my experience, enthusiasm, and commitment to personal service.

Advantages

I provide a single point of contact for consolidated billing, development, and support. There are no confusing automated reminders, renewals, and upgrade emails coming from your software or upstream providers.

Experience

2005 - David A. Windham Consulting
2011 - 2014 Clemson University
2009 - 2011 Morris Communications
2007 - 2009 Fuzzco Inc.
2005 -> Radio Announcer, Wine Sales, Wine Steward, Waiter, Slide Library Manager, Woodworker apprentice, Pizza Delivery, Lifeguard.

Education

2003 - College of Charleston - B.A. Fine Arts
1993 - Savannah College of Art and Design
1991 – Chapin High School

How?

Design, Create, & Build - a new site or application.

Tailored Even though I mostly work for small clients, I provide them enterprise IT strategies. I tailor my work to the unique requirements of each project in an effort create sustainable and practical applications and designs that work for you. I focus on my core competencies and will recommend other providers when the scope of your project falls outside of them. I write a proposal and prior to starting your project and will provide you all of the source code and vector assets. I'll work alongside of your team and train staff as needed. And I will not try to reinvent the wheel to avoid recommending viable third-party services.

Service, Repair, & Improve - an existing site or application.

Timely I've learned to take service request with a timeline of 'yesterday' and I always prioritize my existing client needs over new projects. Service is the key to keeping good clients. I'm a stickler for quality and operability. I've likely already built or worked with similar products, so I'm relatively quick and I'll work to find a remedy after a diagnosis is made.

Audit, Advise, & Consult - on best practices.

Careful I will carefully review and critique your existing software, applications, sites and workflow to write up an unbiased detailed report that'll give your team some actionable feedback. I'll provide references and suggestions and I'll either propose a solution or refer elsewhere for assistance.

Manage, Monitor, & Host - sites, applications, and campaigns.

Reliable I provide several basic levels of monthly support based on the scale and maintenance needs of your project. I spend about a quarter of my time managing existing sites and applications. I will recommend each based solely on your project requirements and existing IT infrastructure. Each vendor offers a marketplace of products which can be integrated into your project. I'll keep your computers, sites, and applications up to speed. I'll set up a monthly service agreement with expectations and I'll provide monthly reporting on campaigns.

Vendors

Apple, Microsoft, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Vercel, Akamai, Heroku,

Rates

I try to be very fair in my billing. I bill the same rate for all work and I'll log 15 minutes on an invoice. At a rate of $50/hr x 40/wk x 50 wks/yr = $100,000. To hit that goal, I try to stay productive.

Hourly: $50 Design / Develop Service / Repair Audit / Consult Configure / Train

Monthly: $25-250 Management Maintenance Monitor / Report Campaigns

Vendor: + 10% Workspace / 365 CRM / IMS / ERP WAF / DBaaS / Storage SaaS / APIs / ML