This site began as a way for me to showcase websites I designed but which are no longer up, or are only accessible inside a firewall.

Here is a link to my resume. Like most people, I have interests that never get to be expressed through a career. One is the Arts and Crafts Movement (also keen on "Aestheticism"). Though I was an aspiring medieval scholar in a former academic life, my favorite period is the 1890's up to WWI. I also like dollhouse miniatures and interiors, though with two children--boys--it is often difficult to pursue making miniatures and other hobbies.

Articles & Letters

Putting the Wagon Before the Horse: Implementing CCO in Gallery System's TMS (Dec. 2009) This plus two other essays concerning implementing the cataloging standard CCO (Cataloging Cultural Objects) in Gallery System's TMS, including a critical appraisal of CCO as a metadata standard for information retrieval (enhanced end-user access) and also using the AAT for authority control over a museum catalog.

CCO as a Metadata Standard for the Retrieval of Museum Cataloging Records: A Critical Review (Dec. 2009). Explores CCO as a metadata standard for traditional relational database vs. text search strategies. The HTML version is here.

"Religion in the Academy," First Things, 1994, is an excerpted letter written to Dr. George Marsden, Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, while I was a graduate student at Indiana University. He submitted the letter for publication to First Things magazine, where after I was interviewed by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Websites

Golden Gate Baptist Seminary Library, Mill Valley, CA 2007 Created the library's website while working as Digital Services Librarian.

Museum of Printing History, Houston, 2005 As former Curator and Assistant Director, I could easily write about the museum and its collections. I came up with the tag, "A place for all types." The typetray was designed in Illustrator. Images rotate in and out of some of the boxes. Home button was added later-logo is home.

ACAOM library page, Houston, 2005 A crisper logo was not available. I created the banner in Photoshop. This was part of an engagement to automate the library, perform cataloging, and train the librarian.

Bayou Preservation Association, Houston, 2000 As well as the site iteslf, I generated much of the content. BPA is an organization dedicated to beautifying and encouraging recreational use of Houston's bayous. I created the maps as well (water access, canoeing guide). Learned JavaScript with this project.

Artist's Site draft (proof-of-concept only) An artist friend wanted a website, and I cranked this out for him using FrontPage; but he couldn't afford web hosting or a domain name so it never went anywhere.

Projects

MFAH TMS Data Standards Manual (2011). Implemented standards for cataloging objects accessioned into the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. This project was funded by a grant from the IMLS (Institute for Museum and Library Services). These data standards are specifically for cataloging into a museum registration system called "TMS."

CHR Solutions (2012). CHR is a telecommunications software and managed services company. Drafting business requirements for a document and a contract management system which I may also be implementing . . . carving out a new niche.