ConvergentMediaCenter.org | 2010 – 2016 | Online News/Teaching Tool I initiated this website to be used as a teaching tool for the Journalism/Mass Communication program at Olivet College because I recognized the need for JMC students to have an experience with an online content management system. I coordinated with a graphic design student in the creation of the header. In coordination with Professor Joanne Williams, I created a PowerPoint presentation and handouts as training materials, and I provided training to students in Basic Reporting and JMC Seminar who posted stories to the site as a part of their grade. This project is currently offline.Read More →

WTSS.COM | 1997 – 2004 | Niche Social Media CommunityIn 1997, I created my first website, WTSS.com, to encourage Christians to focus more on helping others. At first I built it on Yahoo GeoCities. Later I started using FrontPage and I FTP’d HTML pages to a leased server. I utilized CGI script for chat rooms, and managed volunteers who would greet visitors to keep the site active. In 2011, I sold the domain to Western Tower, which helped a lot in paying for expenses in college. Because I was learning HTML and website design when I built this site, the overall design evolved. Here’s aRead More →