So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Thursday was my last day at RP3 Agency. While it didn’t necessarily end the way I would’ve liked (do these things ever?), I feel deeply appreciative of my years there, and I wish them nothing but the best of success for the years to come. In my tenure there, I learned so much and had opportunities I had never  before dreamed of, many of which involved  increasing my participation in the WordPress community. I will always be grateful for the friends I made, and the work we did as a team.

While it’s tempting to sit back, take a break, and do nothing for a little while, I’m not that kind of person. I’ve always been someone that needs to be busy: always working, always producing. (Now, if we were in the throes of ski season, my attitude might be a little different. 😉 )

I’m already pursuing some opportunities thanks to the incredible friends I’ve made at RP3 and the WordPress community over the years. And if you have a need—freelance, permanent, or somewhere in between—drop me a line. I’d love to hear from you.

Washington Area Women’s Foundation

I’m super-excited to share the latest launch by RP3 Agency: The Washington Area Women’s Foundation website.

This website launch is the culmination of nearly a year of close collaboration with the client, extensively reimagining their outdated website and delivering a clean, modern and responsive new site.

Additionally, the new site is built on WordPress, leveraging the platform’s strengths as a full-featured content management system. My goal as the technical lead of the project was to deliver a site that not only was more pleasing and easy to use for visitors, but easier and more intuitive to manage for our clients.

In coming days and weeks I’ll be sharing more about the structure of the site: how we created a flexible content entry system yet maintained simplicity in the entry fields; our use of technologies such as Backbone.js to improve site performance, and how we architected the front end with Sass, Breakpoint and Susy grids.

My sincerest thanks to everyone on the team who made this site possible:

  • Jared Arrington
  • Suriporn Bridge
  • Bryan Cox
  • Mark Lovett
  • Kat Piscatelli
  • Allison Rinaldi
  • Kurt Roberts
  • Julie Smith
  • Deanna Steers
  • Lauren Turner

Way to go, team!