Ash M. White

Backend development for CDC.gov using WordPress Multisite to power approximately 500 websites.

• Architected a custom replacement for WordPress's built-in revisioning system, allowing editors to track changes to the hundreds of custom fields for each page as well as revert any field(s) to previous versions while maintaining data integrity
• Assisted in building a system to programatically mass-convert all pages to an updated visual design for better readability and accessibility
• General bug fixes and maintenance

theCHIVE is the #14 ranked humor website in the world, with 3.5 million daily visitors and 30-40 articles published per day.

I managed advertising integrations with partners such as Google DFP, Prebid, and Ascendeum, as well as ensuring cohesive, responsive styling across various device types.

College Charity Showdown allows visitors to support their favorite college football team by donating to charitable causes.

The project has a React-powered front-end, with a headless WordPress backend.

I provided development and maintenance for fox.com, including CMS integration, responsive design, video streaming, MVPD authentication, advertising, social integration, analytics, and user feedback.

In addition to working directly alongside the product teams at Fox and collaborating with the other developers on my team, I worked with other vendors such as Adobe, Hulu, Akamai, and FreeWheel.

FOX NOW is Fox Broadcasting Company's streaming platform for mobile devices and set-top boxes.

I built the marketing site from the ground up including a fully responsive experience, content driven by a remote CMS feed, FlexSlider-based page navigation, and Adobe Omniture analytics.

I actively developed the player itself, adding new features and maintaining existing ones, including advertising integration, closed captioning, sharing, content ratings integration, and analytics. In addition, I created a comprehensive testing sandbox, which became the de-facto testing suite adopted by the quality assurance group.

This video player has been featured on NBC.com as well as several of NBCUniversal's online properties as USA, Bravo, SyFy, and Oxygen.

A custom website for money management firm Stadion Money.

The site is built on ExpressionEngine, with several features powered by a proprietary JSON API for providing advanced functionality.

A fully custom WordPress site for a collaboration between the University of Georgia and the Clarke Country School District.

Jtoday is a custom intranet application that allows Jackson EMC to keep employees up to date with the latest company news and events.

The site is built using Craft, with custom plugins for advanced functionality such as service outage counts, weather forecasts, and forum integration.

Full Circle Real Estate Group is an Athens-based brokerage that concentrates on sales and leasing of sustainable or green properties. The website is powered by a CMS that allows Full Circle to manage mailing lists, add/edit properties, update staff profiles, maintain a blog, and add/edit downloadable resources.

I created the CMS, implemented all page code from mockups, and worked directly with the client to formalize specifications.

The Amazon Continuum is a research project led by Dr. Patricia Yager of UGA's Marine Sciences Department. The website was designed to enable researchers to blog about their experiences and upload video podcasts from the research ship. They also have access to a custom, secure platform to privately communicate and transfer files.

I created the CMS, implemented all page code from mockups, and worked directly with the client to formalize specifications.

RiverWay South is designed to work with communities within the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint watershed to preserve the environment while increasing the economic vitality of the region. The website features photo galleries, testimonials, and self-guided brochure, video, and audio tours from a variety of sources.

I created the CMS, implemented all page code from mockups, and worked directly with the client to formalize specifications.

STAR-LITE is a realistic training environment that teaches students about laboratory safety. Developed by the National Institutes of Health with Janus Research, STAR-LITE offers training simulation with the look, feel, and flexibility of a modern video game. We developed the website that delivers the training application, manages support requests and comments, and manages companion material for the educational institutions that use STAR-LITE.

I created the CMS, implemented all page code from mockups, and worked directly with the client to formalize specifications.

The National Debate Coaches' ultimate vision is to provide opportunities for high school coaches to strengthen their abilities in order to provide stronger learning environments for their students. For NDCA, we installed our easy-to-use content management system to control blogging, tournament scheduling, instant page creation, newsletter management, and coaching and teaching resources category creation and file uploading.

I created the CMS, implemented all page code from mockups, and worked directly with the client to formalize specifications.

Eikon Productions is a video and audio production firm located in Athens, GA. Starting from a design by Signal 7, we coded the front end and deployed a CMS that allows Eikon to manage their video portfolio, and area where clients can log in and see proofs and progress, and their blog.

I created the CMS, implemented all page code from mockups, and worked directly with the client to formalize specifications.