Ray Brown

Execute Program is an online learning platform for developers who want a deeper working knowledge of the programming languages in their toolbelt. I was approached to help build a simple brand and landing page for the product. The landing page launched in July 2019, and I've been hard at work ever since on a design system and full redesign of the entire product.

As a long-time admirer of Test Double, I was honored when they came to me for website design consulting. Since February, I've worked closely with them in incremental cycles to design and implement a variety of improvements on their marketing website and blog. Foregoing a massive redesign in favor of smaller, more pragmatic wins has been a really effective approach for this project.

Next came to me seeking a solid WordPress developer. The bad news: I despised WordPress. The good news: I'm a seasoned-enough developer that I value the tools that people use to Get Things Done. I agreed to do the work, with the goal of building the best content management experience possible in WordPress. The result: five effortless WordPress project launches over the past year.

Taking enough time away from building client websites to build your own website can be a frustrating and expensive experience. To side-step these issues, Elevator Up hired me to build their website for them. I translated their beautiful designs into living code while riding that delicate balance between pixel-perfection and smooth responsiveness.

While living abroad in Jeju, South Korea, I became aware of a nonprofit organization called Save Jeju Bada ("bada" is Korean for "sea"). This organization—a one-person passion project—schedules beach cleanups all over the island of Jeju and works to educate people about the harmful impact of using single-use plastics. I built a small web app to display the organization's partners on a map and helped design end-of-year reports to be shared on social media.