Welcome to DevTactics. My name is Dan Montgomery and I'm a web developer with more than a decade of experience in bridging the gap between creative and technical teams. This simple portfolio is intended to supplement my CV. I am currently working in Canberra and can be reached at devtactics@gmail.com or 0435 500 988.

HTML/CSS

I've had extensive experience with front-end web development using HTML/CSS in a variety of industries, including e-learning, finance, health care, marketing, and entertainment.

My experience includes search engine optimisation, content management systems, ad serving, and web traffic analytics.

In addition to the work shown below, I served as the Team Lead of Web Development for the Kaboose network of websites — with more than 8 million unique visitors a month. The company was recently acquired by Disney and the sites have since been re-designed, precluding them from this portfolio.

Samples of my HTML/CSS work:

Funschool

A Kaboose property that survived
the Disney acquisition. Maintained and published using the RedDot CMS. I was responsible for the initial front-end development and a portion of the RedDot templating.

Chomik Consulting

Front-end development of a health care consultancy site.

InSymbiosis

Front-end development of a biopharmaceutical R&D website.

LEAP

Front-end development of the Language Education for Accounting Professionals website.

Rufhaus

Front-end development of Rufhaus.ca, purveyors of designer doggy duds.

Vincent Dong

Front-end development of accountant Vincent Dong's site.

Zawada Health

Front-end development of a naturopathic medicine clinic's online presence, ZawadaHealth.com.

Wiseguard Security

Front-end development of Wiseguard Security's new site.

Programming

My programming background consists primarily of e-learning and web applications, with a secondary focus on game development.

Most of my projects have been programmed in ActionScript 3, PHP, and Lingo. However, I'm always upgrading my skills and have recently completed training on C# and .NET.

I've worked with large teams of developers and am well versed in the use (and importance!) of version control, staging environments, and bug tracking tools.

Samples of my programming work:

Greenville

Educational Flash game designed by Phantom Compass. Programmed in ActionScript 3. Original version developed for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as Village Survival.

Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures

Flash site for HBO Canada's miniseries. Programmed in ActionScript 3. Implemented deep linking for better SEO, as well as externally-loaded content that could be updated by the client.

eSchool Essentials

Over 350 AICC-compliant e-learning courses built using templates and tools I developed in Director. Sold in retail stores as well as being deployed online. My role was Team Lead, Research & Development.

The Survivor Pool

Web application built using Director, ASP, and a simple Access database. Created all graphics and code, including tools for automating updates. This hobby project ran for six seasons of the Survivor TV series and served as a testbed for my professional development.

Graphic Design

Sometimes I push those puny pixels around in Photoshop.

Samples of my graphic design work:

Freshfields

Photo collage for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

Hudson's Bay Company

E-learning GUI mock-ups for the Hudson's Bay Company.

Bingo Sidekick

Character and graphic design for Bingo Sidekick, an online bingo desktop application and accompanying website.