Brian Price's Portfolio

I have worked on many projects over the years. My main focuses are PHP development, but I have also worked with development of various applications, as well as web / graphics design. My main focus of work lately is in Java and PHP. Below is a list of past work:

• Vivid Solutions Inc.
• Vivid Solutions is a contracting company, specializing in geospatial technologies. Tasks included web and application development for geospatial applications.
• Technologies used: Java and J2EE, C#, Delphi, (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Database Technologies: Oracle, Oracle Spatial,
• Other Technologies:
• Working (lightly) with ArcMap and ArcObjects, researching issues with existing customizations to find solutions
• Using MyEclipse to develop modules within Java
• Worked with an ITS system to handle assigned tasks
• Ministry of Community Development
• Worked through a Co-Operative Education Position as a Co-Op Student with the Ministry of Community Development. Tasks included web and application development.
• Technologies used: ASP.NEt, VB.net
• Database Technologies: Oracle
• Other Technologies:
• Configuring custom installation of BMC's Service Desk Express (SDE)
• Configuring and setting up HP's QuickTest Pro
• Working with vendors and contractors to resolve bugs and issues
• UVic Research Assistant - DEAL
• Worked with Shohreh Hadian and Dr. Suleman on a project titled DEAL (Diversity in an Environment Accessible to Learning). DEAL is a Content Management System, geared towards generating content based on a user profile.
• Technologies used: PHP, BASH, SVN, JavaScript, (X)HTML, CSS
• Database Technologies: MySQL
• Other Technologies:
• Working with a brand new Java template protocol
• Working with intentional logic
• Designing a CMS to interface with this new system
• Designed CMS and Logo
• BC Ferry Services Inc.
• Worked through a Co-Operative Education Position as an Application Developer with BC Ferry Services Inc. Tasks included web and application development.
• Technologies used: ASP, VB, C#, Java, TSQL, PL/SQL
• Database Technologies: Sybase and Oracle
• Queenswood Centre
• This website is a CMS website which allows user registration for programs, and detail listings of program information.
• Technologies used: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS and AJAX (backend portion)
• My Work
• Development of custom CMS, which includes
• Session management
• Account Access, Profile, Newsletter and Account Security
• Contact Forms, including protection against email injection
• Backend management system for adding content
• Design of Frontend and Backend Design and Archetecture
• Design of Logo and Corporate Letterhead
• VCPAC
• The VCPAC group wanted a content management system which would allow them to showcase upcoming events, news and minute notes.
• Technologies used: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS
• My work: Frontend and Backend of website programming.
• Unsigned Band Web
• Some minor modifications needed to be made to the website. The website was built off of PHP-Nuke. Modifications include:
• addition of a comment system
• friends list
• cached stats page to reduce server load
• other modifications
• Technologies used: PHP, MySQL, CRON, HTML
• Vortex Portal
• This was an open-source project. I took over the project from the original project leader. I ran the project with some successful releases, before the project was forked by the original project leader into iGamingCMS.
• Technologies used: PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS
• Position: Project Leader
• iGamingCMS
• I worked with this project periodically, building minor modules for the project.
• Technologies used: PHP, MySQL, HTML
• Position: Developer

I have worked on many other projects which do not have examples of work, or which were not completed enough to receive a formal name. Such projects include:

• A Web Based (Text Based) Strategy Game
• The focus of the game was to destroy monsters and gain money, which could be used to upgrade your character and / or upgrade your profile or character "home". The game reached a limited beta before it was cancelled.
• Technologies: PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS
• My Work:
• Debugging / Testing System
• Development of a Custom Forum With Categories
• Development of a membership system
• Game Monitoring / Stat Service
• The service provided players of the popular game America's Army an alternate way to monitoring their statistics / scores, clan / guild stats, and favorite server stats. The project would query the UT Game Server, gathering information and storing it in a database. The data would then be analyzed and stats would be derived from the data.
• The Service reached a limited beta before the project was cancelled. The project was cancelled due to the AA Developers releasing a competing service.
• The service was a modification and lockdown of the PHP-Nuke CMS
• Technologies: PHP, streams, MySQL, CRON, HTML, CSS

Many other projects have been completed as lab assignments through my time in the Computer Systems Technology program at Camosun College.