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.
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