Hello, my name is Russell Ramey...

I build things for the web

About me

Based out of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex in Texas, I am a full stack developer working primarily in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL. I have been working as a developer for ten years with projects ranging from simple static one page landing pages, complete Wordpress custom theme & plugin development, to fully custom CRUD / MVC applications. When problem solving new challenges, I stick to a few core concepts - abstraction, reusability, and simplification. I am currently working as a Principal Web Developer for Sabre, an innovative technology company that provides B2B software solutions for its customers in the travel industry.

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Featured work

TBarM.org

T Bar M / House of Sticks

Wordpress, PHP, JS

An organization that hosts camps and retreats all year long for all ages and families. This website acts as the organizations main website with company info, promotions, as well as event calendars and agendas.

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- Fully responsive for accessibility of all content on any device.
- Custom Wordpress theme, built with a specific use case tailored to the design of the site.
- Utilizes a REST API to dynamically import event/camp information from the registration vendor.
- REST API is used to get the availability and booking information from registration vendor.
- Tailored PHP and Javascript functions process and format data from API to be utilized by Wordpress.
- Modular backend to allow client to organize content and create reusable content easily.
- Customizable content blocks allow creation of unique page layouts dynamically.
Customer On-boarding Portal

Caliber Home Loans / House of Sticks

Laravel, Vue, Bootstrap

Customer on-boarding portal for new customers of Caliber Home Loans, each customer has a unique url to view a personalized welcome video. This application is 90% automation, with only the admin GUI interface serving as a way to make edits or add small batches of customers at a time. Customers are imported via a CSV that can be manually uploaded via the GUI, or uploaded to the clients SFTP server. This application processes the CSV, generates a unique id and url for each customer, then adds the customer details to the application database. The front end is a simple Vimeo video with personalized customer information displayed in HTML overlaid on the video. The main goal of this application was to streamline a vary manual process for the client.

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- Business automation application: reads, processes, and writes processed data with minimal human interaction.
- Backend is Laravel, Front End is Vue and Bootstrap.
- Reads and writes CSV files for easy upload/export.
- Custom search with exportable search results.
- CSV exports formatted in a way to be ingested by clients CRM tool to generate and send customer emails automatically.
- Customer personal urls and information can be deleted automatically after desired expiration time, set within the application settings.
- Uses the Vimeo player API to control the timecode and playback of the video on the front end.
- Customer information is overlaid in HTML on top of the video player, thus allowing a single video source to be used.
Live At Magnolia

Magnolia / House of Sticks

Wordpress, PHP, JS

Property management marketing website for prospective residents to browse properties, amenities, and general information. This website was developed to be used as the main marketing tool for this property management company. All the properties the company manages are listed and maintained via a highly customized Wordpress backend.

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- Fully responsive for accessibility of all content on any device.
- Custom Wordpress theme, built with a specific use case tailored to the design of the site.
- Customized content types to handle and maintain property information/data.
- Utilizes a REST API to share property information with the corporate website.
- Dynamic forms built into the theme and are pre-populated with property information.
- Dynamic Google Maps API integration for property location and neighborhood information.
- Custom Wordpress backend built into the theme to create an easy to use backend for the company to update and completely manage the site in house.
HOS TV

House of Sticks

Bolt, PHP, JS

Portfolio showcasing video work from production company and the company directors. This website is intended to showcase the work for video production company, House of Sticks. The sites main purpose is to show work quickly with minimum effort by the user.

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- Fully responsive for accessibility and use on any device.
- Custom CMS administration via Bolt CMS.
- Easy to use backend for website owner, with the ability to upload new videos directly to video hosting services.
- Video previews on homepage.
- Custom video player overlay on single project view.
Sabre Air Merchandising

Sabre Corporation

HTML, CSS, JS, PHP

Web application showcasing available ancillaries for airline carriers within the Sabre marketplace. This application allows a travel agent to quickly search and filter thru the available airline ancillaries offered in Sabre products, a very useful travel agent tool.

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- Fully responsive for accessibility and use on any device.
- Custom backend using Single Sign On APIs to allow the owner of the application to update information as needed, using employee login credentials.
- Backend fetches query results from the database, constructs a JSON object, which is then returned to the front end.
- Multi dimensional search and filter functionality to allow the user to find information quickly and accurately.
- Export results as a CSV for offline access.
- One of the most viewed and widely used applications for the targeted customer base on the corporate website.
Marketing Self Assessment

AdRoll

Vue, JS

Interactive quiz designed to score/rate a user on their digital marketing efforts and tatics, and ultimatly generate potential leads. This website was developed to be used as the main marketing tool for this property management company. All the properties the company manages are listed and maintained via a highly customized Wordpress backend.

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- Fully responsive for accessibility of all content on any device.
- Custom input components based on company style guide.
- VueJS application with state management for user responses.
- Each question has a max score, each response is a different score value, both have specific overall weight of importance.
- Developed a unique algorithm based on company requirements to process and generate feedback scores from user responses.
- Scores are tallied for each section, then averaged based on the weight of each section and individual question.
- Users are provided recommended company services based on their responses for each section.

Personal Projects

Below are some of my current open source projects. These projects are usually born from a larger project when I see certain components could be useful on their own, learning or exploring a new technology, or to simplify functionality from existing "try to be universal" libraries!

JsonIpsum

REST Api that returns randomly generated text (lorem ipsum) and data like names, emails, usernames to be used for development or placeholder purposes.
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27 Cards

Online magic trick: An exploration of simple base3 mathematical algorithms in the form of a traditional magic trick using a deck of cards.
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eGreeting Cards

Single page application to create and send eCards to up to 100 recipients at a time with customizable designs, colors, and messaging.
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Microsoft Graph WP Login

Enable basic SSO (single sign on) authentication by logging in to Wordpress via Microsoft Graph API using an enterprise organization active directory.
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WP Public Previews

Wordpress plugin to enable non logged in users to view posts or pages in draft status with a unqiue url and access token.
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Quicktips

Lightweight JS function to dynamically add tooltips to html elements. No dependencies required. Very simple way to add tooltip labels to your application.
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Technologies

Below are some of the most popular - and essential - web technologies I utilize to create the websites & apps that I build. I have adopted these as my “go to” technologies for building many things on the web. Being fluent and proficient in all the languages, frameworks, build tools, version control, and software listed below allows me to work efficiently and effectively.