"From the onset, Josh worked closely with our project team to ensure our needs were well understood and that the end product was exactly what we expected and needed. Josh provided excellent direction and guidance throughout the entire campaign."
Fredina Elliot, Vice President"Josh is tenacious; he stays on top of projects until they're wrestled into submission. We highly recommend Josh Arndt to anyone looking to build a web based solution. He's a very smart problem solver who understands the needs of a client."
David Farnell, CEOBased in Toronto, Canada I partner with clients to identify, design and deliver online solutions tailored to their business and marketing objectives. I am equal parts entrepreneur, marketer, and "techy". With more than a decade of professional experience, I've had the good fortune to collaborate with some great people and organizations - startups through to global brands. Here are a few:
Website: www.thestar.com/thenetwork
The Toronto Star is a Canadian publishing icon. As part of its on-going mission to distribute news was born the campaign "The Network: A National Conversation about the CBC and Public Broadcasting."
OPPORTUNITY
To create a more engaging experience for online readers - a conversation.
RESULT
Created a suite of online tools to facilitate participation and feedback on all site content, and to generate increased awareness of the campaign via social networks Facebook and Twitter.
MY ROLE
In only 2-1/2 weeks, I co-created the user engagment strategy and single-handedly designed and developed the entire website experience: e.g. logo and site design, WordPress implementation (HTML 5, JQuery, AJAX, developed most of the plugins used), Facebook API integration, Twitter feed, User Rating system.
Are YOU engaging and connecting with your audience? Is it working? How do you know? Are you utilizing your website and social networks effectively? I can help.
Website: www.chevy.com
True to its brand, chevy.com delivers an innovative online experience packed with useful, engaging content beautifully organized. As you might expect, considerable thought and resources are devoted to ensuring the ultimate user experience, across all mediums; Mission successful on this one.
MY ROLE
Working with a small team at MacLaren McCann (in Toronto) and armed with all the major tablet devices - iPad, Playbook, Galaxy - and a few phones, my role was to ensure chevy.com delivered an optimal mobile experience in addition to its desktop counterpart. This was purely a web development role - enhancing and fixing existing applications using JavaScript (jQuery, JSON), CSS3, HTML, and a little JSP and JSTL.
It was a great opportunity to explore the differences between mobile and desktop platforms - some subtle others significant - and how to deliver a single website, seamlessly across all major devices.
Are YOU delivering the optimal experience across devices and platforms? I can help.
Website: www.rfrk.com
Real Food for Real Kids (RFRK) is a food preparation and distribution company that caters to kids - schools, camps, and childcare centres. They prepare natural, organic food from scratch, every day. The recipient of numerous awards including honours from the Governor General of Canada and several City of Toronto Green Awards, RFRK is a business growing by leaps-and-bounds.
MY ROLE
I have collaborated with RFRK since 2009 to co-design and develop - from scratch - a comprehensive, integrated suite of online applications that powers much of their daily business.
Functional Highlights:
Technical Highlights:
HTML 5, CSS 2/3, PHP 5, JavaScript (incl. jQuery, JSON and AJAX), SSL, Cron, MySQL, Apache, Integration with Google Maps, YouTube, and Facebook APIs
"Working with Josh makes the construction of our built-to-suit website and intranet, a breeze. He's reliable, personable (ok, well downright funny!) and a true master of his craft."
Kristen Schroeder, Director of Schools Programs
Real Food for Real Kids
Are YOU considering an e-commerce project? From developing your online business and marketing strategy, through to the implementation of your e-commerce website and subsequent promotions, I will ensure your e-business thrives.