Web Development became an interest of mine back in highschool when I started teaching myself through some resources on the web. Eventually, I made a very basic website for my highschool basketball team. That's the website that pretty much got me hooked, even though it was terrible! After highschool I got my Associates from Full Sail and after a year went back for my Bachelors in Computer Science. While there I learned a lot more about proper HMTL, CSS and JavaScript as well as a little PHP. Around the end of my time there I learned about WordPress through a local PHP user group and have been working a lot in WordPress since about 2010. As much as I enjoy WordPress, I'm not locked into developing just for it. I'm comfortable with writing websites from scratch or inside a CMS. For a couple of years now I've been building responsive websites as well. Front End Web Development is a passion of mine and I enjoy learning more and finding new ways to make cool websites!
A "10,000 foot view" of what I do:
HTML 5
CSS 3
JavaScript
jQuery
UX/UI Design
Responsive
HTML/CSS Frameworks
WordPress / CMS
PHP / MySQL
Adobe Suite
Office Suite
Google Drive
Office 365
Sharepoint Online
Photo Editing
Video Editing
Chris M. Ayres
813.695.7057
chr.ayres@gmail.com
The AFC website was built as a headless CMS using Strapi using Next.js and React. Due to an Army regulation compliance issue, the website was taken offline in Feb 2023. The website can still be seen in the Way Back Machine at the link below. I was part of a team and my position primarily focused on the front end design and content. Eventually, I took over 90% of the website duties, including the majority of backend work.
The Year in Review was my chance to try new things and make a product that really shined. Our designer did everything in Adobe XD and I converted the design into the page you see. Since the website is gone, I have extracted that page and rebuilt it as best as I can on my portfolio here. That means the header and footer looks correct, but the links don't go anywhere.
The Year in Review for 2022 was rushed and never "finished" before the AFC website went offline. Because of that, it's not fully optimized and there are a few things that could be polished up. I fixed up most of the major issues before uploading it here. As it was for the 2021 page, this one also exists outside the main website, so the header/footer links don't work.
Website built on WordPress using Responsive design. Non-profit company rebranded and brought 8 websites back under the same name.
Launched: April 2015
Design by: Upbring
Original Theme: Charity by Skat
Website built on .Net and MVC using Responsive design. Was the first in a rebranding effort between different websites with the County.
Launched: June 2012
Design by: Paul Long
Back End by: Elizabeth Heine
Client needed a new website that was easier to update and was mobile friendly. Built this on WordPress with some custom sidebar options for event registration. The theme is responsive.
Launched: July 2013
Design by: Elizabeth Heine
Redesigned website for WordPress to offer a modern design, blog, and ability to update their portfolio on their own. I built this website prior to learning Responsive design.
Launched: September 2012
Design by: Paul Long
Client was starting a new business and needed a cost effective solution. Used a premium theme that allowed for rapid development and high quality look. The website is built on WordPress and is responsive.
Launched: March 2014
Theme: Avada
FUNdamentals was my first client ever! We built the website and then showed it to her, hoping to barter some classes for our daughter. It worked and we eventually rebuilt it as a custom WordPress Multisite theme.
Launched: September 2010
Design by: Michelle Ayres