Hi! My name's Steven W. Merrill, and this is my portfolio. I'm an interactive and web developer. I graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bradley University with a degree in Multimedia and Music and a minor in Computer Science and Information Systems. I have over seven years of experience building attractive, functional websites and interactions for Peoria area clients. While working at Infogenic Systems, I worked on implementing content-managed web presences for a variety of clients. I've also built websites for Bradley University's Slane College and done freelance interactive and web work. Check out these works in my portfolio.

Drupal

I'm a Drupal fanatic. Ask any of my students (or heck, go listen to my Drupal song remix or watch my Drupal video mashup.) I'm actively involved in the Drupal community. I contribute patches when I can, co-maintain the SWFAddress module, and speak at regional and national Drupal meetups and conferences. I've already presented five places in 2008.

Teaching

I'm also an instructor and webmaster at Bradley University, where I aim to give students the tools they need to compete in today's rapidly changing multimedia environment. I teach courses in web design, and interactive design and development. I've also transformed the majority of the Slane College sites onto the Drupal platform, built interactives for various Bradley functions, and done audio production on the Slane College's official podcast.

Mobile Devices

I have a great interest in mobile devices and building experiences for the small screen. I've taught two courses about multimedia for mobile devices. In 2007, one of my students won fifth place in the Digg.com API contest and this year, we put on the amazing mediated Bradley Renaissance Gala which let guests send in text messages and messages via a special iPhone interface to share their memories and play an interactive quiz show.

Putting It All Together

As the Renaissance Gala project should show, I'm not just a PHP developer, but an integrator. I can get SMS talking to your Flash front-end via your Drupal backend.

I hope you enjoy looking at what I've done. If you'd like to talk, get in touch!