Roatan Marine Park

URL: http://www.roatanmarinepark.com
Version: 2.0
Created: August 2009
Last Version: October 2009
Engine: Wordpress 2.8 and TIREngine 0.80
Features: graphic design, layout design, PHP/mySQL backend, content management system, Google Maps, photo galleries, RSS news feed, online reporting system, PayPal donations

The new Roatan Marine Park website is be the premier showcase for my web design. My first full site other than TheScubaGeek.com to run on the merged Wordpress-TIREngine code base, Roatan Marine Park set the new standard for my web development. Featuring an interactive Google Map of every dive site on Roatan, real-time reporting for lionfish sightings and damanged moorings, PDF newsletters, multiple news feeds, and fantastic underwater photography, this collaborative project aims to promote awareness and raise donations for this worthy non-profit organization.

Bite on the Beach

URL: http://www.biteonthebeach.com
Version: 2.0
Created: October 2009
Last Version: October 2009
Engine: Wordpress 2.8 and TIREngine 0.80
Features: graphic design, layout design, PHP/mySQL backend, content management system, photo galleries

Bite on the Beach is a cool bar and restaurant located on the northernmost tip of Roatan’s beautiful West Bay beach. Unfortunately, their old website didn’t capture their fun and funky atmosphere, so I worked with them to create a new graphic layout and port their content into a content management system. The moray eel in the logo isn’t there just by chance; several massive green morays live around the restaurant’s rocky shore where they feast on leftover fish scraps.

Roatan Meridian at Lighthouse Point

URL: http://www.roatanmeridian.com
Version: 2.0
Created: September 2009
Last Version: October 2009
Engine: Wordpress 2.8 and TIREngine 0.80
Features: graphic design, layout design, PHP/mySQL backend, content management system, photo galleries, custom Flash design

Roatan Meridian at Lighthouse Point features some of the most beautiful villas and condos on Roatan and the only place where you can watch both the sunrise and sunset from your property. Their website was in need some some graphical upgrades and a content management system. I worked with Treasure Island Reality to update their look and migrate their site content over to the CMS system.

Coconut Tree Divers

URL: http://www.coconuttreedivers.com
Version: 4.1
Created: March 2006
Last Version: September 2008
Next Scheduled Revision: October 2009
Engine: TIREngine 0.55
Features: graphic design, original content, layout design, PHP/mySQL backend, content management system, Google Maps, photo galleries, RSS news feed, customer testimonials

Coconut Tree Divers is the first site I did for the island of Roatan and, after several revisions and upgrades, remains one of my best works. Aside from the photography, everything on the site is my original creation— content, layout, graphic design, PHP/mySQL back-end— everything. As a result of my marketing work, Coconut Tree Divers has experienced a significant increase in online reservations and revenue, with web-based contacts accounting for approximately 70% of new business.

Stanley Submarines

URL: http://www.stanleysubmarines.com
Version: 2.5
Created: April 2007
Last Version: February 2009
Next Scheduled Revision: October 2009
Engine: TIREngine 0.55
Features: graphic design, layout design, PHP/mySQL backend, content management system, Google Maps, photo galleries, YouTube videos, PayPal reservations

After my first trip into the unexplored depths of the deep sea in Karl Stanley’s homemade submarine Idabel, I instantly knew that I needed to promote this once-in-a-lifetime experience. Combining the incredible photography of Lia Barrett with the excellent video editing by UntamedScience.com, this site vividly shares the excitement of our world’s final frontier.

SOL International Foundation

URL: http://www.solsite.org
Version: 2.2
Created: June 2008
Last Version: April 2009
Next Scheduled Revision: September 2009
Engine: TIREngine 0.55
Features: graphic design, layout design, PHP/mySQL backend, content management system, photo galleries, Groundspring donations

SOL International Foundation helps the children of Roatan with after-school programs, sports leagues, tutoring, scholarships, and more. Using the photography of Lia Barrett, I revised the web site layout to convey the hope and fun this non-profit offers the island’s underprivileged children.

Go Pro Caribbean

URL: http://www.goprocaribbean.com
Version: 1.2
Created: February 2009
Last Version: April 2009
Next Scheduled Revision: September 2009
Engine: TIREngine 0.55
Features: graphic design, layout design, PHP/mySQL backend, content management system

PADI Course Director Will Welbourn needed a website to promote his Divemaster Internships and Instructor Development Courses, so I helped him design a site layout, flesh out his site architecture, and develop a content management solution so he can directly edit his site copy. For information about doing your PADI IDC on Roatan, look no further than Go Pro Caribbean.

Roatan Divemaster

URL: http://www.roatandivemaster.com
Version: 2.0
Created: June 2009
Last Version: August 2009
Next Scheduled Revision: September 2009
Engine: TIREngine 0.55
Features: graphic design, layout design, photo galleries

When Reef Gliders moved into their new expanded storefront, they wanted a new look for their “Go Pro” website to advertise their Divemaster and Assistant Instructor internships. I worked with them to create a fun new layout that captured the excitement of becoming a PADI Professional.

Sundowner’s Beach Bar

URL: http://www.sundownersroatan.com
Version: 2.0
Created: February 2008
Last Version: March 2009
Next Scheduled Revision: October 2009
Engine: TIREngine 0.55
Features: graphic design, layout design, PHP/mySQL backend, content management system, photo galleries

Sundowner’s Beach Bar, located directly on the white sands of Half Moon Bay beach in West End, frequently doubles as my office when working on my computer. I provided the bar with a new graphical layout, improved site architecture, and some simple content management options.

Keyhole Bay

URL: http://www.keyholebay.com
Version: 2.1
Created: July 2008
Last Version: December 2008
Engine: TIREngine 0.50
Features: graphic design, layout design, PHP/mySQL backend, content management system, photo galleries

“A World Away From the Ordinary,” Keyhole Bay is one of Roatan’s most beautiful and exclusive luxury communities. Lia Barrett and I joined forces to photograph this stunning development and put it in a website format. If only I could have been paid in the form of one of their huge condos….. oh well, one can dream!

Anemona Divers

URL: http://www.anemonadivers.com
Version: 1.2
Created: June 2008
Last Version: December 2008
Engine: TIREngine 0.46
Features: graphic design, layout design, PHP/mySQL backend, photo galleries

When Anemona Divers wanted to open their new dive shop in West Bay, they contact me to create a simple and attractive design for their website. While more minimalistic than my other sites, this website is a good example of my earlier design before the TIREngine reached version 0.50.

Villa Royale

URL: http://www.villaroyaleroatan.com
Version: 1.0
Created: April 2008
Last Version: April 2008
Engine: TIREngine 0.46
Features: graphic design, layout design, photo galleries

Another collaboration with photographer Lia Barrett, I was fortunate enough to spend a day photographing the stunning estate of Villa Royale in Port Royal. This site also runs on an older version of the TIREngine and therefore lacks most of the features of my newer sites. Visit this site especially for the photography!

La Casa Rara

URL: http://www.lacasarara.com
Version: 1.4
Created: May 2006
Last Version: June 2007
Engine: pre-TIREngine
Features: graphic design, layout design, Google Maps, interactive Adobe Flash

The owners of La Casa Rara needed a site to promote their beautiful new vacation home overlooking West End. As one of my first sites for Roatan, this site runs on code that predates the TIREngine and is mostly obsolete in my current framework. The graphic design represents my first professional attempt at a purely fluid layout.