About
Meet thehead developer.
Creative developer / designer / problem solver
I build websites where the design and the code are the same decision.
I have spent seven-plus years building websites, and Golden Door is how I do that work now—directly, one project at a time. Everything I ship is custom coded rather than dropped onto a template, because the structure underneath is what decides whether a site stays fast and stays editable. I work with clients without handoffs in between: the person you email about scope is the person writing the markup. I build both marketing sites that need to present a business clearly and practical applications that people use to get work done. I care about clear scope and honest pricing more than about impressive-sounding process, and I would rather tell you a project is smaller than you thought than pad it out.
Golden Door is based in Little Rock, Arkansas, and works with businesses, teams, and individuals wherever they are.
Principles
Five rules I build by.
- 01Clarity before decoration
- 02Scope before screens
- 03Performance is part of design
- 04Details create trust
- 05A website should keep evolving
Capability map
What I actually doon a project.
A plain list beats a wall of framework logos. This is the shape of the work from first call to launch support.
| Design | Visual direction, responsive UI, design systems, prototyping |
|---|---|
| Development | Custom front-end, CMS integration, APIs, deployment |
| Experience | Motion, microinteractions, accessibility, performance |
| Working together | Discovery, clear communication, iteration, launch support |