What’s a Collegeman? « Perseverance Trumps Talent

What’s a Collegeman?

If you were related to me, you’d be one too. My name is Aaron Collegeman, and together with my partners we are Collegeman.net, LLC – a Limited Liability Company of the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA.

I created this company in 2006 to embody my 10 years of Web development and design experience, and to establish a formal structure between myself, my clients, and the contractors I work with on our projects.

What do we do?

We are Content Management System consultants.

We do…

Information architecture analysis and design
Legacy systems replacement and integration
Installation, customization and training on WordPress, Joomla!, MediaWiki and RedDot
Linux and Windows Web hosting management and configuration
Marketing and branding strategy
Spanish/English content translation
Open Source component research and development

How did we get here?

My personal experience includes Web and desktop application development for telecommunications, retail, education, intermodal transportation, professional associations, and all levels of government.

My partners’ bring to the table their experience in marketing, print and Web design, and Spanish/English translation.

Our toolkit includes…

Java, PHP, ColdFusion, JavaScript and Groovy (on Grails)
MySQL and SQL Server
Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and Flash

Twitter widget is working great. Too bad I don't have anything to show for it... yet. All in due time. Or is that "do" time? #nevermind More @collegeman »
Testing out a new Twitter widget in my blog. http://twitter.com More @collegeman »
E-mail read and sent. Client work, done. Third-party PM work, done. Social networks buzzed. Time to work on my Web site for ten minutes. More @collegeman »
My coffee is gone. :-( More @collegeman »
@robdehaven What NAS solution are you using? I love my Drobo. It ain't fast, but it's been really reliable. More @collegeman »
@robdehaven You guys and your grills! That's it! I'm putting "buy a grill" on the list after "fix that broken wall and landscape." More @collegeman »
If applicable to you, take a moment today to be thankful you live where you need not fear being hacked or stoned to death for your beliefs. More @collegeman »
@tjcrandley Thanks for sharing that link to Pop Sci on google! More @collegeman »
@kennethreitz jQuery 1.3 doc here as well http://bit.ly/bfJ1oh More @collegeman »
@kennethreitz $.parseJSON was not available in the version of jQuery that WordPress uses. More @collegeman »
@scottspriggs I'm sorry, but I'm sure that's the wrong picture. More @collegeman »
Did jQuery scrap their old documentation? What the hell. Thanks guys. More @collegeman »
Just finished up my first evening alone with my daughter. It was very relaxing. So, I'm surprised and pleased. More @collegeman »
Must embrace mantra: make work now, make perfect later. I have a lot of trouble with this. When did I become a perfectionist? More @collegeman »
Wishing I could be in two places at once (a regular desire of mine). More @collegeman »
Nobody wants a floppy flamingo. http://yfrog.com/jm9s6j More @collegeman »
Started practicing the "long day" this morning. Arose from bed at 5:00 AM. Went pretty well - got in 2 hours worth of work + morning chores. More @collegeman »
Wow. http://bit.ly/az0p63 More @collegeman »
@kennethreitz Did you fix the IE 6 bug? More @collegeman »
@dthvt Perhaps I should be recruiting you to help me build the next wall? Actually, this is one project I don't think I'll be doing myself. More @collegeman »
Nice logo design. Read more »
Gonna do one for WP-CI! Read more »
Integrate this into WP-CODER. Read more »
Smashing Magazine lines up an array of PHP resources, so I don't have to. Read more »
The best work begins through serious play. Unfortunately, this work ultimately will find its way into solemnity, at which time one must return to serious play. Inspiration from an innovator, and a license to work as a child. Read more »
If its their intention to imitate OS X, they've failed miserably. Read more »
A fascinating use for the iPhone: your own personal tour guide. Read more »
Wisdom from a successful young man. Read more »
Mua-ha-ha! Read more »
OMG! This is me. Read more »
An amazing collection of photographs from Smashing Magazine. Read more »
This is big. BIG, BIG, BIG. Afterall, the Web started as a way to help scientists share information. Read more »
Google reveals some statistics on their global community of users. Read more »