Jeremy Helms

Web Developer since 1995. Hibernating entrepreneur. Working at Fluid, Inc. in San Francisco.

Client work includes The North Face, JanSport, Rachael Ray, They Might Be Giants, Fred Figglehorn, SourceGas, Adam Lippes, the Business Marketing Association, and more.

HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, JavaScript, Sass, Sprockets, jQuery, Prototype, Python, Django, Ruby, Rake, Capistrano, Rails, WordPress, Movable Type, Typepad, Apache, Nginx, IIS, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, et al...

I am a lead client-side architect for The North Face and the lead server-side architect for JanSport.

Hired on for a short term contract to organize a starving Social Media SaaS product.

Introduced various tools for project organization and distributed communication, such as Pivotal Tracker, numerous wiki's, Campfire & Basecamp, a project bug tracker, etc.

Converted the version control system from Subversion to Mercurial to better complement the distributed team/coding environment, and wrote various help/reference documents to aid developers in this transition.

Converted the storage backend from MySQL to PostgreSQL using custom scripts (to contending with issues such as the MySQL timestamp type which must be converted).

Introduced an affordable infrastructure alternative [to the existing single Slicehost "LAMP" VPS] which consisted of a scalable VPS cluster utilizing Nginx (with round-robin load displacement), Python & virtualenv containers for Django, FastCGI (via Flup, with various custom init.d scripts), PostgreSQL, Fail2Ban, Shorewall Firewall, memcached, et al.

Jupiter Brain was an interactive agency/collective accomplished in web design & development, interactive experience design, user experience design, rich internet applications, usability & accessibility, high-availability deployments, programming, marketing, and technology.

Aside from core operational and business responsibilities, my project-related responsibilities include involvement in all project phases (pitch, close, design, produce, develop, deploy and long-term support), writing design specs, project estimates, proposals, workflow diagrams, technical drafts, and service-level agreements, creating wire frames, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes, determining project budgets, milestones, and schedules.

Initially hired to design & deploy micro-sites; promoted to "Webmaster" (give me a break, it was the 90's, when that title was still reputable!) and later to Principal Architect. My responsibilities included conceptualizing, developing, and directing both client & internal development projects, while cultivating and managing the engineering team.

Designed and developed international corporate website.

Mark Hurley, Principal Architect
Enterprise Applications
Turner Broadcasting
tel: 4045756315

"I have known and worked occasionally with Jeremy over the past several years now. Jeremy is focused, caring and always wants to do what is right for the client. His attention to detail and level of perfection are beyond anything I've ever seen in another individual who works in IT."

Lisa McManus, Web Mgr/Designer/Developer/Admin
SourceGas Distribution, LLC
tel: 3032433522

"I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your help over the last year in designing, developing and deploying several of our websites. Your dedication and integrity in providing quality service and creative solutions, regardless of the timeframe, has been invaluable to us. When you get going on a project, you do what it takes to get it done right and on time. I am confident in recommending you for virtually any type of web project, whether small or large."

Samuel K. Tennis, Owner/Operator
Vista-Research


"Jeremy has been providing IT services for my small business since 2003. He has always proven very reliable and given me personal service in a more than timely manner. I often send him questions at the oddest of hours, and somehow, he always seems to just be there waiting."

Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, On Time