Sparklejet Web Development ~  Lofty Ideas: Meet Nuts And Bolts.
SINCE 1996 PROFESSIONAL WEB DESIGN FOR BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES
PORTFOLIO PROJECTS

About Us

Sparklejet is Matt Jalbert is Sparklejet.

Contact

Matt Jalbert is in San Francisco, California — just a stone’s throw from world-famous Silicon Valley!

(415) 647-7275

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2008 // including works in progress

  • California Health Advocates: integration of 2 websites (calmedicare.org and cahealthadvocates) for this Medicare-related non-profit organization. New site has over 270 pages.
  • Bayshore Sanitary District: complete new site for a government agency.
  • Just Art Pottery: complete redesign (in progress), re-architecting, improving CSS, search engine optimization, page load speed improvements.
  • Kelly Sutherlin McLeod Architects site redesign // old site
  • San Francisco Human Services Agency site redesign // old site
  • The Lew Edwards Group site redesign // old site
  • Gray Brechin, author site redesign // old site
  • The Gamble House Conservation Website complete new sub-site

2007

  • Ongoing site work for current clients.

2006

  • Christopher Lucas Photography: advised this professional photographer on search engine optimization; consequently, his Google ranking rose from fourth page to the #2 position.
  • WhitMcLeod: total site redesign and e-commerce implementation.
  • Keehn On Art: complete new site for a radio show with arts and culture invterviews.
  • Narus: complete site redesign implementation (again!). CSS/XHTML.
  • Urban Bay Properties: ongoing functional expansion for a San Francisco Bay Area urban real estate company.

2005

  • Glacier Home: small site for a Montana vacation rental home.
  • Growing Image Landscape: complete new site for a Marin County landscaper.
  • The Mescall Group: complete site redesign for a creative services agency.
  • Webzine 2005: site design for an Internet publishing conference.
  • Jonathan Swain: complete new site for a freelance writer/editor.
  • Urban Bay Properties: site redesign and expanded functionality for a San Francisco Bay Area real estate broker.
  • Aschbacher & Frager: complete new site design for a Portland, Oregon real estate brokerage.
  • Workshare: animated GIF ad banners.
  • Rocket-Hire Buyer’s Guide: complete new design for subscription-based web information service.
  • The Gamble House: complete site redesign for this historic home museum in Pasadena, California.
  • Emerge Records: complete new site design for an independent record label.

2004

  • NetInfomer: complete site redesign.
  • Narus: complete site redesign.
  • McLeod Chairs: complete new site design, including much of the photography, for Whit McLeod Furniture.
  • Happy Nihilist: complete new site design for a journalist and author.
  • Urban Bay Properties: complete new database-driven dynamic web site for a San Francisco Bay Area real estate broker.
  • CashNet: complete site redesign, including dynamic back-end.
  • Lofts Unlimited: site redesign and search engine optimization for a realtor.
  • Pacific Interment: search engine optimization, marketing strategy.
  • nCircle Network Security: interim site redesign and re-architecture; search engine optimization.
  • Orion BanCorp: site redesign for a mortgage broker.

2003

  • CalMedicare.org: developed entire site for a non-profit agency, providing Medicare information to consumers.
  • Authentic Enneagram: complete site redesign for this Enneagram instructor and author.
  • Hamm Glass Studios: developed entire site for a leaded art glass craftsman.
  • QS Technologies: developed entire site for a health care software developer.
  • Just For You Cafe: developed entire site for a restaurant, based on menu design.
  • Peterson Economics: developed entire site for a real estate economics consultancy.
  • McKinsey Consulting: developed visual designs and CSS for The McKinsey Quarterly publication site.
  • The Jet Charter Group: developed entire site for a jet charter booking agent.
  • SwellTek: developed site architecture and look-and-feel.

2002

  • SecuraTrak: developed HTML mock-ups to work out functionality and user interface questions in this Web application used to track locations and functions of mobile devices.
  • Beutler Corporation: developed new site architecture for an HVAC supplier.
  • Artistic License: developing entire site for a guild of home design and remodeling craftspeople.
  • Electric Bike Network: developed entire site for a marketer of electric bicycles.
  • SurhLuchtel: developed site designs for a California wine maker.
  • Dr. Wheelie: developed web site for a visual artist.

2001

  • Cryptography Research Inc.: developed entire site for a cryptography software company.
  • Rynerson & O’Brien Architects: developed entire site for an architecture firm.
  • Sierra Club Yodeler: (pro bono) site redesign and Dreamweaver template development.
  • Antique Design Wicker: developed entire Yahoo! Store for this furniture retailer.
  • eOne Global: developed web user interfaces for a financial services conglomerate.
  • Skateboard Directory: developed site designs for this directory site.
  • Rocket-Hire: developed entire site for a human resources consultant.
  • Holton Frame-Makers: developed 320 page site for this maker of hand-crafted frames and mirrors.

2000

  • Charles Schwab & Co. (1999–present)
    • developed page designs for a wide variety of nationwide marketing promotions.
    • developed page designs for new functionality, including audio, video, and interactive forums.
    • developed mock-ups for a Schwab.com home page redesign.
    • developed highly optimized designs of top-level pages, including the home page.
    • assisted with migration of documents into a dynamic page publishing system.
  • GigaPlan: developed site for this vendor of web-based project management software.
  • FlightTime.com:
    • developed site for this online broker of chartered air flights, including extensive development of their highly complex air charter booking interface.
    • developed and administered user tests; wrote summation of results; developed "needed changes" guide.
    • collaborated extensively with their programmer to improve the information design and user experience (notably, this site has been extensively copied by competitors in the airline charter industry).
  • Goodshark.com: developed site designs and information architecture for this employment site.
  • FamilyWonder.com: developed site pages for use in conjunction with off-line marketing campaigns; developed an HTML newsletter template; developed ad banners.
  • Whit McLeod: developed entire site for this hand-crafted furniture maker.
  • The Arts & Crafts Press: developed entire site for this printer of books and cards.
  • Flaregun: developed page mock-ups of Foodscape.com for this design studio.
  • Gary Brickman: designed this memorial web site for a noted Internet pioneer and good friend.
  • Created ad banners for clients including McCann Erikson; Butler, Shine and Stern; eGain; FamilyWonder.com; and WhoWhere?. See my ad banner portfolio.

1999

  • MasonHQ: developed site designs for an open-source software package.
  • The Gamble House: developed entire site (pro bono) for this historic home in Pasadena, Calif.
  • The Craftsman Home: developed a large showcase site for a retail antiques and home furnishings shop.
  • Purchase.com: developed site designs for a business-to-business commerce site.
  • Kidflix.com: developed site designs for an online retailer, including the e-commerce flow.

1998

  • TechWeb/CMP Media
    • art directed this major online technology news site, leading a team of five designers and eight producers.
    • developed a massive network-wide site redesign, moving over twenty independent sites into a common design template while rebuilding the back-end delivery system in a new dynamic publishing system.
    • collaborated on the development of web-based internal production tools.
    • developed and administered user tests.
  • Mojam: developed site designs for this music-related site.
  • eGain: key member of the team that designed the user interface to their web-based e-mail management software; designed corporate web site and banner ads.

1997

  • OnSale: developed site designs for this early online auction site.
  • WhoWhere? ConnectNow!: developed site designs for this telephone directory lookup service.
  • MailCity: designed a web-based e-mail service; collaborated on the user interface design.
  • National Affinity Cards: developed marketing web pages and banner ads.

1996

  • OLiVR: executed site design based on a creative director’s mock-ups.
  • Communications Week Interactive, Interactive Age Digital: developed site designs for these computer industry publications.
  • PC Expo: developed site designs for this computer conference.
  • NetExchange: developed entire site for this technology service provider.
  • Woodwind: developed entire site for this Internet services company.

PROFICIENCIES

  • Clear thought, seeing the big picture, recognizing what doesn’t work well.
  • Extensive experience with large-scale site architecture, e-commerce development, user interface design, usability, HTML optimization, templating for large-scale dynamic sites, style guide development, and dynamic page generation systems.
  • Since January 1996, professionally involved in developing web sites from conception to implementation.
  • HTML expert capable of writing ultra-clean multi-platform compatible code.
  • CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

FAVORITE SNACK FOOD

  • Cheez-Its

 

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