Beloit, Wisconsin · Web Development AAS

Practical websites for real people and local businesses.

I'm a Wisconsin-based web developer with a background in hospitality and customer service. I build responsive websites, small web apps, and tools that are easy to use, easy to update, and built with care.

Currently building backend skills with PHP & MySQL — and open to work.

A little about me

Hospitality taught me to build for people, not just screens.

For over a decade I've worked in customer-facing and supervisory roles in hospitality — reading what people actually need, keeping things running under pressure, and sweating the details that make an experience feel effortless.

I bring that same instinct to the web. I earned my Web Development AAS and have built real projects with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL, creating websites and tools that are clear to use and simple for owners to maintain.

I'm motivated, detail-oriented, and looking to join a team where I can keep growing and do work that genuinely helps people.

  • Based in Beloit, Wisconsin
  • Education Web Development, AAS
  • Background 10+ yrs hospitality & customer service
  • Focus Front-end & practical full-stack
Tools I've used in real projects

Skills I'm building with.

Front End

  • HTML — semantic structure, forms, accessible content
  • CSS — responsive layouts, Flexbox & Grid, custom design
  • JavaScript — DOM, events, fetch, form handling
  • Responsive design — mobile-first across any screen

Back End

  • PHP — server-side logic and form processing
  • MySQL — schema design and queries
  • PDO — prepared, safer database access
  • MVC basics — organizing real backend code

Tools

  • Git & GitHub — version control and collaboration
  • VS Code — daily editor
  • XAMPP — local PHP/MySQL stack
  • phpMyAdmin — database management

Currently learning

  • React — component-based UIs
  • Node.js — JavaScript on the server
  • Working with APIs
  • Cleaner, more testable code
A few things I've built

Selected work.

Rock County Fitness Hub screenshot

Capstone · Full-stack

Rock County Fitness Hub

A fitness-tracking web app that lets users log weight, BMI, calories, and strength progress in one place. Built with PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and a simple MVC structure to practice full-stack development and user data management.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • PHP
  • MySQL
Ben's Watchlist screenshot

Personal · Front-end

Ben's Watchlist

A curated movie and TV recommendation site designed to help users browse picks by mood and vibe instead of scrolling through generic title lists. The project focuses on content organization, responsive layout, and a clean browsing experience.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Responsive
Portfolio website screenshot

Personal · Front-end

Personal Portfolio

A hand-coded, responsive portfolio built to showcase my work through clean editorial design rather than stock template effects. The project focuses on strong typography, fast load times, and copy that reflects who I actually am.

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • Responsive
Let's talk

Have a project, a role, or just want to say hi?

I'm open to opportunities, collaborations, and conversations. The fastest way to reach me is the form — or email me directly.