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Listed below are samples of a few of the many websites I have
designed and helped maintain over the years.

	The Salvation Army  When I was on staff at The Salvation Army in Battle Creek Michigan they requested that I create a website to show times of events and volunteer opportunities.
	Lou Michaels Associates, Inc  This is a business site that I designed following specific guidelines to be sure and cover a large amount of content.
	Longe Family Optical Center  We are friends with previous owners of the Longe Family Optical Center in Urbandale.  I traded work on a simple website for a pair of glasses for my wife.
	OurMiracleBoy.Net  Our son was a preemie weighing in at 420 grams (almost 15 ounces) and measured 10 1/4 inches.  My wife made several web galleries featuring pictures of him from birth till present.  I later designed a website to help organize all the work she had done into one place.
	MPK Christian Celtic Band  I designed this website for one of my favorite bands that specializes in Christian Contemporary music and in Traditional Scottish Fiddle music.

My main goal in web design is to capture the essence of the subject showcased and yet keep the website as user-friendly as possible.

Over the years I have found that most flashy tricks and gimmicks are quickly outdated.  One of the greatest challenges is to present a website that can be viewed consistently over the many different browsers and the plug-ins used on the internet at any given time.  Even though I've gone through a lot of effort in the past to implement these tricks not long afterwards the latest in internet "security" and "virus" protection had gone to great lengths to block them world-wide.  As a result I've learned the hard way that simplicity is the key.