Chris Knepper
Professional Web Design Professional Web Development Professional CMS & SEO Professional App Development

About Me

Chris

I am a 19-year-old first-year student at RIT in Rochester, New York. I am pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in New Media Interactive Development. I have a passion for electronics, the web, and gaming. I would like to bring this passion into a cohesive study of media in the pursuit of a career in the field. Enjoy the site!

I've been creating websites since the age of 8. I bought a domain because I wanted to create a fansite for the late-night programming block Adult Swim. I iterated through GeoCities, AngelFire, and others. I evolved to using paid hosting which is where I am today. I grew from using WYSIWYG editors to hand-coding sites with today's technologies.

Skills

(X)HTML5

Creation of webpages using semantic XHTML and HTML5 markup.

CSS3

Styling of websites using advanced CSS2 and CSS3 selectors.

JavaScript/jQuery

Client-side interaction and validation using standard JavaScript and jQuery.

PHP

Server-side interaction and processing using PHP in-conjunction with JavaScript and MySQL.

MySQL

Database creation and manipulation with PHP to store and retrieve information.

Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator

Raster and vector graphics creation and implementation.

Adobe Flash/AS3

Creation of interactive applications using animations, sounds, and text, suitable for web or desktop delivery.

Wordpress

Using Wordpress as a Content Management System for clients, which allows for site updates without knowledge of code.

Search Engine Optimization

Utilizing the site's target audience and meta tags to ensure visitors find the right site.

Development Environment

Desktop

  • Intel i5-750 @ 3.6GHz
  • 8GB OCZ Gold DDR3-1600
  • AMD 5850 1GB @ 1GHz
  • 27'' 1920x1200 Hanns-G and 22'' Acer X223w

Laptop

  • HP ProBook 4530s
  • Intel i3-2310
  • 8GB RAM
  • 15-inch 1920x1080 panel

Software

  • Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/Flash
  • Notepad++
  • Coda
  • FileZilla
  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Google Chrome
  • HTML5 Boilerplate
  • WordPress
  • Android SDK/PhoneGap

RIT GDD/NMID Lab

  • Intel Core i7
  • nVidia GTX 590
  • 8GB DDR3
  • Dual 22-inch 1920x1080 Monitors

Career Interests:

My ideal job is to be a User Interface designer/engineer at a game or New Media firm such as Valve, Blizzard, or Rockstar Games. I enjoy working in groups with people to complete projects and working with computers in general is fun! I am also interested in mobile development, including Android and iOS, so working for companies such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Zynga, Facebook, Twitter, and others would also be ideal.