Hi, my name is
Blake Foss
ColdFusion & WordPress Developer


Overview
- Extensive experience as a web application developer in ColdFusion. Experienced in all steps of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) of web projects, focusing on requirement specification to product release in E-Commerce, Web Applications and Application development in ColdFusion in coordination with Oracle and SQL Server
- Extensive knowledge and experience in developing web sites/applications that display gracefully across browsers versions, platforms and mobile devices
- Experience in building both static and interactive web applications & client/server projects using ColdFusion (CFML), HTML, JavaScript, PHP, CSS, AJAX, SQL Server & MySQL
- Experience in MVC Frameworks, ColdBox, CommandBox, CFCs, CF Script and API development
- Excellent experience in understanding and implementation in all steps of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for Application development in ColdFusion
- Database-driven Web sites using ColdFusion application server for Intranet/Extranet and e-Commerce applications.
- Current CSS3, HTML5 and Accessibility WAI-ARIA/WCAG Standards, focusing on responsive web site/application development, emphasis on mobile first development and fully ADA compliant
- Able to work with legacy frameworks for ongoing browser and application support and/or conversion to current standards ensuring cross browser and platform compatible
- An innate ability to resolve issues with existing web technologies and sites to provide technical support as required
- Facilitate communication between the technical and creative teams.
Core Skills
Wordpress, PHP, ColdFusion, MySQL, SQL Server, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, HTML/JavaScript/PHP and ColdFusion Frameworks.
My Services
What I do…
My main focus is ColdFusion back-end agnostic development for Web and Mobile based front-end delivery via custom API’s.

ColdFusion Development
- Legacy site ColdFusion development and management
- Frameworks such as FuseBox and ColdBox
- Custom API development using Taffy.
Accessibility Consulting
- I can provide ADA compliance reviews to current projects and projects in development
- Then provide recommendations to ensure the site is ADA compliant
- As a back-end developer I can also get into the code to make required changes as required.
Online Sites Builder Development and Guidance
- Over the last few years template based site builders have become very powerful and flexible and often will suit a clients needs as they sit between a simple static web site to complex web based applications as they feature propriety code frameworks to customize and develop with
- Systems such as Shopify, Wix and Square Space are leaders within the field
- While they are straight forward enough for anyone to build a great looking web site, they can also get complex as you start adding functionality
- This is something I can help you with.
WordPress
- Full site development
- Custom theme development
- Able to work with designers to develop a pixel perfect website
- WordPress Training
- WooCommerce development and integration
- Accessibility reviews and code corrections as required to achieve.
Static Site Development
- Sometimes a website doesn’t need a content management system or specialized code to perform functions within the back-end
- A good old fashion responsive website that displays gracefully across all platforms written in HTML/CSS/JavaScript.
Skills
and Experience
ColdFusion
JavaScript
HTML/CSS
Project Consulting
I always find these self evaluated skill counters to be on the amusing side, who would list a skill set when they are only 10% confident, so I always goose them a little. I have a slightly warped sense of humor, especially when related to internet cliches.