Welcome to Thom Porter dot com - Official Website of Thom Porter!
I am a contract programmer specializing in Internet Technologies such as Web Development, Video Streaming and Advertising Services looking for work.
topOverview
I have over 20 years of experience programming in one way or another (my cousin bought me a book on programming in Basic when I was 11, and I never looked back.) In the last several years I have concentrated on Web Development and other web-enabled technologies, mainly using PHP & MySQL, but I am a programmer and I enjoy programming in many languages including C#, ActionScript and Ruby & Rails. Take a gander at my Programming section for more information about my programming skills.
topWeb Design
I have a strong web design background:- Website Layout - HTML & CSS programming
- Website Programming - PHP/C#/Perl/MySQL
- Content Management Services - Integration and/or creation
- Graphic Design/Cuts
- SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
- Flash
- API Integration - Google Maps, Yahoo Maps, Twitter, etc.
topAdvertising
I have a full understanding of all aspects of both Traditional Web Advertising (banners, text ads, etc) and Video Advertising. I have worked with many 3rd party advertising services integrating them into a multitude of ad servers, including OpenX, Doubleclik, Brightcove, custom-built ad servers and many more. Some 3rd party networks I have worked with include Google, FastClick, Yume, Tremor, Pointroll, DoubleClick.topOnline Video
I have been working with online video for several years now. I have experience with all aspects of online video, including encoding videos (mostly with FFMPEG,) setting up streaming servers (RTMP, Pseudo-streaming, etc.,) and implementing video players on websites. Read my Online Video section for more details.topOpen Source
I am very familiar with many open-source projects:- OpenX
- Flowplayer
- Word Press
- phpBB
- FCKeditor
- XOOPS
- phpMyAdmin
- SquirrelMail
- PHP-Nuke
- osCommerce
- Webmin
- and many more...
