About Me
My name is Henry Price and I am currently working on getting my degree in Information Technology with a concentration on Databases and Programming. I have been working in the Web Development industry for over five years.
Since the first time I used the Internet I have had an interest in making web sites. At first it was just a hobby where I would create web sites about my favorite subjects. Soon my hobby web sites started to have more complicated features, and before I knew it I was starting to use server-side programming and databases to power these more complicated features.
In my later high school years I decided to work at a local Internet Service Provider. I took over as their sole Web Developer, not because of my skill, but out of their desperate need to fulfill that position. While I am sure I was hired as a temporary replacement until they found someone more qualified, I quickly began to live up to and go beyond what my co-workers and employer had expected of me. I stayed on as their sole Web Developer up to the point of the company’s buy-out. However, those two years meant a lot to me. They taught me how to work with clients, work on complete project life cycles, and I learned more than I could imagine from my co-workers.
No coincidence, but the ISP was bought out and I enrolled in a local university within the same month. My time shifted away from high school and working part-time at an ISP, to being a full-time college student. Majoring in Information Technology has shown me that web development is my calling. I am in the top of my web development classes, and I have received Dean’s List for my outstanding performance for the past three consecutive semesters. I feel I have found my calling, but I also enjoy helping fellow classmates find theirs.
I love helping my classmates learn web design and development not only in class but outside of class as well. To my surprise, last semester I was offered an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant job. I excitedly replied “yes”, and I enjoyed every moment of working with a class of 50 students. The class covered design concepts in XHTML, CSS, and worked its way into PHP and MySQL programming. Not only did I help many students learn these concepts, but teaching helped reinforce my knowledge as well.
During my studies at university, I have had several opportunities to work with clients on their web sites and projects. I have never stopped working on professional level projects. My clients find me mostly by word of mouth, or by my replies to their advertisements for “help wanted” on school bulletin boards. I do not advertise myself, because I have no desire of growing into a large business. I like working with my clients on a personal level. This personal level of service is something I pride myself in.
PhanXcraft was created as a name to these web services I have been providing for the past few years. To fulfill my clients’ needs, I have grown to not only provide web design and development services, but also to provide web hosting services. Most of my clients are hosted through PhanXcraft, allowing me to truly claim that their web sites are “Powered by PhanXcraft.” I have been blessed with great clients, and I would like to thank them all for coming to me for their business and working with me to provide the best level of service possible.
Beyond my education, employment, and clients, I have also kept to my roots and foundation to why I got into the Web Development business to begin with. I still am actively working on my hobby web sites and strive to always make them better. My free time may be small, but I have several hobby web sites that I am currently working on. These web sites include: RPGMaker.ORG, the Legend of Aiteas, and Parsecwars.
This Development Blog has been created to document and share my progress on my various web development projects including: my clients’ projects, my hobby projects, and my free lance services provided through PhanXcraft. I hope you, as my reader, enjoy and comment on some of my progress and find as much enjoyment from my work as I do.