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2024-2025 Self Evaluation

March 27, 2025

It’s that time of the year again

Job Knowledge and Performance

As Director of Design and Web Service, I played a key role in migrating our website from MODX to Cascade. I worked closely with Cascade’s project manager and developers to ensure that the new site will meet the school’s needs. Some specific examples of my responsibilities for 2024-2025:

Implemented the new logo across all websites using the updated version from the branding office
Created My Law School Portal landing page in WordPress
Implemented chat widget on all library pages.
Updated course listings
Updated Fall 2024 Schedules
Designed an e-invite for the Closing Reception for the Scalia-Hampton Summer Immersion Program
Created the registration form for the Closing Reception for the Scalia-Hampton Summer Immersion Program
Prepared to move the full calendar, powered by 25Live, over to WordPress
Created a new calendar page on WordPress
Put the calendar behind the firewall
Requested SSO for WordPress
Updated banners and photos for the “About Our Faculty” page
Updated graduation information
Updated Academic Regulations
Updated exam schedules
Updated Summer 2024 Course Schedule
Requested swapping out the new logo and swapping out new fonts
Checked color contrasts following the University guidelines.
Worked on logo, colors, and typography to match the University’s new brand
Created a new landing page for admissions to capture the applicants
Mocked up email signature with the new brand
Added new users to the Voices for Liberty WordPress account
Updated Summer 2024 Course Schedule on Webpage
Added a supporter section on the Pipeline Program
Updated Field Study for International Students
Updated JD Caps & Gowns info for graduation
Reviewed ad agency’s tracking script
Tested new chat widget for Law Library
Upgraded to PHP 8.3 on MODX Cloud
Upgraded MODX to version 3.0.5-pl
Updated faculty’s profile and CV
Updated LEC’s web directory
Updated Outlaw & International Journal
Updated Spring 2024 Exam Schedule (JD and JM/LLM Residential programs)
Examined the Pixel Tracking script and XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) injections.
Removed JD-Flex pages
Updated Summer 2025 Course Schedule
Updated WordPress Plugins
Added multicolumn layout for LEC
Updated spring 2024 course schedules
Added to Reciprocity Guide section of website
Updated spring 2024 course schedules
Added new user accounts for the Gray Center
Created a sign-up form for LEC
Created a new faculty webpage
Replace language on Record’s Q&A page
Updated faculty CVs
Added new users for CAS
Refreshed homepage banners
Updated recruitment calendar
Updated faculty bio
Monitored MODX servers
Monitored WordPress network
Provided WordPress training to new Career Center staff members.
Updated Summer 2024 Course Schedules
Tested the migration process for the course catalog, course schedule and syllabi, working papers, clinics and externships, class notes, and student organizations.
Updated faculty bio and CV
Added tracking codes to sls.gmu.edu/contact/
Updated requests for Art Clinic site
Added Summer 2024 Course Schedule
Researched Cascade’s Connectors and Integrations for the course catalog and course schedules
Tidied up WordPress forms
Optimized WordPress databases
Audited WordPress plugins
Updated WordPress themes
Added Ad Tracking to all of our pages for Admissions
Updated Voices for Liberty website requests
Updated applications for the Pipeline Program
Updated course Schedule & Syllabi and the 2024 Spring JM/LLM, Flex-LLM, Antitrust Schedule
Created the 2024 JD Waitlist Response Form for Admissions
Updated LLM FLEX Spring 2024 Course Schedule
Reviewed outstanding technical items for Cascade implementation
Corresponded with the Cascade team on implementation technical specifications including news module, event module, flexible layouts, components, and news list component
Hashed out backend functionalities with the Cascade team on RSS feeds, RSS parsers, Open Graph, random functions, and responsive images
Discussed templating system with the Cascade team on embed video, custom CSS & JavaScript, custom meta tags, custom codes on header and footer, inheritance, blank page template
Discussed dynamic functionalities with the Cascade team including automatically generated anchor link, pull date from directory to create a separate page for each department, library search box, and classes filter
Reworked the color palette for the new site to comply with the university’s guidelines

Organizational Citizenship

As Director of Design and Web Service, I engaged with my colleagues, our University ITS, our vendors, our faculty, our administrators, and our students. I was always available and responsive to others’ questions, needs, and concerns. Some examples of the services I provided in 2024-2025:

Updated Online US Law course pages
Updated authors and research page for Voices for Liberty site with embedded videos
Updated content for Admitted Students Intranet
Updated course descriptions
Updated Connect with JD Admissions page
Provided access and trained new staff members for the CAS Intranet
Added Flickr photos and showcased them on the homepage Updated JM/LLM course schedule page
Updated 5 year completion requirement for LLM programs
Updated the homepage template to change from two-column to three column layout
Created the Withdrawal Form for Admissions
Created web form for the Art Clinic website
Updated the Summer Immersion Pipeline Program section on the website
Updated website and added photo gallery for the Voices for Liberty Symposium on Civil Rights and Free Speech
Updated the Law & Economic LLM and Global Antitrust LLM pages
Reviewed implementation technical specifications
Updated JM-LLM FlexLLM Online GAE Course Schedule
Added apply buttons for JD admissions pages
Created new banners for the law school site homepage
Created new banners for CMEIL homepage
Updated JD/MPP Joint Degree
Updated the Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board
Updated C-IP2 design changes and added a database
Updated Voices for Liberty website included Research, Media, and Events pages
Created a member-only site for Air & Space Law Society
Create a new site for Air & Space Law Society
Reviewed and put together all the form fields for the profile pages to be implement in Cascade
Reviewed Cascade’s components & directories
Updated focus areas
Updated Academic Regulations
Updated Connected With Us Virtually schedules
Added syllabi to Spring 2024 schedules for JM & LLM
Updated the Transfer Admissions page
Reviewed flexible column layouts for the new site in Cascade
Worked on the Arts Clinic website. Added content to launch
Updated of Reciprocity Policy on Career Page of Website
Updated JM-LLM Spring 2024 Course Schedule on Webpage
Updated the Scalia-Hampton Pipeline Program pages
Removed vulnerable WordPress plugin and replaced it with a secured plugin
Reviewed technical specifications for Cascade implementation
Helped with designing the Scalia-Cardozo mug
Posted graduation info
Fixed monitor display issues
Created new image heroes for the homepage
Added Around the Law School section on the homepage
Tested all WordPress sites, plug-ins, and theme to make sure everything compatible with PHP 8.2
Updated academic calendar
Reviewed and cleared UAT tickets for Cascade implementation
Updated graduation information
Added 2024 directory for faculty working papers
Updated course descriptions
Updated JM-LLM Spring 2024 Course Schedule
Searched for JM program’s curriculum from 1999-2005 for SCHEV approval
Added new faculty members
Updated Online Directory
Created a version of the Sixth Annual Scalia Forum invite for students
Updated 2024 Workshops
Added Spring 2024 course schedule
Updated the academic calendar
Reviewed HTML UAT with Cascade developer
Updated Admitted Student Intranet
Searched for JM degree information to meet SCHEV compliance
Updated JD Admissions connect with us info
Worked through Cascade HTML’s tickets with Cascade developers
Researched for an alternative solution for displaying digital signages.
Developed an alternative slider without relying on WordPress and Smart Slider.
Continued to work with Cascade’s developer to clear HTML tickets.

Goals, objectives & Results

The goals and objectives for last year were to launch a brand new website with a new content management system. Here are the areas that needed to be accomplished and how I and my team had accomplished in 2024-2025:

Submitted issue Full Width Banner Image Option is Missing
Submitted issue Sidebar Navigation Still Showing When Turned Off
Submitted issue Some Restrictions for no CSS
Submitted issue External Link Icon Not Showing
Submitted issue The Color Bar Block Removed From Template
Submitted issue Auto-Listing Pages for the Student Organizations
Submitted issue Classnote Listing Page
Submitted issue Redirect Feature
Submitted issue Faculty Working Papers
Submitted issue Missing Custom Meta Tags
Tested UAT for Cascade implementation
Updated Academic Standards page
Worked on CAS authentication for the full calendar
Trained new content editors on using WordPress
Updated recruitment calendar
Added new faculty bio
Updated 2024-2025 Tuition and Fees
Helped with the Liberty and Law Center website
Added Orientation Legal Methods Syllabus and Reading Material for Students
Updated 2024 Fall JD Course Schedule
Updated the Gift Commitment Form
Helped with Global Wealth Management website
Updated academic calendar
Took training on how to use Cascade
Put together the Mason Mentors page
Updated the giving page
Updated Academic Regulations
Updated Fall 2024 Course Schedule
Updated letterheads
Prepared the migration process
Gathered URLs for website migration to Cascade
Pulled documents and images for website migration to Cascade
Supported faculty members on using WordPress
Upgraded WordPress to 6.6
Optimize WordPress database
Completed the Mandatory Annual IT Role-Based Security Awareness Trainings
Switched the admitted student intranet to the incoming student intranet homepage
Updated faculty bio pages
Updated Fall 2024 Course Schedule
Updated the logo assets
Updated homepage banners
Cleaned up MasonLEC.org according to requests
Discussed UAT process for Cascade, which was the crucial phase in the CMS implementation.
Tested new webpages to see how friendly it was to create a new page, update an existing content, add a link, import a file, upload a photo, and so on.
Tested to see how intuitive it is to create a multi-column layout page, add color buttons, create a slider, add news/spotlight page, add an event page, add color boxes, create banner/hero images, and so on.
Looked into the functionalities to see if we could add custom meta tags, CSS, and JavaScripts, create inheritance for directories, test the site search and site map, put together an automated schedule page, test the anchor links, examine the listing pages, and test the faculty director and the faculty working papers, and so on.
Created the 2023 Year in Review page for MVETS
Updated faculty bio requests
Updated the Pipeline program pages
Added new users to the Liberty Center site and trained WordPress
Updated events info for Voices for Liberty Initiative
Created a new WordPress site for OutLaw student org
Worked with Web Content Specially to make PDFs and course schedule links accessible
Updated course descriptions
Updated Student Org requests
Exported Faculty In the News to get the numbers of faculty quoted in the media
Updated the Clinics, Externships, and Legal Practicum pages
Moved the full calendar and put it behind the firewall instead of phpCAS
Added courses to the catalog
Added new Pipeline program supporters
Updated Fall 2024 schedule
Updated concentration list
Updated Giving URL
Posted info for the Dean Leadership Conference
Posted summer course schedule
Supported LEC and PEP WordPress sites
Updated Powerpoint Template for the Dean
Created the new letterhead for print and electronic
Created a new JD resource section for the Career & Academics Services Intranet
Fixed the Law & Economic Center CSS (stylesheet)
Uploaded a student video on Vimeo and updated our new logo for Vimeo
Updated Course Descriptions
Updated the clinics & externships landing page and individual clinic pages
Updated press coverages for Voices for Liberty site
Upgraded MODX Cloud hosting plan

Submitted issue Full Width Banner Image Option is Missing
Submitted issue Sidebar Navigation Still Showing When Turned Off
Submitted issue Some Restrictions for no CSS
Submitted issue External Link Icon Not Showing
Submitted issue The Color Bar Block Removed From Template
Submitted issue Auto-Listing Pages for the Student Organizations
Submitted issue Classnote Listing Page
Submitted issue Redirect Feature
Submitted issue Faculty Working Papers
Submitted issue Missing Custom Meta Tags
Tested UAT for Cascade implementation
Updated Academic Standards page
Worked on CAS authentication for the full calendar
Trained new content editors on using WordPress
Updated recruitment calendar
Added new faculty bio
Updated 2024-2025 Tuition and Fees
Helped with the Liberty and Law Center website
Added Orientation Legal Methods Syllabus and Reading Material for Students
Updated 2024 Fall JD Course Schedule
Updated the Gift Commitment Form
Helped with Global Wealth Management website
Updated academic calendar
Took training on how to use Cascade
Put together the Mason Mentors page
Updated the giving page
Updated Academic Regulations
Updated Fall 2024 Course Schedule
Updated letterheads
Prepared the migration process
Gathered URLs for website migration to Cascade
Pulled documents and images for website migration to Cascade
Supported faculty members on using WordPress
Upgraded WordPress to 6.6
Optimize WordPress database
Completed the Mandatory Annual IT Role-Based Security Awareness Trainings
Switched the admitted student intranet to the incoming student intranet homepage
Updated faculty bio pages
Updated Fall 2024 Course Schedule
Updated the logo assets
Updated homepage banners
Cleaned up MasonLEC.org according to requests
Discussed UAT process for Cascade, which was the crucial phase in the CMS implementation.
Tested new webpages to see how friendly it was to create a new page, update an existing content, add a link, import a file, upload a photo, and so on.
Tested to see how intuitive it is to create a multi-column layout page, add color buttons, create a slider, add news/spotlight page, add an event page, add color boxes, create banner/hero images, and so on.
Looked into the functionalities to see if we could add custom meta tags, CSS, and JavaScripts, create inheritance for directories, test the site search and site map, put together an automated schedule page, test the anchor links, examine the listing pages, and test the faculty director and the faculty working papers, and so on.
Created the 2023 Year in Review page for MVETS
Updated faculty bio requests
Updated the Pipeline program pages
Added new users to the Liberty Center site and trained WordPress
Updated events info for Voices for Liberty Initiative
Created a new WordPress site for OutLaw student org
Worked with Web Content Specially to make PDFs and course schedule links accessible
Updated course descriptions
Updated Student Org requests
Exported Faculty In the News to get the numbers of faculty quoted in the media
Updated the Clinics, Externships, and Legal Practicum pages
Moved the full calendar and put it behind the firewall instead of phpCAS
Added courses to the catalog
Added new Pipeline program supporters
Updated Fall 2024 schedule
Updated concentration list
Updated Giving URL
Posted info for the Dean Leadership Conference
Posted summer course schedule
Supported LEC and PEP WordPress sites
Updated Powerpoint Template for the Dean
Created the new letterhead for print and electronic
Created a new JD resource section for the Career & Academics Services Intranet
Fixed the Law & Economic Center CSS (stylesheet)
Uploaded a student video on Vimeo and updated our new logo for Vimeo
Updated Course Descriptions
Updated the clinics & externships landing page and individual clinic pages
Updated press coverages for Voices for Liberty site
Upgraded MODX Cloud hosting plan

Operational Leadership

As a supervisor and leader, I communicated clearly job expectations, goals, and priorities while fostering an inclusive, fair, and engaging team environment. I implemented procedures that established the trust from our users. Here are examples to demonstrate our roles in designing and developing websites for the law school in 2024-2025:

Helped fixing the Mason LEC homepage loading issue
Evaluated third-party tracking scripts.
Closed out UAT tickets
Updated 2025 Spring JD Course Schedule
Continued working out UAT tickets
Tested the new blank template in Cascade
Tested the new course schedule import script
Monitored MODX page loading
Reported MODX failover server not in sync with the production server
Updated Connect with Admission page
Updated the spring 2025 course schedule
Cleared out UTA tickets
Created two test pages in Cascade for demo
Discussed with Cascade to figure out a friendly solution for importing the course schedule
Converted cours schedule from Excel to XML
Updated admin and faculty bio pages
Added Symposium to homepage on Voices for Liberty and Liberty & Law Center websites
Updated Dean’s Alumni Advisory Board page
Tested course import schedule in Cascade
Tested faculty working papers in Cascade
Tested profile pages in Cascade
Set up Startup Law Clinic landing page
Updated CAS intranet
Renewed SSL certificates for new production servers
Activated PHP on new server
Followed the controversy between WordPress and WP Engine, which affected our WordPress sites
Continued to work on UAT
Updated Intranet calendar for admitted students
Updated LLM Online requests
Took the FERPA 101 training
Collaborated with Hannon Hill on UAT tickets
Reviewed Cascade’s “In the News” component
Requested PHP includes for header and footer in Cascade
Reviewed the profile components in Cascade
Tested footer link issues
Tested course schedule on mobile and accessibility
Requested central location for links including SSRN, social media, and webpages
Continued to test out the blank template
Continued working with Hannon Hill on Cascade UAT
Tested profile pages, but they are not ready
Tested a blank template, but issues haven’t resolved
Tested main navigation, which still has accessibility issues
Tested the course schedule table, which is still in early stage
Tested faculty working papers, which are still missing some functions
Updated faculty bios
Completed ITS mandatory cyber security training
Worked with Cascade developer on components
Created a new WordPress site for the Thomas More Society student organization
Added new editor to the Thomas More Society student organization
Updated WordPress plugins
Tested working papers for migration to Cascade
Tested course schedule table for migration to Cascade
Tested blank template for migration to Cascade
Transitioned JD Focus Areas & Concentrations to the University’s course catalog
Updated financial aid info
Updated the JD Focus Areas & Concentrations to direct students to the University’s course catalog
Continued to work on CAS Authentication for the full calendar
Updated faculty bio
Continued to test Cascade for implementation
Migrated Course Catalog to University’s site.
Updated Fall 2024 Course Schedule
Assisted MVETs with the online application
Removed SBA site from WordPress
Moved the catalog from Law site to University site
Moved JD Focus Area & Concentrations from Law site to University site
Unpublished all individual course pages in MODX
Unpublished all individual JD Focus Areas & Concentrations in MODX
Worked with ITS on CAS authentication for the full calendar
Updated Fall 2024 Course Schedule
Conducted UAT for Cascading implementation
Reported bugs in Cascade for the new site
Followed up on phpCAS authentication.
Worked on faculty and staff new photos and bios
Created the PDF Viewbook
Tested UAT for Cascade implementation
Submitted issue Featured Image Cropped Off
Submitted issue All Events Link is not showing up on the homepage
Submitted issue Optional Alt Tag
Submitted issue Open Sans is not loading
Submitted issue A Blank Template Feature
Submitted issue Course Schedule Import, Sorting, and Accessibility
Submitted issue Bio Page Form Fields
Submitted issue Missing More News Links
Submitted issue Row of Buttons Implementation

Mentoring & Coaching

As a leader, I worked closely with my team on projects and requests. I also performed hands-on tasks. We built on our team skills. I assigned tasks and projects that fit the skillsets of individual. Here are some of the examples we worked together that demonstrated my mentoring and coaching abilities in 2024-2025:

Archived outdated pages
Worked with UA IT team to migrate C-IP2 off our server
Worked on UTA tickets with Cascade developers
Put together landing pages for departments to review
Worked on landing pages in Cascade
Launched a new faculty page in WordPress Multisite
Mapped current landing pages to Cascade template
Worked with U Akron to transfer C-IP2 website
Researched, tested, and implemented password-protected intranet sites
Changed CAS intranet log-in method
Changed Adjunct portal login method
Changed Graduate Info portal login method
Continued working on tickets for Cascade migration
Worked on mapping templates for migration
Replied to the developer questions for page migration
Updated GradInfo page
Replied to migration testing tickets
Replied to migration questions regarding to components, layouts, and functionalities
Updated faculty bios
Removed web pages as requested
Reported migration issues
Removed PHP functions in the current CMS including library search box, library catalog, and people finder
Mapped current site components to new site components
Mapped current grid layouts to new multi-columns
Added Title IX link to the footer of the current site
Reported over 100 issues on website migration
Tested out the new server for scalability
Mocked up new landing pages
Experimented with CSS in Cascade
Created custom styles in Cascade
Tested the latest website migration
Reported migration issues including broken internal links, broken PDF links, broken email links, wrong link, unstyled pages, duplicate sidebar, duplicated navigation, and incorrect quotes.
Tested out the header and footer includes in Cascade
Test out different types of content in Cascade
Upgraded to MODX 3.1.0
Updated faculty bio requests
Updated Working papers for 2025
Updated Spring 2025 course schedule and syllabi
Created photo gallery for Voices for Liberty Symposium 2024
Tested website migration
Ran into sidebar issues in Cascade
Reported incorrect rendering of typographical details including quotes, dashes, and characters
Reported issue with responsive layout
Provided updated list of URLs
Reported missing links during migration
Checked as many pages as possible to figure out the issues
Updated the Academic Administration section
Updated final exam schedule
Took training on International Collaborations
Updated Art Clinic info
Updated 2025 Spring Flex LLM Schedule
Tested website migration into Cascade
Reported pages of incorrect imports
Ran the URL scripts in MODX to provide the number of pages need to be imported
Assessed the adjusted timeline for the new site lunch
Tested dynamic sections include clinics, student orgs, class notes, concentrations, and people finder.
Figured out the solution for the full calendar, which sat behind CAS authentication
Reviewed our current site to get ready for for the migration into Cascade
Prepared the migration checklist.
Checked to see if the pages render correctly
Checked to see if the text has any weird characters
Checked to see if the sidebar populate correct nav items
Checked to see if images display correctly
Checked to see if the buttons work correctly
Check to see if the links are not broken
Posted final exam schedule
Updated the 2024-2025 Academic Calendar
Tested sample pages for the migration to Cascade
Reported bugs on the tested pages
Worked with server admins to prepare for the launch
Set up sFTP access for the backend
Ran DubBot on the Dev server to test out new pages
Whitelisted the Graduation Info Portal
Created a new site in WordPress for Graduation Info Portal
Prepared for the website migration into Cascade
Selected pages for test migration
Switched Admit Intranet homepage
Updated Academic Calendar
Fixed formatting issues for the CAS intranet
Migrated Law Library’s Public Database Catalog from MODX to WordPress

Awards, Appreciation, and Recognition

Celebrated 13 years at Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University.

Goals & Objective

I understood how Cascade works as a CMS
I am confident using the Cascade interface
I figured out the architecture in Cascade
I would like to take a deeper dive into the backend of Cascade
I would like to learn its programming language
I would like to attend Cascade conferences in the future

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