Automated property zoning analysis
Every exterior construction job in NYC requires a thorough zoning analysis before the city approves a building permit. Zoning laws are complicated. Zoner automates part of this process. It takes any NYC address and generates a report about how the property can be used and built on according to zoning regulations.
I worked on this project in 2012 for M.Arch Architects, then continued to provide software and business advice over the next two years.
My role
I built the site from the ground up based on the idea my boss pitched me. He had hired me because he thought Java == JavaScript, and my resume included Java.
The site included authentication, PayPal integration, SVG building representations drawn with an algorithm I wrote, and the logic to perform the zoning analysis itself.