IIS Website for Tokyo International University
Designed and built the IIS institutional website as a full-stack solo project, combining world-class visual design, front-end development, bilingual communication, and technical implementation to deliver a polished academic platform in record time.
Completed the full design and deployment in under 20 days, leveraging advanced AI-assisted development workflows alongside traditional web design tools to achieve rapid iteration while maintaining high reliability and visual quality.
Created a hybrid WordPress architecture using custom CSS, HTML, and JavaScript blocks that enable non-technical staff to maintain and update the website through native visual editing tools—preserving flexibility while ensuring long-term sustainability.
Collaborated bilingually (Japanese/English) with multiple stakeholders, including IIS faculty leadership and external technology partners, to finalize site structure, content hierarchy, and institutional messaging aligned with international academic standards.
Worked closely with DTS Co. in Japanese to support AWS-based hosting setup and technical coordination, ensuring stable infrastructure and smooth deployment.
Applied AI-driven design and coding workflows to accelerate development cycles, allowing the project to be completed efficiently with limited daily build time while maintaining professional-grade outcomes.
Supported the broader digital ecosystem of IIS by helping design and implement LMS integrations, Google Workspace solutions, and Google Apps Script automations that strengthen teaching operations, research workflows, and administrative efficiency.
Delivered a visually distinctive and culturally bilingual institutional presence, reflecting international collaboration and enhancing the visibility of IIS as a research and teaching program within Japan and abroad.
Delivered significant institutional cost savings by independently handling design, development, bilingual coordination, and technical implementation—eliminating the need for large external agency contracts while maintaining professional design and engineering standards.
Richard Schoonmaker 