Freelance
TECH CONSULTANT

> Who is Liam?

Whether you’re looking for a stunning new website, podcast production help, or friendly and knowledgeable technical support for your company or organization, Liam Kivirist can help you get the most out of what today’s technology can offer. With a passion for computers and technology and a deep technological knowledge base, Liam can help you find the right solution for you or your business to resolve issues efficiently and help you achieve your ambitions on time and within the quoted budget.

Liam Kivirist is a freelance technology consultant. Clients include Marbleseed, the National Historic Cheesemaking Center, FPS Rentals, and Renewing the Countryside’s Home-based Food Entrepreneur Virtual National Conference. He’s also a former writer for national magazines and online technology publications including Innovation & Tech Today magazine, Mother Earth News magazine, PC Lifeline, TIME for Kids, and TechSocket.net. 

SKILLS:

Web
Development

Proficient with full-stack web development languages and CMS like Bootstrap, Express.JS, Node.JS, MongoDB, and WordPress.

System Administration

Liam loves to work with commercial servers, switches, routers, and other networking gear, to support small business’ infrastrucutre.

IT
Support

Comfortable working with individuals and small business’ devices and technologies to problem solve efficient solutions to issues.

Media
Production

Experience with podcast production, audio engineering, video editing, and was an FAA Certified commercial drone pilot for two years.

Freelance
Writing

A portfolio of over six years of freelance writing on varied technology topics for print magazines and online outlets.

Want to talk?

If you think I could be of service to you or your business, please feel free to reach out for a free initial quote.

RECENT PROJECTS:

MoundViewStateTrail.com

Web Development and Drone Cinematography

Worked with Lafayette County to develop informational website for the Mound View State Trail connecting Belmont and Platteville, Wisconsin. Piloted DJI Phantom 4 Pro+ drone to capture aerial photography and videography and color corrected footage for usage on website and other materials produced by Lafayette County.

CountryValleyFarm.com

Web Design

Developed informational website for Country Valley Farm, a small organic CSA near Ann Arbor, MI. The site shares the farm’s background, information on the community support agriculture model, and their upcoming 2021 inaugural growing season. Site also includes e-commerce functionality, allowing for the online purchase of customizable CSA Shares.

CottageFoodHomeBakery.com

Web Development

Want to diversify your farm business mix by selling baked goods made in your home kitchen that use fresh produce you have in abundance? I was contracted to develop a website and produce an educational webinar to provide informational materials, a database of non-hazardous baking recipes, and other related resources help enable farmers diversify.

MOSES In Her Boots Podcast

Podcast Consulting and Production

The In Her Boots Podcast celebrates the collaborative spirit of women farmers, as audio engineer for the podcast, Liam Kivirist helps this celebration come to life. Recording, mixing and editing the first season of 25+ unique episodes that share ideas and inspiration and championing women farmers cultivating the sustainable and organic agriculture movement.

TechSocket.net

Web Development and Tech Writing

Liam Kivirist is a writer and the editor for TechSocket.net. TechSocket examines the power of tech to augment and enhance our lives. From product reviews capturing the latest tech trends to product back-stories, TechSocket is the place to plug into tomorrow’s technology, today. TechSocket covers trends from virtual and augmented reality to PC hardware.

Virtual Reality Colossal Chess

Virtual Reality (VR) Game Development

At the age of 16, Liam Kivirist developed a prototype for Virtual Reality Colossal Chess in Unity 5 with the SteamVR SDK and C# code. A computer game bringing classic chess to the 21st Century by blending the timeless gameplay of chess with the innovative and immersive technology of virtual reality, or VR, to create a forward-looking evolution of the classic game.

TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING SERVICES:

Web
Development

Give your old website a fresh coat of paint with a new custom WordPress site.

Liam can build a new, beautiful website that formats elegantly across all devices and helps draw attention to your business or portfolio with proper Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tactics

IT
Support

Do you or your small business need tech support to keep the office up and running?

Liam has years of experience working with and fixing routers, networking gear, computers, servers, phones and other tech. He is adept at working with the Windows, MacOS, and Linux/GNU operating systems and can help solve your problems efficiently and comprehensively.

Audio
Engineering

Have you ever wanted to start a podcast but felt that you didn’t know how to start?

Let Liam utilize his experience recording and editing over 150 episodes of the Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service’s In Her Boots podcast to help get your podcast vision off the ground with high-quality audio. Among the services offered include equipment consulting, on-site recording, and post-production audio editing.