Websites
Make the front door work.
Websites, publishing systems, and the editing experience behind them.
Websites and systems, built around people.
I’m Evan McKnight. I build websites, connect systems, and help people make everyday work easier. Based in Escanaba, Michigan.
View workWebsitesConnected systemsCreative tools
Connected systemsCreative toolsA practical kind of curiosity
Community work shapes the way I build.
I manage in-home services at MDSCAA and build websites, creative tools, and the systems behind them.
Meet EvanPart of my worldSelected projects
Websites, creative tools, and online communities.
How I work
The website is only part of the picture.
The useful work happens where design, systems, and everyday life connect.
Systems
Connect what sits behind it.
Hosting, identity, networks, backups, and the practical work of keeping tools connected.
Automation
Give repeat work a better path.
Scripts and integrations that make routine work simpler and useful information easier to reach.
People
Keep the human in the loop.
Clear communication, program coordination, documentation, and approachable technical help.
Websites & digital operations
A home for the next idea.
Websites, hosting, digital operations, and creative tools. My work connects the public experience with the systems that keep it useful.
Product direction, development & operations
Visit 906Online
Community & technology
Local roots. Practical help.
A not-for-profit community initiative helping people across the local 906 with technology and tech-related questions.
Founder, development & operations
Visit 906.shCreator websites & tools
A creator’s home, connected.
A public creator site, with publishing and stream-overlay tools in ongoing development. Product direction, design review, and collaborative development.
Product direction & collaborative development
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The person behind the work
Curiosity brought me here. People keep it useful.
Game modding led me into websites, hosting, and online communities. Today, that work runs alongside my career in community services.
I’ve worked in restaurants, sports writing, publishing, reception, and program management. Clear communication and practical help connect all of it.
The longer storyMDSCAA2024–present
In Home Services Program Manager
Joined in reception in 2024; moved into program management in April 2025. I manage personal aides providing services that help seniors remain in their homes.
Catholic Social Services2023–2024
Intake and reception
Client communication, intake support, and front desk coordination.
Daily Press2021–2023
Sports writing, editorial, and business operations
Sports writing and editorial work alongside classified and inside sales, accounting support, and front desk operations.
906.sh2025–present
Founder and operator
A not-for-profit community initiative helping people across the local 906 with technology and tech-related questions.
Self-employed2020–present
Business IT and SaaS consultation
Independent work with websites, business tools, hosting, and connected systems.
Freelance2016–2019
Web development and marketing
Work with WordPress, Laravel, search optimization, digital marketing, and the customer-facing tools that support a small business.
In the kitchen. Behind the counter.
Cooking, prep, deliveries, and helping run a restaurant.
Crispigna’s Italian RestaurantMay 2019–Mar 2020
Kitchen Helper / Cook
Escanaba, Michigan
Kitchen support and cooking in a local Italian restaurant.
Wildcatz GrillSep 2015–Jun 2016
Cook / Prep
Tioga, North Dakota
Cooking and prep, with direct customer interaction and feedback.
42 GrillFeb–Aug 2015
Main Cook
Tioga, North Dakota
Maintained the cooking area, back room, and inventory, with front-of-house customer service during quieter hours.
Jade Garden Chinese RestaurantJul–Oct 2014
Cook and Delivery Driver
Escanaba, Michigan
Cooking and delivery work at Jade Garden.
Ramido’sSep 2011–May 2014
Assistant Manager
Escanaba, Michigan
Helped run day-to-day restaurant operations and train new staff.
The full background
Community services, publishing, hospitality, and independent technology work.
Read my experienceYour next chapter
Tell me what’s next.
A project, a role, or a technology question. I’d like to hear what you’re working on.
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