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President / Developer / Designer

IT & Technology

* 20 years of design experience ranging from simple websites to complex CMS systems,  UI / UX design, print work, trade shows, email marketing, social media marketing and design, e-commerce workflows, package design, and promotional apparel design.
* Highly skilled site planning, prototyping, and wire-framing (UI/UX)
* Logo and branding experience; understanding what it means to convey an overall emotional goal with successful branding initiatives.
* Extensive experience in front-end development including SCSS, CSS, HTML5 and the Bootstrap Responsive Framework.
* Over a decade of Wordpress knowledge and experience including WooCommerce e-commerce systems and integrations.
* Designed and developed hundreds of successful email campaigns in both Constant Contact and MailChimp utilizing responsive cross-browser frameworks.

Additional experience:

* Product and lifestyle photography
* Promotional video production, storyboarding and editing using Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premier
* Drone video production (off-road video shoots) for Tuff Stuff 4x4
* Project management and planning
* CRM and Inventory software integrations 
* Design and concept client presentations and communication
* Winner of two Summit Creative Awards


Built custom WordPress sites WooCommerce and Magento E-commerce solutions and developed robust online marketing campaigns utilizing various responsive emailer programs and software. Still managing client sites daily.
Key Achievements:
*  Ensuring client market share by developing strategies utilizing SEO/SEM to keep their site and brand relevant; drawing new visitors on a consistent basis.


Conceive and direct all design initiatives that include robust social media campaigns, email marketing, branding, catalog creation, remarketing, new site development, and photography.
Key Achievements:
*  Acknowledged for creatively designing a myriad of e-commerce websites set up to aesthetically draw traffic and work seamlessly for the end user.
*  Provided logo design, apparel design, product packaging, business cards,  inventory software implementation, and more. 
*  Designed and created hundreds of marketing emails for TuffStuff4x4.com and TuffStuffOverland.com. 
*  Managed and developed Facebook / Instagram ad campaigns while working closely with SEO / PPC companies to increase ROAS. 
*  Managed all e-commerce systems on a day-to-day basis to ensure system integrity and security.


Sr. Designer / Front-End Developer

Provided a complete company rebrand as well as technical and creative leadership for all marketing materials including three trade show booths, newsletters, and multiple other marketing materials. Designed endless trade publications and managed the art direction on client photo shoots.
Key Achievements:
*  Developed a bootstrap-based templating system, designed 37 law firm websites, implemented RedBooth project management software, and customized an in-house CMS system based in ColdFusion.
*  Led each site design meeting and design comp presentation.
*  Received two ‘Summit Creative Awards’ in 2013.


Senior Designer

Transitioned into a remote, freelance role supporting the Seattle, WA main office responding to debugging and all other technical questions via Skype. Go to guy for CSS display issues.
Key Achievements:
*  Championed the design and development of over 300 PHP websites within 18 months.
*  Led the front-end development team providing training and support.


Web Developer / Designer

Provided site planning and wire-framing for multiple clients needing high-end CSS/PHP/Ruby On Rails sites. Websites included Sol Melia and ME by Melia Hotels globally. Developed sites with the clients' needs at the forefront and implemented a full UX/UI planning and research system.


Senior Designer / Front-end Developer

Senior Web Designer / Developer / SEO Expert

Senior Media Graphics Coordinator

Freelance Designer / Developer

New Media Designer

Lead Graphic Designer

Primary Graphic Designer

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Damien Komala: President / Developer / Designer in Huntington Beach

Damien Komala

College of Design