Hi, I’m

Luke Hertzler

I am a UX/UI Designer.

about me

Services

UX/UI Design

I design super cool websites and applications that reflect brand identities. I love creating designs that interact with user input.

Development

There’s nothing more fun than seeing your design come to life. I’ve been building websites and applications for over 6 years.

WordPress Expertise

I learned to code with WordPress, so naturally I love creating with it. I’ve built everything from easy-to-manage corporate sites to custom web applications with it.

Audio Engineering

I’ve been writing and recording music for over a decade. I know the ins and outs of how to shape and manipulate sound that will make a good song a great song.

Work Process

DISCOVER

IDEA

DESIGN

DEVELOP

TEST

LAUNCH

Fun Facts

12 Countries Visited

Born in UK

Self-taught musician

WordPress plugin author

resume

WORK HISTORY

Apr 2016 – Current

Co-Founder, Designer, Developer

SoundVent

SoundVent is a social networking site and online digital marketplace for the music industry. With SoundVent you can upload music, share, listen, communicate, explore, discover and profit all from one platform. As Co-Founder and Creative Director Luke designed and developed the platform from concept to deployment. Work included user research, wireframe, UI design, implementation, coding, management of development team and quality assurance.

May 2018 – Dec 2018

Developer

Sleepless Media

At Sleepless, we’re obsessed with thoughtfully crafting complete brand experiences anchored around custom, responsive websites. We thrive on working with passionate clients who are excited about growing their businesses and realizing their brand’s true potential.

Dec 2013 – Current

Design Manager

GravityUX

GravityUX is a full service design and development agency creating digital products and solutions for growing businesses. They specialize in WordPress, Shopify, as well as mobile and web applications. As a designer and developer Luke leads WordPress development projects as well as provides solutions in graphic design, branding, and UI/UX design.

Aug 2014 – Feb 2016

Designer, Developer

Mercury Payments

Mercury, now WorldPay, was one of the fastest-growing, award-winning payment processing companies in North America. As a designer and developer, Luke worked remotely in the Marketing department. In addition to designing marketing graphics, Luke designed and developed a resource database for Merchant customers on top of a WordPress stack.

Nov 2012 – Dec 2013

Marketing Specialist

Attensity

Originally hired as an intern, Luke was quickly promoted to a full-time salary position and trusted with greater responsibilities within a fast-paced, high-tech software company located in the Silicon Valley. Duties included managing company website via WordPress, managing Marketo activities, designing datasheets, creating graphics, coordinating and developing sales tools, updating social media channels, and organizing company lead database.

EDUCATION

2011

Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry & Technology

California State University, Chico

2006

High School Diploma

Scotts Valley High

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Software Skills

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

HTML5

CSS3

jQuery

PHP

MySQL

WordPress

Marketo

Google Analytics

Microsoft Office

Apple Logic Pro X

TESTIMONIALS

Ewa Zwonarz

Cyber adAPT

Working with Luke has been a wonderful experience. The fact that he stays current with the newest design trends and tools helps us maintain our competitive edge and allow our users to have an optimal experience discovering who we are and what we do.

Elijah Free

Earth Friend Herb Co.

Luke is a dream to work with. He is not only extremely knowledgeable in his field, he is a wonderful professional to work with. Since we have worked with Luke, we have just completed our best month ever.

Davis Wright

Grom On Board

I couldn’t be happier working with Luke on my project. The overall experience was top notch; We now have a beautiful website to launch our brand on and an online presence for our customers. The whole process really couldn’t have been any easier.