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
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.
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Reach Me
based in Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Tel : 1 (831) 818-4019
lukehertzler [at] gmail.com