Bio
Midwest-bred, my mother told me I had trouble going to bed since I was a child. In my later years, I used that to my advantage and started teaching myself how to code by deconstructing some of my favorite websites and pouring over the few books available. It's been a wild ride, but 15 years later I'm still clacking away on a keyboard. My work has brought me all over the country and in many different industries tuned with a focus on the invisible details that make a good project great.
Focus
- Front-End Dev: Chicago Mag
- Logo Design: Mae Ryan
- WordPress: The Right Brain
- Consulting: Audio Vision
- Illustration: Zakki Zakki
Skills, Frameworks, Tools
- Front-End Development, Web Design, UX Design, Logo Design
- Wordpress, Shopify, Squarespace, Kirby CMS, Jekyll
- Bootstrap, Bourbon, Gulp, Compass
- HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP
- Creative Cloud, Sketch, Webflow
Past Clients
Testimonials
Derek was a total pleasure to work with. He always gave me a ton of creative options to work with and I'm so happy with the final design we came up with.
Mae Ryan
Filmmaker and Photographer
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Derek is not only a really talented designer and developer, he also excels at explaining high-level development processes and problems in a way that makes sense to the layperson -- a trait not common enough in the website development world.
Matt Preston
Communications Director
ADX PORTLAND
Derek is a pleasure to work with! Always delivers great work, on time, at the right price, and with good vibes.
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Ph.D.
Marine Biologist