2019 – 2023
Website Builder & Sr. Design Lead
GoDaddy, Scottsdale, AZ | Fully remote for 3 years
- Designed, built and maintained responsive websites, including eCommerce online stores
- Expert in WordPress, hosting, HTML, CSS, plugins, WooCommerce, Plugins, and customization
- Led team of designers in creating digital assets while maintaining brand standards
Provided QA feedback to improve and maintain design quality. - Resolved critical errors and restored broken websites to working condition through troubleshooting leading to an increase in customer satisfaction
- Designed, delivered, and optimized graphics and images to increase loading speed of websites
- Added SEO to websites for better search result visibility including structured data information, meta titles, descriptions, keywords, and image data.
- Enhanced user experience and functionality of website components for a better customer experience leading to increased revenue for clients
2016 – 2019
Logo Specialist & Graphic Designer
GoDaddy, Scottsdale, AZ
- Consulted with customers via phone and email to gain insight into business and audience
- Devised and revised logo concepts for businesses in a fast-paced environment
- Led a team of designers, assigned projects to team and provided feedback to improve designs
- Aided in the creation of the logo design process and utilized UI/UX for a better experience
- Expert in Adobe Illustrator and the print process, using appropriate color space and DPI for each project. Assigned special graphic design projects.
- Assisted in the evaluation and hiring process of new logo designers
2014 – 2016
Graphic Designer
Avnet, Tempe, AZ | Contract
- Served as the corporate graphic designer for external and internal design requirements
- Worked with creative director directly to create collateral for trade shows, website, social media, and internal marketing materials
- Created vendor and printer relationship to bring design files to real printed collateral
2012 – 2014
Graphic Designer
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
- Worked with Sr. Graphic Designer to created layouts for brochures, flyers, booklets, lawn signs, calendars, and other print and web materials.
- Concepting and designing logos, t-shirts, event flyers, invite cards and other marketing collateral.
2011 – Ongoing
Freelance Graphic Designer & Creative Director
mikechhay.com, AZ
- Provided creative direction and strategized with clients on a wide range of materials, including websites, logos, photos, posters, presentations, signage, social media, ads, newsletters, and other marketing materials
- Developed high quality design content by determining the ideal usage of color, typography, imagery, and layout for business needs and platform
- Showcased work with clear articulation on design choices and provided feedback to ensure client understands what is best for their brand or their target goal
- Expert knowledge in file preparation for print web format as well as file management
- Provided consultation for branding, best design practices, and worked with vendors
- Experience in social media content creation, account management, and marketing
2011 – 2015
Bachelor's in Visual Communication Design
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Minor in Studio Art
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Dean’s list of excellence 2011 – 2015
2010
Associate’s Degree in Science
Glendale Community College, Glendale, AZ
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Adobe Illustrator
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WordPress & Woo
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Adobe InDesign
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Adobe Photoshop
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Adobe AfterEffects
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Figma