Darryl Donnell Wesson Jr.

316 213^th Street, Carson, CA 90745
310.999.8775

Online Portfolio http://iamdarryld.wesson.tech

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamdarryld/

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a highly motivating, challenging position in Web Graphic Design/ Developer where my skills and experience will be utilized, offering upward mobility.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Web Graphic Designer/. Developer with over 20 years of experience in graphics, web development, marketing and management; Proficient in web development technologies including (hand-coding) HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, ASP, MS SQL & MY SQL; Adept in graphic design concepts and print for corporate, entertainment, and industry standards; Evaluating market trends, online marketing and ecommerce, SEO, AdWords, site optimization, affiliates, web traffic, banner exchange, and TV/Radio

broadcasting.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Language

(X)HTML 5, Cascading Style Sheets, JavaScript, DHTML, PHP, SMARTY PHP, ASP, XML, ActionScript, IDX Integration

Operating Systems

Unix, Linux, MAC OS X, Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/VISTA/Windows 7/Windows 10

Applications / CMS Systems

AEM, XD, Sketch, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite Joomla, JIRA, Premiere, Visio 2003, Go Live, Corel, Bryce, Sound forge, Canva, After Effects, Final Cut, QuarkXPress, Front Page, MS SQL, MY SQL, Microsoft Enterprise Manager, SAGE Mas 90 & 200, Protools, Bigcommerce, Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, WordPress, Drupal, Oscommerce, Basecamp, AWS Cloud, AWS Devops Alexa Analytics, Google Analytics, Bing Webmaster, Google Webmaster, AWS API

Marketing

Writing / Publishing content for digital / printing marketing materials on social media platforms such as: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Reddit, Blogger, Medium, Pinterest, and Tick-Tok. Created and deployed monthly newsletters, email blast campaigns and press release using platforms such as: Mailchimp and Constant Contact. Attract and manage influencers for increasing brand awareness. Research new trends and marketing strategies to help determine best use of marketing funds for printed and digital ads.

EXPERIENCE

Web Developer

05/20 – 10/20

Artsolute Media Group

Created themes in Shopify for ecommerce store Qlevo.us. Added products, created e-blast campaigns and other marketing campaigns to increase brand awareness.
Marketing which included online SEO and wasn’t limited to creating digital / print materials. E-mail campaigns, and roi reporting where my task.
Environment: | Shopify | Ruby Rails | HTML 5 | CSS | Php | WordPress/Woo-commerce | JavaScript | J-Query | Google Analytics | Google Webmaster Tools | Bing Webmaster Tools | Wish | Blogger | Esty | Alex Ranking Tools | Photoshop | Illustrator | Final Cut | In-Design | Protools

Creative Director / Front-end Developer

06/19 – 02/20

Affordable Fire Services

Conceptualize, Create, Mockup, Implement and deploy various web sites for B2B, E-commerce and application. Deployed systems / apps for day-to-day operations.
Marketing which included online SEO and wasn’t limited to creating digital / print materials. E-mail campaigns, and roi reporting where my task.
Environment: | HTML 5 | Hand coding | CSS | JavaScript including: jQuery &JSON | MySQL | | | PHP | WordPress | MSSQL | Sketch | XD | Final Cut | Adobe SUITE (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver & InDesign) | FTP Server Management | PC & Mac | Constant Contact | MailChimp | Google Analytics | Bing Analytics | Google Webmaster | AdSense

Front-end Developer / Social Media Manager

09/18 – 12/19

Apollo Athletics

Created / deployed / managed websites which included: ecommerce site, employee intranet, corporate sites and sales driving sites. Sites built on WordPress platform. Created security sites for employee intranet portals using WordPress and WP Implemented and debugged all sites. Production and development were my responsible for all sites. Ecommerce conversion and monetization on all ecommerce sites. Used AWS Devops and AWS API to create a system integration for delivering products data to customers B2B and managing inventory at 3 different locations. Platform was in development / beta testing.
Marketing / Advertising which included: generating traffic to ecommerce websites, PPC ads on Bing, Google and Social Media. Managed all social media accounts to increase brand awareness, e-blast campaigns with over 87,000 members, tradeshows and established new working B2B accounts.
Environment: | HTML 5 | Hand coding | CSS | JavaScript including: jQuery &JSON | MySQL | | | PHP | WordPress/Woo-commerce | MSSQL | Final Cut | Adobe SUITE (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver & InDesign) | FTP Server Management | PC & Mac | Constant Contact | AWS |Google Webmaster | Bing Webmaster | IT server management | MailChimp | Google Analytics | Bing Analytics | Google Webmaster | AdSense

Marketing Manager / IT Manager / Web Developer 06/12 – 01/18

California Appliance Tech, Inc.

Managed / supervised all IT functions from networking issues, troubleshooting non-responsive computers, swapping out hard drives, any memory and network cable Managed all server credentials for employees (created & terminated) NT WINDOWS 2000. Project managed service tickets on Basecamp and access SharePoint
Created / deployed / managed websites which included: ecommerce site, employee intranet, corporate sites and sales driving sites. Sites built on WordPress platform. Created security sites for employee intranet portals using WordPress and WP Implemented and debugged all sites. Add content and created landing pages.
Marketing / Advertising which included: targeted marketing / planning / implementation of email blast campaigns, tradeshows and printed materials. Advertising included placement in mediums such as Long Beach Registry, Direct Mail, Magazines, Radio and online banners / link sharing. Analyzed social media and other marketing campaign data, to ensure the maximum ROI on each campaign effort utilizing AEM for analyzing our online marketing initiatives.
Social Media: managed all online social media accounts. Responsible for sending messages and moreover getting the customers and public to engage in conversation regarding products and services on Facebook, Yelp, BBB etc.
Environment: NT Windows 2000 | HTML 5 | Hand coding | CSS | JavaScript including: jQuery &JSON | MySQL | Ajax | SSI | PHP | WordPress/Woo-commerce | MSSQL | Final Cut | Drupal | AEM | Adobe SUITE (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver & InDesign) | FTP Server Management | PC & Mac | Cross browser compatibility: Camino, Firefox, IE’s & Safari | Constant Contact | Lyris List | MailChimp | Google Analytics | Bing Analytics | Google Webmaster | AdSense Tools | Rank Tracking

Web Developer / Graphic Designer 06/10 – 08/12

The Smiley Group, Inc.

Developed, graphically designed, edited, and managed all websites for the Deployed graphics created for advertisements on TV, radio, billboards, bus wraps, direct mail, magazines, press releases and tradeshows. Video and text editing.
Social Media manager: managed all tweets on the social outlets using Hootsuite, for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Daily sent a tweet with a thought of the day as well as scheduled tweets for upcoming events.
Managed the operations of the Developers and Graphic Designers for the Corporation; and implemented SEO optimization, AdSense campaigns and monetization.
Environment: HTML/XML (Micro-formatting) | Hand coding | CSS | JavaScript including jQuery &JSON | MySQL | Ajax | SSI | PHP | WordPress/Woo-commerce | MSSQL | Final Cut | Drupal Adobe CS5

Creative Director 11/09 – 06/10

International Career Development Center ( ICDC) College

Managed and implemented innovative marketing campaigns for internal and external stakeholders; designed numerous applications in Flash, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop,

QuarkXPress, InDesign, PowerPoint, and in some cases 3-D rendering. Experienced using HTML, Dynamic HTML, PHP, ASP, and ActionScript.

Managed the overall quality of marketing campaigns for collateral materials, web, and TV/Radio broadcasting produced by the creative Video and text editing
Managed the creative team’s projects from concept to completion; translated marketing objectives into creative strategies; and directed the production of advertising and marketing collateral

Creative Director 03/09 – 10/09

Benjamin Management Group

Managed all department staff and their creative projects to ensure creative and qualitative
Exceeded the marketing objectives and strategic goals of marketing campaigns for collateral materials, web, and TV/Radio broadcasting.
Environment: HTML/XML (Micro-formatting) | Hand coding | BBEdits | CSS | JavaScript including jQuery &JSON | ActionScript 0 | Google API Integration | CGI-Script | MySQL | Ajax | SSI | PHP

Camino, Firefox, IE’s & Safari | MySQL | Google Map Integration | API Widgets | Bing Map Integration

Marketing Manager / Sr. Designer / Web Developer 01/06 – 03/09

Mustek, Inc.

Managed the daily operations of 2 Graphics/Video Designers, 3 Programmers (overseas), 2

Customer Service Representatives, 2 Warehouse personnel, an Editor/Writer, an Administrative Assistant, and an Account Manager. Tracked and reported marketing trends and demographics for blogs, forums, survey marketing, and review boards; collaborated with consumers to increase

branding awareness

Designed production, marketing, and sales materials utilizing printed and electronic material that reflect high- quality design to enhance branding for the Enterprise
Developed and maintained the Enterprise’s website and various assigned ancillary sites. Created a content management system to ensure website accessibility, a product page, search engine

optimization, and online marketing to endorse the online store.

Environment: HTML / XML / DHTML | CSS | JavaScript | ActionScript | MSSQL | MySQL | Ajax | PHP | net 2.0 | Joomla CMS | .Net Frameworks (asp.net) | e-commerce | Software:

Photoshop, Premiere, Flash, Dreamweaver, SmartFTP, Illustrator, InDesign, Go Live | Cross browser compatibility: Safari, IE’s & Firefox | Google AdWords | SEO Optimization | Press

Development & Integration EDUCATION

ICDC College

Beverly Hills, CA

Graphics Designs, Web Design & Web Development

1997 – 2000

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