Darrien Boling
Web Developer/Digital Consultant
San Diego, CA, USAWork Experience
Independent Contractor
Web Developer/Digital Consultant
Develops websites, apps and other digital solutions for companies. Consults to improve the performance of existing digital properties using data and analytics. Works with event management and design teams to develop custom solutions for high-profile virtual and hybrid events.
January 2010
- Present
San Diego, California, United States
Web Services & Infrastructure, SDSU
Web Developer/Administrator
March 2021
- March 2022
California, United States
Fowler College Of Business, SDSU
Graphic Design & Digital Specialist
May 2019
- November 2021
San Diego, California, United States
Kindred Realty Group
Graphic & Technology Manager
Trains and supports staff on using CMS/CRM. Rebuilt workshop registration site, resulting in 4x more web registrations in two months. Developed SaaS to gather quickly gather, leading to clients reviewing across multiple platforms rather than just one. Rebranded company identity including logo, presentations, marketing flyers, etc.
March 2017
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California, United States
San Diego State University
Graphic Designer/Web Developer
Web development for the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts and its 12 websites. Highlights include:
∞ Created new, SEO-optimized responsive websites for Hospitality & Tourism Managment and Center for the Study of Women in TV & Film, increasing HTM’s organic traffic by 258% and tripling organic pageviews
∞ Modularized site assets through object-oriented SASS, dynamic templates and cross-site database, making updates faster and eliminating duplicative content entry
∞ Exceeded 508 compliance by achieving 100% on WCAG 2.0 accessibility audit for all 12 websites managed by PSFA
∞ Developed user-friendly CMS-integrated email system, reducing creation time from hours to minutes (potential savings of $750/mo from previous system)
∞ Created new, SEO-optimized responsive websites for Hospitality & Tourism Managment and Center for the Study of Women in TV & Film, increasing HTM’s organic traffic by 258% and tripling organic pageviews
∞ Modularized site assets through object-oriented SASS, dynamic templates and cross-site database, making updates faster and eliminating duplicative content entry
∞ Exceeded 508 compliance by achieving 100% on WCAG 2.0 accessibility audit for all 12 websites managed by PSFA
∞ Developed user-friendly CMS-integrated email system, reducing creation time from hours to minutes (potential savings of $750/mo from previous system)
June 2015
- March 2017
California, United States
Education
San Diego State University (CSU)
Multimedia
Coursework includes:
Design for the Internet I (HTML5/CSS3)
Design for the Internet II (Wordpress/PHP/MySQL)
Design for the Internet II Advanced Study (CSS3 Animation/Drupal)
Digital Photography (Photoshop)
Graphic Design (Illustrator)
Typography (InDesign)
Emerging Technology in Multimedia (Flash/Audacity)
Sequential Media (After Effects/Premiere Pro)
Three-Dimensional Digital Media (Maya)
Design for the Internet I (HTML5/CSS3)
Design for the Internet II (Wordpress/PHP/MySQL)
Design for the Internet II Advanced Study (CSS3 Animation/Drupal)
Digital Photography (Photoshop)
Graphic Design (Illustrator)
Typography (InDesign)
Emerging Technology in Multimedia (Flash/Audacity)
Sequential Media (After Effects/Premiere Pro)
Three-Dimensional Digital Media (Maya)
August 2014
- May 2016
California, United States
San Diego City College
Multimedia Design
Completed GEs and major prep for Multimedia degree at SDSU
August 2012
- May 2014
San Diego, California, United States
Languages
English (Native),
Skills
ADA Compliance,
Adobe Aftereffects,
Adobe Bridge,
Adobe Dreamweaver,
Adobe Fireworks,
Adobe Flash Catalyst,
Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Indesign,
Adobe Photoshop,
CSS,
Drupal,
HTML5,
MAYA,
MySQL,
OmniUpdate,
Photography,
PHP,
Responsive Web Design,
WordPress,