Welcome

I'm Crystal deBoer,

and I make Websites

About Me

I’m a web designer and front-end web developer. I love to spend as much of my day as possible, experimenting with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; dabbling with PHP and honing my Photoshop skills.

I’m curious, and I enjoy work that challenges me to learn something new and stretch in a different direction.

At the moment, I'm looking for a company to place some roots and gorw. It's been a hard transition from New York City to Denver and I'm excited to work for a company that will appericate my skills and experiences.

Once I started programming I realized it was my true calling. I specialize in creating custom web sites for musicians and small businesses, focusing primarily on mobile responsive design and development.

I also blog on topics relating to my self-taught web design learning experiences, food and my personal adventures. As I sharpen my skills in coding and design, I display the results in my ever growing portfoilio to remind me how far I've come.

Experience

Skills

  • Boiler Plate
  • Bootstrap
  • Brackets
  • Breakpoints
  • Case Studies
  • Client Relations
  • CMS
  • Color Theory
  • Communication
  • CSS 3
  • Dreamweaver
  • Flexbox
  • Font Awesome
  • Geolocation
  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Google Analytics
  • Google WebFonts
  • HTML5
  • iFrames
  • JQuery
  • Leadership
  • Media Queries
  • Photoshop
  • Project Management
  • RWD
  • SEO
  • Style Tiles
  • Teambuilding
  • Terminal
  • Time Management
  • UI/UX
  • Vendor Relations
  • Web Development

Web Designer/Blogger

Coding & Catering - www.CodingandCatering.com

In my current position I’m a freelance web designer and front-end web developer.

  • •Create and Manage content for self hosted WordPress Blog - CodingandCatering.com
  • •Grew Twitter Following by 50% after creating new engaging content
  • •Designed and Maintained Freelance Website Projects using Brackets & Google Fonts

Skillcrush RWD Blueprint

Skillcrush - www.Skillcrush.com

3 month remote program out of New York City.

  • •Created 5 Page Music News Website from Discovery to Launch for Skillcrush RWD Blueprint
  • •Created misc projects using Bootstrap, Boilerplate & Flexbox

Website Developer

World Famous Studios - www.WorldFamousStudios.com

A private recording studio that offers analog or digital recording, mixing, editing, voice over and production services.

  • •Designed and maintained company website design using Dreamweaver and Photoshop
  • •Increased website traffic by 25% by creating engaging content and using social media marketing

Marketing Manager

Frisco Dental - www.FriscoSmileDesign.com

A dental office who's mission was to provide the highest quality dentistry while promoting overall health.

  • •Wrote blog content, curated social media accounts, and wrote company newsletter
  • •Created online promotions and press releases that increased monthly revenue by 20%.
  • •Created and Managed Custom Patient Database

Featured Publisher/Content Creator

FoodBuzz - www.Foodbuzz.com

FoodBuzz partners exclusively with bloggers to provide content distribution around our shared passion: food & dining.

  • •Wrote original content for website such as recipes and cooking tips for readers
  • •Increased advertising revenue by 10% through effective marketing campaigns that drove more customers to the site
  • •Created customized budgets for catering events

Marketing Coordinator/Office Manager

Delivery.com - www.Delivery.com

Delivery.com’s business model is to provide metropolitan areas with online food delivery services.

  • •Expanded company reach from 3 states to 45 states through Adword advertising and rebranding company website
  • •GoogleAdwords
  • •Created customized budgets for marketing events

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MY FULL PORTFOLIO

What I Can Offer

Responsive Web Design

I have developed a fluid process that allows for testing different ideas on different devices. Creating a unique experience on multipule devices.

Content Creation

My experience in different fields has helped me stay curious, open and flexible. These attributes are essential in the creating & marketing of digital ideas.

Seamless User Experience

A key area of focus in my design process is to guide each user on their digital journey. This is essential in creating engaging and effective user experiences.

My Process

Discovery

Geeting to know your business, understanding your goals and assessing your competition. The essential, strategic first step.

UX & Site Maps

Creating your foundation for success. Mapping out your site, generating keywords, and crafting the users interactions & experience.

Wireframes & Styles

Laying out your ideas in wireframes, and creating content. Creating your branding look and feel with typography, colors and images.

Design

The visual design blooms from the templates and styles you choose. Applying all your earlier decisions into one cohesive mock-up.

Development

Bringing your design to life. Programming languages and frameworks transform your template into a launchable website.

Launch & Beyond

Introducing your site to the world. After quality assurance your site is submitted to search engines and is offically live.

Testimonials

Crystal was our office manager during the time our relatively-small company was in transition and growing very rapidly. As such, she had to wear a number of hats and provided additional help to our sales and billing departments. She is as dedicated a worker as you could find and helped bring some sense of order to the chaos around us.

Christopher Blosser
Delivery.com via LinkedIn


Crystal was a great manager, doing all she could to inspire and aid employees in completing tasks and assignments. She was everything a good manager is.

Doug Ferreira
Delivery.com via LinkedIn


Crystal was a pleasure to work with. Her skill set spoke for itself. There wasn't a challenge Crystal did not rise for. She is great in whatever she sets her mind on. Crystal was dependable and an asset to work with. I miss Crystal's expertise and input in whatever project we had before us.

Lavina Felder
New Water Street via LinkedIn