As a multidisciplinary design professional, my work has ranged with a variety of clients and across various mediums. My strongest proficiencies include web design, development & brand creation. Since graduating in 2007, I’ve been on marketing teams small and large.
While working within agencies or in-house teams, I’ve always been able to help produce solutions for my clients with incredible turnaround time.
Here’s a list of my abilities and favorite software:
After growing up in the Pacific Northwest, I relocated to the state of Arizona over 15 years ago. I am a very positive person, and try to incorporate that into my projects and workplace. My favorite sports teams are the San Francisco Giants, and 49ers.
Music and photography are other passion/hobbies of mine. I try to round out my lifestyle with these activities when I have free time.
My wife and I have been married for over 10 years and are most definitely dog people — with the exception of our friend's cat, Mochi.
Various website development updates
Advanced module development
Web-to-lead form development
Conference website with Cvent integration
Landing page development
Blog development with WordPress integration
Various t-shirt designs
After an extensive eight-year tenure at Nextiva, my work ranged from producing digital, print, and web elements. Most recently, my primary focus was on maintaining and improving our custom web application while optimizing for tracking and performance.
After an extensive eight-year tenure at Nextiva, my work ranged from producing digital, print, and web elements. Most recently, my primary focus was on maintaining and improving our custom web application while optimizing for tracking and performance.
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Events Exec Turned E-Com Wine Entrepreneur | Mentor to Motivated Professionals Seeking Time Flexibility & Financial Freedom
Andrew is a rare gem - he’s an unbelievably talented web designer who is incredibly sharp and knowledgeable about all the important considerations of functionality, speed and UX of a website, while balancing cutting-edge design. He created a gorgeous site for a conference I planned and it’s honestly one of the things I’m most proud of because of Andrew’s commitment to making it outstanding. He consistently found creative ways to accomplish new ideas that pushed boundaries. And, he’s just so fast. He’s proven himself to be a tremendous asset who is so enjoyable to work with, and any organization would be lucky to have him.
Front-End Developer at Nextiva
I had the privilege of working side-by-side with Andrew over the course of 5+ years, and I can’t imagine working alongside anyone better. Andrew is both talented and level-headed, leading the way in high pressure situations and coming up with development solutions that support various initiatives. If you need a webpage done, I haven’t worked with anyone that can do it as fast and at the quality Andrew aims to achieve.
Andrew has a keen eye for solving front-end development issues and picking up on new technologies he isn’t immediately knowledgable of at the time. He’s proficient in taking a desktop design and making it fully responsive, along with keeping the core idea of the page intact.
Everyone enjoys working alongside Andrew as he comes off as both friendly and caring towards others. His background in design has also saved us a few times when needing quick turnarounds for projects and the current design department was strained.
Andrew is truly the perfect addition to any team and his work ethic alone makes him suitable for any work environment.
Editor, storyteller, and word nerd
Andrew is one of the most talented people I've ever worked with. He's extremely knowledgable about website development and he has a background in graphic design, which makes him not only talented but also an incredibly diverse team member. This means he can improve the overall design of any web page AND manage the development — this is incredibly valuable.
Andrew is also one of the most relaxed people I've ever worked with, meaning he can handle high-stress situations and pressure to meet deadlines with a smile and a wonderful attitude. He also cares about his work, and will lend a hand to make any project that comes his way better regardless of whether he's directly asked for his input. Andrew is a hard-working team member. He puts the time in to get it right the first time.
You simply couldn't ask for a better team member. He makes things better everywhere he goes.
Co-founder and principal consultant at Plain English Consulting
"Extremely adaptable" is what I think of when I think of Andrew. When you're working with him, it becomes clear immediately that you're going to get your problem solved. He will truly meet you where you are at and work with you to get the best possible result.
Andrew is an incredibly creative, hard-working, and collaborative professional who isn't afraid to get his hands dirty and help you take creative risks. He's proactive, and most importantly, incredibly easy to work with — which in my opinion is the real measure of someone's value.
Don't be fooled by his modesty. Andrew Ruiz is A+ talent and comes highly recommended if you are in need of creative services.
Independent Contractor Tax Advisor
Andrew is the best graphic designer I’ve had a chance to work with! If you ever worked with the creative folk, you know that lots of them are talented, but an ability to communicate, receive/implement feedback, and provide valid suggestions is what sets apart a designer from THE DESIGNER. Andrew is SUPER responsive, his communication skills are the one of a season project manager and his ability to read your mind is what makes him the whole package. Andrew, to this day, is the easiest and most talented designer I’ve had a chance of working with, there’s nothing more I could ever ask for.
President & Founder
I’ve been working with Andrew for a few years and he has worked on many different projects including graphic design and web design. He has always been prompt, professional, and courteous. I would recommend him to anyone needing any kind of graphic design whether its creative, web, or print design. He has lots of experience in lots of different types of web interfaces and is always helping me with the latest and greatest technology. You’ll be happy to work Andrew.
Sr. Software Engineer at Nextiva
Andrew is by far the most talented graphic designer I’ve had the pleasure or working with. His ability to innovate and simultaneously adhere to the needs / wants of those requesting his skills is impressive to say the least. Not only is Andrew an amazing graphic designer but he is also a very solid front end developer. It’s rare to find someone with such a broad knowledge of both the graphical side of web design and the actual development. It’s been an absolute pleasure to work with Andrew and I hope we are able to work together for many years to come.
Senior Engineering Manager at Cvent
Andrew impressed me from day one. He was a designer that wasn't afraid to step outside of his comfort zone and dive into a little development work. He became the resident JavaScirpt expert quickly and never balked at a challenge.
Andrews designs are always original and varying. I was always impressed that he could come up with so many designs without falling into the trap of regurgitating his same designs over and over again the way many designers will.
I highly recommend Andrew and hope to work with him again some day.
Account Executive at Emporia’s Radio Stations, Inc.
Andrew produces spectacular visual communications, and his skill set is wide-ranging. He has a voracious appetite for producing stellar work, and doing so in a very timely and structured manner. I thoroughly enjoy working with him and enjoy recommending his services to others even more.
Startup founder, quantitative thinker, and ex-Amazon PM passionate about the enablement of software
Andrew is a boss. He and I have spent hours upon hours together reviewing and pushing code on several occasions. He is very detail oriented and seems to know the cause of an error almost instantaneously. I’ve worked with Andrew in the capacity of different technology projects like website rollouts and software solution migrations. He’s a hard worker and a pleasure to have on a team.
