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Hello, I'm Valik!

Your fractional web designer, developer & web strategist.

About Me

Hello, I'm Valik!

Your fractional web designer, developer & web strategist.

My name is Valik Rudd and I am a professional fractional web designer. I have been in the industry since 2000 and have developed my skills over the years by doing the work. I’ve built hundreds of websites and provided countless solutions for everyone from individuals to corporate clients.

I am a one-stop-shop for websites, because I do design, development and everything from concept development to launch, and from launch to success. I work by myself to control the level of workmanship and quality that my clients trust me with.

I live in North Idaho with my wife and my 4 kids. When I’m not working, I like taking road trips and working on my truck restoration project.

Your success is my focus. When I take on a client, besides the work that needs to be done, I keep an eye on things that can be improved or optimized to make sure that the client I partner with is set up for success.

My Specialty

Majority of the clients I work with don’t have a new website that they need developed. They already have a website and it requires new features added or changes to existing elements.

My specialty is to go in after other developers, figure out how things were built and be able to repair or add elements to the site. Many developers are not willing to do that and would want to do their own development from scratch. I can do both, this is why my clients value my services.

Web Development

Over the last 20+ years, the projects I’ve worked on include designing and developing new custom websites from concept to launch. Most clients I work with require some kind of custom features that require expertise in WordPress codex, plugins or in an integration with a 3rd-party service. This is why they come to me.

I’v also worked on various custom applications and dashboards that aggregate data from multiple remote locations for reporting. From custom WordPress plugins to special embedded mini-apps on a page.

I’ve spent about 2+ years deep in Shopify Plus design and development a few years ago working on an eCommerce site that I migrated from an antiquated system with 60,000 customer records, hundreds of products and thousands of historical transactions into Shopify Plus. Yes, this data migration required a custom Shopify App that I developed.

Graphic Design

That is all development but I also do graphic design. It is where my journey began back in high school and I’ve been doing design projects along side my development work ever since. From Logos and web graphics to product label designs and 3d product mockups for eCommerce sites.

Almost all the websites I’ve built were also designed by me. I’ve designed logos for companies and organizations.

A pet and dental products eCommerce company had me design their product labels that I also then mocked up as digital 3d thumbnails as product photos for the website.

I’ve designed business cards, brochures and all kinds of other print collateral.

See my portfolio for more of my design work

I would say that design brings me about the same amount of joy to work on as development. This is why I never picked one side and focused on it and dropped the other one.

Consultation

Many relationships with my clients start with consultations that then torn into projects. Although initial consultations are always free, sometimes they turn into ongoing consultation and guidance, whether it be regarding marketing or general website direction and blogging, I offer consulting as a service.

WIth my thorough experience in all things web, I offer expertise that my clients can tap into any time they need advise or encouragement in their online endeavors.

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Experience

Timber Web Design

Web Designer & Developer

2000 - Present

As a web designer, over the last 20+ years, I have built hundreds of websites for various businesses, organizations and individuals. The work also included developing custom data management applications, various online tools and apps, marketing emails, analytics, SEO and all kinds of other web-based solutions for my clients.

I have worked on both short-term and long-term basis, with remote teams as well as on my own.

Secured Investment Corp.

Lead Developer & Webmaster

2019 - 2022 (Present)

Lead a team of 4 developers to manage website initiatives, test architecture and functionality, create and maintain 20+ web properties.

Helped migrate company from a live events company to an online streaming events company by developing, launching and adding functionality to a dynamic event delivery platform.

API integration info 3rd party services like Keap (Infusionsoft), Zapier, lots of API integrations between company data server and company online properties.

Built a coaching management system for coaches to store call recordings and manage students.

Still working with the company as a contractor, providing development and consulting services on various projects.

Oxyfresh.com

Senior Web Designer/Developer

2015 - 2019

As the main web designer and developer in the company, I took care of the company’s full scale ecommerce website. Initially I migrated the website and all the data from an antiquated custom system into a Shopify Plus for the eCommerce part of the site and WordPress for the blog.

I managed the eCommerce website, worked on Search Engine Optimization, designed and built marketing emails, designed product labels, product renderings, and regular statistics reporting and analytics.

Market Vision

Web Designer & Developer

2014 - 2015

As the only web designer in this marketing agency at the time, I was responsible for working with various clients to understand their website needs, provide mockups, get approvals, design, develop and launch their websites.

While working in this position, I learned how to work with many clients at the same time and manage a workload that I haven’t had experience working with before.