“Derek is an excellent web designer with a huge talent in CSS and a great artistic view and presentation. I would definitely recommend him.”
Chad Kemmerlin, CEO, Zidea
“Derek's creativity is unmatched and he excels at listening to ideas and then bringing them to life. His knowledge of the newest marketing tools, including social networking tools, is very helpful in generating the greatest amount of buzz and his interest in each particular project really makes you feel like he's your partner in making things happen for your company.”
Katie Fuller, Project Coordinator, Funovation, Inc.
“Derek Vigil's sense of design and skill set sets him apart from the average web designer. He displays a wonderful and positive attitude towards staff in the workplace, and I have been incredibly impressed with his strong work ethic. Any company would be extremely lucky to employ his creative services.”
Jenny Dumala, Office Manager, Zidea
“Derek is a responsible, reliable, and balanced person. He has a wonderful creative energy and is a divergent thinker. These traits manifest themselves in his unique and original graphic designs. He is also responsible, reliable, and very articulate. He is a person who I consider to be quietly competent. He is reserved and respectful, but has a gift for taking words or ideas and translating them into works of art!”
Jill Zegarski, Engineering Project Manager, Zidea
“Derek is a very talented and creative person and recommend his design work highly. His skill with CSS is some of the best I've seen and he's a hard worker. I wish him the best in his future endeavors.”
Greg Kras, CTO, Zidea
“I had the pleasure of working with Derek for eight months at Zidea. Derek was always positive and helpful and had a great sense of humor. Furthermore, his web design skills were excellent and showcased his creativity. I'd recommend Derek for any job.”
Alex Moll, Senior Documentation Manager, Zidea
“Derek is a terrific designer and developer. I highly recommend him for any size website project. He will go above and beyond your expectations and make sure you have a website that is ahead of the competition.”
Vallene Mros, Owner, Old Town Media Inc.
“Derek is a thoughtful designer. He tries to get inside of the user to create a better user experience. He has a lot of talent and patience to do the job right the first time.”
Edward Popovitz, Department Chair, The Art Institute of Colorado
“Derek's award-winning portfolio was just the icing on the cake of an illustrious student 'career'! I first want to recommend his creativity on the basis of employing diverse styles when appropriate to the genre or client with an ability to exhibit a fluency within the affected style. In other words, he can rock a wide range of visual tropes! I next must highly recommend Derek for leading the way in designing with AJAX and Javascript frameworks when only a handful of others were attempting the same! I have to end this recommendation (although I could go on with more examples), with a nod to Derek's core values of being extremely diligent and exact in balance with generosity and conscientiousness.”
Christopher Pitchford, Full-time Instructor, The Art Institute of Colorado
“Derek is an extremly professional and creative. His design skills are both unique and innovating. Any person would be lucky to have him as their employee or work with him on the perfect website for their small business. I highly recommend Derek and his web design skills.”
Delana Reilly, Sr. Career Advisor, The Art Institute of Colorado
“Derek is an extremely talented designer and has a great eye for clean, cutting edge, web 2.0 style design. He's reliable, detail oriented and is not afraid to try new things. He would be a great asset to any team.”
Jennifer Martinez, Owner, Sprout Creativity
“Derek has an eye for design and clean markup. He is always pushing the limits with JavaScript and mesh it with a nice slick design. In my time at school with Derek, I was always playing catchup because he would be 10 steps above the curve. I believe Derek would be an irreplaceable asset at any company.”
Matt Webb, Thought Equity Motion
