Project Highlights
What I Provide
Web Design
Interactive, modern websites designed to enhance your business
Branding
Striking, unique logos and identity packages to help you stand apart
Consulting
Helping you navigate technology and communications challenges
Kumquat Creative
Kumquat Creative is Jeff's creative agency which provides web services, graphic design, fundraising, and communications for nonprofits and small businesses.
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Experience
Web + Digital System Integration
Most of my career has been about connecting digital platforms so they actually work well together. I design and build websites from the ground up — hosting, DNS, and CMS setup included — and I've done SEO, CRM administration, and online giving integrations, which contributed to real growth in recurring donors. I'm proficient in HTML and CSS and have managed portfolios of 20+ WordPress sites. While I favor low-code tools when working solo, I've also partnered with dev teams to build and integrate custom software. I'm a designer and builder, not a software developer, but I know the stack well enough to work fluently within it.
Creative Direction + Graphic Design
I've led visual brand identity redesigns and produced print materials for events and campaigns, working as lead designer across those projects. Creative direction is where I've spent a lot of my career — setting the visual direction for a team, then making sure it holds together across every piece we put out. I've also done front-end and UI/UX design, building websites that are visually strong and easy for non-technical teams to manage. Some of my best work has come from pairing that creative eye with actual data — analytics, user behavior — so decisions aren't just about how something looks, but whether it works.
Strategic Communication + Marketing
For nearly a decade, I led communication and marketing efforts that significantly increased visibility and engagement across platforms. I developed comprehensive marketing systems, orchestrated successful outreach campaigns, and provided cross-functional teams with strategic direction. My work in community engagement and event marketing has always focused on strategic goals, ensuring that both internal and external communications align with the broader vision.
Diverse Leadership + Achievements
Outside of web and systems work, I've taken on leadership in a handful of different rooms — chairing communications for a capital campaign, mentoring teenagers as a small group leader, organizing and marketing benefit events. I've also raised funds for causes I care about, including riding over 6,000 miles for charity fundraising, and consulted on digital platforms for regional organizations and their affiliated member groups. My design background also includes a significant chapter creating marketing materials for a university athletics department. Each role has reinforced my ability to lead, collaborate, and deliver results in mission-driven environments.
Ward Church
- Director of Digital ExperienceI lead the strategy and integration of Ward’s digital, data, and IT ecosystem—spanning ChMS/CRM (MinistryPlatform), website, app, online giving, livestreaming, and full IT infrastructure. Recognized by MinistryPlatform as “Early Adopter of the Year” (2022) and “Idea Board Contributor of the Year” (2023). Key outcomes: transitioned to a new giving platform to improve reliability and reduce fees; led Shift Your Gift to increase recurring and ACH giving; strengthened security/compliance across email/SMS; expanded automation and data visibility for ministry teams; personally redesigned the church website (2023). Partner with cross‑functional leaders, consultants, and MSPs to deliver seamless experiences and resilient systems for a multi‑site, hybrid congregation.
- Director of Design + DigitalExpanded scope to the full digital ecosystem—site, member portal, giving, mobile app, and streaming—partnering with external developers to reduce friction and improve UX. Used analytics to elevate SEO and engagement; grew app downloads nearly 100% YoY, reaching 4,041 downloads and 298,236 impressions. Maintained role as primary graphic designer and brand steward to ensure a cohesive visual identity across channels.
- Director of CommunicationsBuilt the communications function from the ground up and led all internal/external campaigns and creative output. Directed multiple brand redesigns and modernized print strategy while reducing costs. Delivered multi‑channel campaigns that increased web traffic by 400% in one month; supported high‑impact initiatives including a $4.6M capital campaign and an auction raising $174K for international causes. Provided ongoing creative direction, storytelling, and systems that scaled communications across ministries.
Kumquat Creative
- Web Designer + ConsultantStarted a creative firm with a growing client-base of small business and nonprofit organizations.
University of Detroit Mercy
- Graphic Designer + Marketing AssistantDesigned various materials, primarily for Men’s Basketball, including work on a milestone fundraising project for Dick Vitale Court. Worked on outdoor advertising campaigns for general awareness as well as game specific promotions. Served in the role of Tommy Titan; the mascot for the University’s NCAA Division I sports programs.
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- Venture | Adventure Team Cyclist + FundraiserPersonally raised nearly $25,000, securing corporate sponsors to cover overhead costs so that all personal donations went directly to building a school in Uganda, helping Burmese refugees in Thailand, and rescuing children and women trapped in sex-trafficking. Cycled more than 6,000 miles during training, down the California coast, from Seattle to New York and around the Olympic Peninsula. Tim & Melody Skoog Extra Mile Award Recipient in October 2015; recognized for outstanding achievement in fundraising at Venture’s Annual Gala.
- EPC Presbytery of the Midwest | WebmasterMaintain content and hosting environment for the existing website: midwestpresbytery.org. Completed website migration and new design / build. Consult on digital platform decisions for the presbytery and member churches.
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