Kevin Hertz
@kevinhertz
Digital & Graphic Design professional blending design, IT, and system administration.
What I'm looking for
I am a passionate Digital & Graphic Design Officer with a background in visual communication, branding, social media design, and IT/system administration. I have led small teams, improved user engagement through UI fixes and plugins, and optimized POS application performance while resolving client tickets and maintaining systems.
I combine creative design skills (Adobe Creative Suite, Canva, video editing) with cybersecurity and web design knowledge to deliver measurable results—such as increasing social media engagement by up to 35% and improving application performance by 30%—and I enjoy building user-friendly digital experiences that support customer-focused and hospitality environments.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Graphics Designer
Kapsabet Book Centre
Aug 2022 - Oct 2024 (2 years 2 months)
Improved POS application performance by 30% through database query optimization and increased social media advertising engagement by 35% via design and automated testing procedures that boosted customer satisfaction.
System Administrator
Cystar Ke
Dec 2020 - Jun 2022 (1 year 6 months)
Led a team of 4 web designers to deliver a UI fix that increased social media engagement by 22% and integrated an interactive WordPress plugin to improve user friendliness; performed system maintenance and resolved client tickets.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Maseno University
Bachelor of Arts, Graphic design and visual communication
2018 - 2022
Activities and societies: Digital content creation for web and social media; branding and brand identity development; social media design and content
Completed a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with IT, focusing on graphic design, digital content creation, and web-related media.
Cystar Ke (part-time certification)
Certification, Cyber security and web design
2019 - 2020
Attained certifications in Certified Cyber Security and Web Design through part-time studies.
Samoei Boys High School
Kenya Certificate Of Secondary Education (KCSE), General secondary education
2014 - 2018
Activities and societies: Canva for marketing and promotional designs; basic video editing and motion graphics
Completed the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education with coursework in design tools and basic video editing.
Nandi Flame Junior School
Kenya Certificate Of Primary Education (KCPE), Primary education
2007 - 2013
Completed the Kenya Certificate Of Primary Education foundational studies.
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