My Name is
Jake Trefethen.

I'm a technical creative working in the LA Area - welcome to my site.

About Me

I'm torn down the center between a love for creative work and a passion for analytical problem solving. I developed a love for code early in life, but took numerous detours through marketing, business, and design. I spend my time at the crossroads of all these fields, using my diverse skillset to build quality, innovative products.

I recently graduated with an honors B.S. in computer science from Portland State University. I've relocated to the LA area and am looking to leverage my unique skill set in an entry-level position.

Work

I love making things. I made this site. I also made all of these websites, games, designs, and apps (these are just my favorites). Check out my github for more.

#Logo #UX #Brand #Strategy #Front-End Dev #Blockchain #Design #Shopify #Unity #Modeling

MAGE is a behavioral library for AR. They are just getting started, and I helped them out with a brand identity, name, logo, and design guidelines.

MAGE Behavioral

#Logo #Brand #Strategy

I worked with Nike on a senior project in college to develop a cryptocurrency POC utilizing Ethereum to accept B2B payments. I was team lead, and worked on development as well as UI design.

Nike

#Design #Blockchain #UX #Front-End Dev #Strategy

As a design intern at Katerra, I designed an array of brochures, infographics and icons. I was also tasked with building out a new corporate website and did all the development.

Katerra

#Design #Brand #Front-End Dev

"Cord" is a sample brand package and web design for a digital agency. I just made this one for fun.

Cord

#Design #Brand #Logo

Realms was a low poly video game project. I designed the logo and the 3D environment/lighting.

Realms

#Design #Logo #Modeling #Unity

Integer Studios is my own freelance web design company. I did all of its brand, logo, and web design.

Integer Studios

#Brand #Logo #Design #Front-End Dev #Strategy

Cocoon is a crowdsourced smart carpooling app for moms. I took the idea from concept to UX/UI storyboards, then built out a functional prototype for iOS. I also designed their logo and brand guidelines.

Cocoon Mobile

#Brand #Logo #Design #UX #iOS Dev #Strategy

Flow is a UI concept for a PR automation service which I built out on my own.

Flow

#Brand #Logo #Design #UX

Just Burn It! is a fairly successful mobile hypercasual game I lead design and development for at Addictive Substance.

Just Burn It!

#Design #Unity #UX #iOS Dev

Takeya is a large upscale water bottle company headquartered in Japan. In cooperation with Colony who designed their direct to consumer ecom site, Integer (my freelance studio) was hired to develop it.

Takeya USA

#Shopify #Front-End Dev

Primitive Skate is one of the largest Shopify stores by monthly visitors in the world. I designed and developed numerous promotional pages and sales funnels for them, some of which sold upwards of $250k in sales in under a weekend.

Primitive Skate

#Shopify #Front-End Dev #Design

HELM Fit is a fitness equipment company. I worked on branded collateral, pitch decks, and ecommerce experiences for them.

HELM Fit

#Brand #Design

Motivated Fit is an influencer-backed online fitness program. I designed and developed their sales funnel, as well as their brand guidelines and logo.

Motivated Fit

#Brand #Logo #Design #Shopify #Front-End Dev

Whitelabel is a new hotel company focused on renovating roadside hotels. I worked on market research, pitch materials, and brand guidelines/logo for them.

Whitelabel Hotels

#Brand #Logo #Design #Strategy

Heatwave is a PC game build with unity. I designed its unique in-game style, as well as all of its UI's and it's stylized website.

Heatwave

#UX #Design #Modeling #Unity

Slot Capture is a private Shopify app built to capture leads via facebook messenger using a gamified coupon-slot-machine popover. I designed and developed the frontend and backend settings panel for it.

Slot Capture

#Design #UX #Front-End Dev

I built out numerous market research reports, complete with professional-level design during my time at Forge. Under an MSA with Verizon, I was able to develop digital strategies for large clients including Coca-Cola, Chick-Fil-A, and Target.

ForgeDX/Contravent

#Design #Strategy #UX

Background

I have a hard time staying out of projects. I've built my own businesses, played the startup game, and worked for established companies. Here's the highlights.

Freelance Developer & Designer

Integer Studios | June 2011 - December 2018

Freelanced web design and development under the name Integer Studios. Lead small teams in the development and design of many websites, mobile apps, and web apps. Worked with notable clients such as Katerra The Wolff Company.

Analyst

Parse Capital | May 2013 - June 2014

Worked underwriting real estate development and gap financing at Parse Capital. Parse offered gap financing to many class A apartment development projects.

UX Designer

Cocoon | May 2016 - June 2017

Co Founded Cocoon, a trust-based smart carpooling app for the afterschool market. Lead development of the iOS application prototype after designing the full UX.

Graphic Design Intern

Katerra | June 2016 - August 2016

Hired onto the Katerra team to work as a web developer and designer working on various graphic design projects for the technology centric, Silicon Valley based construction company.

Business Analyst

ForgeDX | September 2016 - September 2017

Hired onto the ForgeDX team to help develop digital marketing strategies under MSA with Verizon. Worked on pitch decks and digital experience POCs in VR, AR, blockchain, and other emerging technologies for clients including Coca-Cola, Target, and Chick-Fil-A.

Founder & Developer

LilSumn Games | May 2016 - December 2018

Founded an indie game studio to develop fresh multiplayer games with innovative features. Responsible for Avalon MMO and Heatwave. Worked closely with SpatialOS for over a year.

Developer / Designer

Addictive Substance | December 2017 - July 2018

Hired onto the AddSub team to develop mobile games for the hypercasual market with Voodoo. Ran a tight prototyping schedule pushing up to 1 game per week. Lead all development and worked heavily on design and ideation.

Freelance Developer & Designer

Integer Studios | June 2011 - December 2018

Freelanced web design and development under the name Integer Studios. Lead small teams in the development and design of many websites, mobile apps, and web apps.

Financial Analyst

Parse Capital | May 2013 - June 2014

Worked underwriting real estate development and gap financing at Parse Capital. Parse offered gap financing to many class A apartment development projects.

UX Designer

Cocoon | May 2016 - June 2017

Co Founded Cocoon, a trust-based smart carpooling app for the afterschool market. Lead development of the iOS application prototype after designing the full UX.

Graphic Design Intern

Katerra | June 2016 - August 2016

Hired onto the Katerra team to work as a web developer and designer working on various graphic design projects for the technology centric, Silicon Valley based construction company.

Business Analyst

ForgeDX | September 2016 - September 2017

Hired onto the ForgeDX team to help develop digital marketing strategies under MSA with Verizon. Worked on pitch decks and digital experience POCs in VR, AR, blockchain, and other emerging technologies for clients including Coca-Cola, Target, and Chick-Fil-A.

Founder & Developer

LilSumn Games | May 2016 - December 2018

Founded an indie game studio to develop fresh multiplayer games with innovative features. Responsible for Avalon MMO and Heatwave. Worked closely with SpatialOS for over a year.

Developer / Designer

Addictive Substance | December 2017 - July 2018

Hired onto the AddSub team to develop mobile games for the hypercasual market with Voodoo. Ran a tight prototyping schedule pushing up to 1 game per week. Lead all development and worked heavily on design and ideation.