Berkeley Art StudioBerkeley, CAJanuary 2016 - present

Freelance Oakland, CAJuly 2015- present

ThoughtWorks StudiosSan Francisco, CAJuly 2014- June 2015

Liftopia, Inc. San Francisco, CA May 2012 - July 2013

NBC Universal, Telemundo Miami, FL June 2011 - March 2012

Design Instructor Instruct students on core design fundamentals and show them how to apply concepts through digital design. Teach students how to navigate and understand InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, while incorporating the design process into their work.

Graphic Design/Design Consultant Work with clients individually and on retainer on a variety of design projects ranging from marketing design to UX/UI design. Clients include Wear Your Voice, Healthline, TubeMogul, ePantry, and Go Dish..Visual Designer Worked across all Studios products with a main focus on marketing design: created digital banners, print collateral, schwag, and landing pages. Rebranded Gauge, Snap, and Post. Helped create Mingle’s marketing site and Snap’s marketing site with responsive design and coding (paired with developers on HTML and CSS).

Graphic Design/Visual Design Aided in the creation and implementation of Liftopia’s brand guidelines; headed product marketing and consumer marketing campaigns, assets, and projects; designed email marketing initiatives and online/offline ad campaigns for magazines and tradeshows

Visual Designer Worked closely with the Graphics Department to create consistent branding for Telemundo’s properties across all web/mobile platforms; Designed several landing pages and banners for various major clients; Worked with the UI/UX team to provide the visual styling on a variety of projects, including Miss Universe 2012.

Miami International University of Art & Design Miami, FLOctober 2007 - March 2011

Adobe Creative Suite

Front End Web Development: HTML/CSS Design Thinking process, UX/UI Usability Testing, ResearchWordpress/Squarespace platforms Trello, Basecamp, Mingle, Asana Constant Contact & MailChimp Microsoft Word, Open Office

Branding • Icon Design • Print Design • Lettering • Illustration • Copywriting • Photo-Manipulation • Presentation Design • Logo Design • Art Direction

Illustrating, Painting, DrawingTeaching Collaging SkillShare Courses Print-making Creating zines Textile Design Lettering - Chalk Lettering Blogging Instagramming Curating spaces, decorating Low-brow/high-brow artCommunity events & participationIntersectional feminism Social justiceSalsa dancing, yoga, hula-hoopingPeer counseling, psychology Traveling alone

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B.F.A with Honors in Graphic Design • Awards - Recipient of AiMIU’s Full-Tuition Scholarship, awarded to one applicant every Fall within each field • Activities - Served as President of AiMIU’s AIGA Student Chapter

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• Photoshop • Illustrator • InDesign

• AfterEffects • Fireworks • Dreamweaver