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ABOUT ME

 

For the past 15 years, I have built my career in both full-time and freelance environments – always in search of exciting, innovative and challenging opportunities.

 

As an award-winning designer, I have been lucky enough to have had the opportunity to explore a variety of niche markets, helping to build and enhance small, local businesses, and large-scale international clientele, alike.

 

Throughout my career, I have delved into all of the different domains that graphic design has to offer, and in doing so, I have found my passion and my specialty in UX/UI, logo design and brand identity, and marketing!

 

I take pride in being flexible and taking the time to meet each brands’ needs, characteristics and qualities and putting in the time to find innovative solutions that allow for them to thrive within their respective industries. As such, I do my best to always take the time to go the extra mile to make certain my clients complete each project with a sense of excitement and are proud the collateral we design together.

Awards

EDUCATION

 

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY - NORTHRIDGE

BACHELOR OF ARTS

2008-2012 | Northridge, CA

Major: Graphic Design

Minor: Photography

Dean's List: 2008 - 2012

Graduation with Honors: 2012

Gamma Alpha Theta Historian: 2009 - 2010

Gamma Alpha Theta Vice President: 2010 - 2011

 

ACALANES HIGH SCHOOL

DIPLOMA

2004-2008 | Lafayette, CA

AWARDS

 

DOTCOMM GOLD AWARD

FOR EXCELLENCE IN WEB CREATIVITY AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

Website: National Apartment Association (NAA)

September 2022

 

PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL AWARD

FOR COMMUNICATIONS

Protect the Heroes Campaign
January 2021

SOFTWARE

 

ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD, Dreamweaver, After Effects

MICROSOFT OFFICE

Word, Excel, PowerPoint

FRONT-END DEVELOPMENT

CSS/HTML 5WordPress, More!

EXPERIENCE

INDEPENDENT SECURITY EVALUATORS

DIGITAL PRODUCT DESIGNER

March 2022 - Present | Columbia, MD

The Digital Product Designer's primary objective is to serve as the creative lead for the Start app's UX/UI. The designer works side by side with Product Managers, Engineers and Developers to design new features for the app and re-vamp older ones from discovery to delivery to iteration. In addition, the designer leads and manages the design catalog, creates brand guidelines for ISE and all subsidiary brands and products, and overseas all design strategy for the company. The design position emphasizes autonomy and encourages initiative for all colleagues to stay involved in the brand, as a whole. The product designer also works closely with marketing to research and share innovative concepts and help to grow the customer experience to, overall, make a positive impact on our company, as well as our audiences.

 

UNLEASHED TECHNOLOGIES

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

May 2021 - March 2022 | Columbia, MD

The Art Director leads the strategic and creative direction for some of the nation's most exciting enterprise-level open-source web and digital projects for a diverse client base. The Art Director oversees and directly contributes to the creative deliverables for both digital and print collateral, as well as coordinates with the Project Managers, as well as with the in-house Sales & Marketing team to develop engaging collateral for each client. The Art Director provides oversight to lead and grow the design team to best deliver brand-centric visual materials that exceed expectations and drive metric-driven results.

 

AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

Senior Graphic Designer and Manager of Creative Services

April 2019 - May 2021 | Washington, D.C.

The senior designer/manager of creative services is responsible for creating dynamic and visually appealing designs to support a wide range of AHA publication efforts (print, electronic and web). In addition, this role manages all of the design requests, as well as the designers who work on projects for digital, web, print and other communications for AHA members and the public. This role serves as one of the key ambassadors for the brand standards and educates colleagues across the associations on these efforts.

Graphic Designer

September 2016 - April 2019 | Washington, D.C.

The Graphics Designer develops visual plans for various communications collateral that best conveys the Association's messages and positions. This role uses the most current software to create graphic art and visual materials for promotions and informative material through a variety of media such as publications and websites. Independently design print, electronic and other media using a variety of methods such as color, type, illustration, photography, animation, and various other techniques.

 

MASA ISRAEL JOURNEY

(English) Teaching Fellowship

August 2015 - June 2016 | Be'er Sheva, Israel

After an initial period of pedagogical training, fellows work in a public school, leading classes and small group tutoring sessions with students grade 3-6. In addition to teaching English, the fellows work on and lead secondary community volunteer projects each week, according to availability and interests.

 

INTWINE MARKETING

Graphic Designer

August 2012 - August 2015 | San Francisco, CA

Intwine Marketing is a boutique advertising and marketing agency specializing in the wine and spirits industries. Through the collaboration and integration of marketing ideas and concepts, Intwine Marketing unites your brand with consumers. We customize our approach based on our client's needs, resulting in creative and unique solutions.

 

LITTLE BLACK BAG

Graphic Design/Photography Intern

November 2011 - June 2012 | Los Angeles, CA

Little Black Bag is an innovative e-commerce website that combines user's love for fashion and social media.In 2014, Little Black Bag merged with Pose to expand their client base and bring users a more extensive collection of designer brands to to buy, sell, and trade.

DESIGNS CREATED FOR

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