Who Am I?
Born in Portland, raised in Seattle, and based in San Diego, I am a creative who not only loves design but also optimizes anything I can get my hands on. And, before you ask, yes, I am the type of person to make an itinerary for both vacation and holiday events. I find myself constantly listening to music and am a self-proclaimed foodie who spends her free time expanding her cooking repertoire and pointing out fonts to friends and family. While being fascinated with all aspects of both print and web, I also love diving into how and why people use things and furthering those experiences to make them memorable. I’m passionate about collaboration, organization, and helping businesses make the best first impression possible while meeting the needs of their customers.
My Career (So Far)
After getting my degrees in Graphic Design and Web Design and Development from Platt College, I then worked in the Network Marketing industry at Gara Group as a front-end developer and designer, where I serviced not only Gara Group’s SaaS technology but its 6 child companies and 30+ clients. While there, I gained valuable skills and experience in client relations, brand strategy, AGILE software development, and knowing how to translate business needs into requirements for developers. I enjoyed working as a designer – and eventually creative director – there but I wanted to work at a company where I connected better to the industry, product, and customers.
I spent some time doing freelance print and web solutions for local businesses then joined Puppy Dogs & Ice Cream Publishing, which specializes in children’s books for social-emotional learning. During my time there, I joined as a book designer before eventually becoming creative director there as well and gained even more knowledge in the print production process, user research, POD platforms, project management, and annual marketing strategies.
SERVICES
Branding, Visual Design, Graphic Design,
Project Management, UX, UI, Prototyping, Front-end Development
Skills
User Flows
User Personas
Wireframing
Prototyping
Usability Testing
Product Design
Visual Design
Typography
Packaging
Book Design
Print Coordination
Project Management
Tools
Figma
Adobe XD
Flowmapp
Marvel
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
Squarespace
Wix
Shopify
Wordpress
Code
Github
Laravel
HTML
CSS
JS
JQuery
Bootstrap
Jira