About

I am a media artist who explores the art of language using various means in projects.

As an artist, I view art as a form of language used to communicate with an ongoing relationship with the universe (cliché, I know, but what can I say? It's a great theme of life). When I first started in my art journey, I explored portraiture as a way to understand those around me. As I get older, I have found myself more interested in the immersive and everything around me - what I can see and what I can feel. My landscapes have allowed a deeper communication with the passing moments and a way to appreciate what is. I find art to be a capture of a present time and a great way to relish in it.

As a web designer, my passion is to make things useable for everyone. Not only should things look “pretty” but it should make sense and not need a grand tutorial on how to use it. Some fun books I’ve read that elaborates on this topic is Don’t Make Me Think by Steve Krueger and Scott Mcloud’s Understanding Comics, where he explains symbols and why we can easily identify things through art. Art and usability mesh really well together, so I look forward to learning and applying this in my web-based projects, where art meets interaction.

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Past Experiences
Design

Education

University of South Florida, St. Petersburg: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design; Minor in Art History

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  Graphics Design Tools

  • Adobe Illustration/Photoshop for creating compositions and graphics for print and web
  • Adobe Indesign for print and PDF documents
  • Adobe After Effects and Premiere for motion graphics and video editing
  • Adobe XD for prototyping and user-flows

  Front-End Design

  • Code editors/IDEs: Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio
  • Languages: HTML5, CSS, Javascript & JQuery
    • Bootsrap 5 Framework
  • Creating and managing Wordpress websites
  • Javascript frameworks: Angular, React.JS
  • MVC Frameworks

  Other Tools

  • Email Design and Campaign Management
    • Writing content, organizing, and implementing design
    • Segmentation and A/B Testing
  • Github and Azure DevOps for source control
  • AI Tools such as Chat GPT, Amazon Q, and Co-Pilot to help improve workflow and research

Senior Web Designer; Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO)
December 2018 - Present

Client-facing Projects

  • Design and front-end development
    • Work with graphics to update images and branding for client websites
    • Provide HTML/CSS/JS support for engineering team
    • Create Wordpress redesign websites
    • Mockup and wireframe design solutions for web pages
    • Redesigned and maintain the Official ASVAB website
  • Email Campaigns
    • Work with Researchers to create and send email campaigns for assessments
    • Develop strategy and design email campaigns for clients. Includes A/B testing, segmentation, and reporting.
  • Online Assessments/Surveys/Exams
    • Setup and maintain online assessments
    • UI/UX design and development for our admin and client-facing systems

Internal Projects

  • Redesigned HumRRO.org
    • Responsible for maintaining and updating the website, includes posting to social media when news items & press releases are added
    • Updating, monitoring and maintain Google Analytics with search engine optimization
  • Email Campaigns
    • Redesign the newsletter template
    • Responsible for updating and sending newsletters & announcements

Tools using:

  • Bootstrap framework
  • MVC Framework using .NET & C#
  • HTML/CSS/JS
  • Wordpress
  • Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
  • Visual Studio and Team Server Foundation
  • Mailchimp
  • Google Analytics
  • Microsoft Office suite

Graphic Designer, Deliver Media
January 2017 - December 2018

  • Worked as the lead designer on the team to deliver website projects, print design, front-end development and graphics, example web projects:
  • Direct mail design for franchisees of: Domino's, Home Instead Senior Care, Touching Hearts at Home
  • Wordpress management including refresh design and maintenance for multiple clients; sites built for clients
  • Internal marketing design and development:
    • Program Brochures & Sales Sheets
    • Tradeshow Booth Design
    • Landing Pages with contact forms and Email Campaigns for lead generation
    • Powerpoints for pitches and internal communications
  • Overall Used:
    • Adobe CC (Photoshop, Illustrator Aer Eects, Indesign) / Asana PM Tool / InvisionApp / Mailchimp / iPost / Wordpress / Responsive HTML,CSS,JS / PHP / MVC Framework / Bootstrap 4 / Visual Studio / Microsoft Office

Web Designer, Squaremouth Inc
April 2015 - September 2016

  • Worked as the main designer on the team to deliver mockups and front-end development for the following projects:
  • Created design assets for maintenance projects on the website
  • Researched various tools and created process documents to improve design process for cross department project,
  • Acquired Travel Agent licenes and Florida Life and Health license to assist in customer service phone calls on a daily basis
  • Created presentations for the CEO and CIO for new project ideas and designs
  • Collaborated with project managers, full-stack developers, and customer service representatives for user-flow projects
  • Worked with the company’s insurance product, Tin Leg, claims department to design and develop a claims form document that automatically creates and updates contacts for Salesforce accounts
  • Overall Used:
    • InvisionApp / Wordpress, including theme manipulation / Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Indesign / Responsive HTML/CSS/JS for Wordpress, Emails, Help Center, and prototyping ideas for off-site development team / Github for PSD version control and sharing

Production Designer, Kobie Marketing
August 2013 - April 2015

  • Conceptualize and design for interactive website games:
  • Design, develop, and collaboratively strategize for various email campaigns; such as enewsletters, estatements, promotions, and user-triggered communications
  • Manage content-managed consumer-facing websites for various clients on a daily basis; and keep up with maintenance/QA thereafter
  • Specialized in email marketing projects, such as:
    • Optimizing clients’ email campaigns for mobile users; implementing responsive email design and development
    • From kick-off to production, strategizing with team members and concepting user-experience strategies through email-marketing
    • Help implement processes and resources of documentation to improve email campaigns
  • Collaborate on internal-marketing initiatives, such as:
    • Company t-shirt designs
    • Employee photograph editing for company website
    • Design flyer ads, internal enewsletters, event promotions, and maintin company website through wordpress
  • Overall Used:
    • Wordpress, uploading assets and updating pages for company website / Updated and uploading assets for company's content-management system / Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Indesign / Responsive HTML/CSS/JS for Wordpress, Emails, content-managed pages, and landing pages

Designer and Marketing Assistant, MityMo Design
Intern: May 2012 - May 2013; Full-time: May 2013 - August 2013

  • Conceptualize and created motion graphics and logo designs:
  • Design printed material for clients, in a fast-paced environment; applying brand-strategies to direct mail pieces and other quick turn-around projects
  • Update content-managed websites
  • Collaborate with the senior designer and full-stack developer for internal web-based projects and product photography for clients
  • Data entry, organizing files both computer and paper, and other administrative responsibilities
  • Overall Used:
    • Updated and uploading assets for company's content-management system / Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Indesign
Art

Past Art Shows

2018

  • 100 FILMS PART 2 @ MIZE Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL

2017

  • LEGENDS @ Greenbench Brewery, St. Petersburg, FL
  • YES! @ Studio 620, St. Petersburg, FL

2016

  • MIXTAPE @ Black Amethyst Tattoo Galler, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Spirit Animals @ Black Amethyst Tattoo Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL

2015

  • Shifty Tricks @ Blue Goose, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Elements @ Black Amethyst Tattoo Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Shuvit @ Local Longboard Company, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Winesmith and Homemade Broadcast Artshow in Benefit for Hannah's Homeless @ Winesmith, St. Petersburg, FL

2014

  • Local Artist Series @ Kymatic Studios, 2014, St. Petersburg, FL
  • 101 Films @ Blue Lucy, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Interdependence Show @ Studio620, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Burg is the Word @ Blue Lucy, St. Petersburg, FL
  • 101 Films @ Blue Lucy, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Longboard Artist Series @ Local Longboard Company, St. Petersburg, FL
  • BIKE @ Blue Lucy, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Longboard Artist Series @ Local Longboard Company, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Toons @ Blue Lucy, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Cats & Dogs @ Blue Lucy, St. Petersburg, FL