About Me:

The Short

I am a Newport, Rhode Island-based designer and maker with a focus on graphic design, layouts, branding, and seeing complex jobs and photoshoots through completion. On the side, I laser and CNC to help take my vector art to the next level. Check out Instagram for more on that!

The Long:

Armed with a science degree from Texas A&M, I started my career as a sales rep and account manager for the eye and optical industry. Being on the front lines, I thought I could help our small marketing team create point-of-sales pieces/training tools that worked harder for my territory and other reps. In essence, I went rogue.

I started learning Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Indesign through the great YouTube University, problem-solving along the way, building a portfolio, and taking on design responsibilities while managing a sales territory.

Needless to say, that was a wildly different world than I live in now. However, I am thankful for the experience, critical thinking, and personal skills I gained through the journey, It truly shaped who I am today.

In my off time, you can usually find me connecting with my community through run/swim clubs, planning a new adventure, or in the fab lab creating some silly wooden art that makes people smile.