Designer–Freelance
MA-NY-CA // 2022 - Present
In 2022, I began working with entrepreneurs and non-profit leaders to build a crafted digital business & marketing assets. I’ve worked on Wordpress, Squarespace, and Thinkific’s LMS platform to make their visions a reality and help them reach their goals.
Design Researcher
Boston, MA // 2021 - 2022
In 2021 I joined the IHCD as a Design Researcher, after several internships as a surveyor, sales associate, and design & admin intern. I worked with several team members to facilitate and gather insights on how products can be improved specifically for users with disabilities; user-testing advanced tech products, university facilities, federal digital products, and surveying local municipal buildings with a focus on testing and re-designing products for holistic accessibility with an observation- & user- led approach. Working in this position, I learned about best practices for accessibility beyond the rules and an awareness of designing with accessibility as part of the early on in the iteration process.
In addition to facilitation, my tasks included:
Sourcing and vetting appropriate “user/experts”.
Effectively handling all communications and payments with the growing database.
Aside from user-testing, I worked on managing IHCD social media outlets, specifically designing posts for Instagram and monthly email newsletters.
Lead a team of facilitators on a project reviewing the local transportation system.
Revive a stagnant instagram account, increased engagement by 3% with interactive stories and visually appealing posts.
Working as a featured host on an instructional training video project with the Department of Health to demonstrate how to survey indoor facilities for accessibility.
Managing monthly international lunch & learn zoom conferences focused on the developments of accessibility in cultural, government, and community-based institutions by hearing from experienced designers, prolific artists, thought leaders in design and architecture, and philanthropists.
Working remotely with the non-profit, New England ADA side of IHCD as part of their DEI team, website redesign team, and administrative tasks as needed.
Volunteer Opportunities
Taskforce Dean
Hawaii, USA // 2020 - 2021
I spent a term of service in Honolulu as an assistant dean, working with high school students to develop their growth, run the dorm operations, creating memories, and building lasting relationships. It was a beautiful setting to experience overcoming some of life’s biggest challenges and searching for answers to big personal questions. It was an honor to serve my students, particularly my dorm students, over those ten months.
Organized monthly social events for dorm students like a city-wide scavenger hunt, an island-wide tour, and barbecue beach days
Coordinated weekly outings and off-campus student appointments
Collaborated with assistant deans on maintaining an effective dorm system
Skills
Technical Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator in particular), Premiere Pro, CapCut, Layout Design and Typography, Constant Contact, & quality customer service.
Experiences
Walla Walla University, 2016-2020; Industrial Design, B.S.
Certificate of Web Design & Development (eCornell, Expected Completion: May 2024)
Communication Director at local church
Languages
Conversational French & Fundamental Creole
Conversational Spanish
Test to Think
Life experience has confirmed that more time doesn’t necessarily correlate to arriving at a better decision. Testing often and quickly can generate the best results when paired with strategic thinking.
Yes;
Anything is possible creatively and I try to lead my making process with possibility and practicality rather than with fear. While not every effort will get a reward, every worthy effort should be true.
Depth & Context
Some ideas aren’t actually terrible, they often just need a bit more depth (this can look like visual dimension, deepening insight roots, or immersion) and context (building a nest/family around it, diversifying the scale or prioritization of a product or feature, or further defining its character).