WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance Illustrator (Tempe, AZ) • May 2009 - present
  • Creates custom traditional portraits for local clients
  • Exhibits printed artwork at local pop culture conventions throughout the year

Walgreens • December 2017 - present
Central Utility Specialist (Chandler, AZ)
  • Transcribes and verifies prescription information via computer
  • Interprets medical abbreviations (SIG codes)
  • Reviews and enters prescriptions into the system; troubleshoots to obtain missing information utilizing basic math skills
    (in addition to pharmaceutical mathematics, conversion measurements and percentages)

Shutterfly, Inc (Tiny Prints & Wedding Paper Divas) • October 2013 - October 2017
Production Designer (Tempe, AZ)
  • Edited customer photos as needed to ensure optimum printing quality
  • Proofread all customer-submitted text for grammar, spelling and stationery etiquette
  • Adjusted pre-designed stationery layouts as necessary to accommodate customers’ individualized text
  • Addressed any design or etiquette-related questions for customers via phone or email
  • Evaluated new team members to ensure consistent level of knowledge/processing quality across department
  • Worked with engineering team to manually fix printer rendering issues on photo books
  • Applied advanced photo edits and color adjustments to fulfill complex requests
 
Resolutions Multimedia Group
Animation Assistant (Phoenix, AZ) • March 2013 - May 2013
  • Assisted in creating storyboards and graphics for Flash animations
  • Collaborated with other teams to ensure consistency in style and quality

PUBLICATIONS AND FANZINES
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
CBS 5 News, KGUN 9 News, ABC 15 News, Covington & Burling LLP
Courtroom Sketch Artist (Phoenix, AZ) • July 2012
  • Provided local news stations and law firms with realistic pencil sketches of plaintiff’s and
    defendant’s attorneys, witnesses, and presiding judge  

SKILLS
Software: Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, Manga Studio
Traditional Media: Graphite Pencil, Colored Pencil, Ink Pens, Charcoal, Oil Pastels, Gouache
 
EDUCATION
The Art Institute of Phoenix • GPA: 3.8/4.0
Bachelor of Arts, Media Arts & Animation 

​HONORS AND AWARDS
  • Production Design Team Honor Roll, Tiny Prints & Wedding Paper Divas (2016)
  • Best Display, The Art Institute of Phoenix Spring Portfolio Show (2012)
  • Alpha Beta Kappa Honors Society Member, The Art Institute of Phoenix (2012)
  • Dean’s Honor Roll, The Art Institute of Phoenix (2009 - 2012)
  • Spring 2011 SIGGRAPH Animator’s Challenge, Intermediate 2D Category (2011)
  • 1st Quarter Winner, L. Ron Hubbard’s Illustrators of the Future Contest (2009)
  • Recipient of Karen Swan Scholarship, The Art Institute of Phoenix (2009)