As a child I spent countless hours rearranging the furniture in our family home and doodling on every blank surface, with lipstick being my chosen medium for decorating the walls. No matter how much my parents were infuriated by my antics, I did not stop. I could not stop. This passion for drawing and visual expression has been a part of me long before I ever became aware of the many facets of design.
My first real exposure to design occurred while working on the yearbook during my junior year of high school. From the very first day of class, I completely immersed myself into the day-to-day productions and spent countless nights at school making sure every layout, graphic, and picture was in its proper place.
This affection for perfection in design followed me to Florida State University,
where I studied Interior Design. As I worked through my major, I always concentrated my efforts toward perfecting logos, graphics, renderings, and layouts for each of my projects. My love for design and desire to reach my full potential led me to take several art and computer art classes before graduating, in 2006, with a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design.
Upon graduation, I went to work as an Interior Designer in Naples, Florida. The experience was rewarding and I particularly enjoyed specifying products and developing finished spaces. A natural talent for spacial organization and graphic presentation became apparent during this time. A fellow employee suggested I consider pursuing a career in Graphic Design which lead me to Savannah College of Art and Design. For me, the rest is design history.
I have been diligently designing since 1999 and have acquired technical expertise in programs that include Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, AutoCAD, AutoDESK Viz, and similar software programs. This provides me with and abundance of tools to express my innate interest and love for design.
Currently I'm based in the Washington D.C. metro area (specifically Fairfax County). Designing isn't a nine-to-five job—it's a passion. I know that I have found my true calling.