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Chicago, IL, US

• Designing for a strategic-branding studio where wearing many hats is the norm and the work can range from packaging design, strategizing brand positioning and architecture, creating research presentations to developing.
• Developed my ability to ideate on and create impactful and thoughtful work while using strategy as an anchor point.
• Design packaging utilizing cognitive science and consumer-focused strategy to meet client, brand and business goals.
• Built an understanding of CPG (consumer product goods) market standards and trends.
• Refined my writing and presentation-building skills.

Evanston, Illinois

• Gained experience in a strategy-driven web design studio while contributing to client and internal projects, participating in reading assignments for weekly team-learning sessions and educational critiques.
• Worked on website information architectures, produced wireframes and developed web-based graphics and brand assets.
• Collaborated with fellow interns on an internal project that involved print design, motion design, and videography.
• Created digital e-books, digital ads, a print editorial publication, various social media post and blog graphics
• Developed my ability to ideate, collaborate with teams, and shareback learnings from research.

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Educated the combined Brazos County population and Texas A&M student body, over 225,000 residents, on environmental, economic and social topics to promote a more holistic concept of sustainability and awareness on.
• Created digital and physical presentations for audiences of over 50 people consisting of students, faculty and residents.
• Led and conducted sustainability workshops and tabling events; showed an increase in attendance at events.
• Collaborated to design plans and outlines for outreach initiatives and produced over 30 educational social media posts.

Texas A&M University

• Designed a scientific study to assess the molecular composition of three different localities of Ligia exotica.
• Duties included DNA Molecular Analysis, research and reviewing assigned literature as well as presenting findings to faculty.
• Worked closely with PhD candidates, faculty and committee members to increase the efficacy of my project.

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Performed customer service tasks while increasing memberships to the JCPenney Credit Program

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Managed exotic animals and practiced husbandry and management techniques while completing a facility restoration project
• Data sheet management and collaborative skills were required and developed

Lewisville

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Cross departmental responsibilities, building and constructing furniture often utilizing spare/scratch parts, design and craftsmanship skills were moderately required.Organizational and time management skills to deal with a constant inflow of damaged, returned and discontinued product.

Bachelor'S Degree, Wildlife, Fish And Wildlands Science And Management, 3.4

Activities and Societies: AIGA (Professional Design Association) VAC (Visual Arts Committee) WBAC (Woodson Black Awareness Committee) HEAT.

Zoology/Animal Biology

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Education record