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Austin, TX, US

Houston, Texas, United States

Facilitated comprehensive website redesign and branding projects with clients such as Urban Harvest.org and TogetherFor2020.org. Packaging & print design for NIWA and Houston Botanic Garden.

Austin, Texas, United States

Design new features for flagship financial planning tool.Bring several new products from concept to development (ClientGo, Snapshot, Home App). Identify project scope with the executive team, create mockups, collaborate with developers to implement, & conduct comprehensive user tests prior to launch.Cooperate with international, enterprise clients to.

Houston, Texas, United States

Design iOS & Android app to extend the usability of our existing beta web app.Design, develop, and test pay-per-click landing pages.Conduct usability research & manage marketing website.

Houston, Texas, United States

Construct bespoke WordPress themes from concept to working code, with a focus on usability for both the website visitor and the client managing the contentConduct website, SEO, and brand audits to identify and troubleshoot UX challenges and SEO issues (i.e. responsiveness & accessibility)Translate design ideas into narratives using storyboards, process.

Houston, Texas

Research and visual design for new brands, including collateral such as packaging, ads, signs, and websites [CultivateMass.com].Photographed, edited, scheduled, and evaluated product content across social media platforms according to established metrics.

Houston, Texas Area

Created blog posts, maps, and wireframes for Houston CommunityData Connections (HCDC) website, sponsored by the Kinder Institutefor Urban Research at Rice University.

Houston, Texas

Buffalo Bayou Partnership

• Developed course content and designed lessons (syllabus: morandom.com/COLL165.pdf)
• Taught 1-credit college course and led skate/film workshops with 18 students each semester

• Maintained records of building usage to make appropriate investments
• Served as a resource for visitors to find campus resources
• Coordinated staff and student room requests to ensure maximum usage

Houston, Texas Area

• Developed & delivered DFA human-centered design curriculum
• Taught the design process to 50 members and mentored 12 teams
• Project Team Member (Fall’15, Spring’16), Team Lead (F’16, S’17), National Leadership Studio (Summer 2017), Studio Lead & Marketing Manager (S’18 onward). Learn more at dfa.rice.edu

Greater Chicago Area

• Crafted an experience that enabled DFA members to get the most out of the Education-themed design sprint during and after the Summit, and put DFAs best foot forward for community members and partners to help with.
• Scoping research & outreach support - coordinates community volunteers, helps frame challenge for teams)
• Design Sprint Prep - Organizing needed project materials, finalizing powerpoints and sprint materials, Organizing materials to be shared w/ studios post sprint.
• Prepare pre-scoped education projects for studios to use + support school year programing prep (expert panels, key secondary research resources, etc.)

Houston, Texas

• Designed logos, print materials, and newsletters for Downtown Houston and Houston Airports
• Collaborated on website designs for Levy Park and Houston Theater District
• Conducted primary research for new website designs and Interactive Display Wall Timeline

Led interdisciplinary team of 4 designing educational installation with Hermann Park Conservancy during Fall 2016. Led team of 6 collaborating Breakthrough Houston to develop system for evaluating the development of soft skills in the classroom.

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Warsaw, Poland

• Selected as fellow for international summer Rice Owl Edge internship.
• Designed and implemented internationalization of open-source textbook.
• Collaborated with five developers practicing agile/scrum methodologies.
• Created methods for internal communication and project management.
• Presented and negotiated project specifications with partner organization.

Houston, TX

• Promoted the feature-length documentary film, The Trouble with Ray.
• Strategized successful Kickstarter campaign raising $51,000.
• Designed movie website, created advertisements, and managed social media.

Bradenton, FL

Benefit Concert planner & assistant counselor at KidsArt Summer Program

Bradenton, FL

Formerly known as Taking Back Lives, Ripple Africa is a non-profit that builds schools in Malawi Africa. Having been involved from a young age, this organization has greatly shaped who I am today. It has encouraged me to pursue graphic design through the designing of t-shirts, flyers, and even their website. I served on the board of directors when I turned.

Tampa Bay Area, FL

• Designed unified brands, print materials, and matching websites.
• Collaborated with local artists (KristieZamrazil.com), small businesses (CJsPlumbing.co), realtors (SarasotaParadise.com), and larger companies such as BenefitHub.
• Work includes poster selected and sold by Comic Sans for Cancer, a charity benefit in London, England, 2014. See it and other works in my portfolio, http://behance.net/morandom.

Bradenton, FL

Piano teacher to 15+ students of all ages in the Manatee/Sarasota area. Travel to the students' homes and teach the elements of playing, reading, and writing music on the piano in a way that is unique to every student.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Rice Design for America, COLL 165: Skateboarding on FilmI took computer science coursework for my first 2 years.

Study Abroad At Central Saint Martins, Graphic Design, Junior

FESP Fall Semester Graphic Design program with professor Yvan Martinez. Courses include: Concepts of Editing, Bookbinding, Design.

International Baccalaureate

Activities and Societies: Math Club, Academic Team, Art Club, Gay-Straight Alliance President, Humans 4 Humans Co-President, Technology.