Work
Student Graphic Designer
Media Solution | Wisconsin | 05/2024 - 12/2025
Media Solution serves the UW School of Medicine & Public Health. We provide creative design communication services to further excellence in community health and wellness (video, animation, long-format, web, illustration design, etc...).
~ Digital PDF Design (print and digital)
~ Storyboard for Liaison Committee on Medical Education short: “Moments of Impact”
~ Large format banner design
~ Logo design
~ Presentation design
~ Virtual/in-person workflows
IETC | Wisconsin | 01/2024 - 08/2025
The Institute for Equity and Transformational Change is dedicated to developing, implementing, researching, and advocating for equity centered and anti-racist policies and practices to foster an inclusive and affirming learning community at Madison College. As the IETC Graphic Designer, I had the privilege of designing resources which effectively represent the contributions of Madison College Faculty and Staff to create an inclusive academic experience for diverse students.
~ Presentation designs for academic conferences
~ Visual library design for non designers
~ Logo design
~ Brand guide for Action Research projects
~ Icon set design
~ Book design, 180+ page
~ Long format accessible digital PDF design
~ Workbook Design
~ Website Design (e.g., Curriculum Mapping Development Program: mcietc.wixsite.com/cmdp)
Founder, Researcher, Outreach Coordinator, Consultant
Agriculture Forestry Management Applied to Urban Environments | Wisconsin | 2023 - on going
As a consultation service, Agriculture and Forestry Management Applied to Urban Environments (AFMAUE) pulls research from conservation theorists and indigenous ways of listening. We mesh the work of science revolutionaries with indigenous land management practices to thoughtfully teach stewardship of green spaces. AFMAUE started as a personal research project to understand the physical world through indigenous science. The project evolved into a service style, grassroots outreach campaign, with over 3000 engagement points.
I have been working with the support of entrepreneur mentorship programs: WiSys Level Up Launch Pad (LULP), WiSys Innovation On Ramp (IOR), and WARF UpStart. The University of Wisconsin Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic selected to provide AFMAUE, free of cost, consultation on business service model. At AFMAUE, we believe soil should be a civil liberty.
Since speaking with the UWLEC, I have decided to portion my business into two funnels. A nonprofit service entity which disseminates low cost strategies to impoverished countries dependent on sustenance agriculture. Secondly a for profit, called Symbiotic Soil Solutions, which aligns to assist corporate polluters in mitigating against PFAS contaminations.
~ Deep dive into scholarly research (forestry, agriculture, biology, immunology, toxicology, economics, ecology, entomology).
~ Website Design. Logo design. Copywriting. Grassroots outreach campaign extended to 3000+ shareholders.
~ AFMAUE's mission is to reduce negative soil contaminants and restore the soil microbiome. Soil contaminants include, but are not limited to lead, phosphorus, PFAS, PFOS, other heavy metals, radon, etc...
~ Entrepreneur Certifications from WiSys Innovation One Ramp - 2024
~ Entrepreneur Certification from WARF UpStart - 2025
Graphic Designer, Staff Writer, Business Director
The Clarion | Wisconsin | 2019 - 2024
As Graphic Designer, with Madison College Clarion news, I had the privilege of representing the voice and culture of Madison College. I learned to curate accurately, with authenticity, the efforts and joys of a longstanding collegiate institution. Staff writer since 2019, Business Director from 2019 to 2020, Graphic Designer and Illustrator 2021 -2024.
~ Migrated bi-monthly print edition to a weekly E-newsletter which required new branding
~ Adapted assets to improve contrast (photographic and illustration)
~ Icon set design (E-newletter won First Place at the National Collegiate Press Convention)
~ Layout design for the Arts Section (news print format, APA style)
~ Ad design (transitioning color spaces)
~ Authored articles (front page features)
Illustrator & Graphic Designer
Yahara Journal | Wisconsin | 2023 - 2024
While with the Yahara Journal Literary & Fine Arts Publication, I developed book covers for a variety of print formats high gloss, matte, etc..), developed marketing material, illustrationed, designed long format copy styles and photo treatments. The real joy of the YJ stems from the ability to inspire others to share their unique voices with creative mediums.
~ Cover design for long format literary and visual arts publications
~ Migrate the Yahara Journal to a legacy format, extending written content to Sound Cloud
~ Interior spread design, long-format (image, poetry, and prose) for fine arts presentation
~ Create QR code compliments to each literary publication for social sharing
~ Typography design
~ Record democratic contribution selection process
Education
Masters - Branding | School of Visual Arts | New York | Expected graduation 09/2026
Associates of Business - Marketing | Madison College | Wisconsin | 2018 - 2024
Associates of Applied Science - Graphic Design | Madison College | Wisconsin | 2019 - 2023
Servant Leader Certification | University of Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 2017
Bachelors of Arts - Telecommunication | Purdue University | Indiana | 2000 - 2004
Innovation on Ramp Certification | WiSys | 2024
UpStart Certificate | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | 2025
Software
Adobe InDesign ~ Adobe Illustrator ~ Adobe Photoshop ~ Adobe After Effect ~ Adobe Acrobat ~ Adobe XD ~ Adobe Bridge ~ Adobe Procreate ~ Microsoft Office ~ Microsoft Project ~ Wix ~ Canva ~ Social Networking Sites ~ CyberDuck ~ Constant Contact ~ XpressDocs ~ YouTube ~ LinkedIn ~ Toggl ~ Wacom Stylus ~ HubSpot ~ Wild Apricot ~ Webflow ~ Figma ~ Teams ~ Zoom ~ Slido ~ Instagram ~ TikTok ~ EventBrite ~ Facebook ~ Visual Studio Code ~ Sprout ~ Capture One ~ Asana ~ Teams ~ Hootsuite ~ MailChimp ~ Webex ~ Survey Monkey
Achievements
Dean’s List | Madison College | Wisconsin | 2019 - on going
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society | Madison College | Wisconsin | 2019-on going
Delta Alpha Pi International Honor Society | Madison College | Wisconsin | 2023 - on going
Associated Collegiate Press | National College Media Convention | Georgia | November 2023 | Online Pacemaker Award for TheOnlienClarion.com | First Place, Best of Show, Digital Newsletter for Two-Year Colleges | Fourth Place, Literary Arts Magazine-Yahara Journal | Seventh Place, two-Year College Websites
Wisconsin Newspaper Association | Madison College | Wisconsin | March 2023 | Honorable Mention Recycle Responsibly
Competencies
Brand Development & Strategy ~ Logo Design ~ Print Formatting ~ Digital Resolution Standards ~ Environmental Graphic Design ~ Poster Design ~ Web Design ~ App Design ~ Sticker Design ~ Typographic Design ~ Non-profit Design ~ Short Animation Design ~ Ad Campaign Design ~ Magazine Cover Design ~ Long Copy Format Design ~ Social Media Design ~ Multi-channel Design ~ Package Design ~ Business Card Design ~ Copy Writing ~ Data Analysis ~ Apparel Design ~ Research ~ Pattern Design ~ Typeface Design ~ Adobe Photoshop Brush ~ Development ~ Concept Development ~ Screen Printing ~ Letterpress ~ Storyboarding ~ Accessible Design ~ ADA Compliance ~ HTML ~ User Design ~ CSS ~ Book Design
Honors Research
Marketing Sustainable Growth: Better Business Practices for Profits and the Planet
Madison College | Independent Economics Scholarly Paper & Brochure
Abstract: Intensified sensitivity toward climate change is essential in order for the economy and our overused natural resources to stabilize, securing a future earth for our nation’s diverse humanity. Along with this understanding, private sectors will have the motivation and collective power to call on public officials to change policies and raise standards. As a developed nation, the U.S. is capable of leading.....