In the beginning..

Graduating with a film degree from UT Austin in 2016, I fully intended to pack up my bags and pursue my dream of being a Production Designer in LA. Unexpectedly during senior year, I stumbled into a data entry job and while I never intended to work in the tech industry, I discovered that I loved the challenge of working at a small startup, putting out fires, wearing multiple hats, and solving problems in a fast paced setting.

And so I changed paths, building up my skillset and moving from data entry to e-commerce operations, customer service, cross department coordination at YETI Custom Shop, and later, project management. And I thought I had it all figured out.

But then a plot twist!

While solving technical and practical problems on a daily basis was engaging and rewarding, there was still something missing. The urge to create, design, and tell stories wasn't being fulfilled. So I did some research about how I could marry my passions and discovered that creative design + problem solving + tech = user experience design.

And then everything changed.

I enrolled in and spent a year completing Bloc.io's UI/UX Designer Track bootcamp and apprenticeship. I spent over 800+ hours learning the fundamentals of user experience and honing my new set of skills in discovery, user research, ideation, prototyping, user testing, and iteration.

And now..

I want to use design to make a positive impact in people's lives. I believe that design is a universal language and we can use it as a tool to solve problems and bring people together by creating user-based empathetic, intentional, and meaningful experiences.