Experience
2018 — Now
2018 — Now
San Francisco Bay Area
2017 — Now
San Francisco Bay Area
www.lifedonedifferent.com
Life Done Different features individuals who have taken unconventional paths in life, whether in their career, lifestyle or thought process. Each episode, guests share their stories and give honest answers about the trade offs that come with their choices.
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Role and Responsibilities:
1) Conceptualized, designed and shipped frontend app using React.
2) Integrated API driven, headless CMS (Contentful) allowing non-technical clients to manage content.
3) Eliminated independent backend by using Contentful’s API to dynamically populate frontend content
4) Utilize Contentful’s integration with AWS to enable user content contributions to persist and facilitate interaction between users and administrators.
5) Refactored and migrated data from Handlebars/MongoDB/ Express to React and Contentful.
6) Developed cross-platform front-end application using CSS FlexBox, Bootstrap and media queries.
7) Handled front-end validation to ensure consistency and reliability of API POST requests.
8) Created an end-to-end branding solution to ensure a cohesive look and feel.
9) Surfaced and marketed content which increased listenership by 3,500 downloads in only 4 months
2017 — Now
San Francisco Bay Area
www.compareclimates.com
Compare Climates allows users to easily compare cities (both domestic and international) by month and historic weather data.
Compare Climates helps users answer questions like:
1) Is Paris, France or Beijing, China colder in January?
2) If I want a beach vacation in May, is it less likely to rain in St Lucia, or Phuket, Thailand?
3) If I’m getting married in Portland, Oregon outside, which off-peak month has the lowest likelihood of rain or snow?
By plugging into an incredibly reliable and widespread API (wunderground), Compare Climates is able to answer these questions in a simple SPA.
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Roles & Responsibilities:
1) Conceptualized, designed and shipped frontend web app using React/Redux.
2) Integrated with Wunderground’s API to fetch international dynamic weather content.
3) Created interactive maps with custom tagged pins with GoogleMaps Api
4) Handled frontend validation on both API requests and responses to ensure an error-free Redux State.
5) Integrated with Chart.js library for a more dynamic and visual user interface
6) Created custom graphics to support and elevate UI.
2013 — Now
Greater Los Angeles Area / San Francisco
www.out-of-the-box-designs.com
Out of the Box Designs creates custom branding and designs solutions for clients in both print and cross-platform digital applications. We focus on clients company vision, core values, and market advantage while using design theory to dictate a brand identity. The result is a cohesive brand image that projected and reinforced the message our clients wanted to deliver. We've worked on everything from front-end web applications to typographic design and every graphic in-between. We truly are an end-to-end solution.
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Role & Responsibilities:
• Leveraged best practices and brand knowledge to build Photoshop mock-ups, manage UX & UI design, and execute custom web solution.
• Utilized InDesign to create top-selling typographic works for print and digital distribution on Amazon, Kindle, and iBook.
• Consulted with clients on public image, company values, and market advantages to effectively create a cohesive, branded visual identity.
• Crafted all original artwork while managing and collaborating with clients and design team to produce superior products.
2012 — 2014
Greater Los Angeles Area
Company Description:
Meaningful Change℠ works with airports to set up specially marked bins prior to security where travelers can donate their change to support education, environmentalism and humane efforts. By aggregating donations as small as one cent from thousands of passengers, Meaningful Change℠ can raise millions of dollars each year to improve food programs at schools, save animals from neglect and abuse, and protect the environment from destruction.
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Role and Responsibilities:
• Created and managed all aspects of the company brand including, digital and print media, company website, and marketing strategy.
• Utilized PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator to craft tailored presentations to C-level executives, board members and government officials, which secured cause marketing partnerships with American Red Cross, The Nature Conservancy and The Humane Society of The United States.
• Designed proprietary donation, which resulted in a cost savings of 80% over other existing market options.
Visit the Meaningful Change website: www.meaningfulchange.net
Education
University of California, Berkeley
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Monterey Peninsula College
Associate of Arts (AA)
EHU
Intensive Spanish Studies
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo