Welcome to my online portfolio
In this website, there are images of my creative work. I am a digital artist and scientific illustrator with experience applying advanced techniques and aesthetic concepts. I have an acute sense for art and seek opportunities within a team-based and challenging environment. My mission is to contribute to the field of computer graphics design and scientific visual communications and apply my art/design and digital illustration skills.
Professional info
Summary of Qualifications
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2 years of experience in designing illustrations for customer services with Adobe Creative Cloud software
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2 years of experience in archiving documents and digitization of selected materials for basic preservation
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2 years of experience assisting creators in assessing and installing historic media for publications and exhibitions at museums
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Masters of Anthropology Graduate with specialization in Digital Humanities and Indigenous Studies
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Masters of Visual Design Communication Graduate with a special concentration in Cultural Heritage and Conservation in 3D Computer Graphics
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Proficiency in ASL and Japanese
Skills
Traditional:
Colored Pencil, Graphite, Charcoal, Pen and Ink, Watercolor, Scratchboard, Gouache, Color Printing;
Computer:
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Flash, Adobe Effects, Adobe Premiere, Autodesk Maya, Cinema 4D, Scanning Electric Microscopy, Multimedia, Microsoft Word and Excel
Work experience
Agnes Etherington Art Centre
Kingston, ON
2022 - Present
Collections Digitization Assistant
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Follow up copyright permissions, object locations, and completed photography in the collections database, and report regularly on the progress of digitization projects.
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Archive and digitize physical objects, exhibitions, artists' work, and archival records and upload the collections database.
The Pet Cancer Foundation
Remote
2021 - Present
Medical Illustrator
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Designed several illustrations in Adobe software to emphasize the influence of potential cancer symptoms in pets
National Cued Speech Association
Remote
2021 - Present
Illustrator
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Designed several illustrations in Adobe software to put emphasize on the motion of adorable cuers' cue signs
Corporate Records and Archives, Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
2018 - 2020
Archives Assistant
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Arrange and describe collections of university records using standards based on
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Complete description tasks using the AtoM database, including the use of CSV bulk uploading.
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Worked with paper architectural plans as part of a large building environment description project that also involved digitization of records.
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Complete basic preservation tasks to ensure safe storage and handling of archival materials
American Museum of Natural History
New York, NY
2014 - 2017
Interactive Digital Designer
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Designed various projects in Adobe Creative Cloud and performed image file management to explore the prototype kiosk used for visitors to learn Indigenous history and archaeological traditions of the Northwest Coast
The Smithsonian Institution
Washington, DC
2014
Archaeological Illustrator
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Designed several illustrations to be outlined in graphite an depicting the earliest Basque and Inuit lifestyles in coastal Quebec.
The Rebecca and John Moores Cancer Center, University of California
San Diego, CA
2009
Medical Illustrator
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Designed several projects done in digital illustration and conducted research to determine client needs for updating outreach videos. The projects considerably contributed to the satisfaction of deaf customers' who did not prefer reading texts in order to more effectively learn the significance of cancer risk.
Education
Carleton University
Ottawa, ON
2020
Master of Arts in Anthropology with specialization in Digital Humanities
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Rochester, NY
2015
Master of Fine Art in Visual Design Communication
Maine Media Workshops
Rockport ME,
2013
Certificate Program in Digital Photography
The New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, NY
2013
Certificate Program in Natural Science Illustration
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
Rochester, NY
2011
Bachelor of Fine Art in Medical Illustration