Education

Bachelor's Degree / Morehead State University (MSU) / Expected Graduation May 2019
     ~ Convergent Media major
     ~ Spanish and visual communication minors (all Spanish courses completed)
     ~ Dean's list all completed semester's
     ~ 4.0 GPA

High School Diploma / Ballard High School / May 2015
     ~ Valedictorian
     ~ National Merit Scholar
     ~ Cumulative 4.0 GPA unweighted, 4.5 weighted
     ~ 35 on ACT
Design Experience

Book Layout Designer / Newman Numismatic Portal / February 2019 - Present
     ~ Sole designer for a book over 50,000 words containing approximately 200 images
     ~ Created layout, type treatment, cover, index, etc. - all aspects of design
     ~ Set to be completed by early May, 2019

Freelance Designer / Assorted Companies / March 2018 - Present
     ~ Created poster, brochure, and t-shirt for Cave Run Storytelling Festival
     ~ Designed poster for 2019 MSU dance concert
     ~ Logo design for Nevertheless Arts Ensemble
     ~ Designed a brochure for Oxybaric
     ~ Designed posters, ads, and business cards for customers through 502 Print and Copy

Graphic Design Intern / MSU Communications & Marketing / January - May 2018
     ~ Designed promotional materials for various events
     ~ Print and social media graphics
     ~ Updated posters from previous years to be reused
     ~ Took business headshots for students at a career fair

Employee / The Print Refinery / June 2017 - Present, during summers
     ~ Worked with customers and managed sales
     ~ Restored old and damaged photos
     ~ Minor design tasks, such as laying out collages
     ~ Designed spin-off website

Creative Director / High School FBLA Chapter / Fall 2013 - Spring 2015
     ~ Designed all posters advertising meetings and fundraisers
     ~ Organized, advertised, and ran the first school wide talent show; raised over $1,000
     ~ 1st place in regional FBLA name tag design
Other Experience

Video Producer / Newman Numismatic Portal (NNP) / December 2018 - Present
     ~ Creating a series of six videos on coin-related topics
     ~ Received over 2,000 views on the first video through the NNP website
     ~ All completed videos are available on my YouTube channel as well as the NNP website

Journalist / CoinWeek / November 2018 - Present
     ~ Write articles approximately every 1-2 weeks
     ~ Choose topics and research independently
     ~ Received over 800 Facebook likes on most popular article (as of March 2019)
Awards
     ~ Invited participant in RAW Louisville show in July 2018
     ~ First place in Graphic Design/Digital art at the 2017 MSU Student Art Exhibition at 
         Mt. Sterling for "Candy Apple"
     ~ Third place in the 2018 Morehead Film Challenge for "</TH3 H4T>"
     ~ First place in the 2019 RoundtableTV video contest for Ancient Coins 101
Skills
     ~ Adobe Certified in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign CC
     ~ Proficient in Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro CC
     ~ Layout and design for both print and web
     ~ Digital photography/DSLR cameras
     ~ Video production and editing
     ~ Copywriting and fiction writing
     ~ Grammar and proofreading
     ~ Conversational Spanish
Art & Design Courses
     ~ Digital Foundations
     ~ 2D Design and Color Foundations
     ~ Websites I
     ~ Graphic Design I
     ~ Graphic Design II
     ~ Graphic Design III
     ~ Computer Art
     ~ Motion Graphics (in progress)
     ~ Advanced Study in Digital Art, focused on drawing (in progress)
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