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EDUCATION
 

BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS IN

GRAPHIC DESIGN AT

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY 

   AUGUST 2021 – PRESENT

   Projected Graduation: MAY 2025

 

 

ACCOLADES
 

67TH ADAI DESIGN EXHIBITION 

(ART DIRECTORS OF IOWA) 

BEST OF CATEGORY & AWARD 

OF EXCELLENCE

   APRIL 2025

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JANICE PETERSON ANDERSON

SENIOR AWARD NOMINEE

   FEBRUARY 2025

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66TH ADAI DESIGN EXHIBITION 

(ART DIRECTORS OF IOWA) 

AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE

   APRIL 2024

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65TH ADAI DESIGN EXHIBITION 

(ART DIRECTORS OF IOWA) 

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

   APRIL 2023

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IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY 

PRESIDENT'S AWARD

   FALL 2023

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IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

DEAN'S LIST

   FALL 2024, SPRING 2024,

   & SPRING 2023

 

HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR EDITOR 

OF DESIGN

   AUGUST 2020 – MAY 2021

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HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER CAPTAIN

   FEBRUARY – MAY 2021, 2020, & 2019

WORK EXPERIENCE 
 

FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR & DESIGNER

THE SIDE GARAGE – WEST DES MOINES, IA

AUGUST 2024 – PRESENT

   • Design concepts for screen print

   • Collaborate with project managers
   • Stay on budget and manage timelines

 

GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN 

THE SIDE GARAGE – WEST DES MOINES, IA

MAY – JULY 2024

   • Design custom designs for clients

   • Manual screenprinting 

   • Wash and re-claim screens

   • Organize shipment and warehouse stock

 

CREATIVE ASSISTANT, IN-HOUSE DETAILER

& KILN LOADER

CERAMIC CAFE – OVERLAND PARK, KS

MAY 2018 – JANUARY 2024

   • Teach customers how to paint pottery

   • Paint sample bisque for display

   • Detail customer pieces

   • Clean up after customers

   • Load and unload kiln

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WAITRESS, HOSTESS, & BUSSER

FIRST WATCH – OVERLAND PARK, KS

JUNE 2022 – MAY 2023

   • Welcome Customers

   • Take Orders and Deliver Food

   • Quickly Problem Solve

   • Assist Coworkers

   • Clean up After Customers

SKILLS â€‹â€‹

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   • Identity Design

   • Illustration

   • UX/UI Design

   • Typography

   • Logo Design

   • Illustrator

   • Photoshop

   • Indesign

   • Figma

   • Procreate​

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PERSONAL STRENGTHS

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   • Problem Solver

   • Collaborator

   • Contemplative

   • Teachable

   • Versatile

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