I’m a work in progress.
Creativity is my driving force.

Experienced Designer with a demonstrated history in the marketing and advertising industry. Skilled in print, digital and experiencial design.
Strong arts and design professional with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) focused in Graphic Design from School of Visual Arts.

EXPERIENCE

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, STUDIO // MERKLE INC, NEW YORK (Formerly GYRO)
2019 - October 2022

PRODUCTION DESIGNER // GYRO, NEW YORK
August 2014 - 2019

Clients include but not limited to American Express, Hiscox, Emblem Health, Time Warner Cable, DXC, Phillips 66 Co., Lincoln Financial, First Data, TD Ameritrade, Roundel and Fujifilm.

ART DIRECTOR - PRODUCTION DESIGNER // PARADIGM ASSOCIATES, SAN JUAN
July 2008 - March 2014

Led successful creative efforts of several campaigns, including work for Shell fuels and lubricants, the St. Maarten Tourist Bureau and Caribbean Cinemas. Designed corporate identity systems, catalogs, brochures and magazine ads.

PRODUCTION ARTIST // ACTION PRINTING, SAN JUAN
August 2006 - July 2008

Preflight incoming jobs, checked for appropriate color format, fonts, and graphics for quality and correct formats. Determined page layout, accounting for folds, trims, bleeds and gripper, adding crop marks as necessary. Provided mock-ups to pressmen, clients and external vendors as necessary.

EDUCATION

School of Visual Arts, NY, NY. BFA in Graphic Design.

SKILLS

Adobe prowess, PowerPoint presentations, basic HTML & CSS, a can-do attitude, and a willingness to stick with the job at hand until it’s done — no matter the obstacles.

Bilingual, English and Spanish