A driven, motivated, results-oriented strategic communicator who excels at creative problem-solving. Known as the INNOVATOR
I tend to see things through the lens of possibilities and progress, problems and solutions. I feel most inspired when I am using both my intellectual and creative powers to solve problems, dream up new and improved ways of doing things and push boundaries.
I hold a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in digital/graphic design from the University of Colorado at Boulder and Master’s of Science degree in Strategic Communication Leadership from Purdue University.
I am currently pursuing a professional doctorate degree (DTech) from Purdue Polytechnical Institute studying the impacts of Artificial Intelligence on computer-mediated communications (CMC).

“A good designer finds an elegant way to put everything you need on a page. A great designer convinces you half that shit is unnecessary.”
- Mike Monteiro

Awards & Recognition
EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION AWARDS
COVID-19 Tech Development & Communications, 2021
PEAR Team, 2020
2019 Lab Director Award for the Infrastructure Investment 2040 Strategy Team
UUR External Publications Database, 2018
Energy & Climate PMU Proposal Team, 2016
Wide Band Gap Innovation Institute, 2014
Sandia Recruiting & Branding Campaign, 2010
Bone Marrow Drive Communications, 2009
Contribution to the Online Survey Assessment Tool, 2006
Design & Development of the ECP/Share Web Application, 2006
Contribution to the Design & Development of the SEE Sandia Web Application, 2006
OTHER AWARDS
NMPRSA Gold Cumbre Award for Employee Caring Plan Communications, 2007
Appex Award, Excellence for Most Improved Website, 2012
Appex Award, Publication Excellence for the Employee, Benefit & Employee Communications, 2007
Gold President’s Quality Award, Education & Training Reports, 2006
Silver President’s Quality Award, Education & Training website, 2006
Turquoise President’s Quality Award, New Employee Orientation, 2006
right meets left brain
Design Tools
Adobe Creative Suite CC: InDesign, XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, Bridge
Microsoft: Project, SharePoint Designer, Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access
Development Tools
Adobe Products: Adobe XD, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, FlashBuilder, and Captivate
Open Source platforms: WordPress, Drupal
Coding Languages: CSS, HTML 5, Java Script
Other: phpMyAdmin, Search Engine Optimization, Confluence, and Elsevier Scopus/SciVal