2D illustrator and designer

Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD, 2020
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration, minor in Culture and Politics
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, summer 2018
Learned archaeology basics, excavation methods, and history of Colonial Williamsburg

Skills

Creative

Digital photography (DSLR)
Illustration (digital and with gouache, acrylic, colored pencil, graphite, and ink)

Technical

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, ProCreate
Clip Studio Paint, Paint Tool SAI
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote

Work

Event Illustrator for Civil Rights Corps (2025)
Illustrated discussions during Cradle to the Cage, Seeds of Hope convening. I made an additional two illustrations for a pamphlet.

Customer Service Associate, Paper Source (2024-Present)
Assist customers on the floor, answer phone calls, clean up store, handling returns, check inventory, receive shipment, and check customers out at the register

Freelance Illustrator (2021-Present)
Create illustrations for prints, keychains and stickers for sale online. Illustrate personal and commissioned artworks.

Language

• English (native)

• Japanese (native)

• AP Japanese – scored 5 (highest)

• SAT Japanese Test taken

• Knowledge in Classical Greek (Took an intensive summer course at Catholic University of America)

• Spanish (moderate)

• Strong writing skills in English and Japanese