In 2017 I began studying Adobe Suite programs such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, and Dreamweaver through certification courses offered at A. L. Brown High School. I then graduated from A. L. Brown in 2018. Soon after, I attended Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. While attending RCCC, I had an internship opportunity with Rowan County's Creative Services Manager, April Everett. There I learned management course building and assisted with county projects involving graphic design, photography, videography, and creating and scheduling social media posts. I also began working at Chick-fil-A during this time. In Spring of 2021 I graduated from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College with an Associates in Fine Art. I then transferred to University of North Carolina at Charlotte in Fall of 2021 to begin the graphic design program there.
Currently, I am attending University of North Carolina at Charlotte and enrolled in the Graphic Design program under the College of Art and Architecture. While pursuing a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design at UNCC, I am a Front-End Customer Service / Hospitality Team Leader at Chick-fil-A. I assist the managers and rest of our team members in enhancing guest experience and overall satisfaction at our store. I enjoy my job because it is a support environment to work in, I meet people of all walks of life every day, and the opportunities are endless. The past two years of working at Chick-fil-A I have been fortunate enough to receive the Leadership Scholarship, which has assisted greatly in paying for my tuition.
While I am not at school or work you may find me at home listening to one of my records from my extensive collection, reading a book, or crocheting. I enjoy using my free time to create new things. Crocheting is a recent hobby I have picked up. I also enjoy drawing with charcoal
and painting with watercolor.
After graduating from UNC Charlotte with a Bachelors in Fine Art in Graphic Design, I hope to further strengthen my experience by working in a design firm or agency. I would then like to seek out opportunities for in-house designer positions for corporation(s). It would be interesting to design for a business in the food or cosmetic industry similar to the examples I have included in this section. I especially believe I would be well equiped to design for the food industry since I have worked a front-end customer service job in the industry since 2019.