EXPERIENCE

• Senior Art Director/ Graphic Designer (Freelance)
  University of Washington School of Dentistry,
  Derouen, Central for Global Oral Health
  Seattle, WA (remotely)
  06.2024 - present
  www.research.dental.uw.edu/derouencenter

• Senior Art Director/ Brand Strategist (Freelance)
  Sproutie Design
  Seattle, WA (remotely)
  03.2013 - present
  www.veninatandela.com

• Brick Specialist (Part-time)
  LEGO Group
  Lynnwood, WA
  10.2021 - 10.2024
  www.lego.com

• Senior Art Director (9-month contract for Holiday Kids Catalog project)
  Target Corporation
  Minneapolis, MN (remotely)
  03.2022 - 09.2022
  www.target.com

• Health and Well Being (Career Break )
  02.2012 - 02.2013
  (I abruptly took a year off due to an unexpected high-risk pregnancy, which required a 6-week hospital bed rest.
  Following the birth, I cared for our 3lb. premature baby who spent 7 weeks in the NICU and underwent open-heart surgery to correct ventricular defects).

• Senior Art Director
  Starbucks Coffee Company
  Seattle, WA
  09.2010 - 02.2012
  www.starbucks.com

• Specialist Art Director
  Target Corporation
  Minneapolis, MN
  08.2006 - 09.2010
  www.target.com

• Senior Graphic Designer
  Michael Graves Design Group
  Princeton, NJ
  08.2001 - 08.2006
  www.michaelgraves.com

• Graphic Coordinator
  Memorial Union Graphics (Non-Profit Organization)
  Ames, IA
  2000-2001

• Art Director Intern
  Macy's (formerly known as Marshall Field's)
  Advertising/ Marketing Department
  Minneapolis, MN
  06.2000 - 08.2000
  www.macys.com

• Graphic Design Intern
  Kilter, Inc.
  Minneapolis, MN
  06.1999 - 08.1999

• Teaching Assistant
  Iowa State University
  DS 201 Class, Department of Art and Design
  Ames, IA
  08.1998 - 06.1999
  www.iastate.edu

EDUCATION

• Master of Fine Arts
  Iowa State University. Ames, IA
  Major: Graphic Design
  Thesis award: Research Excellence Award
  Thesis dissertation: Form and Structure in Traditional Japanese Architecture as an Alternative Grid System Solution
  for Western Publication Design.

• Bachelor of Fine Arts
  Iowa State University. Ames, IA
  Major: Graphic Design. Minoring in Design Studies
  

SKILLS

• Design: Creative Direction, Photo Art Direction, Typography, Brand Development, Packaging, Planogram, and Website design

• Softwares: Graphic Design Software: Adobe Creative Suites, ConceptBoard, Miro, Slack, Figma, Universal Type, Canva, KeyNote
  Google Slide, Drive, Chat, Meet, DropBox
  Microsoft Words, Excel, Power Point, Teams.

• Others: Visual Merchandising, Project Management skill, Customer Service, Retail Sales & Marketing, Organizational Skill, and Problem-Solving skills