LIFE & HOBBIES
I grew up in the Painted Desert of Arizona. As a child, whenever I wasn’t playing among the cedars or toying with lizards, I was exasperating my mother with makeshift alphabets and portraits drawn on book pages.
My passion for books never faded (and I still once in a while write in a margin or two). I’m always looking for books with unique stories, and if I get to help edit or design those books, all the better. I have also developed a love for Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, and other Slavic writers.
When I’m not reading, writing, or drawing, you can find me watching thunderstorms, playing badminton with family, and struggling to grow basil and mint.
EDUCATION
I am a professionally trained editor, typesetter, and graphic designer. I developed my skills in a mentored publishing program at my university. In addition, I have studied design in the publishing and web spaces.
Thanks to my work as a publications editor and designer for companies such as the Faculty Publishing Service and BYU Graduate Studies, I know how to apply publishing techniques to businesses in attention-grabbing ways. Contact me so I can show you that I have the skills to help your business develop its brand, refine its content, and organize its unique ideas into impressive digital and print publications.
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
Skills: Typing 100+ WPM | Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook | Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat | HTML and CSS | WordPress | Sigil | Google Workspace | Canva | Figma | Procreate | Russian
Areas of Expertise:
Long-Format Books and eBooks
Digital Graphics
Brochures and Posters
Magazines and Booklets
Logos and Brand Identities
Merchandise