Experience
2022 — Now
● Help small and growing businesses leverage modern technology to create clarity, visibility, and operational momentum
● Blend frontend engineering, creative direction, and brand strategy to build websites that function as growth infrastructure, not just digital brochures
● Apply systems thinking to align messaging, user experience, performance, and internal workflows with measurable business outcomes
● Work primarily with organizations without full in-house design or marketing teams, implementing scalable foundations on platforms like Webflow, Shopify, and Framer
● Enable founders and teams to confidently create, launch, and grow on-brand experiences without unnecessary complexity
2010 — 2024
2010 — 2024
United States
● Founded and led an independent clothing brand celebrating indigenous Mexican themes and narratives, combining design, web, and creative direction to bring cultural stories to life through contemporary fashion
● Managed product development end-to-end, including sourcing, production, and release planning, ensuring quality, creativity, and consistency across collections
● Collaborated with artists and designers to craft brand narratives and visual storytelling that aligned with cultural authenticity and modern aesthetics
● Developed and executed marketing initiatives, including location-based social media filters for events, to engage audiences and build community around the brand
● Oversaw budgets, contractors, and timelines, balancing creativity with operational constraints to successfully launch multiple collections
● Gained hands-on experience in business strategy, project management, and team leadership, expanding expertise beyond design and web execution
2022 — 2022
2022 — 2022
San Francisco Bay Area
● Brought on to bridge product design and frontend engineering, leveraging prior experience to help align design intent with implementation during a period of team growth
● Partnered with design and engineering to refine product details and improve user workflows, focusing on clarity, usability, and overall experience quality
● Contributed to the evolution of the product by identifying opportunities to streamline interactions and strengthen consistency across the interface
● Supported the transition from a legacy Ruby on Rails application to a modern Vue.js architecture, helping translate existing experiences into a more scalable frontend system
● Worked across Ruby on Rails and Vue.js environments to deliver improvements while maintaining continuity during the migration
2017 — 2021
2017 — 2021
San Francisco Bay Area
● Played a key role on the Creative Services Marketing team, managing and maintaining 40+ websites and resources, enabling multiple teams to publish content efficiently without technical expertise
● Developed scalable website workflows using Jekyll and the Cloud Cannon CMS, crafting tailored experiences for legal, software engineering, and product teams
● Built flexible systems for about pages, development documentation, blogs, TwitchCon pages, and other marketing platforms, empowering teams to maintain and update content independently
● Designed and implemented an email toolset and workflow for the growth team, supporting dynamic, data-driven content while ensuring mobile responsiveness, accessibility, and compatibility with email client constraints
● Partnered with cross-functional teams to streamline publishing processes, improve clarity and usability, and drive measurable engagement with content reaching millions of users globally
● Introduced systematic approaches to content management and workflow that increased efficiency, reduced reliance on technical intervention, and enabled consistent branding across campaigns
2012 — 2017
2012 — 2017
United States
● Managed multiple apps and marketing/educational websites through iterative design and development cycles, ensuring high-quality delivery and consistent user experiences
● Supported designers and clients in product prototyping, ideation, and implementation for major brands, including McAfee, JC Penney, Men’s Wearhouse, and Plantronics, bridging design vision and frontend execution
● Led research and development for Foundation for Emails v1, creating a comprehensive email pattern library extensively tested across major email clients
● Transformed the library into a widely recognized open-source project, fostering collaboration with Campaign Monitor and establishing ZURB as a thought leader in email design
● Contributed to educational content and tutorials recognized by email authorities including Litmus, Web Designer Depot, and CSS Tricks, helping designers and developers adopt best practices
Education
Art Institute of Silicon Valley
Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS)
Abraham Lincoln High School