College graduated Advertising Designer with strong knowledge in Corporate Design, Print and Digital Marketing Material, Illustration, User Interface and User Experience Design. Trained eye for color, composition and typography. I am detail oriented, organised and with a great sense of aesthetic and trend awareness.

Work Experience:


Freelance Advertising Designer
Berlin, Germany. May 2012 – until today.
Worked for several international clients creating corporate designs, marketing materials, user interfaces and selected stock photography and illustrations for their projects.

Visual Artist
San José, Costa Rica and Berlin, Germany. January 2003 – until today.
Working in the medium of Performance Art, Photography, Drawing and Painting. Have been part of several group exhibitions and in 2019 I had my first solo show.

Vector Reviewer
Shutterstock. Berlin, Germany. February 2017 – July 2020.
ReviewEfficiently evaluated and approved vector based material on technical standards, trademark exceptions, fraud detection, copyright and release requirements as well as aesthetic and commercial value. I performed singular and consistent image evaluations in a fast-paced, highly detail-oriented manner while also paying attention to metadata standards and applying graphic design best practices. of the quality of Shutterstock´s vector collection through the assurance of technical and aesthetical quality requirements.  

Intermediate Creative Producer
avVenta. Heredia, Costa Rica. January 2008 – December 2008.
Part of the General Motors team retouching and optimizing large amounts of automobile product shots. File management best practices were implemented to increase productivity.

Junior Graphic Designer
Guardia Comunicación. San José, Costa Rica. January 2007 – December 2007.
Design, editing and print ready files creation of flyers, packaging and newspaper ads.

Graphic Design Intern
deMarca Publicidad. San José, Costa Rica. January – June 2006.
First experience in an advertising agency editing and designing food packaging, newspaper ads and illustrations.

Education:


Screendesign & User Interface Design mit Sketch
cimdata Bildungsakademie GmbH. March 2021.

WordPress (CMS) GrundkursDesign mit Sketch
cimdata Bildungsakademie GmbH. February 2021.

Usability, User Experience und Adobe XD Grundkurs
cimdata Bildungsakademie GmbH. January 2021.

Licentiate in Advertising Design
Universidad Veritas. San José, Costa Rica. 2009 – 2010
Preparation and presentation of my thesis for the National Gallery of Costa Rica which consisted in the creation of a corporate design and an advertising campaign.

Bachelor’s degree in Advertising Design
Universidad Veritas. San José, Costa Rica. 2002 – 2006
Studies in art, design, photography and communication at the Universidad Veritas in Costa Rica, Central America’s most renowned private art school.