I'm a guy from SoCal who can't help but wear a lot of hats — literally and figuratively. Literally, I just wear a lot of caps because I grew up watching and playing baseball, and obviously, baseball caps became a part of my fashion style. Figuratively, I play a number of roles in my life. I am a son, brother, and head of family — that just means I live in a household that consists of my mother and sister, whom I both dearly love. I promise, though, I'll give the title "head of family" a different meaning sooner or later. I'm also a graphic designer, musician, private music instructor, and sometimes, a fisherman. 

My educational experience comes from Orange County's top private Christian university in Costa Mesa, California. At Vanguard University, I was surrounded by an amazing Christian community that opened my eyes to diverse perspectives of life. The education at Vanguard was so empowering, and I should mention, it helped solidify my lifestyle as a Christian. It also encouraged me to be bold in my career. At one point, I was stumped with no direction to take. With only a grain of sand worth of experience, I decided to start this side hustle in January of 2020. Up to this day, I call it Seraph Graphics, and all I do is just use colors, letters, shapes, space, and time to create artwork for anyone who needs it. The graphic work and assets I am able to create are a wide variety. 

Seraph Graphics was my first stepping stone in my career. Because of Seraph Graphics, I got my first career-related job at Vanguard University. It was a small group of guys and girls who provided student support for the Communication Department. We called ourselves the MediaHub. I was able to make my creative juices flow with the MediaHub by creating a variety of graphics, including YouTube thumbnails, instructional videos, YouTube tutorials, social media posts, promotional videos, etcetera. I also helped to maintain facilities of the Communication department, provided student support, managed the MediaHub website via WordPress, and helped create the new hire's MediaHub Manual.

During my time as a student, I also became a graphic design intern with the 2021 USL Champions. With the Orange County Soccer Club, I created scoreboard graphics, social media posts, email banners, web banners, and other digital assets. I was also at the forefront in the creation of OCSC's Partnership and Events Decks. These are powerpoint presentations that OCSC provides to potential sponsors who are interested in doing business with the soccer franchise. Moreover, I created the soccer club's first style guide. The style guide is a creative file that establishes and maintains the rules of design and graphics for a business, organization, agency, franchise, or group of professionals. 

During my last semester as a student, a friend of mine invited me to go fishing, and I liked it so much, I picked it up as a hobby, and it actually influenced my career path after graduating from Vanguard University. I earned my Bachelor's degree in Communication with an emphasis in Emerging Technology and Media in December 2021. While I waited for the graduation ceremony later in May 2022, I got my first job out of college in March with a huge fishing company that hosts Central America's #1 fishing tournament. With Pelagic, I did a LOT of things. I created flyers, posters, signage, web banners, large format print banners, business cards, greeting cards, lightbox graphics, window graphics, Instagram story and feed posts, graphic ads, and other things I probably forgot about. I also communicated with awesome personnel from Mouse Graphics, where we would submit most of our print graphics. I also worked on art requests from other fishing companies that sold Pelagic Gear, and I resized, edited, and sometimes color corrected studio and lifestyle shots for Pelagic Gear's website. 

In such a short amount of time, I have gained a large skillset in graphic design and I am confident in the graphic abilities that I offer. I would enjoy hearing from you, especially if you have a good paying job for me. I like talking about my experiences as a graphic designer, because it's a career path I never thought I would take. As a kid, I was not good at anything art related, and I had no idea that graphic design was a thing. But here I am now!