ABOUT


Is your business online? 


Do all of your business materials show your brand effectively? 


If you are a small business just starting out, Cloud9 Design can help you:
  1. develop your brand, 
  2. launch your online presence, and 
  3. give you easy marketing ideas and ways to grow your business.

Cloud9 Design can help you with:
  • Website designs & redesigns
  • Web maintenance & updates
  • Registering Domain names & web hosting
  • Search engine optimization
  • Graphic Design & more... 

EXPERIENCE

2006-Present -  Designer/Owner - Cloud9 Design - Cloud9 Design is a full-service graphic design studio specializing in graphic design, website design & redesign, printing, logo design, marketing, social media marketing & consulting, branding & identity, photography, & writing & editing.

2007 - Freelance Illustrator - Trace Erase Board - An educational tool and learning system that teaches children the alphabet, language skills, math, & art. Trace Erase Boards are used by Preschool-Grade 6 children, and also in homeschooling, Sunday School or church, and schools nationwide. Worked remotely & collaboratively with team of illustrators, teachers & management. Illustrated and designed 32-page printed Learning Modules in InDesign.

2004 -  Marketing Coordinator - Dell, in the Software & Peripherals Group; worked remotely, on-site for Fogarty, Klein, Monroe  - an advertising agency based in Houston. Worked on the 300-page printed Sourcebook & the Healthcare, HiEd & Federal Mini-Catalog mailers.

2003 - Account Service/Creative Intern - Tocquigny Advertising, Interactive + Marketing,  (Only top 10% of applicants chosen for this intern program, at this award-winning woman-owned business) I was given both an account services and creative hybrid internship in which I worked on the Dell account, writing abstracts, white papers, articles and information for the Dell Knowledge Centers. Performed image mapping and beta testing on the Dell websites. Worked on the Dell eNews newsletters.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, School of Journalism & Mass Communication, Minor in Fine Art &Design, Texas State University, 2002

Spanish Study Abroad Program, Quepos, Costa Rica, La Escuela De Idiomas D'Amore

SKILLS

  • Darkroom experience, developing black-&-white 35mm film
  • Digital Photography & editing
  • Photo editing & retouching
  • Layout & Design
  • Print Production
  • Copywriting
  • Editing & Proofing