About Me
I believe a lot of people wander for a while in their youth. In search of my passions, I have been an entrepreneur, IT technician, QA analyst, photographer, and even a social media consultant. As I attempted to build something in the community around me, all my past experiences seem to have been leading me towards becoming a UI/UX designer and researcher.
Even in my personal life I have studied why some people, including myself, have treated or reacted to others and the world around them the way that they do. Why do people like the things that they like? Why do people react the way that they do? I like to think my curiosity will aid me in my future pursuits.
Currently, in pursuit of my dreams, I'm learning UX/UI design through Springboard and consolidating all my past experiences in both tech, art, and social media to pivot towards becoming an all-purpose UX/UI designer.
Work Experience
Kento Photography
January 2018 – Present
Website Designer, Entrepreneur, Photographer, Social Media Manager/Consultant
• Owned and operated freelance photography site
• Designed website to increase client base and project proposals
• Directed website design to appeal to both computer & mobile users
• Achieved client approval on location scouting & prop designs
• Captured clients' visions through proficiency in photo capturing with Canon Rebel T5i DSLR and editing through Photoshop/Lightroom
• Manager for social media brands, continually collaborating with similar brands by pooling resources and sharing viewership to increase organic follower base
• Maximized outreach through proper study & navigation of social media trends/algorithms to find optimal search subjects & times to deliver content
Optometric Center for Family Vision Care and Vision Therapy
January 2018 – Present
Optometric Assistant & Social Media Consultant
• In charge of caring for patient needs, testing equipment, and confidential paperwork
• Assists in social media efforts and content creation
• Aids in managing website design to stay up to date with business goals
• Training new hires to run patient testing and handling of office essentials
Tesla Inc.
October 2020 – January 2022
Data Annotation Specialist
• Lead and contributed vast amounts of data across several teams to build and improve on company’s machine learning assets
• Regularly met with team leaders to ensure most optimal performance reviews
• Received certification for every project within entire division
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
June 2020 – January 2022
IT Deployment Technician
• Managed the setup and deployment of hardware/software upgrades across the firm using structured query language and Microsoft Excel/Smartsheet
• Handled user experience queries on both PC/MAC
• Outperformed deployment objectives and key results whilst successfully delivering viable product
• Ensured collection & transferal of client's confidential files from to new machines & successfully recovered data lost during software-based errors
Apple Inc.
October 2018 – May 2019
Data Annotation Specialist
• Oversaw data collection and quality assurance
• Identified and improved deficiencies in 2D/3D imagery by working individually and in teams to perform systematic reviews
• Achieved minimal error for quality assurance on technical analytical tasks/datasets by recording data anomalies
• Optimized data entry technique using simple query languages by working with teams to trade feedback about quality assurance process
