resume

• EDUCATION
  TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY | LUBBOCK | TX
  May 2017 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Design
  Minor: Architecture
  GPA: 3.7
  

  RELATED COURSE WORK
  

  • Visual System
  • Web Media
  • Type & Image
  • Typography

  • Symbol
  • Design Process
  • Digital Media
  • Digital Media II

  HONORS
  2014 – 2016 Helen DeVitt Jones Talent-Based Scholarship - TTU School of Art
  2012 – 2013 M.P.I. Architects Scholarship Endowment - TTU College of Architecture
  Spring 2013 – Fall 2014 President’s List - Texas Tech University
  Fall 2012 Dean’s List - Texas Tech University
  
  AMARILLO COLLEGE | AMARILLO | TX
  May 2010 GED Certificate
  
  LUBBOCK HIGHSCHOOL | LUBBOCK | TX
  May 2010 Graduation
  HONOR
  Mar 2010 Outstanding Production Award - Lubbock ISD Youth Art Month
• WORK EXPERIENCE
  TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY | LUBBOCK | TX
  TTU Department of Computer Science
  Nov 2015 – present Graphic Designer
  

  • Design graphics for Second Life project

  
  TTU Architecture Print Bureau
  Jan 2015 – present Student Assistant
  

  • Assist print lab personnel in daily jobs/duties, include changing ink cartridge, load paper for equipments range from 8.5 x 11" black/white printer to 60" plotters
  • Scan/ Mount/ Laminate documents and posters
  • Various methods of book binding
  • Design/ Redesign customers’ graphics
  • Smoothly handle 20⁺ angry all-nighter architecture students waiting in line

  
  TTU College of Architecture
  Fall 2014 Teaching Assistant
  

  • Teach Introduction to Photoshop in First year Architectural Freehand Drawing

  
  TTU K-12 Global Education Outreach
  Oct 2011 – May 2012Student Assistant
  

  • Design mascots and promotional material for GEO - The Super Spatial Thinkers project
  • Illustrate posters and postcard for GEOs
  • Assist in preparation of hands-on projects for daily cultural events
  • Manage big groups of kindergarten to 12th grader, including special needs children

  FREELANCE
  Baymont Inn and Suites | Lubbock | TX
  Dec 2010 Commission
  

  • Construct suspended sculpture Floating Letters

  Seasonal Graphic design

  • Typography
  • Stationery
  • Promotional flyers/ postcards

  Digital and Acrylic Painting
  Photo Retouching
  Private Party
  

  • Special event face painting
• COMMUNITY SERVICE
  Giac-Hoa Liondance Team | Amarillo | TX
  Jan 2013 Volunteer
  

  • Design T-shirt graphics

  TTU Vietnamese Student Association | Lubbock | TX
  Spring 2011 Volunteer
  

  • Design T-shirt graphics
  • Perform Vietnamese traditional dance in the International Fashion and Talent Show

  Shotokan Karate of Rach Gia City | Kien Giang | Vietnam
  Jun 2007 – Jun 2009 Member
  

  • Participate in annual New Year performances

  Personal Translator
  Summer
  

  • Translate English – Vietnamese in business/casual settings
• SKILLS
  design
  software
  

  • Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Dreamweaver)
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Text Wrangler
  • Rhino 5
  • AutoCAD
  • 3d Max

  artistic
  

  • Traditional/Digital Painting
  • Illustration
  • Printmaking
  • Jewelry/Metalsmith

  others
  language
  

  • English
  • Vietnamese
  • Chinese
  • Japanese

  
  
  
  interest
  

  • Shotokan karate
  • Video game
  • Animation
  • Cooking