I WAS BORN IN MEXICO, WHERE I GREW UP SURROUNDED BY TRADITIONAL ART CREATED BY MY FAMILY AND TEACHERS. I LIVED THERE UNTIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AT THE AGE OF 12, MY FAMILY MOVED TO NEBRASKA, AND I STRUGGLED TO ASSIMILATE TO MY NEW REALITY. HOWEVER, MY LOVE FOR ART ALWAYS HELPED ME COPE. THIS PASSION INSPIRED ME TO PURSUE A CAREER IN DESIGN. I APPLIED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA IN OMAHA AND ALSO FOR THE BUFFETT SCHOLARSHIP, WHICH I WAS FORTUNATE TO RECEIVE. THIS HAS HELPED ME CONTINUED MY DREAM OF WORKING IN WHAT I LIKE.

DESIGN IS ABOUT SOLVING PROBLEMS, ENHANCING EXPERIENCES, AND COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY. IT INVOLVES THOUGHTFUL CONSIDERATION AND INTENTIONALITY, WHERE EVERY ELEMENT IS PURPOSEFULLY CHOSEN TO ACHIEVE A SPECIFIC GOAL. GOOD DESIGN IS TIMELESS, FUNCTIONAL, AND EMPATHETIC, AIMING TO INSPIRE, EVOKE EMOTIONS, AND DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE. ULTIMATELY, DESIGN IS ABOUT MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE THROUGH THOUGHTFUL SOLUTIONS.