biography

I love to push the envelope of continuous personal improvement, both at home and at work. I hope to always live a purposeful life.

In my career I aspire to serve a company where there is room for growth, on-going education, research and development. A place where new technologies and techniques are investigated, considered and embraced. To work in a position where my creative talents in prepress solutions, problem-solving, project-planning or designing can be exploited. And although I perform well at repetitive tasks that do not require much thought, I live for the intellectual challenges. It matters not in what setting I find myself, whether working as part of a team, or independently. However, if the former, I do hope to be an integral part of a team that is open to creative and cultural differences. I believe diversity is the spice of life; an ideal I lovingly cling to.

I believe in wisdom, love, truth, faith, and justice. I guess you could say I am an a bit of an idealist. Vincent VanGogh, Ann Frank and Helen Keller are among some of my favorite visionaries. I hope to be a positive influence on those around me. To consistently honor the "Golden Rule" and consider others. To follow my heart, face challenges and adventures with boldness, and to always, always be true to myself.

I was born and raised in Puerto Rico, a common wealth of the United States. PR is a tiny island in the Caribbean Sea with a big, passionate heart. My people are rich in culture and so finding inspiration in the arts was always easy. I am very fortunate to have come from a family who has been continued to encourage my creative and intellectual pursuits.

Eventually my family moved to Florida, where the arts comprised the bulk of my curriculum electives at Coral Springs High School. From there I continued on to the Art Institute where I earned an Associates' Degree in Commercial Art and design. And the rest is history, really. Since then the Graphic Arts have been, not only my trade, but my most passionate pursuit. And I consider myself quite fortunate to have been there during those medieval times of darkrooms, negatives, rubylith and film stripping. I've watched this industry evolve so rapidly it boggles my mind. I love this trade for many reasons, but most of all because it offers so many exciting challenges and the wonderful opportunity for continuous education.