I grew up in Boonville, Missouri, a small town with roughly around 8,000 people. With many animals to take car of and a big pasture, my brother and I spent a lot of our childhood outside helping our father. However, I would spent much of my free time drawing or painting. 

 

When I entered High school, my love for art expanded to design and media. I took multimedia and graphic design classes to further explore my artistic interests. This gave my a background in Adobe products and lead to my interest in video production, particularly in video editing.

 

After that I decided to attend Missouri Western State University where I majored in Preforming and Cinematic Arts. I minored in animation and entrepreneurship to complement my major and ensure I have a background in business and visual effects. During my time in college, I joined many organizations, such as Alpha Sigma Phi where I held three leadership positions spanning over three years. I also was a member of Griffon Film Society where I was on the executive board for a year and participated in many films and projects carried out throughout my college years. Lastly, I was a director and camera operator for Griffon Production House. We filmed many Live Productions in St. Joe and Kansas City such as plays, concerts, and recitals 

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Throughout college, I worked at many places, including a Law Firm. However, one of the most compelling jobs I had was at Felix Street Gourmet. I was the Marketing and Media Manager for the restaurant and club upstairs. This is what got me interested in commercial production. There I managed their social media, took photos and videos of events, made advertisement to promote products, and designed menus, flyers, and logos. ​​