Photo by Genevie Vigil

Passionate about fashion design since childhood, I started working as a costume designer, seamstress, and dressmaker for a wedding planner.  Although I began my career as an electrical engineer designing microprocessors, I always continued designing and making clothing. To strengthen my technical and creative skills, I earned two associate degrees in Fashion from West Valley College and my MFA in Fashion Design at Academy of Art University. My education has helped me refine my identity as a designer.