About Me
HI, MY NAME IS CAROLINA CONGDON, I AM A PROFESSIONAL GRAPHIC DESIGN ARTIST ORIGINALLY FROM TACNA, PERU. GROWING UP I ALWAYS HAD A PASSION FOR DESIGN, WHICH LEAD ME TO EARN AN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN DEGREE FROM THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF JORGE BASADRE. IN 2005 I CAME TO THE UNITED STATES FOR BRIEF VISIT WHERE I PLANNED TO STUDY ENGLISH. TO MY SURPRISE, I MET AND FELL IN LOVE WITH MY HUSBAND WHO CONVINCED ME TO RELOCATE TO NEW YORK.
AFTER MOVING TO NEW YORK, I EARNED A SECOND DEGREE IN GRAPHIC DESIGN, FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS I HAVE WORKED AS THE LEAD GRAPHIC DESIGNER FOR DR. LEONARDO INTERACTIVE WEBSERVICES IN NEW YORK WHERE I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR BRAND DEVELOPMENT, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, USER INTERFACE DESIGN, AND PRODUCTION OF OUR HEALTHCARE WEBSITE LIBRARY.
EDUCATION:
master of science, user experience design
Kent State University. (Online Program)
Kent, Ohio.
Starting date: September 2015
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (A.A.S.), COMMERCIAL ART: DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
Nassau Community College.
Garden City, New York.
Summa Cum Laude
BACHELOR IN ARCHITECTURE
Universidad Nacional Jorge Basadre Grohmann.
Tacna, Peru
Valedictorian
WES (World Education Services) International Evaluation and Credentials available
Awards
- Candidate for the Honor of Valedictorian at Nassau Community College, Spring 2013.
- Third place at the 2013 Student Multimedia Arts & Writting Competition at NCC.
- NCC Foundation Award of Excellence, Spring 2013.
- Selected as part of Women's History Month NCC Library Art exposition.
- Award of Merit at the 2013 NCC Art student Competition Exhibition.
- Suny Empire State and NCC Foundation Diversity
- Honors Scholarship, Fall 2012
- Nassau County Part time Scholarship, Fall 2012.
- Computer Graphics Club Scholarship, Spring 2012.
- Ncc Foundation Part Time Scholarship, Spring 2012.
- Finalist in The Center for the Arts and Humanities' Journeys poster competition.
- Award of Excellence at the 2012 NCC Art student Competition Exhibition.
- Dean's list for the Fall 2011 semester.