I came to design through making things with my hands.
I trained as an industrial designer and spent over a decade in product development. Then I started a five-acre farm in South Florida. Then one of my lowest days — and a decision to go back to school.
I cried through Python. I fell in love with building apps by accident. A free iOS certification turned into an Apple-funded internship. That turned into a wellness app on my phone. That turned into this studio.
I’m a multipotentialite — a designer, an agroecologist, a coder, a writer, and a dog rescuer. I work in English and Spanish. I build things that come from real life.
Maybe you’re a garden with many roots. So am I.
Certifications & Credentials
- AI Practitioner · Miami Dade College · 2026
- AI Awareness · Miami Dade College · 2026
- App Development with Swift Associate · Apple · 2025
- Data Visualization & AI Design · Canva + Flourish · 2025
- Google AI Essentials · Google · 2026
- Dreamaker GTM · Riipen · Miami Tech Works · 2026
- Master Gardener · UF/IFAS Extension · 2023
- Web Design Certificate · Miami Dade College
- Interior Design Certificate · Union County College · NJ
- Industrial Design · Pontificia Bolivariana University · Medellín, Colombia
Experience highlights
- Product Designer · Country Silk · NJ · 2014–2017 – Walmart & Dollar Tree accounts
- Agroecosystem Project Manager · University of Florida · 2023–2025
- Graphic Designer · Blue Green & Yellow · Miami · 2009–2011
- Visual Merchandiser · Target · NJ · 2013–2014
Currently
- UX/UI Designer · Dreamaker · Blackstone Program
- Building Catyobi Studio · South Florida
Catyobi Studio 