Hi! I'm Shannon.

I am a designer.
Born and raised in San Diego, California.
I am passionate about art and nature.

Growing up in San Diego, I’ve always had an intense interest in art, nature and design. As a child, I spent much of my time drawing and painting. I always strived to make my art as neat as possible. I took my first Adobe Photoshop class in high school, thus starting my freelance graphic design career. Soon I was creating logos and graphics for my sports team and local environmental groups.
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At Tufts, I majoring in Architecture, with a double minor in art history and Film & Media studies, blending structural thinking with creative storytelling, allowing me to design solutions that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. I was also apart of the Tufts Field Hockey team (captain senior year), where I helped my team win a conference title and two NCAA national runner up titles.

I explored different avenues of artistic expression through internships at Edge Architects in Dubai and the MIT museum during my junior and senior year. It wasn’t until my last semester of college when I took my first UX design class and had that “Aha!” moment.

Post grad I joined the startup Florian, a company that provides student loans through a community of alumni. Like a true startup, I wore many different hats and enjoyed the scrappy, fast-paced environment. At Florian, I designed and built their website, as well as running multiple social media accounts while creating marketing content.

In 2021, I joined Capital One Lab, as a product designer in New York City. The Lab is a multidisciplinary innovation team that builds new products in an effort to drive impact beyond existing roadmaps. As a design lead, I partner with teams across the enterprise to develop many of Capital One's core capabilities in technology, developing products covering topics such as fraud prevention, brand alignment, risk reduction, machine learning and AI.
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In my free time I like to explore various avenues of art from painting and embroidery, to knitting, sewing, and punch needle. As a true Californian, I also try to spend as much time outdoors as possible, whether it’s hiking, camping, or paddle boarding along the coast.