Hi There,
I'm Quierra!

The current Assistant Director of Digital Marketing at Georgetown's McDonough School of Business. While working at the university I received my master's degree in Integrated Marketing and Communications, and I am currently working on a certificate in Multidisciplinary Business. Prior to working at Georgetown, I was the lead graphic and web designer at Silent Circle. I also participated in several Hackathons such as Hoya Hacks, and SXSW hackathon, and worked on several freelance projects.
MakerBae is a digital media and manufacturing production project I am currently working on in my free time.

View my LinkedIn profile to learn more about me or follow me on Instagram for random photos.

Baltimore Hackathon

MakerBae 30 Earring Challenge

I am a digital manufacturing newbie, I started Makerbae last year to raise awareness of the possibilities for women in Manufacturing.
The 30 Earrings Challenge is a personal challenge I took on for the Baltimore Hackathon to make 30 earrings this weekend.

Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business

Assistant Director of Digital Marketing

Currently, I support digital production activities to help build the McDonough School of Business brand. I work closely with PR and events teams to plan and develop branded multi-channel marketing campaigns spanning social media, email, web, blog, and print collateral. I have lead a wide range of design projects, facilitating discovery sessions, establishing scope of work, pitching concepts, and communicating roll-out plans to stakeholders. I manage the website, using Google Optimize and Google Analytics to conduct user tests and analyze web performance.

MakerBae

Founder, Creative Director

MakerBae, formerly L80 Media, is a media and manufacturing project I am currently working on. For the past two years I have been exploring the capabilities of various emerging technologies such as Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, 3D Printing, and consumer electronics for CNC machining. MakerBae is not a blog, I will be showcasing my maker sucesses and failures on this page.

Hoya Hacks- Motif

Designer and Developer

Working on Motif was a great experience. It was my introduction to the world of social impact mobile apps. I started out as the primary designer for Motif, mocking up the user experience, selecting the color scheme, and the creating logo subsequent branding, but as time ran short I also helped develop segments of the application.

Graduate Studies Coursework

Complex Brand Audit

During my studies at Georgetown I conducted a brand audit of Complex, a magazine publication turned digital media production oranization. During this audit, I learned to analyze a brand and discover which of the brand's characteristics and qualites are most effective, and report of possible areas for improvement.

Graduate Studies Coursework

Integrated Marketing Consultant

Working with my client on an integrated marketing campaign a great experience. After much planning and research, I created a pretty awesome integrated marketing campaign for indulgers of the travel experience economy.

Baltimore Hackathon- Leaf Track

Designer

During this project, I learned how to work on a diverse team of experts to solve a real-world problem using design and technology. I worked with a talented team of developers on Leaf Track to solve Baltimore's Opioid Epidemic. Together we created a presentable and through a solution that would essentially connect those in need with specific medical resources with potential to help.

SXSW 2017 Hackathon

Designer

SXSW 2017 was my very first hackathon and my introduction to the world of augmented and virtual reality. It was a pleaser to help Madame Gandhi design and execute on a mobile app.

Silent Circle

Lead Graphic and Web Designer

I joined Silent Circles' marketing team when they were a small team of 4 people. At that time, my work consisted of executing web graphics and minor web updates. As the company grew my design projects grew and I would soon become responsible for creating content marketing collateral, and cross-channel digital marketing campaigns. I also supported the development of visual designs for new products in collaboration with a global team of engineers, project managers, and technical experts.

About Me
As an up-and-coming media and marketing professional with eight years’ experience, I walk the edge of technology advancement to maintain consumer connections and competitive positioning.

Through effective marketing strategy, design, and project management within established private and public organizations—as well as in independent freelance engagements—I have time and again proven my ability to transform ideas into innovative collateral and web design that cultivates a specific brand identity and consumer experience. Further, my experience as a repeat hackathon winner demonstrates my ability to think creatively and engage my well-rounded technical competencies to solve business challenges.