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OBJECTIVE
Showcase my Regeneration of the
Coral Reefs series of paintings at
Chico Paper Company. Inspire the
community to save marine life, work
towards climate justice and promote
wellness.
CONTACT
Phone: 530-***-****
Email: ***********@*****.***
Website: etsy.com/shop/SowHappyCreations
Portfolio: https://ekitidesign.net
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ekitidesign
SKILLS
Ekiti Ross-Walcott
Author, Entrepreneur, Visual + Strategic Designer
PROFESSIONAL
MANAGER • FRESH SOWHAPPYCREATIONS + EKITIDESIGN • Aug. 2014 – Present • Eugene, OR
@sowhappycreations, @ebrwwwear, @jamericannyams, @oakflowerfarm, @doctorbirdbinos
~ 10 hours/week
Design and promote products on social media platforms. Produce, process, and implement products for sale in the community. Create ecommerce sales with Etsy, Instagram, and PayPal. Receive, process, and ship handcrafted orders from a certified home kitchen. LANDSCAPER • MASSACHUSETTS •
Spring 2022 – Summer 2022 • Springfield, MA
~ 10 hours/week
Pull weeds, plant flowers, mulch, clip branches and maintain the landscape for multiple properties and clientele in Western Massachusetts. Purchase materials at local garden supply store. DESIGN INTERN • OFFICE OF TRIBAL RELATIONS (OTR) • Fall 2020 – Fall 2021 • Chico, CA
~ 10 hours/week
Maintained and created content for the local tribe [Mechoopda Maidu] and their annual activities within the CSU, Chico Cascade website platform. Created and promoted informational, printed, and remote campaigns for this office and its involvement in the local community. DESIGN INTERN • ASSOCIATED STUDENTS (AS) SUSTAINABILITY • Fall 2019 – Spring 2020 • Chico, CA
~ 10 hours/week
Created a wide range of design materials for social media promotional outreach to students and faculty. Coordinated and designed with team to meet all design project deadlines for the Associated Students of Sustainability department at CSU, Chico.
SUPPORT ENGINEER • GOOGLE: GLASS + WALLET •
Jan. 2014 – Jul. 2014 • Mountain View, CA
~ 45 hours/week
Sustained, promoted, and ensured excellent customer service and satisfaction of Glass and Wallet explorers over the phone and via call center messaging platforms. Troubleshooted technical issues effectively across a variety of devices and platforms, nurtured customers efficiently. Managed high technical call and email volume throughout the day. IT SUPPORT SPECIALIST • PBHS, INC.•
Jul. 2013 – Jan. 2014 • Santa Rosa, CA
~ 45 hours/week
Maintained websites for many dental offices using WordPress, ASP, ASP.NET. Communicated with support and development team to resolve advanced web design issues; improved clients’ Information Technology (IT) relationships. Programmed patient intake forms for dental offices in Adobe Acrobat. DISTRIBUTION, LOGISTICS + DESIGN • LULU*S FASHION LOUNGE, INC. • May 2010 – June 2013 • Chico, CA
~ 50 hours/week
Maintained an extensive knowledge base of the products in stock within an ecommerce website platform; managed high volume warehouse inventory. Developed and implemented organizational systems within a warehouse setting. Created promotional content for website within Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator: photo edited images of models wearing merchandise and created graphics. PROFICIENT
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Portfolio
iOS
Android
macOS
Windows
Google Programs
Microsoft Programs
Canva
KNOWLEDGEABLE
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Animate
Adobe Dreamweaver
Premiere Pro
Adobe Xd
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
ACADEMIA
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA),
Communication Design •
Fall 2021 •
California State University, Chico, CA
CSU Dean’s List: 3.7 Cumulative GPA
Crankstart Scholarship & B. Gordon/Lotys
Sandstorm Gibb Memorial Scholarship,
2019 – 2021
Associate in Arts (AA), Graphic Design •
Spring 2018 •
Butte Community College, Oroville, CA
PUBLICATIONS
JAMERICAN NYAMS Cookbook, 2022
Instructional Binoculars Booklet, 2021
REFERENCES
[please email, call or text first to make an
appointment with my references]
® Joey Silveira, Retired, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 530-***-****,
******.********@*****.***
® Jane Venes, Lecturer, CSU Chico,
***********@*****.***
® Amber Noel-Camacho, Tribal Relations
Specialist, CSU Chico, 530-***-****,
*****-*******@********.***
® Rachel McBride-Praetorius, Director,
Office of Tribal Relations, CSU Chico,
********@********.***
® Melissa Fuller, Product Manager,
RevenueWell, 707-***-****,
********@***********.***
® Sophie Konuwa, Director, Small Business
Development Center (SBDC), Butte
College, ********@*****.***
® Amanda Jensen, Lecturer, CSU Chico,
*********@*********.***
VOLUNTEER + LEADERSHIP
WEBSITE EDITING • BUTTE COUNTY LOCAL FOOD NETWORK • 2023 • Chico, CA
~ 10 hour/week
Migrate website. Streamline newsletter functionality. Make requested edits as needed. LAND STEWARD + FARMHAND • OAK HILL PROPERTY •
2022 – 2023 • Eugene, OR
~ 15 hour/week
Maintained an active three acre agricultural permaculture and native plant property with large plant Nursery
(Greenhouse), 20 hen Chicken Coop with fruit and vine orchards: water plants, germinate seedlings, plant and steward native plants, prune fruit trees and berries, harvest produce, feed laying chickens, collect eggs, raise chicks to pullets, set traps for pests, weed whack, manage weeds, move soil and mulch pathways. MEMBER + DESIGNER • MLK UNITY BELOVED COMMUNITY •
2012 – Present • Chico, CA
~ 1 hour/week
Contribute to social justice efforts to combat systemic racism. Created a brand and logo for the work of Martin Luther King Jr. – Will carry forward the movement to foster anti-racism via unity and justice. CHILDCARE • THE YOUTH •
2017 • Chico, CA
~ 4 - 6 hours/week
Supervised and nurtured youth. Read books, played games, fed meals, walked, and played in the park. SET THE EXPECTATION (STE), NON-PROFIT STARTED BY BRENDA TRACY • 2019 • Chico, CA
~ 1 hour/week
Worked to end sexual misconduct. Combated sexual violence within our communities. Advocated for survivors. Spoke out against all forms of violence and work to educate the youth about its negative impacts on the world and its intense, negative ripple effect. VOLUNTEER • VERBENA FIELDS RESTORATION PROJECT •
Spring 2021 • Chico, CA
~ 1 hours/week
Developed and produced Doctor Bird Binoculars Instructional Booklet, Verbena Fields Trail Signage and doctorbirdbinoculars.org. Surveyed and produced a mockup sign for this location for visitors to observe and succeed in their bird watching efforts. Created the booklet for visitors to explore Verbena Fields and locate birds and capture photographs of them up close. Helped with efforts to implement Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) to continue to restore and steward the Lindo Chanel floodplain. Created 1D, 2D, 3D and 4D designs for this riparian ecosystem. BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY • CITY OF CHICO •
Fall 2021 • Chico, CA
~ 1 hours/week
Captured photos of native birds within lower, middle, and upper park. Shared photos with community birders and fellow stewards. Observed bird behavior. Developed an action plan to promote and care for the environment.
FIELD ASSESSMENT • UNITED STATES PUBLIC LAND •
Fall 2021 • Chico, CA
~ 1 hours/week
Visited the public lands and National Park Units daily to record data. Went to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Llano Seco Unit and photographed the ecology and wildlife in the field. Surveyed and monitored changes within the environment. Gathered photo data of plant species, bird species, waterways, and signage. Assessed the need to implement change for the purpose of conservation. MEMBER • AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF GRAPHIC ARTS (AIGA) • Boston Chapter, San Francisco Chapter + California State University, Chico Student Group • Spring 2021 – Fall 2022
~ hour/week
Networked with other AIGA members via email and Slack. Continued to absorb knowledge within the field of Graphic and Visual Design. Represented the Visual and Strategic Design community. HOBBIES
painting, biking, photography, culinary arts and gardening
® Lana Adero, Middle School
English Professor, 413-***-****
® Emmanuel Adero, Deputy Chief
Officer for Equity and Inclusion UMASS,