About
I’m a Senegalese-American musician, photographer, and developer born and raised in Los Angeles, California. I'm completing a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Pace University and my background is in software development and product + UI design. I began creating 3D Models and animations during the pandemic.
Projects
Worked with law students and UX design students over the course of 15 weeks to design an app that would address the power imbalance between tenants and landlords in Westchester county by allowing tenants to keep records, organize with other tenants, view housing analytics for their zipcode, and get in contact with advocates
Side Projects
I started teaching myself how to sculpt and animate 3D models using ZBrush, Blender, and Cinema4D.
Collaborated with my mentor Karlie Kloss to create promotional materials for her clothing line with Adidas.
I participated in two Adobe college design contests (Adobe x CreateSC: Virtual Designathon & College + Netflix Adobe Creative Jam) during quarantine, in which I led teams comprised of three other students both times in order to design apps in a 24-48 hour time span.
Awards
An app that I collaborated on with law and UX students at Pace University in order to address & provide solutions for the power imbalance between tenants and landlords in Westchester county won first place at the Brooklyn Law Innovators Invitational
Received acknowledgements for outstanding academic performance for spring semesters of 2020 & 2021
I became a Google Scholar after becoming one of the recipients for their 2022 "Women in Tech" scholarship.
Features
An interview I gave about my creative background for Creative Lives In Progress in collaboration with Lazy Oaf
I was awarded a Google Scholarship for Women in Tech
I was featured in Vogue as a result of working with my mentor Karlie Kloss to create promotional materials for her clothing line with Adidas
Work Experience
Education
Worked on web development projects using HTML, CSS, Python and Java languages while participating in Karlie Kloss's Kode With Klossy Web Development bootcamp, during which I connected with women in my field to discuss social issues and form mentor/mentee relationships
Certifications
I was awarded a certificate by the New York Chapter of the Design Factory for UI/ UX design on an app that I collaborated on with students at my school over the course of the spring semester of 2020
I participated in a fully immersive French course in Senegal during the Summer of 2018 and was awarded a certification at the conclusion of the course.