After achieving a BA from California College of the Arts in San Francisco, Lina got hired by one of the professors from the college. Starting her career at a small company as Ingalls Design quickly made her comfortable managing all tasks required at a design studio. So comfortable that her next step became starting her own business, working directly with clients, mainly found in the creative industries, such as fashion designers, architects, product designers and photographers. She was also recruited by both Draftfcb and Wessling Creative Group to art direct and design, based on retainer agreements.

In 2006 Lina decides she is ready to take on New York. She joins Doyle Partners, a design studio she had previously admired from afar. At Doyle Partners she contributes to many interesting projects for clients big and small, amogst others; Rockefellar Center, Johnson & Johnson, Proctor and Gamble, Lion Yarn, The Historic House Foundation, Cook + Fox Architects, ADC and Wired Magazine.