Resume [download]
| Education | Objective | |
|---|---|---|
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago Bachelor of Fine Arts 2009 Emphasis in Designed Objects |
My goal is to participate in developing products that foster interesting experiences, interaction, and activity. |
| Press Coverage | Exhibitions | |
|---|---|---|
| Fast Company blog by Michael Cannell [link] Design per l’era di Obama - Ultrafragola [link] Design Boom coverage of the SAIC exhibit at Salone Satellite 2009 [link] |
2009 Making Modern (Chicago, US) 2009 Salone Internazionale del Mobile (Italy) -Danese Milano’s “Expanding Classroom” -SAIC’s “Objects for the Age of Obama” |
| Skill Types | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ideation | Focus on play and narrative. | |
| Prototyping | Woodshop machinery, laser cutter, CNC, Rhino 4. | |
| Research | Reading between the lines. | |
| analysis | Basic market research. | |
| Graphics | Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign. | |
| Presentation | Composition and info hierarchy. | |
| Others | Microsoft Word and Powerpoint. | |
| Skills | Conversant in Mandarin. | |
| Personality |
|---|
| Observational and analytical. |
| Solutions oriented. |
| Interested in cause and effect, train of thought, and patterns of habit. |
| Always interested in learning new things or why something works the way it does. |
| Quick hands-on learner. |
Employment History
- Webmaster for clothing designer Mary Ellen Berglund [link]
- 2009 - Now
- – Developed an identity for the company that resonates with the customer base.
- – Created ads that communicate quickly and consisely without being obnoxious.
- – Customized client’s online store using XHTML and CSS.
- – Periodically update content.
- Webmaster for architect Gwenyth Faye Reigle [link]
- 2008 - 2009
- – Conferred with client about their identity and objectives prior to ideation.
- – Transformed client’s portfolio into easily navigable and digestable units of information.
- – Helped client pare down verbose paragraphs into concise sentences.
- – Ensured website compliance with W3C standards in XHTML and CSS.
- – Periodically update content.
- Information Resources and Facilities Management (IRFM) at SAIC
- Resource Technician, 2007 - 2008
- – Worked as tech support and maintained school projectors.
- – Filed / submitted work orders for classroom maintenance.
- Camp Counselor at Camp Thoreau
- 2005 - 2006
- – Developed theater activities that engaged boys’ interests.
- – Witnessed how boys and girls learn differently.
- – Mediated disputes between children.