EDUCATION:

Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, New York, NY.
Masters, Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) , spring 2007.
Courses included: Physical Computing, Ubiquitous Computing, Industrial Design, Spatial Design, Big Games, Assistive Technology, Dynamic Web Development.

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.
Certificate in Graphic Design, spring 2005.
Included courses in Web Design and Advanced Illustration.

Tufts University, Boston, MA.
Audited C++ Programming, summer 2003.

Cambridge Community TV, Cambridge, MA.
Audio/visual video production classes, spring 2002 - spring 2003.

University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
B.A. in art history, 1999. Studied abroad in Italy and France.
Included courses in Advanced Drawing and 2-D and 3-D Design.

Scuola Lorenzo de' Medici, Florence, Italy.
Studio art courses in painting, summer 1996.

Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Seminars, Colorado Springs, CO.
Studio art courses, summer 1994.



WORK EXPERIENCE:

Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA.
User Interface Engineer/Web Technologist, September 2006 to present.
Previously: Intern, User Interface Engineering, May - August 2006.
Web-based promotions on iTunes stores worldwide.

Lumen Eclipse, Boston, MA.
Intern, Motion Graphics and Web Design, spring 2005.
Animations/videos and print illustrations for artists and businesses.

National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, MA.
IT/Editorial, August 2001 to July 2005.

Cambridge Community TV, Cambridge, MA.
Flash Animation Instructor, May 2002 - May 2003. Employee and volunteer.

PilgrimPage Graphic Design, Lawrence, KS.
Designer/Animator, February - December 2000.
Brand identities and promotions.

The Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy.
Intern, September 1999 - November 1999.



SKILLS:

Software:
Flash, AfterEffects, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator, Director, QuarkXPress, CorelDraw, CorelPaint. Mac and PC.

Programming:
HTML, XML, some knowledge of PHP/Perl, MySQL, CSS, C++, Java, JavaScript, Actionscript.

Other:
physical computing, mobile computing, A/V production, illustration, storyboarding, stop-motion/digital animation, clay sculpture/prototyping, woodworking, sewing, Italian fluency.



AWARDS AND EXHIBITIONS:

SIGGRAPH: Unravel Fashion, San Diego, 2007.
ITP Winter Show, 2005 and 2006, ITP Spring Show, 2006 and 2007.
ITP Scholarship, New York University, 2005-2007.
Amsden Award in Art History, University of Kansas, 1999.
Harley S. Nelson Scholarship in Art History, University of Kansas, 1998.
Honor's Program, University of Kansas, 1995-1999.
Art and Design Department Full Scholarship, University of Kansas, 1995.
Sharpe Scholar Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation, 1994.


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