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Education
Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, New York, NY
M.P.S from Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) , Spring 2007.
Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
B.A. In International Relations and History Brown University, Spring 1999.
Iona College, New Rochelle, NY
A.A. In Business Administration from Iona College , Spring 1997.
Professional Experience
Frog Design, New York, NY.
Design Analyst » Present
freeFormed.net LLC, New York, NY.
Collaborator<>User Experience Researcher» 2007
A hybrid social network platform for mobile video posting and sharing, I took part in the research, concept development, and interaction design.
Witness.org (Social Justice Internship sponsored by NYU), New York, NY.
Researcher<>UI Designer» Fall 2006
Researched deployment of mobile technology within emerging nations.
Designed and developed administrative interface for networked mobile/video sharing web based platform
Theatrical Wardrobe Union/ Local 764, New York, NY.
Graphic Designer<>Project Manager ,08.2003 » 04.2005
Responsible for the design of all printed materials (posters, newsletters, stationery, website) as well as the design and front end development of the web site and all technology related matter
(database servers/back-end database maintenance /LAN network maintenance).
LookingForTheSun.org, Asmara, Eritrea.
Independent Filmmaker,»02.2002 » 03.2003
The highlight of my professional career, I spent 9 months in Eritrea and Egypt filming my first independent self-financed documentary about the role women have and are playing in the formation of Eritrea. This film was a true labor of love and is currently in post-production.
Teachscape.com, New York City, NY.
Web Developer/ Associate Video Editor,»04.2001- » 12.2002
Part of a multi-disciplinary interactive/ video post-production team. Both departments were responsible for the development of various interactive mediums for our e-learning courses.
My primary focus was at first in front-end development and then on to the editing of our QuickTime based e-learning movies. I also designed and edited graphics for our
online courses as well as beta testing on all platforms and doing end-user research.
ClubPlanet.com, New York City, NY.
Collaborator<>ISP Services Director ,04.1999--» 02.2001
I helped with four partners in the re-launching of ClubPlanet.com and helped build it into a well established nightlife portal with over 3 million unique visits a month as well as a expanded network of cities.
I can honestly say that this is was one of my most challenging endeavors but also one of the most rewarding.
Skills Sets:
Software: Final Cut Pro, Homesite, Photoshop, Google SketchUp,
Omni Graph Pro, understanding of AfterEffects,VISO, CorelPaint. Mac and PC.
Programming: HTML, CSS, some knowledge of J2ME, PHP/Perl, MySQL, AJAX,
JavaScript, Actionscript.
Other: Creative Concept Development, User Centered Research, Information Architecture, Video Compression, Project Facilitation and Planning, Prototyping,
Digital Delivery Formats, Physical Computing, Mobile Computing, A/V production, Illustration, Storyboarding, Stop-Motion/Digital Animation,
Clay Sculpture/Prototyping, Woodworking.
Awards And Exhibitions
Tisch Deans Fellowship. New York University, 2005-2007.
ITP Spring Show 2007, ITP Winter Show 2006, ITP Spring Show 2006,
Presenter: The Young Investigators Culture technology, Seoul, Korea, Fall 2006
Presenter: The Microsoft Research Design Expo, Seattle, WA, Summer 2005
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