Resume
Education
Columbia College Chicago, 2007-2011 (expected)
- B.F.A. Candidate- Interactive Arts and Media.
- GPA- 3.6/4.0 (as of May 2010).
- Twice named to the School of Media Arts’ Dean’s List.
- Sample coursework: Story Development for Interactive Media, Generative and Algorithmic Art, Computer-Controlled Installation Environments, Public Art, Navigational Interfaces Game Design, Simulation Design, Object-Oriented Programming, XNA Game Programming, Sound for Interaction
Experience
Chicago Youth Voices Network | 916 S. Wabash, Ste. 108, Chicago, IL
Web Developer (Summer/Fall 2010)
- Worked extensively with Wordpress to update and maintain site content.
- Researched and implemented new features and bug fi xes.
- Designed more user-friendly approaches for interacting
- with pre-existing data visualization content.
Tribal Elder Productions | 6725 N. Sheridan Rd, Ste. 304, Chicago, IL
Web Design Intern (May 2010 – Present)
- Worked with Photoshop to produce visual mockups.
- Created a site structure and hierarchy focused on usability and compelling content.
- Designed and implemented new site layout.
- Implemented Wordpress for managing and updating content.
Columbia College Chicago | 916 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL
Student Worker, Interactive Arts + Media department (September 2008 – Present)
- Created software and hardware tutorials for students.
- Maintained and updated content on the department wiki/knowledge base.
- Served as a teacher’s assistant for several faculty members.
- Led workshops for high-profi le hardware assets (e.g. Laser Cutter, Large-
- Format Printer) and specialized software (e.g. Processing, PureData).
- Offered assistance and tutoring for students and faculty.
Skills
- Interactive Media: Processing, Arduino, openFrameworks, PureData/Pd-GEM, Max/MSP, Isadora
- Web Design: XHTML, CSS, XML, PHP, Javascript, AJAX, Flash
- Graphic and Print Design: Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Fireworks
- Sound and Video: Audacity, Soundforge, Audition, Premiere
- Game Development: Torque 3D, Torque Game Engine Advance, Source SDK/Hammer Editor, Unreal Editor 3
- Programming: C#, Java, C++
- Development Platforms, Environments, and CMS: Microsoft .NET 3.5, Visual Studio 2008, Eclipse, CodeIgniter, Joomla!, CodeBlocks, Wordpress, MediaWiki
Exhibitions
- 2010- POV, Hyde Park Art Center
- 2010- Hokin Honors Exhibit, Hokin Gallery, Columbia College Chicago
- 2010- Currents, IAM Project Rm., Columbia College Chicago
- 2009- eschatology/APOCALYPSE, IAM Project Rm., Columbia College Chicago (collab. with Laura Thompson)
- 2008- Art of Play II, IAM Project Rm., Columbia College Chicago
Awards, Recognition, Service
- 2010- SIGGRAPH 2010 Student Volunteer, Los Angeles
- 2010- Hokin Honors, Columbia College Chicago
- 2009- Retention Award, Columbia College Chicago


