Education |
Tufts University, College of Liberal Arts School of the Museum of Fine Arts Combined Degree Program Candidate for B.F.A. (Visual Arts) and B.A. (Architectural Studies) 2008 GPA: 3.96/4.0 Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Graduated June 2004 GPA: 3.8/4.0 |
| Experience |
InternalDrive Technology Camps - MIT Campus Summer 2006 Served as camp instructor and counselor. Led course on the basics of web design and Flash animation for children ages 9-17. Helped chaperone all camp activities and meals. Worked as part of a team to ensure a rewarding, safe, and positive experience for all campers and their parents. Acton Coffee and Ice Cream Summer 2006 Served as solo barista at a newly opened, locally owned coffee shop. Planned new menus and developed signature drinks. Designed menus, website, signage, labels, and window and trailer graphics. Helped plan layout of shop. Catalogued 80+ flavors of ice cream and battled insane rush hour customer demands. DemiDec Resources Ongoing Managed and directed 2005 language and literature writers team. Researched art historical topics from the United States Academic Decathlon competition curriculum. Authored practice exams and study guides. Designed covers for published products, promotional materials, order forms, and banners. Freelance Graphic Design and Web Design Ongoing Developed web sites, graphics, logos, templates, etc. by individual commission. Took projects from idea conception to polished final product. Coded HTML and CSS with attention to multi-browser compatibility and standards compliancy. Worked closely with clients to satisfy their goals in a timely manner. Tufts University Sociology and Anthropology Department Work-study, ongoing Worked with professors and academic department leaders to redesign, maintain, and expand upon existing departmental and faculty project web sites. Projects included: a program brochure and informational website for annual Greater Boston Anthropology Consortium Roundtable and a webpage for the Tufts Anthropology Collective, a student-led group. Accolade Test Preparation 2004-2005 Researched trends and style of SAT Verbal exams. Authored SAT Verbal practice exams. Collaborated with company leader to achieve appropriate level of test difficulty and variety. |
| Activities & Shows | "Campus Cooking" food column, published weekly in Tufts Daily, university newspaper Young Entrepreneurs of Tufts, board member, technology officer 2007 SMFA Artist's Books Area Show 2006 SMFA "Exquisite Corpse" Juried Show 2005 Annual SMFA Printmaking Area Show 2005 Tisch Library Architectural Design Student Exhibit "Surreality Check" comic strip, published monthly in Tufts Observer, student magazine |
Skills | Web development: XHTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, XML, MySQL; Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash, Actionscript 2.0 Computer Graphics: Macromedia Fontographer, Macromedia Fireworks, Macromedia Freehand, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, digital photography CAD and 3-D Modeling/Animation: Audesk VIZ, Blender, AutoCAD, Lightwave Word processing and spreadsheets: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint Working knowledge of Mac OS X, Mac OS Classic, UNIX (Linux and Solaris), Windows 95 or later computer platforms |