BFA Communication Design with 2nd major Human-Computer Interaction
GPA 3.86
Related Coursework
HCI Methods
Advanced Typography
Basic Interface & Interaction Design
Programming Usable Interfaces
How People Work: Human Factors
Intro/Intermediate Programming
Mapping and Diagramming
Skills
Design
Research, Prototyping, and Evaluation Methods
Digital Pre-Press | Digital Photography
Software
Flash | Photoshop | Illustrator
InDesign | AfterEffects | Flex
Programming
XHTML / CSS | Java | ActionScript 3.0
Familiarity with JavaScript and PHP
Experience
YouTube User Experience Design Intern | Google
May 2010 – August 2010 | San Bruno, CA
Worked closely with YouTube designers, engineers, and project managers to design new features for video content creators and curators in the upload and management experience.
Interaction Designer | Carnegie Mellon HCII
January 2010 – May 2010 | Pittsburgh, PA
Working with existing research and a group of multidisciplinary students, designed a crowdsourced transit data system iPhone application for Pittsburgh Port Authority buses.
Visual Design Intern | Yahoo!
May 2009 – August 2009 | Sunnyvale, CA
Visual Design intern for Yahoo! Open Strategy User Experience and Design team. Created or modified visualizations for the Yahoo! Developer network products, including the Social APIs, Yahoo! Application Platform and Yahoo! Query Language workflows, as well as other design needs for the team.
Design Intern | Tank Design
May 2008 – August 2008 | Cambridge, MA
Worked on a variety of projects from user experience web design for eCommerce and eTravel
applications to print advertisements. Web design was selected by International Paper for the new
corporate website redesign. Other project clients included Puma, Fedex, Girl Scouts, TAMCO,
Mediaspectrum, and ventureOn.
Album Designer and Webmaster | Metzger Studios
May 2007 – January 2008 | Lexington, MA
Designed magazine-style wedding albums for clients, and updated and maintained studio's Flash-based website.
Freelance Design & Photography
May 2005 – Present
Design websites and print materials for clients ranging from online merchants to event planners. Photograph social and community events including weddings, town celebrations, and bar mitzvahs, as well as senior portraits, theatrical headshots, and sports events.
Activities
Adobe Student Representative for Carnegie Mellon University
Microsoft Firenze|BXT Competition
T.A. for Digital Photographic Imaging & Communication Design Fundamentals
