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Curriculum Vitae

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Education

2011-present Currently enrolled in the MIT Media Lab, Master of Science, Cambridge, Massachusetts

2009-2011 Master of Fine Arts in Integrated Media Arts,
Hunter College, New York

2002-2007 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Arts, University of Oregon

Selected Exhibitions

2006
Automaphile
, Laverne Krause Gallery, University of Oregon

2007
Selected Works from DARTS at U of Oregon
, Lamar Dodd Gallery, Lamar Dodd School of Art, The University of Georgia
Contract
, LumpWest Project Space, Eugene Oregon
Perfect Attendance
, Terminal B.F.A exhibition, Eugene Oregon
Teleculture
, Pace Digital Gallery, New York
[PAM] Perpetual Art Machine, Traveling Project/Show, Art Basel Miami

2008
Electronic Social Club,
Hunter College, New York

2009
Surface Value
, Tractor Gallery, Portland Oregon
Expo,
Eyebeam, New York
Blur + Sharpen, University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles
Medium of Exchange -Group Show, Hunter College, New York
Formless in Context – A Study of Chaos and Discourse, Beta Spaces, New York

2010
Glasshouse
, Tractor Gallery, Portland Oregon
Pixilerations, First Works Festival, Rhode Island School of Design Providence

Professional Experience

present
Adjunct Professor, Hunter College
Game Programming

2010
Instructor, Long Island University, Brooklyn
play_Space: Elements of Game Development

Adjunct Professor, York College
Online Interaction and Internet Culture

Adjunct Professor, Hunter College
Understanding New Media

Designer and Developer, Tiltfactor, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
Developer and designer of socially pertinent video games.

2009-2010
Adjunct Professor, Hunter College
Introduction to Media Studies

Collaborative Resident, Eyebeam, New York
Programming assistance for Senior Fellow Jeff Crouse

2008
Interactive Developer, Animator, Operand, New York
Animation and development of interactive content for web and kiosk based interactive experiences.

Gallery Assistant, White Box Non Profit Art Space, New York
Performed general gallery maintenance and assisted with installation of work. Facilitated media production and archiving, managed website
.

2005-2006
Designer, Institute for Sustainable Development, University of Oregon
Managed website, designed promotional materials.

2004-2005
Designer, Developer and research assistant, Service Learning Program, University of Oregon
Organized and facilitated campus educational events promoting sustainability in addition to instructing workshops on web and media development tools.

Honors and Fellowships

2008-Present Graduate Academic Fellowship, Hunter College

2006-2007 Digital Arts Merit Scholarship, University of Oregon

2005 Service Learning Community Scholarship, University of Oregon

Workshops

2009
Introduction to Physical Computing and Microcontrollers, Integrated Media Arts, Hunter College
The Basics of WordPress, Integrated Media Arts, Hunter College

2008
Introduction to Object Oriented Programing, Integrated Media Arts, Hunter College

Additional Projects

2010 Communicating Forms: Aesthetics Relationality Collaboration, Art History and English Conference
University of Chicago

Heroine Project Participant: Highlighting Women in Technology

2009-present Web Ecology Project, Online culture and community Interdisciplinary research group

Professional Skills

Proficient in Python, C++ and C, OpenFrameworks, Processing, Actionscript, JavaScript, PHP/MySQL, Lingo, HTML5 and CSS
Aftereffects, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Flex, Air, Dreamweaver, Director, Sonar, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Blender, Toon Boom, Maya.
Physical Computing (Arduino)
Master Googler