Summary

  • Detail-oriented, able to manage a project from inception through production
  • Subtle, well thought out conceptual abilities
  • Able to fuse nature, art and organic materials into functional designs
  • Good team player, able to work with a variety of indivduals to achieve goals

Design Related Experience

  1. Client-sponsored Solar Technology Studio, California College of the Arts

    San Francisco, California, September 2008-Present
    Industrial Design studio sponsored by Ecole Polytechnique Federale (EPFL) and the University of Art and Design, Lausanne, Switzerland. Project investigates environments and objects integrating new solar technologies. Current area of research focuses on creating adaptive power sources in office building and homes. Other participants include Royal College of Art, London, and Ecole Nationalle Superieure de Creation Industrielle, Paris.
  2. Graduate Fellow, Headlands Center for the Arts

    Sausalito, California, June 2004-2005
    Year-long artist-in-residency program providing individual studio space to artists. Work focused on exploring perceptions of place and self.
  3. Teaching Assistant, Mills College Department of Art History

    Oakland, California, Spring 2004
    In-class lecturer and TA. Created and presented lectures on contemporary art to undergraduate students. Organized and led a class symposium on international contemporary art. Assisted in the preparation of course syllabi and prepared materials for weekly slide lectures.
  4. Museum Assistant, Mills College Art Museum

    Oakland, California, Fall 2003
    Assisted in the design and installation of temporary and permanent exhibitions for on campus gallery. Reorganized museum storage facilities to create a more efficient use of space. Updated and maintained the permanent collection database, increasing the quality and reliability of the data.
  5. Intern, National Gallery of Art, Department of Design and Installation

    Washington, D.C., Summer 2000
    Assisted in the design, installation, and research for "Art Noveau, 1890-1914." Created maquettes of artwork to assist curatorial staff in the planning of upcoming exhibitions. Silkscreened signage, labels, and custom patterns for special exhibitions. Cataloged and maintained the museum's permanent frame collection.
  6. Intern, Dolphin Press

    Baltimore, Maryland, Spring 1998
    Designed, silkscreened and letterpressed announcements and posters for visiting artist lecture series. Printed limited edition books and folios for artists and poets.

Work Experience

  1. Enrollment Counselor, California College of the Arts

    San Francisco, California , July 2005-May 2007
    Worked with perspective students reviewing portfolios and admission applications. In addition, evaluated credentials and made admission decisions. Prepared and gave presentations during campus events. Managed student recruitment that included scheduling travel, school visits, and attending national portfolio days. Coordinated and maintained student blogs and undergraduate chats.
  2. Records Coordinator, Maryland Institute College of Art, Graduate Admission

    Baltimore, Maryland, August 2000- June 2002
    Organized annual review of applicants slides and application materials including distribution of applications and portfolios to appropriate departments. Maintained graduate applicant database including running weekly statistics for board meetings.

Software

  • Alias Studio Tools
  • InDesign
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Ashlar-Vellum Graphite

Shop Skills

  • Sketching
  • Modelmaking
  • Woodworking
  • Sewing
  • Silkscreen
  • Letterpress

Education

  1. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design

    California College of the Arts
    San Francisco, California, Anticipated graduation, May 2010
  2. Master of Fine Arts, Studio Arts

    Mills College
    Oakland, California, 2004
  3. Bachelor of Fine Arts, General Fine Arts

    Maryland Institute College of Art
    Baltimore, Maryland, 1999