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EDUCATION:

BFA in Industrial Design, May 2008
Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, PA


EXPERIENCE:

- Curator's assistant, Carnegie Museum of Art, Summer 2008
Conducted research and cataloging for an upcoming exhibit of the work of influential Pittsburgh design firm Peter Muller-Munk Associates

- Industrial Designer, Robot250 Project, CMU Robotics Institute, Summer 2007/2008
Worked to design the "Canary", a DIY environmental sensing device with physical control outputs. Helped conduct robotic art workshops around Pittsburgh.

- Interaction Designer, Firefly Sensor Networks, Fall 2007
Designed a multi-purpose ID badge/USB device which connects to a wireless infrastructure of environmental sensors.

- Woodworking Assistant, Arimoto Design+Woodworking, Summer/Fall 2006
Volunteered under Japanese woodworker Tadao Arimoto, co-designing, fabricating and finishing hand-made furniture.


RECOGNITION:

- Semi-finalist, CHI Student Design Competition 2008
Conducted on-site research and designed a public space intended to assist homeless urban citizens. Defended the design to a panel of judges in Florence, Italy

- Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
Awarded the BSA's highest rank, after completing a 100 man-hour service project


RELEVANT SKILLS:

- Adobe Creative Suite
- Processing Programming Enviornment
- Woodworking/Physical Prototyping
- SolidWorks, Rhinoceros, and Pro/Engineer 3D Modeling Software
- Investigative Research