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Highlights
- Nine years professional experience as Information Architect / Art Director / Web developer for a telecommunications publishing company in Boston.
- Architect Intern while a studet at Massachussetts Institute of Technology.
- Organized a successful non-profit spiritual, social, support group buddhabuddies.org
- Designed an award winning clock made of recycled materials.
- Created an interactive exhibit displayed at the Boston Museum of Science.
- Created an enhanced Boston “T” to include four new subway lines filling important gaps in the current system.
- Certified Yoga Instructor
- Certified Kitchen Designer
Education
M.I.T. - Cambridge, MA - Fall 2001
Graduate work in City Design - Studies included urban mass transit, liveliness of place, transit villages and New Urbanism.
California State University - Arcata, CA - 1988-’91
B.A. 5/91 - Independant program in ‘Design for Humans and our Environment’ focused studies of sustainable architectural and industrial design. Program includes studies from the following Universities:
Concordia University - Montreal, QC - 1990-’91
Study abroad advanced industrial design courses.
Université Laval - Quebec, QC - 1990
Summer French language immersion.
C.S.U. - Long Beach, CA - 1985-‘87
Two years of introductory industrial design courses.
Architecture / ID
Kitchen Designer
Home Depot, Watertown, MA - 4/02 to present
Using 20/20 Design CAD system to design kitchens within customer specifications and budget.
Architectural Model Builder Intern
1/02 to present - J. Stewart Roberts - Somerville, MA
Constructed exterior and interior scale models. Designed scale CAD renderings with VectorWorks. Major team member for the design and development of the corporate website. Internship gained as a student at MIT.
Award Winning Product Design
10/94 to 2/95 - Forest Designs - Boston, MA
Designed and manufactured award-winning clock. Winner in the 1995 International Design Resource Awards in Seattle, WA. Toured in North America, Europe and Asia with the Ninth International Arango Design Exhibition “Re(f)use”.
Exhibit Design
8/93 to 11/93 - Immulogic Pharmaceutical - Boston, MA
Designed and constructed an interactive 3-D exhibit which integrated light, sound and sculpture to facilitate the communication of complex scientific information. Exhibited in the Boston Museum of Science.
Web Development
Information Architect
8/96 to 1/02 - IGI Consulting - Boston MA
Developed secure e-commerce website which brought in over 1/2 million dollars in its first year. Created four online databases and two conference websites. Planned, purchased and configured the computer hardware, software, ethernet network and email system for 25 employees. Setup and maintained the IT systems for international conferences. Supervised and trained the graphic designer and web manager. SITES DESIGNED: igigroup.com, fiberopticsyp.com, telecomcalendar.com telecomterms.com, telecom-books.com, photonicsbriefings.com, chinaconf.com.
Webmaster /Founder
11/99 to present - buddhabuddies.org - Boston, MA
Founded this successful Boston -based. Lead weekly group practice, organize and lead bi-annual retreat and field trips, created website and email system with more than 300 members as of 12/01.
Freelance Web Design
www.bostoninfosolutions.com, www.urbanvillageplan.org, www.jsrob.com.
Graphic Design
Art Director
11/92 to 8/96 - IGI Consulting - Boston MA
Designed and produced all print materials including: books and covers, newsprint directories, multi-color marketing materials, corporate identity and product identity. Responsible for all aspects of production from start to finish. Created organization system which networked all aspects of production resulting in a large savings of time and resources.
Advertising Designer
9/90 to 9/92 - The Link - Montréal QC
Negotiated with clients and sales manager. Created ads from draft to final product. Collaborated with editor on layout. Arranged ads with traditional paste-up.
Program Director
9/89 to 5/90 - ACAT TV • Arcata CA
Produced, edited and scheduled videos for airing. Liaison between the public and board of directors. Implemented the organizational procedures for video receiving, approving, editing and airing.
Volunteer
Buffet Cook
2/03 to 7/03 - Kalani Oceanside Retreat, Pahoa, HI
Work in a team of three to five cooks to prepare buffet-style meals for one hundred plus guests and staff. Experienced in breakfast, lunch and dinners including main dishes, salads, soups, salad bar prep and desserts. Calculated and produced recipes for large groups, Created popular dishes using leftovers, worked with ‘Hobart’ and organized kitchen stock and spices.
Computer Skills
SOFTWARE: 20/20 CAD, GoLive, DreamWeaver, Fireworks, FileMaker, PageMaker, Freehand, QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, M.S. Word, PowerPoint, Excel, VectorWorks, Omnipage, DeltaGraph.
LANGUAGES: CGI, Java Script, CDML, HTML.
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