Madison College (MATC) - Part-Time Instructor                                                          Madison, WI    Spring, Fall 2010
Instructor for the Continuing Education department’s software development classes specializing in Adobe’s Creative Suite, Mac OS and design workshops. Breaks down complex tasks and explores the tools and overall understanding of the software systems.

A.S., Microbiology. Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Rock Valley College, 1996

B.S., Fine Arts, Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1999

M.F.A, Design and Technology, Magna Cum Laude, Dean’s List, Parsons School for Design, 2007

Certificate, Educational Communication and Technology, New York University - Steinhardt, 2008 - 2010

Visual Design, Summer Intensive 2006, M.F.A. Course, Parsons School for Design

Design Workshops: Adobe Illustrator, Web Management/HTML. Summer/Fall 2006, M.F.A., Undergraduate Workshops, Parsons The New School for Design

Sophomore Production, Spring 2007, Teaching Assistant, Undergraduate Course, Parsons The New School for Design

Teaching Assistant, Spring 1994, Rockton Grade School, 4th Grade Math and Science

Math and Science Tutor, Grace Lutheran Church, 1993

The New School University - Communications and External Affairs, Designer for School Branding, 2005 - 2006

State University of New York - Purchase College, Publications Manager, 2002 - 2005

University of Vermont - Department of Medical Photography, Project programmer and Technology Consultant, 2002

University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1997 - 2000
College of Law - Continuing Legal Education, Technical Consultant, 1998 - 2000
University System, Design and Project Management, In-house designer, 1998-1999
Printing Services, Customer Service Representative, 1998
Associated Students of Madison Press, Designer, 1997-1998

• SIGGRAPH Space-Time International Competition 2007, Second Place Winner, Interactive Program
• Dean’s Academic Scholarship, 2006 & 2007
• Project Grant - A7 Engineering, Inc., 2006
• Parsons The New School for Design Bootcamp Grant, 2006
• Dean’s List: RVC 1994-1996, UW, 1996-1999, Parsons, 2005-2007

The C.M. Galler Shooting Galler(y) Experience; The Influence of Nostalgia on Imagined Realities, May 2007

Cultural Interfaces Networks: Flows, Borders, and Identities; A solution to the breakdown social of networks and the family dynamic, May 2006

Women’s Contributions to Computer Science, 3 episodes: Countess Ada Lovelace, Admiral Grace Hopper, and Dr. Angela Belcher, Podcast, May 2006

Computation - UnResistorable; Electronic new media and programming, Video demos, Blog. Jan. 2006

Clientside; Islands in the Stream, web published May 2006

Blog/Reblog; Programmed to collect web-bot comments, Blog began April 2007

The Daily Cardinal, University Paper, University of Wisconsin, Graphics Editor, 1999, Assistant Graphics Editor, 1998

• New York University, Administrative Management Council Art Show, Salmagundi Club Gallery, May 2008
• MAKE MAGAZINE BLOG, Featured Sept. 12, 2007
• MFADT EXHIBITION May 31–June 9, 2007 Chelsea Art Museum, NYC
• PROCESS Bendheim Gallery, June 2007, Greenwich, CT
• Purchase College Exhibition June, 2005

• Phi Theta Kappa - Academic Honors Society
• AIGA - the professional association for design

• Cloudred Multimedia, 2006,
• Conde Nast/ CondeNet - Interactive Designer, 2007,
• Mechtronics Display Company - Display Design, 2003,
• General Electric - Corporate, Print and Web Design, 2002
• Gardener’s Supply Company / Dutch Gardens, Project Manager, Lead Designer, 2000 - 2002
• PostScript Inc. - Marketing and Public Relations, Project Manager, New Media Developer, 2000
• Promega Corporation - Marketing Department - Graphic Designer, 1999 - 2000

Additional Clients: Kodak Film, Celestial Seasons Tea, Waterpic, Dr. Scholls’, NBC, United Way, Yahoo,
Emily Post Institute, Norwich University, NYAGRA.com

Educational Topic: Literacy: Sentence Structure: Writing for Fun
Target Age: Middle School: 10-13, Problem: Inability to understand basic sentence structure and writing skills,
Proposal: Spy Blog, Secret codes for understanding language and grammar

Educational Topic: Designing for Playful Learning; Adaption of existing video games, Directions and Map Reading, Proposal: Paper prototype played using “Burnout 3”, or any similar driving/racing game.

Educational Topic: How adults learn through new media: Learning basic concepts of electricity through educational DIY. Target Age: Adult. Proposal: DIY Community Blog, Electricity 101.