Ashton Design • Baltimore, Maryland. January 2007–September 2007

  • Developed concepts; researched materials; and worked with art directors to design print, logo, and signage projects
  • Researched photography and created fabrication documents for a university’s permanent photography installation
  • Managed projects through correspondence with clients, photographers, printers, 3D fabricators, and color-correctors
  • Oversaw press inspections of spot color, 4-color process, and engraving print jobs

The Aquidneck Land Trust • Middletown, Rhode Island. Summer 2006

  • Compared material samples and researched design techniques for trail signage
  • Designed silent auction slideshow using Adobe Photoshop and Apple iDVD
  • Aided with daily operation of stewardship department

Jack Johnson Company • Park City, Utah. Summer 2005

  • Created construction and demolition plans, and elevations for home renovation using AutoCAD
  • Conducted Phase I environmental site assessments and prepared relevant documentation
  • Aided in site surveying using GPS technology

George Sweeney Architect • LLC. New York, New York. Summer 2004

  • Researched products and building methods for luxury apartment renovations
  • Organized product library, updated office directory using Microsoft Excel
  • Visited construction sites with architects, attended meetings with contractors

Doner Direct Advertising Inc. • Baltimore, Maryland. Summer 2000

  • Shadowed creative directors and helped produce presentation boards for ADT alarm campaign
  • Categorized account information and developed new database system using Microsoft Excel
  • Sat-in for professional proof-reader, edited copy on direct mail advertisements

Software Knowledge

Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite 2 (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator including CAD plug-ins,
Acrobat, Bridge); Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint); Apple iLife Package
Intermediate Knowledge of Dreamweaver MX and AutoCAD

Maryland Institute College of Art • Baltimore, Maryland
Continuing Studies Graphic Design Certificate Program. Fall 2006–Spring 2007
Graphic Design I, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Dreamweaver MX, Typography 2

Rhode Island School of Design • Providence, Rhode Island
Summer Studies Program, Introduction to Architectural Design. Summer 2006
Designed structure intended to bring two different groups of people together in Providence

Davidson College • Davidson, North Carolina
Bachelor of Arts, Honors in Art History, May 2005
Minor in Anthropology, Magna Cum Laude, Cumulative GPA: 3.75/4.0

  • Honors thesis on British art collector Charles Saatchi’s shaping of contemporary connoisseurship
  • Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Inducted April 2005
  • Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society (ODK), Inducted April 2005
  • Pepper Merit Scholarship in the Visual Arts, Class of 2005 Recipient

Parsons School of Design, New School University • New York, New York
Summer Intensive Studies Program, Integrated Design. Summer 2004
Implemented Adobe Illustrator to create interactive mapping system of Red Hook, Brooklyn

Davidson College • Davidson, North Carolina

Jewish Student Union, 2001–2005
Appointed Treasurer, 2002–2004

  • Networked with local companies and organized students to conduct fund-raisers
  • Developed relationship with North Carolina Hillel organization
  • Collaborated with other students, chaplain’s office, and local rabbi to broaden campus presence

Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, 2002-2005
Elected Kitchen Manager, 2004

  • Organized and oversaw waitering and clean-up duties for daily lunches and dinners in 60-member house
  • Worked with professional chef to improve nutritional value of meals
  • Instituted email notification system of each week's menu for entire fraternity

Ars Longa, Spring 2004–2005
Appointed Vice President, Treasurer, and Head of Travel Committee, 2004

  • Co-founded Davidson College’s only visual arts club
  • Implemented conceptual and AIDS awareness art projects, and organized monthly travel to gallery crawls
  • Planned budget and fund-raisers, met with student government to increase funding by more than 1000%

National Outdoor Leadership School
Yukon Territory Backpacking Course, Canada, Summer 2001

  • Completed month-long wilderness training in an area previously uncharted by NOLS
  • Elected by fellow students to map route and lead group of six during final few days of course
  • Refined outdoor leadership abilities, including navigation, First Aid, and food rationing

 

 

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