// EDUCATION
Rhode Island School of Design
Master of Fine Arts, Graphic Design (MFA), Jun.07
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design (BFA,BGD), Jun.99
// EXPERIENCE
Massachusetts College of Art : Sep.06-Dec.06
Adjunct instructor of a web design course tailored towards introducing both
undergraduate and graduate students to the latest techniques for designing
and developing standards-based websites.
Sapient : Feb.03-Sep.06
Senior Consultant, Design. Provide expertise in design, information
architecture, user research and usability for web-based solutions primarily
within the financial services sector.
Independent : Jun.01 - Feb.03
Freelance creative advisor and graphic designer to various clients with
activities including: branding and print design, strategic consulting, and
web design and implementation with an emphasis on user interface and usability.
Monster.com : Jun.00 - Jun.01
Creative lead of expanded service offering projects: MonsterMoving and
MonsterLearning.com. Managed creative involvement in the concept development,
production and implementation of each project within a 10-12 person team.
WebTech Partners : Feb - Jun.00 {company acquired by Monster.com}
Design lead within a 50+ person software development organization. Acted
primarily in a consultative role, providing expertise in design, information
architecture, user experience and front-end implementation of
primarily in a consultative role, providing expertise in design, information
web-based solutions.
SYNAPSE [7] : Oct.99 - Jun.00 {company merged with WebTech Partners}
Co-founder and creative lead, providing consultation and front-end
web design and implementation services.
USWeb/CKS : Jul.99 - Oct.99
Designer / Information Architect. Worked within a team setting, developing
online commerce solutions and web-based applications from concept
thru implementation.
// SKILLS
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, XHTML, CSS
Microsoft Office, Typography, Photography, Copywriting
// LEADERSHIP
Big Brother Big Sisters
. Big Brother Mentor, Jun.01 - Sep.03
Rhode Island School of Design
. Teaching Assistant, 1998-99 / 2005-07
. Resident Assistant, 1996-98
. RISD Board of Trustees Student Advisor, 1996-99
. Graphic Design Student Alliance, 1996-99 / 2005-07
// RECOGNITION
Biznews24.com
. WebAward - "Outstanding Web Site", 2001.
GetConnected.com
. Newsweek - "Top 103 Web Sites in 1999", 1999.
. MIMC - "Best Information Portal 2000", 2000.
. PCWorld - "Best of the Web 2001", 2001.
. Yahoo! - "50 Most Incredibly Useful Sites 2001", 2001.
