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Academic Information

Rochester Institute of Technology
Bachelor in Science: New Media/Information Technology
Liberal Arts Concentration: American Artistic Experience

Objective

To work in a creative and collaborative environment and produce something beautiful but well-functioning and usable.

Design Skills

Visual design, interaction design, user interface, user experience, graphic design, typography, web design and implementation, (X)HTML, CSS, print layout and design, editorial design

Computer/Software Skills

Mac and PC platforms, Adobe CS Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, ImageReady, Dreamweaver, Coda, BBEdit, Ultra-Edit

Design Experience

kikin · Visual/UI Designer
4/2010 – Present | New York, NY
kikin is a browser plugin that brings users personalized content, providing a more enjoyable and enhanced user experience on the web. I collaborate with the product and engineer team on creating and improving the UI of kikin's personal browser and “player.” Tasks include designing new product features and updating and improving the user interface.

Etsy · Visual/UI Designer
2/2009 – 1/2010 | New York, NY
Etsy is one of the world's most vibrant handmade marketplaces. Worked with the product team on visual and UI design projects. Projects included designing/redesigning product features, improving the user interface and experience, creating and translating a cohesive branding style along the site and creating exploratory design concepts for new product features. I also worked on small marketing projects -- email newsletters, print ads and landing pages.
View Etsy work here

Paltalk · Design Lead
7/2006 – 2/2009 | New York, NY
Paltalk video chatting social network. It is the largest video chat service in the world with 4 million active users. My responsibilities include art directing, design and concept, mentoring designers, co-leading the design department, Projects included redesigning the homepage, redesigning and implementing the front-end of the search feature, designing an schedule guide for the Paltalk shows for the desktop application, designing and implementing landing pages, email newsletters, designing and developing micro sites.

Imaginasian Television · Interactive Intern
5/2005 – 8/2005 | New York, NY

Imaginasian Television is a 24 hour Asian television network. Worked with the interactive team on maintaining the five different portals, designing web graphics, and designing a new corporate site. Tasks included web design, web maintenance and impelmentation, graphics production.

ServerToGo · Design Intern
5/2004 – 8/2004 | New York, NY

ServerToGo is a software development company. Worked with the design team and assisted the art director on projects. Tasks included web design, basic web implementation, print identity design, and Flash ad-banners.