Seeking part-time or full-time employment with intelligent, creative people. Other details negotiable.
Education B.A. from Dartmouth College, 2007. Concentration in Classics/Ancient History
Research included archaeology, art history, generative music, and typographic imagery
Activism included organizing a DIY concert that raised $5k for victims of Hurricane Katrina
Proficiencies Academic: research, writing, editing Media: Illustrator, InDesign, Final Cut Studio, Photoshop OS: Mac OS X, Linux, Windows Programming: Python, Objective-C Web development: Django, CSS, XHTML, PHP
Work Experience Lead Researcher at Web Ecology Project, 2009
Founding member of the Web Ecology Project, an independent research group dedicated to building a science around social media. Promoted manifesto of rigorous studies of internet culture. Prepared presentations and materials for multi-state trip pitching work to research and marketing companies
Freelance Writer for PC World, 2010
Software Developer, Designer at Measuring Success, 2008 – 2009
As the sole tech-person at this start-up consulting firm, I developed a system in Python to create reports for clients which cut report creation time from 8 hours per client to < 15 minutes, re-branded the company, designed and created marketing materials and a website, and managed a small-office IT environment. In addition, I hired and managed several contractors.
QA Tester & Spec Writer at Harmonix Music Systems, 2007 – 2008
Senior Intern at Hood Museum of Art, 2006 – 2007
Devised and curated an exhibition exploring typographic imagery. Redesigned the museum’s webpage to maximize usability and hits to key pages. Identified ancient Mycenaean potsherds.
Other Projects
Speaking at SXSWi in 2010
Writing a novel about our relationship with the vastness of media and the internet and how that affects our relationships with each other
Developing new desktop interface for mind-mapping and media-organization
Research & Independent Interests:
Ancient history, animal & human rights, art/abstract communication, being outside, single-speed bicycles, cats, coffee, cooking, critical & social theory, denim, diy arts, elegant displays of quantitative information, erging, free culture/OSS, HCI, IP law and freedoms, literature, minimalism, (independent, experimental, indigenous, and classical) music, new media, online ethnography, philosophy, post-structuralism, reading, researching, traveling, tea, typography, vegetarianism, writing
Resume
Seeking part-time or full-time employment with intelligent, creative people. Other details negotiable.
Education
B.A. from Dartmouth College, 2007. Concentration in Classics/Ancient History
Research included archaeology, art history, generative music, and typographic imagery
Activism included organizing a DIY concert that raised $5k for victims of Hurricane Katrina
Proficiencies
Academic: research, writing, editing
Media: Illustrator, InDesign, Final Cut Studio, Photoshop
OS: Mac OS X, Linux, Windows
Programming: Python, Objective-C
Web development: Django, CSS, XHTML, PHP
Work Experience
Lead Researcher at Web Ecology Project, 2009
Founding member of the Web Ecology Project, an independent research group dedicated to building a science around social media. Promoted manifesto of rigorous studies of internet culture. Prepared presentations and materials for multi-state trip pitching work to research and marketing companies
Freelance Writer for PC World, 2010
Software Developer, Designer at Measuring Success, 2008 – 2009
As the sole tech-person at this start-up consulting firm, I developed a system in Python to create reports for clients which cut report creation time from 8 hours per client to < 15 minutes, re-branded the company, designed and created marketing materials and a website, and managed a small-office IT environment. In addition, I hired and managed several contractors.
QA Tester & Spec Writer at Harmonix Music Systems, 2007 – 2008
Senior Intern at Hood Museum of Art, 2006 – 2007
Devised and curated an exhibition exploring typographic imagery. Redesigned the museum’s webpage to maximize usability and hits to key pages. Identified ancient Mycenaean potsherds.
Other Projects
Speaking at SXSWi in 2010
Writing a novel about our relationship with the vastness of media and the internet and how that affects our relationships with each other
Developing new desktop interface for mind-mapping and media-organization
Research & Independent Interests:
Ancient history, animal & human rights, art/abstract communication, being outside, single-speed bicycles, cats, coffee, cooking, critical & social theory, denim, diy arts, elegant displays of quantitative information, erging, free culture/OSS, HCI, IP law and freedoms, literature, minimalism, (independent, experimental, indigenous, and classical) music, new media, online ethnography, philosophy, post-structuralism, reading, researching, traveling, tea, typography, vegetarianism, writing