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
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
Conducted a panel on online communities and dating 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
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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
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
Conducted a panel on online communities and dating 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