Coroflot

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SKILLS

Adobe Creative Suite, Solidworks, Microsoft Office
Graphic design (print and digital)
Web design and back end maintenance
Design and engineering for manufacturing
Project management
Writing, communication and presentation skills, some Spanish
Crafting, sewing, jewelry metalworking, basic woodworking

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Options for College (www.optionsforcollege.com), 1/10 - present
Director of Projects (12/10 - present)
++Design and direct projects related to OFC's counseling services and technology products (iPhone apps, art portfolio websites, and more!)
++Develop and update web content for www.optionsforcollege.com, www.entoview.com, www.beginart.com and associated social networking
++Manage a team of counselors and tutors
++Develop relationships with schools and other organizations
++Develop new projects and projects to aid in OFC's core mission, getting the best practices for applying and transitioning to college into the hands of those that need them.
Project Manager (1/10 - 11/10)
++Scheduled families and clients
++Designed web and print materials, updated and maintained www.optionsforcollege.com, and created a weekly e-newsletter
++Edited writing and student artwork

Streamline (http://www.streamlinenyc.com), 6/09 - 11/10
Freelance packaging designer
++Designed product packaging, inserts, etc

Replayground (www.replayground.com), 5/09 - 11/10
Designer
++Assisted in design and presentation of new product concepts for Remake It! product line
++Assisted in design, production and photography of DIY products and instructions for a recycling craft book (ReMake It!, by Tiffany Threadgould. Sterling Publishing, March 2011)
++Contributed to blog on green design
++Assisted in how-to recycling workshops

CLO Mediaworks, LLC 2/09 - 3/09
Freelance design engineer
++Worked with an inventor to finalize his conceptual design into a functioning, manufacturable product

abby valentine, 3/06 - present
Housewares designer
++Design and make housewares for sale online and in stores (elsewares.com, Napastyle, Artezn, and others)

Out There Technologies, 1/01 to present
Industrial designer / project manager
++Helped the company's founder turn his RC boat business into a design consultancy
++Designed consumer products, furniture and toys
++Designed 2D items (packaging, user's manuals, decals, websites, etc)
++Managed projects from concept to production; created design briefs, project proposals and concept presentations for clients and technical drawings for manufacturers

YARDNYC, 1/07-1/07, 3/08-3/08
Freelance housewares designer (two separate projects - one for Target, one for Method Home)
++Created mood boards and concepts for new product ideas
++Provided fast turnaround of hand sketches and final renderings in Illustrator and Solidworks

GreenHomeNYC, 12/03 to 12/07
Web/projects volunteer
++Maintained/updated the website and events calendar
++Helped lead the annual NYC Green Buildings Tour, a one-day open house of green buildings in New York City
++Promoted and organized design contests for the tour brochure
++Created info packets for new residents of a green apartment building

Southco, Inc., 6/01 to 8/01
Automotive department intern
++Assisted the staff industrial designer in producing concept drawings and foam models
++Created a series of line illustrations to be used in a U.S. Utility Patent application
++Produced CAD models and engineering drawings in SDRC-Ideas to meet
strict company specifications.

Freelance web designer, 6/2000 to present
* www.not-too-shabby.net (my personal site)
* www.goodjoydesign.com
* www.korestool.com
* www.leslieroeder.com
* www.takumitranslate.com
* www.abbyvalentine.com
* www.sweetactionskateclub.com
* www.oodworking.com

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EDUCATION

Pratt Institute
++B.I.D. (Bachelor's of Industrial Design), with honors, 2001
++Continuing Studies, 9/02 to 5/03 (Continuing studies in: graphic design and print production; Flash MX; and fashion/soft-goods construction)

Bard College
Liberal arts; concentration in writing and fine arts, 8/96 to 12/97

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WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES

Spark:03, 7/03
Design:Green, 3/04