i like design. i am currently wrapping up my bachelor's degree at the savannah college of art and design in savannah, georgia, with concentrations in industrial and interaction design. i love the doors design can open. ideally i would like to use my interaction design skills to help people in various social systems and incorporate my industrial design training into my everyday design thinking.
EDUCATION
Savannah College of Art and Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design
Minor Concentration, Interaction Design
August 2007
Mesa State College
Astronomy, History of Science
September 2003 - January 2004
PROFESSIONAL/ TECHNICAL SKILLS
Industrial & Interaction Design specific methods:
Affinity Diagramming & Mind Mapping
Concept Mapping
Task Flow Analysis & Process Flow Diagramming
Flow, Sequence, Artifact, Physical & Cultural Models
Personas & Scenarios
Heuristic Evaluation
Contextual Research & Inquiry
Think Aloud Protocol & Focus Groups
Website design & programming:
Flash
Actionscript
HTML
CSS
3-D Modeling software:
Rhinoceros
Flamingo
Alias Studio Tools
Experienced in visual design software programs:
Illustrator
Photoshop
InDesign
Acrobat Professional
Mac and Windows Operating Systems
All Microsoft Office Applications
WORK EXPERIENCE
Interaction Designer/ Information Architect
TPS Consulting, LLC
October 2006 to present
Savannah, GA
Assistant Chef, Prep Cook & Barista
Firefly Cafe
May 2006 to October 20, 2006
Savannah, GA
Sales Associate
Pollux Clothing Company
November 2004 to January 2006
Grand Junction, CO
Barista
Traders Coffee & Tea
May 2005 to August 2005
Grand Junction, CO
Savannah, GA
2007 CHI Student Design Competition Participant May-August 2007 Milton Project Packaging & Redesign Fall 2005-Fall 2006 Dean's List Savannah College of Art & Design 2001 & 2004 Sketches published in "Gifts from the Heart: A Poetry Journey" by Ruth S. Inglis