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United States

United States

Portland, Oregon, United States

• Produced long-term interactive exhibitions for clients including the Library of Congressand the Gulf of Maine Research Institute.
• Managed maintenance and improvements for permanent interactive exhibitions,including incident response, software hosting migration, hardware upgrades, anditerative QA.
• Managed long-term website maintenance contracts for clients including Bell Labs and NEC Labs America.

Portland, Oregon, United States

AIR Stage is a toolkit that transforms everyday video calls into multi-dimensional, dynamic, and playful worlds.We developed AIR Stage so you can create custom live video environments and experiences for your teams and customers. Immersive like XR, no downloads or fancy hardware required.

Portland, Oregon, United States

• Managed a team of creative technologists using Agile methodologies to create public-facing XR projects for clients including Microsoft and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
• Directed spatial interaction research projects and produced videos communicating use cases to publish on social media that generated business leads.
• Wrote proposals with accurate budgets and developer allocation estimates that were accepted and funded by clients.
• Wrote comprehensive technical documentation for museum exhibitions that resulted in their successful installation and long-term operation.
• Designed and created multimedia documentation to recreate AR experiences on the company website.

Portland, Oregon, United States

• Developed and taught courses on interactive video art installations, creativecoding, and micro-controller circuit design.
• Produced remote video lessons in digital design and video editing for classesranging from 18 to over 100 students.
• Coordinated physical and online student work showcase exhibitions.
• Served as faculty advisor to students creating their MFA and BFA theses.

Portland, Oregon

I help organizations and brands tell their stories through energetic video and animation that makes use of 2D and 3D workflows from initial concept to publication. In my work I create and collaborate with designers using Adobe After Effects and Premiere, Cinema 4D, Three.js, and Unity.

Portland, Oregon, United States

• Created motion graphics and edited promotional videos for the ISTE EdTech Conference 2019-2021
• Combined diverse media types into virtual awards shows for ISTE Live remote conferences
• Wrote, produced, and edited promotional videos for various remote workshops
• Edited ISTE 2019 conference keynote speaker videos for social media publication

• Wrote and produced graphic design software video lessons as co-instructor for the UC’s first online art and design class Digital Tools for Artists.
• Led studio and discussion sections that primarily consisted of giving design tutorials and facilitated group critiques of student work.
• Guest lectured classes of over 100 students about using Sketch for UI design and preparing design work for print.

Portland, Oregon Area

• Promoted from Video Editor to Managing Video Editor December 2014.
• Led a team of video editors to produce 40-50 social media news videos every day.
• Designed motion graphics packages for editors to use in news videos.
• Managed studio and long-term special projects.
• Produced social media video spots for advertising clients.
• Researched new technologies to improve video production workflow.

Portland, OR

• Combined raw video elements into one-minute video news stories.
• Researched and implement advanced multimedia storytelling tools such as Google Earth in news videos.
• Designed motion graphics for news videos.
• Wrote, shot, and edited promotional videos for the company.
• Set up remote green screen studios for field reporters.
• Investigated ways to improve workflow for editing team that produces a high volume of videos for the web every day.

Portland, Oregon

• Reported, wrote, recorded, and edited audio news stories for statewide and online broadcast, including several feature stories broadcast in Oregon in Washington during the Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
• Interviewed gubernatorial candidates from two political parties and posted their responses online to create a "virtual debate."

• Produced several short documentary videos every month for The Herald's Web site, Heraldnet.com.
• Designed and developed interactive Web media in Adobe Flash CS5 for Heraldnet.com.
• Worked with staff reporters and editors to design videos and interactive online media to complement print stories.

· Maintained and updated Department of German and Scandinavian's Web site on a daily basis · Designed posters for departmental events

Tutored graduate and undergraduate students in academic writing. Helped international students improve their English writing.

· Worked with videographers and other editors to coordinate operations of magazine's online multimedia department· Worked with staff writers to create multimedia supplements to print articles· Designed and produced interactive applications in Adobe Flash for online publication

University Of Oregon, School Of Architecture And Allied Arts

· Coordinated the work of multiple artists through booking gallery space, planning exhibit layout · Created a large-scale installation that combined mural painting, sculpture, lights, and electric motors · Promoted group exhibitions in Eugene and online through Facebook · Documented exhibitions with photos and video

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Digital Arts & New Media

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism: Electronic Media