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| Education |
M.A. Journalism – Literary Reportage, Spring 2011 (currently pursuing) New York University B. Architecture, Spring 2008 Magna Cum Laude, Honors College membership |
| Work experience |
Plus Factory — May 2010 – present Freelance web developer Building and redesigning websites in Wordpress The New Yorker — June – August 2010 Online intern Working on various applications for newyorker.com Writing descriptions of local venues for website Babble.com — June – August 2010 Design intern Editing photos Designing mock-ups of menus/toolbars Coding articles in HTML SPIN magazine — January – May 2010 Editorial intern Interview transcribing Research / fact-checking Writing short articles for SPIN.com America Reads / America Counts — October 2009 – January 2010 Teaching assistant for kindergarten class at Teunis G. Bergen School Helped primary teacher prepare lessons Assisted students during assignments and activities The Architect’s Newspaper — November – December 2009 Intern Wrote articles for archpaper.com blog Obtained press files for print Updated website TopSpot Internet Marketing — September 2008 – July 2009 Web designer/developer Coded and designed websites and email campaigns Wonderworks — Summer 2008 & Summer 2007 Teaching assistant at By Design: Summer Discovery architecture program Helped high school students design and build scale models Taught Adobe Photoshop tutorials and photography methods |
| Achievements |
Rice Design Alliance, Initiatives for Houston — May 2007 Winner, awarded grant funds to carry out research proposal on alternative market places in Houston Mandell Park redesign competition — October 2006 |
| Skills |
Proficient with Adobe Photoshop Proficient in XHTML and CSS programming Experience with Macromedia Dreamweaver and Adobe Illustrator |
| Other activities |
Research assistant — January – May 2010 Researched and gathered books and papers for author Frank Rose Inprint — June – July 2008 Attended essay/non-fiction writing workshop Space City Rock — January 2008 – July 2009 Album reviewer for Houston-based music website |