Curriculum Vitae (resumé)
summary of professional and educational experience
Biography
Born 1976 in Johannesburg, South Africa; Canadian citizen since 1980
Mother tongue English, also fluent in spoken French, Spanish, & German
Experienced traveller including work in Europe, Africa, & South America
Technical competence complemented by great interest in art, music & visual culture
Work Experience
2006 - Present
Senior Designer
Bruce Mau Design. Toronto, Canada
2005 - 2006
Senior Graphic Designer
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), New Media Dept.
Projects include the redesign of the homepage and news pages for www.cbc.ca
CBC.ca. Toronto, Canada
2004 - Present
Interaction and Web Designer
Assorted freelance and contract design projects
Clients include Bruce Mau Design and Teehan+Lax
2004 - 2005
Interaction Designer
New media research (wearable technology, mobile gaming, visualization)
Banff New Media Institute (BNMI). Banff, Canada
2003 - 2004
Online magazine editor & designer
www.area451.net. Lübeck, Germany
Mar. 2003
Co-organizer of Zukunftssalon
Future Salon, an interdisciplinary technology & culture seminar
Hamburg, Germany
2001 - 2002
High School Teacher
In languages, math, science, & computers
W.L. MacKenzie Secondary School. Toronto, Canada
Oct. 2001 - Mar. 2002
Web developer & instructor
Oxfam-Québec, Netcorps-Cyberjeunes Program. Al Hoceima, Morocco
1997 - 1999
Radio Host & Technician
CKUT FM 90.3 Radio. Montréal, Canada
Education
2002-2004
Masters of Science in Digital Media (M.Sc.)
International School of New Media (ISNM). University of Lübeck, Germany
Oct. - Dec. 2003
Researcher-in-residence, specialization in visualization
Pierre Lévy's Collective Intelligence Laboratory. University of Ottawa, Canada
1995 - 1999
Bachelor of Science, Major in Physics (B.Sc.)
McGill University. Montréal, Canada
Public Exhibitions
What Will You Do? — Interactive Billboard
Public Installation at Nuit Blanche Toronto 2007
Sep 2007. Toronto, Canada
flowerGarden and Aurora — Visualization Art with Maria Lantin
Public Installation at Speculative Data and the Creative Imaginary
Summer 2007. Washington, D.C., USA
Aurora Dreams — Visualization Art with the Aurora Live Team
Public Installation at various art/science exhibitions
2006. Finland, Latvia and New Zealand.
Company Keeper — Wearable technology garment (produced with team at BNMI)
Siggraph CyberFashion 0100 show, Siggraph 2005 (event featured in Wired)
August 2005. Los Angeles, USA
RealMan: The Surveillance Reality Manipulator — Interactive video installation
New media project exhibition, St. Petri Kirche
January 2004. Lübeck, Germany
Luciano’s Welt Der Träume (Luciano’s World of Dreams) — Short-film installation
New media project exhibition, St. Petri Kirche
January 2004. Lübeck, Germany
Drift: A Journey on the Sea — Sound installation
Transparenz Kulturpromenade (Transparency Cultural Festival) at the Trinkkurhalle
July 2003. Timmendorfer Strand, Germany
Technical Skills
Graphic design
Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand, Adobe InDesign (typography & page layout), Maxon Cinema 4D (3D modelling)
Web development
Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash
Multimedia production
Final Cut Pro (film editing), After Effects (motion graphics & video effects), Sound Forge (sound editing), Logic Audio & Acid (multitrack audio mixing), Quicktime, DVD Studio Pro (DVD production), Ableton Live (live music performance)
Programming
proficient: HTML, CSS; intermediate: Actionscript, Processing (Java sketching); some exposure: Javascript, PHP, Java, Max/MSP/Jitter, EyesWeb (real-time video)
Text & presentations
Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Acrobat
Operating systems
PC, Macintosh, some Unix
Technical Equipment
video & still cameras (analog & digital), audio mixing & recording gear