Areas of Specialization
Creative Engineering, Rapid Prototyping, Design Thinking, Social Impact, UX, Interaction Design, VR/ AR/ XR, Information Architecture, Mentoring, Project-based Learning and Audio Production.
Education
2009 - 2011 MPS Interactive Telecommunications, NYU, ITP , New York, NY
2001 - 2004 BFA Music Synthesis & Film Scoring, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
Employment Experience
2018 - Current Curriculum Developer - Whittle Schools & Studios
2017 - Current Adjunct Professor - Stanford University - Department of Art & Art History
2016 - Current Adjunct Professor - California College of the Arts - Design Department
2014 - 2018 Creative Development Director - Gray Area Foundation for the Arts
2012 - 2014 Digital Learning Specialist - California Academy of Sciences
2006 - 2009 Professor - E’xpression College for Digital Arts
2005 - 2006 Music Analyst / QA - Soundflavor
2005 - 2009 Sales Representative / Instructor - Robotspeak
2004 - 2006 Product Specialist - Native Instruments
Independent Contractor Experience
2016 Technical Lead - SFMoMA & Julia Scher - Predictive Engineering 3
2013 Software Developer - Greenpeace
2012 Software Developer - Miselu
2012 Technical Lead - Cognito Comics
2012 Physical Interface Consultant - Rebar Group
2011 - 2014 Instructor - Gray Area Foundation for the Arts
2007 - 2009 Music & Art Curator - N.A.S.A.‘s Yuri’s Night
2010 External Editor - Apple
2009 Contributor / Developer - Create Digital Music
Selected Exhibitions (* grant recipient)
2016 Chant - Soundwave Biennial, Fort Mason Chapel, SF, CA - June 25th - July 24th
2012 Deluge - Devotion Gallery, Brooklyn NY - March 12th - April 9th
2012 Art Hack Day - 319 Scholes, Brooklyn NY - January 26th - 28th
2011 Shifting Sensorium, 319 Scholes, Brooklyn, NY - May 26th - 29th
2011 “Hello World”, 319 Scholes, Brooklyn, NY - June 3rd - 17th
2011 “Not Spring Not Winter”, 319 Scholes, Brooklyn, NY - March 6th - 14th
2010 “Burning Man”, Black Rock City, NV *
2010 "World Science Festival" NY Hall of Science, Brooklyn, NY
2010 "Re-New Digital Arts Festival" Copenhagen, Denmark
2009 "Stagecoach Music & Arts Festival" Indio, CA *
2009 "Coachella Music & Arts Festival" Indio, CA *
2007 “Arse Elektronika” SF, CA
2007 “Burning Man”, Black Rock City, NV *
Performances
2012 “Art Hack Day” Brooklyn, NY - January 18th
2011 “Night Life” California Academy of Arts and Sciences September 15th
2011 “FUNHAUS: Muisc & Technology Festival” Brooklyn, NY - February 2nd
2010 “Speech-LESS” 319 Scholes Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY - December 11th
2010 “Bring To Light / Nuit Blanche New York” Brooklyn, NY - October 2nd
2010 “Maker Faire”, NY Hall of Science, New York NY - September 25th - 26th
2010 “Handmade Music”, Galapagos, - Brooklyn, NY - March 8th
2010 “Fairytale Fashion Show”, Eyebeam, New York NY - Feb 24th
2010 “Handmade Music”, Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY - Feb 5th
2010 “Zambleta!” The Woodshop, San Francisco, CA - July 30th
2010 "Re-New Digital Arts Festival" Copenhagen, NY - May 18th - 22nd
2009 “Create Digital Music: 5 Year Anniversary” New York, NY - Dec 3rd
2009 “Symbiosis Gathering Festival” Yosemite, CA - September 17th - 21st
2008 “Yuri’s Night”, N.A.S.A. Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA - April 4th
2006 Recombinant Media Labs Cinechamber - San Francisco, CA - Oct 5th
Speaking Engagements
2013 “Connect to the Natural World”, Mozilla Festival - October 25th - 27th
2013 “Generate Connect”, Digital Media Learning Conference - March 14th - 16th
2013 “Connecting Space and Learning”, Library 2.0 - October 18th
2011 “The Art of The Mixtape”, Langton Labs - July 21st.
2011 “From My Friends“ NY Quantified Self - March 9th
2010 “Producer’s Conference” “Modern Independent Musicians”, Stockholm, Sweden - Oct 9th
Press
2011 “The Personal Data Revolution”, PBS On The Media - May 13th.
2011 “Burning Man and The Metropolis”, The Design Observer - Jan 11th.
2010 “ITP Show Higlights 2010” Rocketboom - May 10th
2010 “Scenes from Handmade Music” Makezine.com - February 8th.
2009 “Subjectified” Adbusters.org - Dec 14th
2009 “Music in Video Games” Boing Boing Video - April 9th