Profile

I enable others to meet the challenges posed by new media and changing technology with my skills in design and education.

Education

May 2006 MFA in Digital Media San Francisco Art Institute, CA

December 2007 Post-Baccalaureate in Computer Science Mills College, Oakland CA

August 2004 BA in Mathematics Oakland University, Rochester MI

Software

Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, QuarkXPress, BBEdit, OpenOffice

Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Maya, ProTools

Hardware

Doepfer MIDI Interfaces, Teleo Module, Crossbow Sensor Networks

Languages

HTML, CSS, XML, PHP, JavaScript, SVN, Git

Java, C++, BASH Scripting, PERL, MIPS Assembly

Max/MSP/Jitter, Quartz Composter, Processing, openFrameworks

Skills

CSS and HTML expertise

Art, design, typography and computer history knowledge

Teaching

March 2010 to April 2010 Web Technologies Workshop Instructor Olivet University, San Francisco CA Teaching telepresence workshop on advanced HTML and CSS techniques.

August 2006 to December 2007 Discrete Mathematics Teaching Assistant Mills College, Oakland CA Prepared lesson plans and taught fill-in classes.

January 2005 to May 2006 Design + Technology Teaching Assistant San Francisco Art Institute, CA Focused on Max/MSP/Jitter and hardware interaction with audio and video, addressing notions of space, interactivity, and usability.

November 2005 Censorship, Control and Subversion Workshop Instructor Galeria de la Raza, San Francisco CA Discussed censorship with high school students, in everyday life and during times of war.

July 2000 to August 2000 HTML Summer Course Instructor Jefferson/Whittier Middle School, Pontiac MI Built a group website with students to teach HTML, image editing, and collaborative planning skills.

Internships

October 2004 to October 2005 Arts and Education Intern Leonardo/ISAST (Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology), San Francisco CA Coordinated educator participation in the College Art Association annual conference. http://leonardo.info/

Work

March 2010 to Present Designer and Engineer, Project Manager Duffel Inc, Palo Alto CA Produce interaction design, graphic design, and implement XHTML / CSS layouts in Ruby on Rails for visual trip planning website. http://duffelup.com/

October 2008 to Present Technologist and Facilitator Overlap, San Francisco CA Design and implement HTML/CSS for Overlap website. Coordinate online media releases and events in San Francisco and abroad. http://overlap.org/

September 1999 to Present Freelance Design, Consulting

Ongoing Technical Reviewer O'Reilly Media, Sebastopol, CA; Boston, MA Technical reviewer for books on iPhone design and WordPress. http://oreilly.com/

6 Months Graphic Designer Energy Torus, Clarkston MI Produced logos for renewable energy software firm. http://www.energytorus.com/

1.5 Years Production Engineer, Design and Interaction Consultant Chai Labs, Mountain View CA CSS guru for vertical market travel and movie sites. Created lightweight CMS for HTML/CSS production using XML, PHP, JavaScript. http://www.tripzen.com/ http://www.moviezen.com/

3 Months Typographer Monster Cable Inc, Brisbane CA Added and adjusted glyphs for a 1980s custom typeface using Fontographer.

9 Months Interactive Installation Support Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco CA Supported multimedia installations, which included interactive, video and audio art.

2 Years Technologist, Design Consultant Conscious Dancer Magazine, Berkeley CA Built drupal site and researched technologies as an IT consultant for a healthy lifestyle magazine. http://design.sumat.org/web/conscious_dancer

6 Months Mathematics Tutor Sharon Gordon, Oakland CA Tutored for mathematics in education.

9 Months Graphic Designer Building Solutions, Oakland CA Created original business identity and website. http://design.sumat.org/web/building_solutions

3 Months Web Programmer Johanna Marxer, San Francisco CA Programmed website, the Minute Library, in PHP and JavaScript to give one minute of peace each day. http://minutelibrary.com/

September 1999 to April 2004 Oakland University

2 Years Art Gallery Attendant Maintained gallery, answered patron questions.

2 Years Academic Skills Tutor Tutored students in mathematics and art history.

1 Year Consultant for Teachers with Technology Participated in education grant connecting instructors with technology in the classroom.

3 Years Mac Lab Specialist Setup and maintained student Mac labs.

1 Year Art History Department Office Assistant Re-designed departmental website, clerical tasks.

3 Months Business Precalculus Grader Graded tests and homework.

January 1998 to September 1999 Typesetter M. Beshara Inc, Oak Park MI Set offset, engraved, embossed print materials.

December 1996 to January 1998 Office Manager Dorr's Reproductions, Auburn Hills MI Tasks ranged from color copier attendant, typesetter, videoconferencing support, to automated mail presorting research.

Awards

May 2006 Ella King Torrey Award for 'Isolina' at SFAI MFA Graduate Exhibition, Herbst Pavillion, San Francisco CA First prize in group exhibition MFA thesis show.

September 2002 Provost Research Scholarship for 'Conversation Piece 003' at Meadowbrook Art Gallery, Rochester MI Funding for production of room-scale installation as part of Honors College thesis.

Performances

March 2005 'diaspora' (working title) at Rx Gallery, San Francisco CA Relaxing, abstract images to accompany music. A gestural, dual-camera performance system using colorful video illumination from a laptop. http://design.sumat.org/multimedia/diaspora

December 2004 'dispersal, residue' at San Francisco Art Institute, CA A feedback machine for individual and community play, drawing sound from the audience to the performer, then back to the audience. http://design.sumat.org/multimedia/dispersal_residue

January 2003 'Book of Loops: Environmental' at Varner Recital Hall, Rochester MI Field recordings and deep synthetic audio.

Solo Exhibitions

July 2003 'Conversation Piece 003' at Meadowbrook Art Gallery, Rochester MI The transient nature of conversation and relationships, blurred through the synchronisation of random speech with video of a couple speaking. http://design.sumat.org/multimedia/conversation_piece

April 2002 'Stresses/Strains' at Oakland Center, Rochester MI What breaks; radio broadcast, room installation.

Group Exhibitions

June 2009 'Sleep Patterns' at Climate Theater, San Francisco CA A tactile sound interface for sleep. http://louisrawlins.com/index.html#project-1

October 2008 'Rainbow Collection' with Marguerite Harris at Climate Theater, San Francisco CA Time-delayed video feedback machine.

May 2006 'Isolina' at SFAI MFA Graduate Exhibition, Herbst Pavillion, San Francisco CA Semi-autobiographical sculptural installation with single screen interactive video and short story. http://design.sumat.org/multimedia/isolina

May 2004 'dishwife.' at Caffe Latte, East Lansing MI A vulgar, abusive woman and an otherwise average scene of washing dishes tells the story of an abused husband through image and tense soundtrack. http://simple.sumat.org/working/past_works.html

April 2003 'untitled' at Meadowbrook Art Gallery, Rochester MI Large format photos of Southern California.

April 2002 'Stresses/Strains' at Meadowbrook Art Gallery, Rochester MI What breaks; radio broadcast, wall installation.