Through May 2007 I was working as a production and research assistant on a Discovery Health TV Series,

"Get Fresh with Sara Show", focused on how to live a more sustainable and healthy lifestyle.

Show host Sara Snow (my older sister) took care of the food/health based content while I developed sustainability content.

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Currently I am available for project collaboraton.

Additionally, I am seeking inspired, forward thinking individuals to join the POWERleap think tank

and work on extensions of the human powered electric grids concept.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN ANN ARBOR, MI

Bachelor of Fine Arts, May 2006. 

·       Focus in Sustainable Design: Alternative Energy Generation (self declared major)

·       Dean’s List Fall 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 for academic performance and participation

RELATED COURSES           

.      Integrative Project Senior Thesis: Project Power Struggle

.      Sustainable Design: cross disciplined between Art and Architecture

.      Physics: Electricity and Light

.      Urban and Environmental Planning: towards a sustainable future

.      Topics in our Built Environment: human interaction with land and social space

.      History of Art and Architecture in the 21st century

DESIGN SKILLS: PROFICIENCY

Skills for Model Making and Sculpture (Design, Architecture, and Fine Arts )   

.      Rapid Prototyping Machine

.      Router: (designed in Rhino tool-pathed in MasterCam)

.      Laser Cutter

.      Mold casting

.      Vacuum forming

.      Wood Bending/ Veneering  

.      Wood Craftsmanship: trained to use standard woodshop machinery, as well as manual tools

.      Tig and Mig Welding, Soldering: work with aluminum, steel, silver, copper, and circuitry

.      Print Mediums: intaglio lithography, engraving, and etching

.      Fibers: dying, printing, and sewing

Computer Program Proficiency:     

 .    Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, and Go Live (design based programs)

 .    Auto CAD, Rhino, MasterCam,  (architectural drawings and renderings)

 .    Flash Macromedia (digital animation)

 .    Final Cut Pro, Adobe Primier (film editing software)

 .    Garageband, Final Cut Pro (music composition)

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EXPERIENCE:

Sustainable Research and Design

"GET FRESH WITH SARA SNOW" TV SERIES FOR DISCOVERY HEALTH 2006-2007

Research Assistant, Production Assistant, Personal Assistant to Sara Snow

·       Sustainable research and consulting for show content

·       Script writing for show segments

·       Personal Assistant to Sara Snow on all production shoots: New York , San Francisco, LA...

·       Design and image development of sarasnow.com

FORD PIQUETTE PROJECT: SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION DESIGN summer 2006

Research and Concept Development    

.      Selected Art and Design representative from University of Michigan

.      Alternative Transportation and IT (information technology) concept benchmarking

.      Research Project: "American User Profiles" based on US census data

.      Research Project: "Fuel Economy Optimization: Ergonomics of Tire Pressure Adjustment"

Graphic Design

SARASNOW.COM...2007      

.     Design, Graphics, html, all photos used were taken by myself on "Get Fresh with Sara Snow" shoots

APPLIED PHYSICS: PHYSICS 126 TEXTBOOK...2006        

.     Graphic and information organization

ENLIGHTEN: INTERACTIVE DESIGN FIRM...2004

.      Graphic design for a porfolio of websites

BLUE HORIZON ORGANIC SEAFOOD...2004

.      Design of information flyer for store customer and buyer

SOY FANTASTICO...2004

.      Design, and english to spanish translation

JUDY KRUEGER...2003

.      Design of CD: label, cover and 8 page booklet

.      Worked with Oasis CD Manufacturing for graphic conversion and printing

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AWARDS:

NEXT GENERATION DESIGN COMPETITION 2007: RUNNER-UP (put on by Metropolis Magazine)

POWERleap: Energy Generating Urban Flooring Tiles

published in Metropolis Magazine May 2007

Exhibited at Metropolis Conference ICFF at the Javits Center in New York City , May 21

.      Jurried criteria: Energy Design for the Next Generation and many following

UNDERGRADATE AWARD 2006: 1 OF 6 RECIPIENTS IN 4TH YEAR CLASS

POWERleap: Energy Generating Urban Flooring Tiles

.      Jurried criteria: design for the 21st century, concept, design, craftsmanship, and creativity

UNDERGRADUATE AWARD 2004: 1 OF 6 RECIPIENTS IN 2ND YEAR CLASS  

Project: "The Fork is Mightier than the Sword": body armor made of silverware

.    Jurried criteria: design for the 21st century, concept, design, craftsmanship, and creativity