Michael Wirth CV - Queens University of Charlotte · Courses include: Information Design, Digital...

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Michael D. Wirth 16221 Loch Raven Rd. Huntersville, NC 28078 704.526.6860 [email protected] www.mikewirthart.com Education: 2003 MFA Design and Technology, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY 2001 BFA Digital Arts, Long Island University, Greenvale, NY 1999 AAS Digital Communications, SUNY Nassau, Uniondale, NY Professional Experience: Associate Professor of New Media Design Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2009-Present Courses include: Information Design, Digital Illustration, Motion Graphics and Animation, Game Design, Fundamentals of New Media Design, Typography, Digital Photography, Interactive and Web Design, History of Design, Senior Critique, Art Concepts, Advanced Studio, Modern Citizenship and Noble Lives. Technical Illustrator, Information Designer and Consultant Mike Wirth Art, Inc., Charlotte, NC, 1997-Present Clients include: IBM; General Electric; DuPont Chemical; YUM! Brands International; Mozilla Firefox; McGraw-Hill Education; National Parks Magazine; USAID; Siemens; The Wall Street Journal; The St. Louis Beacon; The John F. Kennedy Center/Arts Edge; The Levine Museum of the New South and many others. Instructor, Interactive Media Design and Graphic Design Art Institute of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2005-2009 Courses include: Portfolio Preparation; Usability Testing; Intro to User Centered Design; Design for Dynamic Websites; Design for Server Side Technology; Advanced & Introduction to Authoring; Intermediate & Introduction to Scripting Languages; Interactive Motion Scripting; Digital Animation; Image Manipulation; Design Layout; Audio for Interactive Media; History of Motion Media & Mass Communication; Digital Typography; Motion Graphics 1 & 2; Project Management.

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Michael D. Wirth 16221 Loch Raven Rd. Huntersville, NC 28078 704.526.6860 [email protected] www.mikewirthart.com Education: 2003 MFA Design and Technology, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY 2001 BFA Digital Arts, Long Island University, Greenvale, NY 1999 AAS Digital Communications, SUNY Nassau, Uniondale, NY Professional Experience: Associate Professor of New Media Design Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2009-Present Courses include: Information Design, Digital Illustration, Motion Graphics and Animation, Game Design, Fundamentals of New Media Design, Typography, Digital Photography, Interactive and Web Design, History of Design, Senior Critique, Art Concepts, Advanced Studio, Modern Citizenship and Noble Lives. Technical Illustrator, Information Designer and Consultant Mike Wirth Art, Inc., Charlotte, NC, 1997-Present Clients include: IBM; General Electric; DuPont Chemical; YUM! Brands International; Mozilla Firefox; McGraw-Hill Education; National Parks Magazine; USAID; Siemens; The Wall Street Journal; The St. Louis Beacon; The John F. Kennedy Center/Arts Edge; The Levine Museum of the New South and many others. Instructor, Interactive Media Design and Graphic Design Art Institute of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2005-2009 Courses include: Portfolio Preparation; Usability Testing; Intro to User Centered Design; Design for Dynamic Websites; Design for Server Side Technology; Advanced & Introduction to Authoring; Intermediate & Introduction to Scripting Languages; Interactive Motion Scripting; Digital Animation; Image Manipulation; Design Layout; Audio for Interactive Media; History of Motion Media & Mass Communication; Digital Typography; Motion Graphics 1 & 2; Project Management.

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Artist in Project (Software and Information Systems and Dance Departments) UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2008-2010 Projects include: Dance.Draw, a National Science Foundation grant funded research collaboration between the UNCC Dance Company, SIS dept. and myself. Our objective was to partner embedded sensor systems to track and interpret dance movements and display them via large projected visuals. Research Faculty (Department of Bioinformatics and UNC Visualization Center) Graduate and Undergraduate UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2008-2009 Visual Comparative Genome Analysis: Visual analytics is an emerging discipline in which the science of analytical reasoning is facilitated by visual interfaces. The goal of this project is to develop a research data warehouse and visual analytics interfaces for comparative genomics. Artist in Residency (Digital Design Center, Storrs School of Architecture) Graduate and Undergraduate UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2005-2008 Projects include: Collaborate with students and faculty to create interactive scenery design for “Les Arts Florissants” performed by the UNCC Opera company. Adjunct Professor of Art: Graphic Design and Electronic Media Undergraduate and Graduate UNC Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2006-2008 Courses include: Electronic Media 1; Typography; New Technologies for Arts Organizations. Adjunct Professor of Graphic Design and New Media Sage College of Albany, Albany, NY, 2004-2005 Courses include: Interactive Design 1; Digital Imaging 1 & 2. Adjunct Professor of Multimedia and Design ITT Technical Institute, Albany, NY, 2003-2005 Courses include: Interactive Design 1 & 2; Video & Audio Techniques; Visual Design Theory; Web Design; Web Scripting. Associate Producer/Art Director/Visual Effects Supervisor Media 1 Communications Clifton Park, NY, 2004-2005

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Clients include: ESPN Outdoors; Siemens Building Technologies; Chevrolet; Credit 1 Mortgages; New York State Parks and Recreation; Cooking for Kids Productions; Associate producer of two culinary show pilot packages for The Food Network. Adjunct Professor of Design and Technology, Graduate and Undergraduate Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, 2001- 2003 Courses include: Physical Computing Techniques; Broadcast Design Techniques; Video Production; Web Design & Development; MFA "Digital Boot Camp" immersive design course. Artist’s Assistant to John Klima, New Media Artist CityArts, Brooklyn, NY, 2001-2003 Photographer’s Assistant to Daniel Stauch Udo Spritezenbart Photography, New York, NY, 2001-2002 Studio experience includes: Stylizing clothing, accessories and cosmetics. Studio Assistant, Point of Sale & Package Design Gammon Ragonesi Associates, New York, NY, 2000-2001 Clients include: Budweiser, Stouffers Foods, Pet Products and Romana Sambuca. Lifeguard Certification Instructor / Lieutenant Lifeguard Town of Hempstead Lifeguard Corp / American Red Cross, Hempstead, NY, 1996-2001 Scholarship and Creative Work: Geography: The Human and Physical World. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. Print.

Wirth, Michael. Global Resource Distribution. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 20. Print.

Wirth, Michael. The Solar System. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 32. Print. Wirth, Michael. Biosphere, Hydrosphere and Lithsophere. Map. Columbus:

McGraw-Hill, 2015. 36. Print. Wirth, Michael. Underwater Landforms. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 48.

Print. Wirth, Michael. Layers of the Earth. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 56.

Print. Wirth, Michael. Forces of Change. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 61. Print. Wirth, Michael. Earth’s Seasons. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 66. Print. Wirth, Michael. The Green House Effect. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 71.

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Wirth, Michael. Latitude, Climate, Vegetation. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 74. Print.

Wirth, Michael. Western Topography. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 77. Print.

Wirth, Michael. The Impact of NAFTA. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 78. Print.

Wirth, Michael. Hurricanes. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 80. Print. Wirth, Michael. Canada’s Boreal. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 88. Print. Wirth, Michael. Energy Resources of Canada. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill,

2015. 92. Print. Wirth, Michael. Latin American Plate Tectonics. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill,

2015. 99. Print. Wirth, Michael. Amazon Rainforest. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 100.

Print. Wirth, Michael. Biodiversity in Central America. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill,

2015. 111. Print. Wirth, Michael. El Niño. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 115. Print. Wirth, Michael. Icelandic Volcano Erupts. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015.

120. Print. Wirth, Michael. Gulf Stream Effects in Northern Europe. Map. Columbus:

McGraw-Hill, 2015. 124. Print. Wirth, Michael. Polders and Dikes. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 129.

Print. Wirth, Michael. Comparing Rivers of Europe. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015.

136. Print. Wirth, Michael. Arctic Oil Frontiers. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 140.

Print. Wirth, Michael. Rivers of the Russian Core. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015.

142. Print. Wirth, Michael. Russia’s Shrinking Population. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill,

2015. 147. Print. Wirth, Michael. The Arab Spring. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 150. Print. Wirth, Michael. The Aswān High Dam. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 156.

Print. Wirth, Michael. Plate Tectonics of North Africa. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill,

2015. 166. Print. Wirth, Michael. Managing Israel’s Water. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015.

174. Print. Wirth, Michael. Israel-Palestine Conflict. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015.

176. Print. Wirth, Michael. Caspian Energy Resources. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015.

180. Print. Wirth, Michael. Aral: A Sea in Peril. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 182.

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Wirth, Michael. Conflict Diamonds. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 200. Print.

Wirth, Michael. Africa’s Great Green Wall. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 211. Print.

Wirth, Michael. Africa’s Rift Valley. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 222. Print.

Wirth, Michael. West Africa’s Population Boom. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 230. Print.

Wirth, Michael. Anatomy of a Rain forest. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 235. Print.

Wirth, Michael. India’s Rail System. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 258. Print.

Wirth, Michael. India’s Population. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 264. Print.

Wirth, Michael. South Asia on the brink of nuclear war. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 270. Print.

Wirth, Michael. Ecotourism in South Asia. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 275. Print.

Wirth, Michael. China’s Growing Energy Needs. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 290. Print.

Wirth, Michael. Three Gorges Dam. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 299. Print.

Wirth, Michael. Japan’s Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 301. Print.

Wirth, Michael. Japan’s Aging Population. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 310. Print.

Wirth, Michael. South Korea’s Fishing Industry. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 315. Print.

Wirth, Michael. An Oil That is Everywhere. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 322. Print.

Wirth, Michael. Rabbits: Australia’s Non-Native Species. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 340. Print.

Wirth, Michael. The Great Barrier Reef. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 344. Print.

Wirth, Michael. The Formation of an Atoll. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 378. Print.

Wirth, Michael. Antarctica. Map. Columbus: McGraw-Hill, 2015. 380-385. Print. Wirth, Michael. Visual Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Hadley Theater,

Charlotte. 2013. Print. Wirth, Michael. How Our Laws Are Made: Texas Style. 2013. Digital collage.

Texas Co Op Power Magazine. Austin: Texas Electric Cooperatives, 2013. Print.

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Wirth, Michael. On the Shoulders of Giants. 2013. Digital collage on printed vinyl. Rogers Science Center Main Stairwell, Queens University of Charlotte.

Wirth, Michael. Not Everything Is Bigger in Texas. Digital image. University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering, 2013. Web.

Wirth, Michael. "Mike Wirth, by Mike Wirth." Editorial. The Charlotte Observer [Charlotte, NC] Dec. 2012: n. pag. Www.charlotteobserver.com. McClatchy Co., Dec. 2012. Web.

Wirth, Michael. The Lifespan of Storage Media. Digital image. Www.crashplan.com. Crash Plan, Inc., 2013.

Guasco, Suzanne Cooper. Confronting Slavery: Edward Coles and the Rise of Antislavery Politics in Nineteenth-century America. Maps and images. 2013. Print.

"The Business of Bribery." The Wall Street Journal [New York, New York] 2 Oct. 2012: B3. pag. Print.

Wirth, Michael. A Gutenberg Bible & The First Photograph. 2012. Interactive kiosk program. Harry Ransom Center, Permanent Collection, University of Texas at Austin.

Wirth, Michael. Parks in Jeopardy. 2012. National Parks Magazine. Washington, DC: National Parks Conservations Association, 2012. 32. pag. Print.

Wirth, Michael. MWA Infographics. 2012. YouTube.com. Website.

Wirth, Michael. Skate Deck. 2012. Screen print, acrylic paint. Let the Good Times Roll, Gallery Twenty Two, Charlotte, NC.

Wirth, Michael. The United States of Cornbread. 2012. Edible Charlotte Magazine. 1st ed. Vol. 1. 2012. Print.

Wirth, Michael. The Noun Project. 2012. Digital images. Www.the Nounproject.org. The Noun Project, May 2012. Web.

Wirth, Michael. Innovations in Pain Management. 2012. Www.bostonscientific.com. Boston Scientific, 2012. Web

Wirth, Michael. YUM! University. 2012. YUM! Franchisee Training

Center.Www.yum.com. YUM! Brands, 2012. Web. Wirth, Michael. Strong Ties. 2012. Lowe's Home Improvement In Store Brochure. Lowe's

Home Improvement In Store Brochure. 2012. Print.

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Wirth, Michael. Birth Control Mothers. 2012. Www.nationalpartnership.org. National Partnership for Women & Families, 2012. Web.

Wirth, Michael. Baynote at a Glance. 2012. Www.baynote.com. Baynote, 2012. Web. Wirth, Michael. Online Holiday Shopping Review. 2012. Www.baynote.com. Baynote,

2012. Web. Wirth, Michael. Transitioning to the Cloud. 2011. Digital image. Www.embotics.com.

Embotics, 2012. Web. Wirth, Michael. Bank Regulation Snapshot. 2011. Digital image.

Www.guardiananalytics.com. Guardian Analytics, 2011. Web. Wirth, Michael. How Anomaly Detection Works. 2011. Www.guardiananalytics.com.

Guardian Analytics, 2011. Web. Wirth, Michael. Technology Park at Indiana University. 2011. Www.indiana.edu. Indiana

University, 2011. Web. Wirth, Michael. Thanksgiving Ridesharing. 2011. Www.zimride.com. Www.zimride.com.

Zim Ride. Web. Wirth, Michael. Flowing Again. 2011. National Parks Magazine. National Parks

Magazine. Washington, DC: National Parks Conservation Association, 2011. Print.

Wirth, Michael. Reinventing Fire. 2011. Digital image. Rocky Mountain Institute,

www.rmi.org. Web. Wirth, Michael. Household Game Changers. 2011. Digital image. USAID, www.usaid.org.

Web. Wirth, Michael. Bomb Everything That Moves. 2011. Digital image. Humanity United,

www.humanityunited.org. Web. Wirth, Michael. The Customer's Journey. 2011. Digital image. Dupont Chemical,

Employee Intranet. Wirth, Michael. Enduring Communities. 2011. Digital image. General Electric, Employee

Forum. Web. Wirth, Michael. Today Ends and Tomorrow Begins. 2011. Interactive touch screen

exhibit. Levine Museum of the New South, Permanent Collection, Charlotte, NC.

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Wirth, Michael. How Our Laws Are Made. 2011. Digital image. Cengage Publishing. Ed.

Suzanne Cooper-Guasco. Web.

Wirth, Michael. History of Mobile Malware. 2011. Digital image.Www.Lookout.com.

Web. Wirth, Michael. What’s the Deal with Hanukkah, Anyway? 2010. Digital image. NCSY

Orthodox Union, NY, New York. Web. Conferences / Lectures / Performances: “Iconic Charlotte” Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2013 Organized and lead a civic symbol design workshop with the Charlotte chapter of AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Artists). “Let’s Get Visual” McGraw-Hill Education Headquarters, Columbus, OH, 2013 Invited to lead a lecture and workshop on the impact of information design and digital media on the future of textbooks. “Visualizing Charlotte” Charlotte Regional Authority, Charlotte, NC, 2013 Invited to lecture on information design and present a case study of projects completed with Charlotte Center City Partners. “Sketchnoting!” Geekend Conference – SCAD Museum, Savannah, GA, Nov 2012 Invited to host a lecture and interactive workshop that explores how practicing to combine written notes and visual symbols into structures can enrich the educational experience

“Information Design: Theory and Practice” Mint Museum Randolph Rd. Aug 2012 Invited by AIGA Charlotte to lecture and demonstrate information design theories and techniques.

“Sketchnoting: Doodles with Brain Power” (Collaboration with Prof. Shawn Bowers)

• Lilly Conference on Education Greensboro, NC, Oct 2011

• Collaborative workshop that explores visual learning methods in education

“Dancing on the Darkside” Triptych Collective – Neighborhood Theatre Apr & Aug 2011, Orange Peel, Asheville, NC, Oct 2011

• Collaborative multimedia dance performance with Dr. Eric Mullis

• Received ASC small projects grant

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“RE:” Salum International Hodges-Taylor Gallery, Charlotte, NC, Oct 2010 Presentation of professional information design portfolio. “Pecha Kucha Vol 5” Dharma Lounge, Charlotte, NC, 2010 “Pecha Kucha Vol 3” Hart-Witzen Gallery, Charlotte, NC, 2009 “Pecha Kucha: Vol 1” Petra's Piano Bar & Cabaret, Charlotte, NC 2008 “The Artist Programmer” UNC Charlotte Visualization Center, Charlotte, NC, 2006 “History of Digital Arts” UNC Charlotte Visualization Center, Charlotte, NC, 2006 “New Curriculum Unveiling” Sage College of Albany, Albany, NY, 2005 “Brecht Machine” Digital Language Manipulation Workshop, Split, Croatia, 2002 Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions: “Student and Teacher” Painting Exhibit and live Mural Painting Gale Hotel Gallery, Miami, FL 2016 “Macho Man” Aerosol paint mural Riviera Hotel South Beach, FL 2016 “Anne Frank” Aerosol paint mural Statesville Stack, Statesville, NC 2016 “River Docs” Touch Screen Interactive Installation Light Factory, Charlotte, NC, 2008 York County Museum Rock Hill, SC, 2008 “Time Based” Installed Programmed Animation Art Space Raleigh, NC, 2007 Split International New Media Festival Variant Iteration: Motion tracking Music Installation National Arts Center Split, Croatia, 2007

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“Sustainable” InkJet Prints and Accompanying Sound Installation Libby Guinan Gallery Charlotte, NC, 2007 “WRO: Media Arts Biennale” Motion tracking Music Installation National Museum of Art Wroclaw, Poland, 2007 "Holzer Machine" Projected code based animation NewYorkRioTokyo Gallery Berlin, Germany Ruckel Patzke Project, Chicago, IL Split International New Media Festival, Split, Croatia, 2006 "Tiered Justice" Sound Installation Loch Walker Gallery, Charlotte, NC, 2006 "Pixelated" Solo Exhibition, Giclee’ and InkJet Prints, Interactive Installations, & Acrylic on Canvas Libby Guinan Gallery, Charlotte, NC, 2006 "Life on Film" Film Festival, Documentary Film Art Institute of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2006 “Digit: New Media Festival” Documentary Film, *Official Selection Prize Narrowsburg, NY, 2005 “Albany Underground Artists” Giclee’ Prints Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY, 2005 “How Cogeneration Power Works.” Green Power Museum and Power Plant Museum Graphics & Documentary Video Troy, NY, 2004 "Arts for AIDS Sake" Ink Jet Prints Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY, 2004

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“Culture Jam” Programmed Animations Ace Gallery New York, NY, 2004 "= = MFA Thesis Exhibition” Documentary Video/Website Parsons School of Design, New York, NY, 2003 "Brecht Machine" Web Based Installation Split International New Media Festival, Split, Croatia, 2002 “Respond” A 9/11 Internet Story Database New York, NY, 2002 "45cm: A Space Oddity" Street Performance and Installation (Subway System) New York, NY, 2001 BFA Thesis Exhibition, InkJet Prints Long Island University, Greenvale, NY, 2001 "Plastic Fantastic" Acrylic paintings on Canvas Post Sculpture Gallery, Greenville, NY, 2000 “Digital Trends” InkJet Prints Firehouse Gallery, Uniondale, NY, 1999 Student Exhibition Inkjet Prints and Videos Roosevelt Gallery, Garden City, NY, 1998 Exhibitions Juried and Curated: “The Light Factory Members Show” Programmed Animation, Charlotte, NC, 2006 “Split International Film and New Media Fest”

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Installed Programmed Animation, Split, Croatia, 2006 “Northeast Regional Arts Showcase” Giclee’ Prints, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2005 “Art for Aids Sake” Inkjet Prints, Albany Institute of History and Art, Albany, NY, 2004 “The Rock Show” Rockefeller Center Gallery, Performance Documentary Video, New York, NY, 2003 “Art Under the Influence” Acrylic on Canvas, Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn, NY, 2001 Reviews / Publications / Catalogs: WFAE/NPR Mike Collins Show "Cry for the River", Charlotte, NC, 2007 “Voices of the River” Our State Magazine – Rosie Molarny, Charlotte, NC, 2007 “Cry for the Catawba” Charlotte Observer (Eight Part Series), Charlotte, NC 2007 Split International Film and New Media Festival Catalog 2007 Art Space “Time Based” Invitational Catalog 2007 WRO: Biennale Catalog 2007 Split International Film and New Media Festival Catalog 2006 WFAE/NPR Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins “Talking to the artists behind Tiered Justice”, Charlotte, NC, 2006 “Split Fest Wrap Up” Art Dirt Redux, GH Hovagimyan, 2006 “From the Underground” Times Union, Albany, NY, 2005 “New Art at Post”

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Loomings Magazine, Long Island University, Greenvale, NY, 1998 Awards William Lee Distinguished Faculty Award, Queens University of Charlotte, May 2013 Silver Medal for Creative Excellence, Summit International Design Awards May 2012 First Prize: Design for America, Infographic: How Our Laws Are Made. Washington, DC, May 2012 Grants National Science Foundation Creative IT $500,000.00 USD. Co-author, 2008. Artist in Residency UNCC- College of Architecture via Eric Sauda, 2007 Arts and Science Council Hugh McColl Award North Carolina “River Docs”, via The Light Factory, 2007 Arts & Sciences Council Award “Tiered Justice”, lead artist, Francis Hawthorne, 2006 Digital Artists in Residency “Brecht Machine”, Franklin Furnace, 2002 Committees: Chairman: Faculty Technology Committee, Queens University of Charlotte. Charlotte, NC 2009-2013 CAS faculty member: Assistant Professor of Digital Media Production search committee. Knight School of Communications, Queens University of Charlotte. Charlotte, NC 2013 Faculty member: Print vendor selection committee. Queens University of Charlotte. Charlotte, NC, 2012

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Faculty member: Music Department Chair search committee. Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2011 Faculty member: CIO search committee. Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2011 Faculty representative: Web Executive Committee. Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2009 - Present Chairman: Faculty Technology Committee. The Art Institute of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2008 Faculty Coordinator: Student Film Festival. The Art Institute of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2007 Chairman: Faculty Technology Committee. The Art Institute of Charlotte UNC Charlotte Graduate Faculty Member, Charlotte, NC, 2006 Faculty Coordinator: Student Film Festival. The Art Institute of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 2006 New Curriculum Development Team, Sage College of Albany, Albany, NY, 2005 Professional Associations AIGA American Institute of Graphic Artists, New York, NY & Charlotte, NC, 2005- Present CMUG Charlotte Macromedia (Adobe) Users Group, Charlotte, NC, 2004-2005 GAG Graphic Artists Guild, Albany Chapter, Albany, NY, 2001-2005 Rhizome: New Museum Digital Arts Consortium, Artist Member, New York, NY, 1999-Present Alpha Epsilon Pi, National Jewish Fraternal Organization, Greenvale, NY, 1999-2001 National Art Honor Society, Lawrence, NY, 1996-1997 Technical Abilities

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Web Scripting / Multimedia Flash; Dreamweaver; Director; Fireworks HTML5; JavaScript; CSS3; XML; PHP; MySQL; ActionScript 2.0 and 3.0; Lingo; Expressions Database and Dynamic Web Applications Content Management Systems Podcasting and Video Blogging Computer Hardware Installation Quartz Composer and current Video mixing software. Traktor DJ Studio; dJAY; Future Decks DJ. Critical Theory and History In depth understanding of theories and best practices of graphic design, digital art and new media, with emphasis on traditional and experimental interface design, animation and audio design and manipulation. Image Manipulation and Design Layout; Photoshop; Illustrator; InDesign; Freehand Painter; Quark Xpress; High Resolution Scanning and Printing; Microsoft Office Audio / Video After Effects; Premiere; Audition; Final Cut Pro; DVD Studio Pro; Motion; Soundtrack Avid DV Xpress; Media 100; Pro Tools; Sound Forge Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound Design Video and Audio Streaming; Sampling and Musical Arrangement; Professional Digital Video Cameras and Microphones; Mixing Boards; Public Address Systems DVD Authoring Exhibition Design: Kiosk Design; Interactive Architecture; Physical Computing: Electronic Sensor-Based Interactivity; MAX; MSP; Stamp Microcontroller; Computer Vision based Motion Tracking; Touch Screens and Surfaces; Sound Tracking and Visualization; PBasic Museum Exhibition Design; Environmental Graphic Design and Wayfinding Fine Art Media: Drawing, Painting (watercolor, gouache, acrylic), collage, installation, performance.