Resume/CV

SUMMARY

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A dedicated, detail-oriented and academically astute graduate student with a passion for researching the interplay between art and science. Years of experience as a Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant with two years of working experience in utilizing multimedia and technology for educational purposes. Reliable and collaborative team member who is highly capable of working within fast-paced environments and creating both independent and collaborative multimedia projects. A student in high academic standing, with a proven ability to grasp complicated subjects and rectify them into understandable language. Proficient in the Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office Suite, Canva, Figma, Wix, WordPress, Procreate, DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut Pro.

 

 

EDUCATION

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Master of Information Technology (Digital Media)                      September 2023-Present

Carleton University, Ottawa ON

• Thesis: Augmented Reality for Enhancing Secondary Language Learning of Japanese Kanji

• Supervisor: Dr. Vicky McArthur

• 11/12 (A) Overall CGPA

• Expected graduation date: June 2025

 

Bachelor of Media Production and Design Honours, Co-op        September 2018-June 2023

Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

• Graduated with High Distinction

• 10.34/12 (A) Overall CGPA

• Graduation Date: June 2023

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HONOURS & AWARDS

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• President’s Scholarship, Carleton University, 2018

• George Fierheller Scholarship, Carleton University, 2020

• Gerhard Herzberg Scholarship, Carleton University, 2022

• Dean’s List, Carleton University, 2020, 2022, 2023

• Teaching Assistant Scholarship 2023, 2024, 2025

• Research Assistant Scholarship 2023, 2024, 2025

• Departmental Scholarship 2023, 2024, 2025

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

• Virtual (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR)

• Embodied Cognition: Combining the study of social cognition, self-regulation and VR to invoke sensory phenomena

• Interaction Design: Designing accessible interactive technology using the cognitive dimensions framework and affective interaction design

• Serious Games and Edutainment: Utilizing game design within the context of both general and language education

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APPLIED PROJECTS

                                               

Popsilos Multimedia Campaign                                                          September 2022-April 2023
MPAD 4000, Capstone, Media Production and Design

• Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

• Collaborated to produce a multimedia project for Popsilos, an agri-food tourism circuit located within the Prescott-Russell region of Ontario

• Designed and created an animated short video with a fellow student using the artistic software Procreate, combining art styles to produce quality work

• Edited and composited marketing materials including brochures, reports, presentations, an AR application and a website to ensure Popsilos was being effectively represented

 

The Scavenger/Virtual Reality (VR) Film                                          January 2022 - April 2022
ITEC3100, Immersive Storytelling, Information Technology

• Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

• Wrote and designed a virtual reality film based on the theme of the year 2122, resulting in an A+ for the assignment and an A+ for the course

• Produced and directed the project within the computer software Blender and Unity, confirming that the output met course expectations for creative and technical aptitude

• Ensured quality control by overseeing the project as team lead by verifying team members’ work was consistent to project aims and vision

 

Through the Doors/NAC Collaboration                                             January 2020 – April 2020
MPAD 2002, Basics of Visual Communication II, Media Production and Design

• Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

• Collaborated to produce a multimedia project regarding the history of the NAC’s Salon Doors, resulting in an A+ for the assignment and an A- for the course

• Designed and created an animated biography of the Salon Doors and the life of its creator Jordi Bonet with a fellow student using the artistic software Procreate, combining art styles to produce quality work

• Utilized NAC archives with collaborators to research and create a compelling biography with factual evidence, maintaining quality work while respecting the life and projects of Jordi Bonet

 

Let’s Fly/Ottawa Nature Museum Collaboration                               January 2019 - April 2019
MPAD 1002, Introduction to Storytelling: The Practice, Media Production and Design

• Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

• Collaborated with fellow students to design an interactive multimedia installation for the Nature Museum’s bird exhibit, resulting in an A+ for the assignment and an A for the course

• Animated the project example video, effectively displaying the proposed project in visual format to represent how a user of the installation would interact with it in the museum exhibit

• Edited overall project submissions to ensure deliverables were at a high standard to properly represent the capabilities of the project, as well as its effectiveness in conveying the narrative’s content

 

RELEVANT SKILLS, EXPERIENCES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

Technical Skills

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• Extensive knowledge of the Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere and Illustrator in order to create striking illustrations and videos tailored to client’s needs

• Extensive experience with the Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook in order to regularly write necessary documentation and content for personal and client use

• Working experience with design software Figma and Canva in order to create effective and accessible web design collaboratively with user ease and satisfaction in mind

• Working experience with WordPress and Wix in order to create and design an over-arching website for a collaborative animation project for Ottawa’s National Arts Centre (NAC) and art portfolios

• Working experience with DaVinci Resolve and its features for match moving, chroma keying and colour grading in order to create compelling and well produced videos  for personal and client use

• Programmed websites using coding languages such as HTML, CSS, SQL, PHP and C++, resulting in an extensive knowledge of programming languages and their multiple uses in order to create functional and visually pleasing websites

• Working experience with game engine software Unity in order to create compelling and narratively distinct VR films including as part of Carleton’s Immersive Storytelling course, earning an A+ in that assignment and a final grade of A+ for the course

• Working experience with ArcGIS StoryMaps in order to create a compelling digital narrative of civic engagement initiatives through usage of animation, illustrations, written language and interactive content, earning an A in that assignment and a final grade of A+ for Carleton’s Civic Engagement II course

 

Design Skills

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• Experience designing websites, website banners and transcripts for both government employee courses and freelance work to create visually striking and accessible web interfaces

• Experience collaborating with others in order to design event posters and book transcripts for the webinar series Negotiating Digital Spaces, and created artistically striking visual content that fit the narrative themes conveyed in the series

• Effectively designed multimedia marketing materials for the agri-food tourism circuit Popsilos as a Capstone project, including an animation, brochures, reports, presentations and a website, resulting in a project grade of A+ and a final grade of A+ for that course

• Experience creating storyboards for personal and professional animatics, ensuring that character motion, emotion and the overall plot is effectively presented

• Interpreted multiple data sources in order to effectively design data visualizations, aesthetically presenting educational and factually correct data points

 

Communication Skills                  

 

• Collaborated with the NAC and team members to develop a digital story for their Salon Doors, to both educate visitors about the piece and to visually represent its themes and significance to both the creator and Ottawa’s creative culture

• Collaborated with the Ottawa Museum of Nature and team members to design an interactive installation for the museum’s bird exhibit and professionally present it to the museum’s curators, resulting in a grade of A+ for that assignment and a final grade of A for that course

• Collaborated with other team members in a course to program and effectively present an extensive online database on blockbuster films to the supervising professor, resulting in a project grade of A+ and a final grade of A for that course

• Effectively communicated the benefits of Carleton and its Media Production and Design program to prospective students as a Faculty of Public Affairs Ambassador, which resulted in heightened awareness of both the program and Carleton’s vibrant student culture

• Exhibited exceptional written and oral skills honed by producing numerous, well-articulated academic essays, as well as presenting personally designed products for high-profile guests, including Ottawa restaurateur Ion Aimers

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Teaching Assistant

School of Information Technology                                                     January 2025-April 2025

Carleton University, Ottawa, ON      

• Assisting Carleton Instructor James Brunet for the Winter 2025 term course Design Studio I to grade student submissions

• Ensuring students have access to meaningful and accessible resources regarding course content

• Answering questions about course content to provide ample support for students requiring assistance in understanding material

 

 

Teaching Assistant

School of Information Technology                                                     January 2025-April 2025

Carleton University, Ottawa, ON      

• Assisting Carleton Professor Dan Hawes for the Winter 2025 term course Directing and Cinematography for Digital Storytelling to grade student submissions, supervise students during lab times and proctor examinations

• Taught the class Storytelling in Gaming to educate students on current industry practices, narrative techniques and mediums for narrative and serious games, which resulted in heightened understanding of lecture content and popular industry practices

• Ensuring students have access to meaningful and accessible resources regarding course content

• Answering questions about course content to provide ample support for students requiring assistance in understanding material

 

 

Teaching Assistant

School of Information Technology                                         September 2024-December 2024

Carleton University, Ottawa, ON      

• Assisted Carleton Professor Lesley Istead for the Fall 2024 term course Visual Effects and Compositing to supervise students during lab times and update course content

• Designed online course content including assignment rubrics and course information

• Ensured students had access to meaningful and accessible resources regarding course content

• Answered questions about course content to provide ample support for students requiring assistance in understanding material

 

 

Teaching Assistant

School of Information Technology                                         September 2024-December 2024

Carleton University, Ottawa, ON      

• Assisted Carleton Professor Dr. David Sprague for the Fall 2024 term course Mobile User Interface Design to grade student submissions and supervise students during lab times

• Ensured students had access to meaningful and accessible resources regarding course content

• Answered questions about course content to provide ample support for students requiring assistance in understanding material

 

 

Teaching Assistant

School of Information Technology                                                     January 2024-April 2024

Carleton University, Ottawa, ON      

• Assisted Carleton Professor Dan Hawes for the Winter 2024 term course Directing and Cinematography for Digital Storytelling to grade student submissions, supervise students during lab times and proctor examinations

• Taught the class Storytelling in Gaming to educate students on current industry practices, narrative techniques and mediums for narrative and serious games, which resulted in heightened understanding of lecture content and popular industry practices

• Ensured students had access to meaningful and accessible resources regarding course content

• Answered questions about course content to provide ample support for students requiring assistance in understanding material

 

 

Teaching Assistant

School of Information Technology                                         September 2023-December 2023

Carleton University, Ottawa, ON      

• Assisted Carleton Professor Mehdi Niknam for the Fall 2023 term course Software Design for Multimedia to grade student submissions and supervise students during lab times

• Ensured students had access to meaningful and accessible resources regarding course content

• Answered questions about course content to provide ample support for students requiring assistance in understanding material

 

 

Teaching Assistant

School of Information Technology                                                     January 2023-April 2023

Carleton University, Ottawa, ON      

• Assisted Carleton Professor Dr. David Sprague for the Winter 2023 term course Data Visualization to grade student submissions and supervise students during lab times

• Ensured students had access to meaningful and accessible resources regarding course content

• Answered questions about course content to provide ample support for students requiring assistance in understanding material

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

 

Research Assistant                                                                            September 2023-Present

MARVEL Lab, Faculty of Public Affairs

Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

• Assisting Carleton Professor Vicky McArthur in creation of language learning applications through augmented reality

• Ensuring research publications and presentations are held to a high standard to well represent both the faculty and university internationally

• Submitting collaborative research publications to various conferences to further contribute to the research conducted worldwide within the discipline of information technology

 

Research Assistant                                                                December 2021- February 2022

Dean’s Office for the Faculty of Public Affairs

Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

• Assisted Carleton professors in documenting and submitting their CCV information for grant funding opportunities

• Ensured quality control for each application, by analyzing, documenting and verifying each data input was factually correct and up to date before submitting it on the professor’s behalf

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Graphic Designer

Negotiating Digital Spaces Webinar Series                                        April 2022-March 2023

Carleton University, Ottawa, ON      

• Assisted Carleton Professor Katie Graham and the Canadian Centre for Mindful Habitats to design and produce multimedia content including webinar covers, illustrations, book transcripts and book design

• Created effective graphic design for various initiatives, including animated video clips for social media posts

• Collaborated with fellow student and Graphic Designer to design webinar website with both webinar colour scheme and necessary accessibility standards in mind

 

 

Web Developer - Multimedia Specialist                              January 2021- December 2021

Learning Technologies Section

Canada Revenue Agency, Ottawa ON

• Produced accessible multimedia content including animated video clips for the purpose of e-learning

• Designed web banners and interactive e-learning products for new and current CRA employees

• Created effective graphic design for various initiatives, including mobile app design and internal website banners and visual content for educational purposes

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VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE/EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

 

 

Faculty of Public Affairs (FPA) Ambassador                          November 2019-April 2023

Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

• Effectively communicate the benefits of the Media Production and Design program and the campus to prospective Carleton students, which results in heightened awareness of both the program and Carleton University’s rich and vibrant student culture

• Represent the Faculty of Public Affairs by presenting a positive and welcoming attitude to prospective students, ensuring they feel welcome in a new and unfamiliar environment

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Vice-President of Advertisement                                         December 2018-September 2021

Carleton Archery Club, Ottawa, ON

• Corresponded with prospective attendees for Carleton’s Archery Club by answering their questions, resulting in an influx of awareness for the club by 61%, attendance by 100% and a 100% increase of club profits

• Created a detailed summary of the club’s frequently asked questions after noting what the most common questions were, which resulted in heightened awareness of the club’s purpose and expectations

• Supervised club sessions to ensure that club members needs were being met and alongside other club executives, ensured that the club sessions were run smoothly

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PUBLICATIONS

• Robinson, J. & McArthur, V. (2025) . Submitted to CHI’25, notification pending February 2025.