Resume

EDUCATION

 

Bachelor of Media Production and Design, Co-op Option     September 2018-Present

Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

• Fourth year standing, 10.34/12 (A) Overall CGPA

• President’s Scholarship 2018

• George Fierheller Scholarship 2020

• Gerhard Herzberg Scholarship 2022

• Dean’s Honour List 2020

• Dean’s Honour List 2022

• Expected graduation date: April 2023

 

 

RELEVANT SKILLS, EXPERIENCES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

 

Technical Skills

 

• 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

• 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 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 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

• 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 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

 

 

Design Skills

 

• Experience designing websites, website banners and transcripts for both government courses and freelance work in order 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, creating artistically striking visual content that fit the narrative themes conveyed in the series

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

• Created a picture book using illustrator Molly Bang’s principles of illustration, ensuring that limited shapes and colour were used to effectively represent various themes in a narrative

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

 

Communication Skills                                                                

 

• 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 the NAC and team 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

• Effectively wrote a portfolio on Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki for a course project, comprising of self-written material including editorials, resulting in in-depth knowledge of various forms of media writing and a final course grade of A

• 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 restauranteur Ion Aimers

• Collaborated with four 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

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Teaching Assistant

School of Information Technology                                      Jan 2023-Present

Carleton University, Ottawa, ON  

 

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

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

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

 

 

Graphic Designer

Negotiating Digital Spaces Webinar Series                                  April 2022-Present

Carleton University, Ottawa, ON  

• Assisting Carleton University Professor Katie Graham and the Canadian Centre for Mindful Habitats to design and produce multimedia content including webinar illustrations, book transcripts and book design for their 2022 online webinar series and upcoming merchandise

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

• Collaborating with a fellow student and graphic designer to design the webinar website with both the webinar colour scheme and necessary accessibility standards in mind

 

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

 

 

Web Developer - Multimedia Specialist                          January 2021- December 2021

Learning Technologies Section

Canada Revenue Agency, Ottawa ON

• Produced 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

 

 

APPLIED PROJECTS

 

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 in the computer software 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

 

 

 

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE/EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

 

 

Faculty of Public Affairs (FPA) Ambassador                          November 2019-Present

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