SENIOR PHYSICAL DESIGNER

RAA (RALPH APPELBAUM ASSOCIATES), NEW YORK, NY
AUGUST 2023–PRESENT

 

INTERIM SENIOR DIRECTOR OF GALLERIES AND PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT

THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA, PA
MARCH–AUGUST 2023

 

SENIOR EXHIBITION DESIGNER

THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA, PA
APRIL 2022–PRESENT

  • Designed in-house exhibitions, including gallery layout, casework, artifact displays, interactive elements, and media integration. Created construction documents for in-house and outsourced build. Reviewed shop drawings from vendors. Created floor plans for traveling exhibitions. Designed supplemental components for traveling exhibitions.

    Created concept renderings for fabricators and stakeholders.

    Contributed to research and content development for in-house exhibitions and supplementation for traveling shows. Collaborated with content experts to shape narratives. Selected artifacts and wrote text for in-house exhibitions, traveling exhibition supplementation, pop-up displays, and media scripts.

    Sought partnerships and collaborated with external entities such as researchers and artists.

    Assisted with project management as needed.

  • Designed presentations for exhibition kickoffs and stakeholder meetings.

    Contributed to approach and graphic style of interactive and immersive media.

    Assisted with graphic design for print and digital applications as needed.

    Created atmospheric exhibition soundscapes.

  • Delivered exhibition kickoff presentations to senior team and key staff.

    Assisted with gallery preparation, receipt and return of artworks, condition reporting, object handling and mounting, installation, media licensing, and unusual other tasks as needed with care and good humor.

 

EXHIBITION DESIGNER

THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA, PA
MAY 2011–APRIL 2022

  • Designed in-house exhibitions, both permanent and temporary. Created floor plans for traveling exhibitions. Designed supplemental components for traveling exhibitions.

    Created construction documents for in-house and outsourced build. Reviewed shop drawings from vendors.

    Contributed to research and content development. Wrote text for in-house exhibitions, traveling exhibition supplementation, pop-up displays, and the museum's website.

    Led and contributed to partnerships with external partners such as artists, including initial/ongoing communication, work selection, and coordination.

    Created concept renderings for fabricators and stakeholders.

  • Created digital and print graphics.

    Designed presentations for exhibition kickoffs, board meetings, and all-staff meetings.

    Created illustrations for exhibitions, including print graphics, murals, video, and digital interactives.

    Contributed to UX and graphic style of interactive media.

  • Delivered exhibition kickoff presentations to senior team and key staff.

    Created soundscapes for exhibitions and voice-over narration for A/V projects using Logic Pro.

    Assisted Senior Director of Exhibits and Public Spaces with project management.

    Managed internships.

    Photographed specimens for marketing.

    Participated in committees dedicated to design, DEI work, strategic planning, evaluation, and sustainability.

    Contributed to the restoration of two historic dioramas under the guidance of art conservators. Repainted wood and fabric plant models, hand-cleaned nearly a century of dust from two artificial forests, and installed several snails.

    Assisted with gallery preparation, receipt and return of artworks, condition reporting, object handling and mounting, exhibition and graphic installation, and unusual other tasks as needed with care and good humor.

 

ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

VECTORWORKS COURSES FOR MUSEUM EXHIBITION PLANNING + DESIGN PROGRAM

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, PHILADELPHIA, PA
2011, THEN JANUARY 2014–PRESENT

  • Taught spring and fall Vectorworks courses in the Museum Exhibition Planning + Design (MEP+D) graduate program.

    Chaired thesis committees and participated in project critiques.

    Contributed to the development of the third semester studio course.

    Assisted with the second semester studio course in 2011 and 2015.

 

FREELANCE DESIGNER

JUNE 2004–PRESENT

  • Work includes exhibition design, illustration, graphic design, and photography.

    Clients include:

    The Penn Museum

    Keith Ragone Studio

    Red Seeds / Artemis Pack

    Corita Brown, PhD and Lisa Garrett

    Strategies for Social Change

    Katherine Fallon

    The Gatherings Concert Series

    The Mütter Museum

    Science History Institute (Chemical Heritage Foundation at the time of the work)

 

EXHIBITION DESIGNER

PENN MUSEUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA
JUNE 2010–MAY 2011

  • Designed temporary exhibitions, contributed to schematic design, and created floor plans for various installations and re-installations.

    Illustrated the children's tour of Secrets of the Silk Road.

    Assisted with graphic design for labels, murals, interactive elements, brochures, and takeaway pieces. Produced and installed in-house graphics.

    Assisted with exhibit installation.

 

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS INTERN

CHEMICAL HERITAGE FOUNDATION (SCIENCE HISTORY INSTITUTE), PHILADELPHIA, PA
JUNE 2009–SEPTEMBER 2009

  • Assisted with development of Marvels + Ciphers: A Look Inside the Flask.



SKILLS + SOFTWARE

  • ADOBE SUITE

  • VECTORWORKS

  • LOGIC PRO, GARAGEBAND, AUDITION, AUDACITY

  • IMOVIE

  • MICROSOFT OFFICE

  • DRY MEDIA (GRAPHITE, CHALK PASTEL, CONTÉ À PARIS CRAYON)

  • SCULPTURE

  • DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY



EDUCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, PHILADELPHIA, PA 2008–2010
MFA in Museum Exhibition Planning + Design

THE SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, SAVANNAH, GA 1998–2002
BFA in Illustration