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EXHIBITION DESIGNER
THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA, PA
MAY 2011–PRESENT
  • Designed in-house exhibitions (permanent and temporary), created layouts for traveling exhibitions, and designed supplemental components and interactive elements for traveling exhibitions.
  • Created construction documentation for in-house and outsourced build.
  • Contributed to content development, including research. Wrote exhibition text for traveling exhibition supplementation and pop-up displays.
  • Made illustrations for exhibitions, sketched 3D scenic elements for bidding purposes, and created concept sketches for donors.
  • Assisted with graphic design. Produced and installed graphics as needed.
  • Designed presentations for traveling exhibition kickoffs, board meetings, and all-staff meetings.
  • Assisted Senior Director of Exhibits with project management.
  • Managed internships.
  • Participated in committees dedicated to design, evaluation, strategic planning, sustainability, and equality.
  • Assisted with exhibition installation, voice-over narration, diorama conservation/renovation, public space painting, site surveys, outdoor installation proposals for municipal agencies, and other tasks as needed.

SENIOR LECTURER
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, PHILADELPHIA, PA

2011, THEN JANUARY 2014–PRESENT
  • Taught the spring and fall Vectorworks courses in the Museum Exhibition Planning + Design (MEP+D) graduate program.
  • Contributed to the development of the MEP+D third semester.
  • Assisted with the Spring 2011 and Spring 2015 semesters of the MEP+D graduate studio course.

FREELANCE DESIGNER
JUNE 2004–PRESENT
  • Work includes exhibition design, site surveys, illustration, and graphic design.
  • Clients include Red Seeds, Katherine Fallon, The Mütter Museum, Keith Ragone Studio, and Chemical Heritage Foundation (now the Science History Institute).

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.
  • Designed murals and 3D sets.
  • 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 (NOW THE SCIENCE HISTORY INSTITUTE), PHILADELPHIA, PA
JUNE 2009–SEPTEMBER 2009
  • Assisted with development of Marvels + Ciphers: A Look Inside the Flask.


SKILLS + SOFTWARE
  • ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE
  • VECTORWORKS
  • MICROSOFT OFFICE
  • DRAWING
  • DRAFTING
  • SCULPTURE
  • DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
  • GARAGEBAND AND AUDACITY
  • IMOVIE


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


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  • About/Contact
  • Museum Work
  • Photography
  • 2D Art + Design
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