diamondsAndCode
Interface and Concept Designer for electronic musical instruments, custom audiovisual interactive interfaces, physical computing art for public spaces, 3D/AR/VR. Artist in Residence at Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris, France. Recipient of NYU Tisch Artist Pioneering Award in Interactive Media, National Music Honors Society Pi Kappa Lambda lifetime membership. Visualized R142 subway cars in 3D for New York City MTA and Antennadesign. Freelance Consultant and Concept Designer. Curator and Technology Advisor in "F2F: New Media Art from Finland." Curator in "SAUMA" exhibition on cutting edge functional industrial design concepts and user interface prototypes. AV Producer and Technology Consultant in "EERO SAARINEN; SHAPING THE FUTURE" touring international exhibition on the work of the prolific Finnish-American architect. Member of ACM, AES, IEEE, SIGGRAPH and SMPTE..
I teach, design, and do research on learning. EDUCATION: Parsons MFA Design and Technology (2002); MAT: English Literature; Credential: California Standard Secondary Teachers Credential (English/History; EXPERIENCE: Parsons part-time faculty (2002-current); Thesis Research and Writing Coordinator (2004-2007); Quest to Learn School (Q2L)Design Team Member and Research Associate (2006-Present) ; Houghton Mifflin (Boston), College Division, Senior Sponsoring Editor for K-12 Teacher Education Materials (20+years); Design and research Projects include: Video: In Classrooms (HM); NJ classroom testing in two schools: Kinderboard on Kindertable; Thesis Project: On a Full Moon: Integrating Story and Literacy Skills; Class-tested K-2 early literacy multimedia program: StoryKaleidoscope: Character Point-of-View; co-created with Robert Torres Quest to Learn Design Dimensions Rubrics; Publications include: Look Duck Feet: Kinderboard on Kindertable Goes to School http://www.tiesmagazine.org/archives/dec_2002/pdf/dec_2002_DuckFeet.pdf; Literacy Inventory Protocol: Pedagogical Tool for Iterative Prototype Design: http://www.daimi.au.dk/~evae/Blandat/Intet/posters/wolozin.pdf;collaborating author with Katie Salen and Q2L Design Team of Quest to Learn Planning Document: Growing the School for Digital Kids (MIT In Press).