Academic/Professional Resume

Work Experience and Internships

Montclair State University, University Communications, Office of Web Services, Web/Communications Assistant
Montclair, NJ – September 2001 to May 2005 as Student Assistant, promotion June 2005 as Webmaster Assistant, promotion June 2008 to present as Web/Communications Assistant

  • Coordinate development of design, structure and content for sites for the University, as well Colleges and Schools. Develop dynamic Web sites that include the use of forms and user interaction. Act as liaison to Information Technology. Instruct department coordinators on site management and train Web site maintenance. Write text and content, implement tools and develop graphics as part of design aspect for sites and oversee site management. Research and maintain press mailing lists. Publish news releases.
  • Iris Award recipient from the International Association of Business Communicators – New Jersey chapter honoring the Government Relations Web page

Tri-Star Design, Web Designer and Developer, Co-Owner
Clifton, NJ – 2000 to present

  • Design, develop, and implement Web sites and logos for commercial clients using HTML, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Wordpress; generate e-mail marketing campaigns and newsletters to clients. Basic knowledge of Macromedia Flash.

George Segal Gallery, Web Designer
Montclair, NJ – September 2007 to December 2007 as Graduate Intern, promotion January 2007 to May 2008 as Web Designer

  • Update and edit Gallery’s Web site; assist with the planning and implementation of Gallery events such as symposiums, annual art auction, educational program planning and exhibition openings; perform registrar duties by handling and cataloguing artwork coming into Gallery on loan

New York Public Library for Performing Arts at Lincoln Center, Graduate Intern
New York, NY – May 2007 to August 2007

  • Assisted in the installation of various exhibitions, including dressing mannequins, hanging works, arranging display cases and painting; researched costume designers, set designers and actresses

Montclair State University, Office of the President, Office Assistant
Montclair, NJ – September 2001 to May 2005 as Student Assistant, promotion June 2005 to May 2006 as Office Assistant

  • Coordinated basic office procedures including processing mail, filing, and preparation of confidential material for the President and Board of Trustees

Essex Fine Arts Gallery, Undergraduate Intern
Montclair, NJ – Summer 2003

  • Planned and implemented front window display, assisted with framing, interacted with and assisted customers; designed the Gallery’s first Web site

Surflight Theatre, Company Member
Beach Haven, NJ – 2000 Season and 2001 Season

  • Performed in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Mrs. Potiphar), Titanic (Ms. D’Amico), Carousel (featured dancer en pointe), West Side Story (Fransisca), The Wizard of Oz (Flying Monkey); worked in costume and scenery shops

Montclair Operetta Club/MOC Musical Theatre
Upper Montclair, NJ – 1999 to 2006

  • Performer in many shows
  • Board of Governors member (2004-2006); Nominating Committee member (2003)
  • Member of Costume, Publicity and Set Construction committees on many shows performed in, as well as Fiddler on the Roof and the original production of Rena: The Musical

Education

Master of Arts in Fashion and Textile Studies: History, Theory, Museum Practice

  • June 2008 from Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
  • Cumulative GPA: 3.84/4.0
  • Concentration in Conservation. Conservation work included storage issues, wet cleaning, using adhesives, and sewing techniques. Familiar with tapestry re-weaving and carpet knotting. Other coursework included fiber identification with the use of a polarizing light microscope, fashion history of Western and Non-Western textiles and garments, museum theory, and the mounting of costumes and flat textiles. The graduate degree culminated with an exhibition on Shoe Designer Christian Louboutin, where I had the position of Web Designer. http://www3.fitnyc.edu/museum/louboutin
  • Thesis: Conservation treatment and historical analysis of an eighteenth century woman’s calash bonnet
  • Paper accepted and presented at New Jersey Communication Association’s Annual Conference at Marymount Manhattan, March 2008

Master of Arts in Theatre with a concentration in Arts Management

  • May 2008 from Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
  • Cumulative GPA: 3.86/4.0
  • Coursework included grantsmanship & fundraising, marketing, financial accounting, theatre management and exhibition design.
  • Thesis: How costuming procedures are implemented for various theatrical organizations in northern New Jersey.
  • Paper accepted and presented at the 2006 Eastern Communication Association’s Annual Convention in Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Arts in Art History

  • May 2005 from Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
  • Cumulative GPA: 3.91/4.0
  • Active member of University Honors Program; Dean’s List every semester; Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar; Montclair State University Outstanding Scholar; Golden Key International Honor Society (Executive Board – Webmaster, 2004-2005); Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi; Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges; Outstanding Student Employee Award
  • Studied museum curating and exhibition design at Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ