EDUCATION

2008-current
University of Toronto
Master of Information, iSchool & Knowledge Media Design Institute
Thesis focus: textual practices, information technologies & interface
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2003-2006
Concordia University
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Design Art Major
Graduated with Great Distinction

2004
Université du Québec à Montréal (Berlin, Germany)
Exchange and specialization program, German history and architecture

2002-2003
Université du Québec à Montréal
Communication specialization

2000-2002
Cégep de Saint-Laurent
College degree in Arts, Film studies and communication

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

June 2006 - current
24Karrots, Montreal, Qc, Art director, designer

Conceptualized and implemented creative strategy to communicate with desired target market;
Involved from the early stages of a project, working collaboratively with the client;
Provided various user experience consulting services including expert design assessments, research and best practices, information architecture and interaction design, as well as assorted design tasks;
Developed and delivered presentations to customers

Clients: Face3media, Procter & Gamble, Mont Tremblant International Film Festival Canadian Heritage (culture.ca)

May - August 2005; May 2007 - August 2008
Inter-Dec College, Montreal, Qc, Instructor

Prepared lectures and in-class exercises. Assessed student’s technical level;
Developed new course outlines for Experimental Typography I and Image Processing for Interior Design;
Courses taught: Experimental Typography I, Image Processing for Interior Design, Basic Design for Multimedia Studies, Advanced Editing Techniques, Advanced Illustrating Techniques;
Classes taught in French and English.

May 2005 - July 2006
CloudRaker, Montreal, Qc, Designer

Generated concepts and created interfaces for important web sites
Developed and delivered presentations to customers
Assisted in new business pitches through creative strategy development
Developed the agency’s new visual identity, stationery and website
Personal time management on simultaneous projects

Clients: Bell Canada, Procter & Gamble, Heineken

OTHER SKILLS

Fluency in English and French
Technically proficient in: Adobe CS3 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, ImageReady); MS Word, Powerpoint and Excel; QuarkXpress 4.0 and 6.5; Mac and Windows environment
Working knowledge of: Adobe CS3 (Dreamweaver and Flash); HTML and CSS editors