EDUCATION

Pratt Institute, New York, NY
M.S. Communications Design with Digital Design Emphasis, Expected May 2012
QPA: 3.62/4.00

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
B.H.A. Creative and Professional Writing & Art, with Honors, May 2009
Minor in Business Administration, QPA: 3.43/4.00

EXPERIENCE

Zemoga, New York, NY
Graphic Design Intern, Jun 2011-Aug 2011
Designed a laptop case, notepads and coffee packaging in keeping with the company brand. Designed the interface for the Pixels & Pills blog and the brand's YouTube channel.

Do Something, New York, NY
Graphic Design Intern, Jan 2011-Apr 2011
Designed wireframes, mock web layouts, and web and print collateral for campaigns including Popcorn, Indiana and The Bully Project's "Stop Bullying" campaign, Aeropostale's "Teens for Jeans," HP's "Green Your School Challenge," VH1 Save the Music Foundation's "Battle for the Bands," and for DoSomething.org's program BootCampX.

Nimli, New York, NY
Graphic Design Intern, Nov 2009-Feb 2010
Designed banners and category feature pages. Created images for facebook ads. Recolored coupons, resized logos, and cropped and masked product images for website.

Lydia Silvestry, Pittsburgh, PA
Marketing Intern, Sept-Dec 2007
Designed brochure for the Infinite Dress based on intercept survey conducted on women's fashion. Devised market plan for the promotion and distribution of the Infinite Dress.

National Youth Commission, Taipei, Taiwan
Marketing Assistant, Jun-Aug 2007
Worked on "Let's Be Friends" campaign. Participated in promotional events. Copyedited English-translated pamphlets and articles on website. Maintained on-line presence through weekly blog and social networks.

ACTIVITIES

Senior Art Catalog Committee, Pittsburgh, PA
Layout and Design, Jan-May 2009
Created design template for catalog, which was sent to students, alumni, and sold at the University store.

Big Straw, Pittsburgh, PA
Editor-in-Chief, Aug 2008-May 2009
Organized weekly staff meetings, cultural and fundraising events.  Wrote, and copyedited content.  Assisted with magazine design.  Recruited writers through e-mail, social media marketing, and general body meetings.
Culture Editor, Expressions Editor, Aug 2007-May 2008
Oversaw submissions in the culture and creative works sections.

HONORS

Hilson Family Scholarship Award for Excellence, 2011
4 A's Operation Jumpstart III Scholarship, 2010-2011
National Honors Scholars Society, 2009
Dean's List, 2008-2009

SKILLS

Art Direction
Branding
Motion Design
Print Design
Web Design
Illustration
Photography

Software (Mac and PC)

Photoshop
InDesign
Illustrator
Flash
AfterEffects
FinalCut Pro
Fireworks
Dreamweaver
HTML,CSS, JQuery
Maya 8.5
Pro Tools
Audacity
Microsoft Office

Language

English (native)
Mandarin Chinese (fluent)
Spanish (basic)

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