SENIOR PHYSICAL DESIGNER
RAA (RALPH APPELBAUM ASSOCIATES), NEW YORK, NY
AUGUST 2023–PRESENT
INTERIM SENIOR DIRECTOR OF GALLERIES AND PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT
THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA, PA
MARCH–AUGUST 2023
SENIOR EXHIBITION DESIGNER
THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA, PA
APRIL 2022–AUGUST 2023
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Designed in-house exhibitions, including gallery layout, casework, artifact displays, interactive elements, and media integration. Created construction documents for in-house and outsourced build. Reviewed shop drawings from vendors. Created floor plans for traveling exhibitions. Designed supplemental components for traveling exhibitions.
Created concept renderings for fabricators and stakeholders.
Contributed to research and content development for in-house exhibitions and supplementation for traveling shows. Collaborated with content experts to shape narratives. Selected artifacts and wrote text for in-house exhibitions, traveling exhibition supplementation, pop-up displays, and media scripts.
Sought partnerships and collaborated with external entities such as researchers and artists.
Assisted with project management as needed.
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Designed presentations for exhibition kickoffs and stakeholder meetings.
Contributed to approach and graphic style of interactive and immersive media.
Assisted with graphic design for print and digital applications as needed.
Created atmospheric exhibition soundscapes.
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Delivered exhibition kickoff presentations to senior team and key staff.
Assisted with gallery preparation, receipt and return of artworks, condition reporting, object handling and mounting, installation, media licensing, and unusual other tasks as needed with care and good humor.
EXHIBITION DESIGNER
THE ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PHILADELPHIA, PA
MAY 2011–APRIL 2022
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Designed in-house exhibitions, both permanent and temporary. Created floor plans for traveling exhibitions. Designed supplemental components for traveling exhibitions.
Created construction documents for in-house and outsourced build. Reviewed shop drawings from vendors.
Contributed to research and content development. Wrote text for in-house exhibitions, traveling exhibition supplementation, pop-up displays, and the museum's website.
Led and contributed to partnerships with external partners such as artists, including initial/ongoing communication, work selection, and coordination.
Created concept renderings for fabricators and stakeholders.
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Created digital and print graphics.
Designed presentations for exhibition kickoffs, board meetings, and all-staff meetings.
Created illustrations for exhibitions, including print graphics, murals, video, and digital interactives.
Contributed to UX and graphic style of interactive media.
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Delivered exhibition kickoff presentations to senior team and key staff.
Created soundscapes for exhibitions and voice-over narration for A/V projects using Logic Pro.
Assisted Senior Director of Exhibits and Public Spaces with project management.
Managed internships.
Photographed specimens for marketing.
Participated in committees dedicated to design, DEI work, strategic planning, evaluation, and sustainability.
Contributed to the restoration of two historic dioramas under the guidance of art conservators. Repainted wood and fabric plant models, hand-cleaned nearly a century of dust from two artificial forests, and installed several snails.
Assisted with gallery preparation, receipt and return of artworks, condition reporting, object handling and mounting, exhibition and graphic installation, and unusual other tasks as needed with care and good humor.
ADJUNCT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
VECTORWORKS COURSES FOR MUSEUM EXHIBITION PLANNING + DESIGN PROGRAM
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, PHILADELPHIA, PA
2011, THEN JANUARY 2014–MAY 2024
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Taught spring and fall Vectorworks courses in the Museum Exhibition Planning + Design (MEP+D) graduate program.
Chaired thesis committees and participated in project critiques.
Contributed to the development of the third semester studio course.
Assisted with the second semester studio course in 2011 and 2015.
FREELANCE DESIGNER
JUNE 2004–AUGUST 2023
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Work includes exhibition design, illustration, graphic design, and photography.
Clients include:The Penn Museum
Keith Ragone Studio
Red Seeds / Artemis Pack
Corita Brown, PhD and Lisa Garrett
Strategies for Social Change
Katherine Fallon
The Gatherings Concert Series
The Mütter Museum
Science History Institute (Chemical Heritage Foundation at the time of the work)
EXHIBITION DESIGNER
PENN MUSEUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA
JUNE 2010–MAY 2011
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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.
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 (SCIENCE HISTORY INSTITUTE), PHILADELPHIA, PA
JUNE 2009–SEPTEMBER 2009
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Assisted with development of Marvels + Ciphers: A Look Inside the Flask.
SKILLS + SOFTWARE
ADOBE SUITE
VECTORWORKS
LOGIC PRO, GARAGEBAND, AUDITION, AUDACITY
IMOVIE
MICROSOFT OFFICE
DRY MEDIA (GRAPHITE, CHALK PASTEL, CONTÉ À PARIS CRAYON)
SCULPTURE
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY