Education
The School of Visual Arts. New York, NY August 07–May 09
MFA: Designer as Entrepreneur, 3.75
Carnegie Mellon University. Pittsburgh, PA August 99–May 03
BA: Industrial Design, 3.8 with University Honors
Experience
Everyday Health, Senior Interaction Designer. July 09–present
Interaction and design of South Beach Diet with responsive layout (in progress)
Design and architecture “Groups” on over a dozen products, for mobile web and desktop
Redesign including new styles and logo for Dr. Laura Berman’s website and responsive newsletter
Designed the MedPage Today iPad, iPhone, and desktop website
Lead designer for My Calorie Counter, the company’s most profitable product
Allworth Press, Designer. January 08–July 09
Design book interiors and covers for business of art, music, and design books
Develop print and digital marketing materials including postcards, web banners, etc.
Kristonica Design, LCC Freelance Company Owner. December 05–present
Fete: Designed invitations, programs, and decor for high-end events
Barbara Cleary’s Realty Guild: Created brochures, listing advertisements, and corporate movies
UBS Investment Bank: Designed a quick reference guide for a new software application
Spot Co., Intern June 08–December 09
Assisted in the development of original art for Broadway plays and musicals
Designed Broadway marketing materials
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Communications & Design Associate. May 04–August 07
Responsible for Web site including content, management, and directing site restructure
Created and distributed monthly Web-based newsletter received by over 5,000 subscribers
Developed graphic identity and created print and digital materials for all new Aldrich programs
Produced all wall text, wall labels, and contextual materials including vinyl cutting
Stamford Adult Education, Photoshop Teacher. September 05–December 06
Demonstrated techniques and tools
Provided after hours support for students
Facilitated weekly classes and lectures
Skills
PhotoShop, Illustrator, InDesign, Axure, OmniGraffle, Dreamweaver, AfterEffects, Final Cut Pro, HTML, CSS, Keynote, Acrobat, Word, Power Point, and Excel
Honors
2011: Everyday Health “Above and Beyond” award for MedPage today iPhone and iPad apps
2009: Speaker at the Art Director’s Club “Reboot” conference
2008: Original book project sent to the Torino Book Fair in Italy
2007: First Place in the New England Association of Museums Design Competition