Resumé
London, UK
Current as of: 2006-11-12
PDF Format (2006-03-16)
Education
MSc European Politics and Governance, London School of Economics 2005-2006
Took courses on current issues in EU politics, Europeanization, the history of the EU, and citizens. political attitudes in Europe. Wrote a dissertation comparing voting patterns and opinions in Danish and Irish referendums on European integration.
BA International Studies, University of Chicago 2002-2005
Took courses on 20th Century history, international relations, and the EU. Studied one term at Chicago's centre in Paris, where I took courses on the EU and French history. Wrote my thesis on European identity, titled 'What Does It Mean to Be European?', for which I received a High Pass, the top mark. Graduated in International Studies with Honors. Was on the Dean.s List my entire time at Chicago.
Examples of Work
Writing
- Stirred Up - I am the editor of this new magazine.
- But I Thought Games Were Supposed to Be Fun! - Written for The Escapist
See also the writing section of my site.
Web Design
- Stirred Up - I did extensive modifications to the Druapl settings, including writing templates and other code.
- Palermo Menlo Park - I created this Italian restaurant's site. While not particularly complicated, I think the site's simplicity works in its favor.
- Suppes Corpus - I wrote this database of all the articles writtne by Professor Patrick Suppes as part of my job at CSLI Publications one summer.
- Van Vader - I have been manitaining this website for my friend Van Vader, a DJ in New York, for almost five years.
See also the web design section of my site.
Work Experience
Student Intern, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago October 2004 - June 2005
- Part time job throughout the school year at the Distributed Systems Laboratory at Argonne.
- Wrote web pages in HTML and PHP to document the Globus Toolkit, a software package developed by the Globus Alliance.
- Designed and implemented a web application to track contributions to the Toolkit and to ensure that all necessary legal documents were on hand. Used the PHP language and the MySQL database to implement the site.
Typesetter and Copy Editor, CSLI Publications, Stanford Univ. June . August 2002, 2003
- Summer job at small academic logic and linguistics publisher.
- Typeset and did minor copy editing to books on semantics, logic, and computer science.
- Developed and programmed a web site housing a searchable database of the complete works of Professor Patrick Suppes, including the texts themselves.
Activities
DJ, PuLSE FM, London 2006
Co-host of eclectic weekly music radio show on the LSE student radio station. Our show is based on weekly themes, including 'Horns', 'Great Vocal Performances', and 'Abstract Electronic'.
Team Member, Equilibrium Ultimate, London 2005-2006
Member of the LSE ultimate frisbee team. I attend weekly practices and games, including day-long tournaments outside of London.
Entertainment Reviewer, University of Chicago Maroon, Chicago 2003-2005
Wrote film and music reviews, including of live shows. Also had a weekly column for one term titled 'Stuff to Do' that highlighted upcoming cultural events in the Chicago area.
Founder, Valley Volunteer, San Francisco Bay Area 2000-2002
Founded and ran a non-profit organization while in high school providing web and graphic design services to local non-profits. We gave a talk on using the internet to communicate with potential volunteers at local non-profit conference. Valley Volunteer received several awards from local volunteer organizations and local Representatives for services to the community.
IT and Language Skills
- Strong French and basic German.
- Strong computer skills, experienced with most major operating systems, 10+ years experience in web design.
- Experience with regression analysis and the SPSS statistics software program.
Interests
I enjoy playing ultimate frisbee and tennis and during the winter I love to ski. I am an amateur photographer and passionate about music, co-hosting a show on the LSE student radio station and even twice organizing shows at the University of Chicago.