DIGITAL NOAH

Social Strategist, Web Programmer, Designer, Educator

Noah King
digitalnoah (at) gmail (dot) com
203 (eight eight nine) 0282

EDUCATION

New York University, New York, NY

Tisch School of the Arts, Interactive Telecommunications Program

Master of Professional Studies, May 2011

Focus of Study – Social Media Theory, Web Development, Interaction Design, Data Visualization

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

School of Art and Design, Bachelor of Industrial Design, May 2002

Focus of Study – Design Methodology, Form Development, Sociology, Color Theory

EMPLOYMENT

(July 2012 to present)

Hill Holliday, Boston, MA

Senior Social Media Strategist

Responsibilities:

Social Strategy, Social Media Theory, Facebook Product Design, Social APIs (Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Instagram, LinkedIN), Community Management, Content Strategy.

(Dec 2011 to July 2012)

The Barbarian Group, Boston, MA

Senior Social Media Lead

Responsibilities:

Social media strategy, social platform education to clients and internal teams, creative concept ideation and development, social API research and prototyping, social community management, advisor to junior team members and interns.

(May 2011 to Dec 2011)

The Barbarian Group, Boston, MA

Social Media Lead

Responsibilities:

Social media strategy, creative concept ideation and development, web technology research, analysis of industry news, Facebook education to clients and internal teams, social community management.

(Jan 2011 to May 2011)

The Barbarian Group, New York, NY

Social Media Research Fellow

Responsibilities:

Social media strategy, concept research and development, analysis of industry news, documentation of APIs.

(Sept 2010 to Dec 2010)

The Barbarian Group, New York, NY

C++ Programming Intern

Responsibilities:

Cinder – Authoring and Publishing documentation and tutorials for the Cinder C++ Framework.
Ideation Workshop – Conception, creation, and presentation of company training event on creativity and innovation.

(Jan 2006 to May 2011)

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

Adjunct Instructor of Industrial Design

Responsibilities:

Curriculum development, classroom instruction, and advisor to both graduate and undergraduate students covering a broad range of design related topics including design methodology, process, ideation, production, and digital visualization.

Courses Taught:

IND 101 – Introduction to Industrial Design
IND 105 – Product Design Studio
IND 405 – Directed Research
IND 499 – Independent Study
IND 539 – CAID I Alias Studio Tools
IND 540 – CAID II Advanced Alias Studio Tools
IND 541 – CAID I Solidworks
IND 542 – CAID II Advanced Solidworks
IND 586 – Sustainable Production Methods

(Jan 2006 to May 2011)

Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

Project Coordinator, Industrial Design Department

Responsibilities:

Project coordination, planning, and implementation for industry sponsored collaborations and contests. Curation and coordination of events and exhibitions. Coordination and training of student leaders.

Projects to Date:

Umbra – Coordinator of industry-sponsored house-ware design competition (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Umbra Show – Curator and Exhibit Designer of Alumni Relations 5 year Umbra show (2009)
Pratt Show – Coordinator, Curator, and Exhibit Designer of annual student show (2009)
Eco-Reps – Coordinator, Mentor, and Leadership Trainer of student sustainability leadership group (2008)
Envirolution, Pratt Chapter – Founder, Coordinator, and Adviser to student sustainability club (2008)
Sunstar – Coordinator and Co-Instructor of industry-sponsored transportation design project (2007)
General Mills – Coordinator and Co-Instructor of industry-sponsored package design project (2006)

(Sept 2005 to Dec 2008)

Nourish Design LLC, New Haven, CT (url)

Founder, Owner, Director of Research and Design

Consulting Services Offered:

Web / Print / Graphic Design
Package / Product / Industrial Design
Digital Visualization / 3d Design

Responsibilities:

Client procurement, project management, research, design, production.

Clients Included:

Converse, French’s, WetOnes, Gatorade, Ion Design, BrandImage, local small-business owners.

(June 2004 to Aug 2005)

The Timex Corporation, Middlebury, CT

Industrial Designer

Design Responsibilities:

Package design for Timex International, design ideation, concept development, process engineering for mass production and global distribution.

Other Responsibilities:

Liaison to Philippines team of Process Engineers
Liaison to international vendors / manufacturers
Liaison to Human Resources, Design Round Table

(Nov 2002 to May 2004)

One80 Design LLC, New York, NY

Industrial Designer

Consulting Services Offered:

Package / Product / Industrial Design
Digital Visualization / 3d Design
Market Research / Brand Strategy

Responsibilities:

Conception, development, and prototyping of package and product designs, market research, consumer interviews, facilitation of focus groups, internship coordination, digital visualization.

Clients Included:

Pepsi, Nestle, Welch’s, Hefty, 3M, Clorox, Starbucks, Crayola, Kellogg’s, Woolite, Dial, Quaker, Tropicana.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Honors and Accolades

(2012) Contributed to article on Mashable.com (link)
(2010) Winner, Makerbot Curriculum Development Contest
(2009) Graduate Scholarship, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU
(2008) Outstanding Adviser, Leadership Award, Pratt Institute
(2005) Chairman’s Choice Award, Nestle Turtles Packaging
(2004) Silver Prize, CT Art Directors Guild, Timex Packaging
(2002) Circle Award for Academic Excellence, Pratt Institute
(2000) Most Outstanding Sophomore Work, Industrial Design Department, Pratt Institute
(1998-2002) Dean’s List for Academic Excellence, Pratt Institute
(1998-2002) Presidential Merit Scholarship, Pratt Institute
(1997) Perfect 800 Score, Math SAT Test

Computer Skills

Social API Development – Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, LinkedIn, Instagram.
Web Programming – PHP, Javascript, MySQL, jQuery, HTML, CSS.
Web Frameworks – CodeIgniter, WordPress, Indexhibit.
Programming – Processing, Python, Arduino, MaxMSP, Quartz Composer.
2D Software – Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign.
3D Software – Alias Studio Tools, Solidworks, Rhino, Maya.
Video Software – Premier, Final Cut Pro.

REFERENCES

(Colleague at The Barbarian Group)

Stephanie Smeriglio

Account Management

Facebook

stephanies (at) fb (dot) com
917 (nine zero three) 9849

(Supervisor at Pratt Institute)

Steve Diskin

Chairperson, Industrial Design

Pratt Institute

diskin (at) pratt (dot) edu
718 (six three six) 3520

(Supervisor at Timex)

Darren Macca

Principal

Macca Design Partners

darren (dot) macca (at) gmail (dot) com
203 (five two six) 4900

(Colleague and contact at Converse)

Jeff Mokos

Senior Innovation Designer

Converse, Incorporated

jeff (dot) mokos (at) converse (dot) com
347 (six two three) 5038