Professional Development

Workshops and Training

2014

Intermediate Grasshopper
Grasshopper workshop for Rhinoceros Modeling Software
online via McNeel – December 1 – 4

Introduction to Grasshopper
Grasshopper workshop for Rhinoceros Modeling Software
online via McNeel – July 28 – 31

Confabulation 2: Symposium on 3D in the Classroom
“Lost wax casting” 3D prints workshop
Prince George Community College, Largo, Maryland – June 25

Rhinoceros
3D software training – intro to Rhino and Flamingo, McNeel And Associates
Mansfield, Ohio – June 6 – 9

Eyewear Design Jewelry Workshop
Bryan Adams Jewelry, Auckland, New Zealand – April

Viking Embroidery Software Training
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Eliciting Environments | Actuating Response
Robotic Architecture Prototypes Workshop
Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania – February 8

2013

Printed and Flexible Electronics Technology for Health, Safety and BioSensor Applications
FlexTech Alliance Headquarters, San Jose, California – April 16 – 17

TC2 Body Scanner Training
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

SXSW Interactive 2013
Workshops for HTML5, virtual/mobile typography, CSS3, Glass API and WebRTC
Austin, Texas – March 8 – 17

2012

Smart Fabrics 2012
Electronic Textile Interface Swatch Book Workshop by Georgia Tech
Miami, Florida – May

2011

Art&&Code 3D Symposium
Workshops attended:

  • Using the Kinect with Processing by Greg Borenstein
  • Introductory Teledildonics with the Kinect and Arduino by Kyle Machulis
  • Using the Kinect with Open Frameworks by Zachary Lieberman
  • Using the Kinect with Max/MSP/Jitter by Joshua Goldberg
  • Using the Kinect with Pure Data by Sofy Yuditskaya

Carnegie Mellon University, CMU Innovation Lab, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Oct 21 – 23

Introduction to Proposal Development in Coeus
Office of Sponsored Programs, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio

Lectra Training: Kaledo Print, Knit and Weave
Lectra NYC, New York City, New York – May

NEA Webinar: The Arts in Media Guidelines Presentation and Discussion

501 (C) (3) Heritage Ohio Webinar

2010

Max/Msp/Jitter Workshop
Taught by Collider3: Transform Visiting Artists Haru Ji and Graham Wakefield
Myers School for the Arts, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio

iPad Technology & Space
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio – November

The Artists Guide to Useful TechnologyAkron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio

Processing.Android Symposium
Workshops attended:

  • Casey Reas: Introduction to Processing for Programmers
  • Daniel Sauter + Jesus Duran: Android Devices as Universal Sensors
  • Jer Thorp: Processing.Android for Beginners
  • Julio Obelleiro, Jorge Cano + Shawn Roske: Introducing Cing: Simplifying Advanced
  • Capabilities for Creative Coders

University of Illinois Chicago Innovation Center, Chicago, Illinois – Oct 1 – 3

Maker Faire Detroit
Makerspaces & Maker Learning | How Computers See with Simple CV
The Henry Ford, Detroit, Michigan – July 30 – 31

The Artists Guide to Useful Technology
Akron Art Museum, Akron, Ohio

Smart Fabrics 2010
Workshops attended:

  • Wearable Electronics for Illuminated Costumes and Clothing, Janet Hansen|Enlighted Design
  • Do it Yourself (DIY), Alison Lewis, iHeart Switch

Miami, Florida – May

2009

Mobile Art & Code Symposium
Workshops attended:

  • iPhone Programming with openFrameworks
  • Design Technology for Mobile Experiences: How To Do Things With Phones
  • Interactive Sound on the iPhone, with Pure Data

Carnegie Mellon University, CMU Innovation Lab, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Art & Code Symposium
Workshop: Open Frameworks
Carnegie Mellon University, CMU Innovation Lab, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

FACE Workshops
Ecole Superieure D’Art D’Aix-en-Provence, France

2008

Computer Vision and Audiovisual Interactive Installations – Julio Obelleiro
Design Visualization Laboratory, Art and Design, UIC, Chicago, Illinois

Wiimote Hacking Atelier 3D
Ecole Superieure D’Art D’Aix-en-Provence, France

Lilypad XBee: NYC ResistorTaught by Rob Faludi + Kate Hartman
NYC Resistor, New York City, New York

TexChange featuring Syuzi Pakhchyan
Machine Projects, Los Angeles, California

2007

Photoshop for Jacquard – Bhakti Ziek
2007 SDA Conference, Kansas City, Missouri

2006

JacqCAD bootcamp + mill access
The Jacquard Center, Hendersonville, North Carolina – Summer

2005

Transart Institute Summer New Media Art Workshops
Attended workshops led by Dr. Klaus Knoll and Darko Fritz: Dis.location: Save as | Format | Export: Migration of an [art] idea
Transart Institute at Danube University, Krems, Austria – Summer

Conferences and Symposiums

2015

ACM SIGGRAPH Annual Conference [1998-2004, 2008-2009, 2015]

Bay Area Maker Faire 2015
San Mateo, California – May

Silicon Valley Fashion Week
San Francisco California – May

Smart Fabrics 2015
Workshops, panels and presentations on e-textiles and smart fabrics
San Francisco, California – May

SXSXedu 2015
Workshops, panels and presentations on technology and education
Austin, Texas – March

2014

Art Basel Miami Beach
Design Miami
Untitled
Miami Projects
NADA
Pulse Miami
Scope Miami
Artist talks, presentations, panels and exhibitions
Miami and Miami Beach, Florida – December

SECAC 2014 – Southeastern College Art Conference
Artist talks, presentations, panels and exhibitions
Sarasota, Florida – October 8 – 11

ISWC 2014 + Ubicomp 2014
Joint workshops and conferences for the International Symposium on Wearable Computing and Ubiquitous Computing
Seattle, Washington – September 13-17

Confabulation 2: Symposium on 3D in the Classroom
Panels, Papers and Workshops
Prince George Community College, Largo, Maryland – June 25

Shapeshifting: A Conference on the Transformative Paradigms in Fashion and Textile Design
Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand – April 14 – 16

Eliciting Environments | Actuating Response
Papers, workshops and exhibition on responsive environments, robotic architecture and digital fabrication machines
Carnegie Mellon School of Architecture, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – February 8

2013

2nd Annual Fulbright Research Symposium
Vienna, Austria – Summer

Digital Fashion Conference
London College of Fashion, London, United Kingdom – May 16 – 17

Smart Fabrics 2013
Workshops, panels and presentations on e-textiles and smart fabrics
San Francisco, California – May

Wearable Technology Fashion Symposium
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore – April

SXSW Interactive 2013
Austin, Texas – March 8 – 17

2012

2012 ITAA Annual Conference – International Textile and Apparel Association
Waikiki Beach, Hawaii – November

Open Hardware Summit 2012
Paper, poster presentations and exhibitions
Eyebeam, New York City, New York – September 27

Smart Fabrics 2012
Workshops, panels and presentations on e-textiles and smart fabrics
Miami, Florida – May

Design Intelligence Fashion Symposium | Parsons
The New School for Design, New York City, New York

College Art Associations Annual Conference 2012
Los Angeles, California

New Media Caucus at College Art Associations Annual Conference 2012
Los Angeles, California

Llunatics | 080 Barcelona Fashion Week
Talks by TED Fellows, fashion technologists, robotics and wearable computing experts
Barcelona, Spain – Summer

BIFT/ITAA Joint Symposium
Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology and International Textile and Apparel Association Design Research Exhibition
Beijing, China

2011

Art&&Code 3D Symposium
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Innovation Lab, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – October 21 – 23

MCPC 2011: Mass Customization, Personalization, and Co-Creation
San Francisco, California

Maker Faire Detroit
The Henry Ford Museum, Detroit, Michigan – July 30 – 31

2010

Art Basel Miami Beach
Design Miami
NADA Fair
Art Miami
Pulse Miami
Scope Miami
Artist talks, presentations, panels and exhibitions
Miami and Miami Beach, Florida – December

2010 ITAA Annual Conference – International Textile and Apparel Association
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Processing.Android Symposium
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Innovation Center, Chicago, Illinois – October 1 – 3

Open Hardware Summit 2010
Paper, poster presentations and exhibitions on all things open source and open hardware
New York Hall of Science, New York, New York – September

College Art Associations Annual Conference
Chicago, Illinois

Smart Fabrics 2010
Workshops, panels and presentations on e-textiles and smart fabrics
Miami, Florida

2009

Mobile Art&&Code Symposium
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Innovation Lab, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Connected ’09: An International Symposium Connecting Arts & Recycling
Pöllau, Austria

Art&&Code Symposium
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Innovation Lab, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2008

College Art Associations Annual Conference 2008
Dallas, Texas