EDUCATION

1998-2002 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS (CalArts), Valencia, CA, USA
Master of Fine Arts in both Film/Video and Photography, December, 2002.
Awarded John Hench, Eugene Hill Smith and CalArts Scholarships.
HOCHSCHULE DER KÜNSTE - Exchange Program, Berlin, Germany (1999-2001).

1993-1996 MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART, Boston, MA, USA
SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Boston, MA, USA
Courses in video art and in photography.

1992-1993 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY, Berkeley, CA, USA
M.S. in Engineering - Environmental Resources Engineering, May, 1993.
Awarded Tucker Fellowship & Out-of-state tuition waiver Grant.

1986-1990 BOSTON UNIVERSITY, Boston, MA, USA
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, summa cum laude, May, 1990.
Dean’s List each semester.
Boston University Study Abroad in Madrid, Spain (Spring, 1990).
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WORK EXPERIENCE

2003- Independent filmmaker, cameraman and photographer, Madrid, Spain.

2003-2004 COMISIÓN FULBRIGHT ESPAÑA, Madrid, Spain
Fulbright Grantee producing documentary video (in progress) and photographs about touristic development of Spain’s Mediterranean coast.

2001-2002 CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS, Valencia, CA, USA
Teaching Assistant in Landscape Photography and History of Photography classes. Also teaching assistant in Community Arts Partnership Program, teaching photography to teenagers.

August, 1998 MARKEN FILM, Hamburg, Germany
VTR Operator for Mercedes Benz Publicity Film.

June, 1998 DAVID L. BROWN PRODUCTIONS, San Francisco, CA, USA
Production Assistant for PBS Documentary “Crossing the Divide“.

1996 UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH (CANADA), Corral Quemado, Honduras
Research assistant in watershed management study in a farming village, Corral Quemado, Honduras. Participatory Rural Appraisal was the principal method utilized to investigate land use, agricultural practices, forestry practices, soil conservation, community water supply, community organizations, family and community economics, environmental education.

1993-1996 KM CHNG ENVIRONMENTAL INC., Waltham, MA, USA
Engineer/Consultant. Air pollution modeling, noise monitoring, and analyses for environmental impact statements for transportation projects, e.g. Chicago O’Hare Airport, Raleigh-Durham Airport, Boston Logan Airport, Massachusetts Turnpike. Also, photographer for company publicity.
1991-1997 LUGATO CHEMIE, Hamburg, Germany
(Summers) Assistant to commercial photographer in advertising campaigns. Active also in other operations of marketing department including technical translations from German to English.

1991 KRINGS & MÜNCH, Munich, Germany
Assistant to Multi-Media Artist in the technical & artistic design of an exhibition for the BMW Forschungs und Ingenieur Zentrum (BMW R&D Center).

1991 SOUTH FLORIDA RESEARCH CENTER, Everglades National Park, FL, USA
Research Intern in Marine Research & Hydrology Programs. Worked with
researchers and completed own projects. Activities: fieldwork; data collection, building of instrument stations, surveying. analysis; statistical analyses of data, GIS, Turbo-PASCAL programming.

1989 FREIE & HANSESTADT HAMBURG UMWELTBEHÖRDE, Hamburg, Germany
Intern for the State Environmental Protection Agency of Hamburg. Learned
about, and assisted in various aspects of environmental protection.

1988 NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK NEWS-CHANNEL 3, Boston, MA, USA
Volunteer assisting in studio production of cable TV newscast.
Duties: Floor manager, camera operator, audio mixing, character generator,
teleprompter.

1987-1989 ‘THE DAILY FREE PRESS’, Boston, MA, USA
Staff photographer for Boston University daily student newspaper.
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SKILLS

Languages:
Native languages: English and German
Fluent: Spanish
Basic level: Italian

Computers:
PASCAL, FORTRAN, BASIC programming languages. PAL, CALINE, & EDMS: E.P.A. approved
air pollution prediction computer models. AutoCAD. Office.
Mulltimedia: Video (non-linear, A/B Roll) and film (16 mm) editing. Final Cut Pro, Media 100,
Avid, ProToolsediting software. Color and black & white photography (35 mm, 6 cm x 6 cm,
4“x5“) and printing. Photoshop.

Misc.:
PPL (private pilot’s license). Driver’s license. Technical drawing.

Travels:
China (Avery China Grant), India, Nepal, South Korea, Russia, Honduras, Denmark, England,
France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, U.S.A.