August 12, 2005
Intent and Resume
OBJECTIVE: to find a job at the intersection of design and technology, in information, entertainment or communications.
I enjoy new situations, persevere relentlessly and enjoy working with people. I consider myself a problem solver, capable of considering multiple points of views. My work and travels have played an influential role in my life. I can adapt well to different places and cultures. I work well alone or with a team.
SUMMARY
My work career began during the Summer of 1990, when I took a job at Disney Imagineering in Los Angeles, helping to design and build models for their various theme parks, including the Alien Encounter.
While at UCLA, work and travel began with a summer job in Japan at ASCII where I worked with a Game Development team for San Rio’s Tabu Game.
On receiving my undergraduate degree in Industrial Design from UCLA, I moved to Milan, Italy for a Masters Degree at Domus Academy. At this point design played an important role in my life and I felt that Italy offered the most interesting study and work experience available. I learned to speak and read Italian, as well.
Remaining in Italy after graduation, I first worked for Video On Line, Europe’s first large-scale Internet service provider, started by a Sardinian newspaper and media owner, for whom I served as personal assistant and technical advisor. The company was later bought by Telcom Italia. (Please see more about Italian work experiences under heading: Work.)
In 1997, I participated in the creation of a foundation and coined the name: 2B1. Its purpose was to accelerate a more connected planet by opening the digital world to children who would otherwise not have access to it. The goal was to provide, software, computers, Internet access and education to the world’s poorest and most remote children. This work took me to Africa and included helping to organize the Jr. Summit at MIT in 1998.
Shortly after the Summit, I started a computer animation company in Milan with three people. Its two-year history ran into the bursting tech bubble and was unable to attain late-stage funding. The disappointment was nonetheless a learning experience, after which I returned to the mission of 2B1.
This took me to Mumbai, India (Media Lab Asia) and subsequently Cambodia where I established two Internet-connected schools in villages without electricity; to areas so primitive, one of them did not have a road. Nonetheless, the kids now take home laptops that among other things are the brightest light source in their houses.
I realized at this time that in the computer world one’s skills can quickly become obsolete and decided to return to the US to pursue a second Master’s degree in Professor Red Burns Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU. I will complete this course by the end of May.
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