Alex McWhinnie

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Portfolio: http://alexmcwhinnie.com

EDUCATION

**** – Present Master of Liberal Arts, Information Technology

Digital Media Arts and Instructional Design Concentration

Harvard University Extension School, Cambridge, MA

2004 – 2005 Master of Design (Digital Media)

University of Western Sydney, Australia

1999 – 2002 Bachelor of Design and Technology

Major: Industrial Design

Minor: Animation

University of Western Sydney, Australia

1998 Computer Aided Drafting Certificate

NSW TAFE, Australia

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

09/2012 – Present Adjunct Instructor

Suffolk University, Boston, MA

Information Systems and Operations Management

Courses Taught: ISOM212 Web Design

• Developed the curriculum for an introductory web design course.

• Responsible for writing and delivering lectures on web design theory and practice.

• Supervised and assisted teams of students in the concept development and production

of HTML5/CSS3 websites.

• Graded student projects and provided constructive feedback through out the course.

10/2010 – 02/2015 SRS Computer and Graphics Specialist

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

McGovern Institute for Brain Research

Produced scientific infographics, illustrations and figures for journal publication.

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Created figures and graphics for grant proposals.

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Developed a new lab website and visual identity.

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Oversaw and facilitated large-- format poster printing.

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Provided hardware and software technical support for the lab.

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09/2008 – 05/2012 Adjunct Instructor

New England Institute of Art, Boston, MA

Faculty of Web Design and Interactive Media

Courses Taught: CSI101 Understanding Computer Technology, DGD104 Typography,

WDIM100 Design Essentials, WDIM145 Image Design for Multimedia 1, WDIM245 Image

Design for Multimedia 2, WDIM345 Advanced Design (Capstone Course)

• Wrote and delivered lectures on multimedia design theory.

• Taught students the fundamentals of design programs (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign,

Flash)

• Assisted in the development of new curriculum.

• Supervised and graded student projects.

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03/2009 – 05/2011 Adjunct Instructor

Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA

Continuing Education Computer Arts

Courses Taught: CDGD209 Web Design Basics, CDGD312 Dreamweaver, CDGD332

Intro to Web Design, CDGD324 Designing with InDesign

• Taught professional students web design theory, Adobe Dreamweaver and Adobe

InDesign.

• Responsible for developing curriculum and writing class material.

• Delivered lecturers and directed students in intensive hands-on workshops.

06/2002 – 03/2007 Multimedia Design Lecturer

Central Queensland University, Sydney International Campus

Faculty of Infomatics & Communication

Courses Taught: MMST11003 Design Perspectives, MMST11002 Web Design,

COMM12030 Desktop Publishing

• Responsible for writing and delivering lectures in Web Design, Desktop Publishing, and

Illustration.

• Taught multimedia design theory and hands-on skills in Adobe and Macromedia suits to

both undergraduate and graduate students.

• Coordinated teams of students through the concept development phases of the design

process.

• Worked with the department to continually evolve the curriculum and lesson plans.

SKILLS

Graphics

• Adobe Photoshop (advanced)

• Adobe Illustrator (advanced)

• Adobe Indesign (advanced)

Web Design

• Adobe Dreamweaver (advanced)

• Adobe Flash (advanced)

• HTML (advanced)

• CSS (advanced)

• Javascript (advanced)

• Actionscript (intermediate)

• PHP & SQL (beginner)

• Joomla (advanced)

• Wordpress (intermediate)

• Drupal (advanced)

• Github/Version Control (advanced)

Miscellaneous

• UX Engineering (Personas, Stories, Wireframing,

Taxonomies, User testing) (advanced)

• Balsamiq Wireframing (advanced)

• Axure Wireframing (advanced)

• Project Management (Pivotal, Basecamp, Mingle) (intermediate)

• Processing (Microcontroller programming) (advanced)

• Microsoft Office (advanced)

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