University Assistant
Resume:
James Michael Stone
University Park, PA 16802
***************@*****.*******://www.manofstone.com
Education
**** ***, ****** ** ****** Arts, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
(4.0 gpa, university fellow)
2010 BFA Art (Digital Media Art), San Jose State University, CA (cum laude)
Academic Experience
2011-2 Instructor of Record, School of Visual Art, The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park,
PA. Courses taught: Introduction to Programming for Artists and Designers (Art 297D)
Physical Computing: Haptic Interfaces for Interactive and Immersive Environments
(Art 319)
2010 Faculty, Eyebeam, Eyebeam Roadshow, 01SJ Biennial, San Jose, CA.
2009 Teaching Assistant, School of Art & Design, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Course: Human Machine Interface (ART 106)
Related Professional Experience (creative)
2011Partner, Urban Farm Dress Tent, Montalvo Arts Center, Los Gatos, CA.
Worked with lead artists and architect to create mechanical drawi ngs and
animations.
2010-PresentStudio Assistant, Hasan Elahi, San Francisco, CA.
Wrote software to generate animation used at an exhibition at SITE Sante Fe.
2010-PresentStudio Assistant, Robin Lasser, Oakland, CA.
Edited video and created custom DVDs for installation as well as for inclusion
with catalogs. Designed custom audio exciters to project audio through glass.
2009-11 Partner / Independent Contractor, Floating World, San Jose, CA
Worked with 3 other partners under Lead Artist s Robin Lasser & Marguerite
Perret on a $50k Public Art Project awarded by San Jose City Arts Counsel .
Responsibilities include video, electronics, new media, and promotional
materials. Project was installed as part of the 01SJ Biennial 2010.
2009Intern, Montalvo Arts Center, Los Gatos, CA.
Worked with Sandip Pisalkar and Deborah Lefkowitz (Artists in Residence) on
video projects as well as conducted a series of workshops in Digital Video.
2006-09Multimedia Specialist, San Jose State University Career Center, San Jose, CA.
Created streaming video presentations, Captivate CBT modules, and other
multimedia assets used to educate SJSU's diverse student body and corporate
sponsors of the Career Center. Recognized as Career Center Student Employee
of the Year, 2007.
2006Volunteer, International Symposium of Electronic Art (ISEA) and 01SJ, San Jose, CA.
Assisted artists, Breeze and Ping Genius Loci, with installation of artwork and
encouraged interactivity at South Hall, San Jose Museum of Art, and ISEA
sessions.
Related Professional Experience (technology)
2003-PresentContractProgrammer, Sole Proprietorship, University Park, PA, and San Jose,
CA.
(C#, Python, PHP, mySQL, PostgreSQL, Processing, Java, JSP, Tomcat)
2009Lead Technical Student Assistant, Department of Foreign Languages, San Jose State
University, San Jose, CA.
2011Counselor, Science U, Robots, Rockets and Race Cars, The Pennsylvania State
University,
University Park, PA.
2004-6IT Consultant, Sacramento Housing Alliance, Sacramento, CA.
2003ContractProgrammer, Tower Records, West Sacramento, CA. (VB ASP .NET, DB2)
2000-2 Webmaster, Pulse! Magazine, Tower Records, West Sacramento, CA. (VB ASP, SQL)
2001Front Line Technician, Apple Computer/Volt, Sacramento, CA.
1998Java Programmer, Loudeye, Seattle, WA
(JAVA 1.2, JDBC, SQL)
Major Exhibitions
2012 Phytodynamica, MFA Thesis Exhibition, Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA.
2010 "Ticket Machine" with Kaho Abe (Eyebeam Fellow) and Randy Sarafan (Eyebeam
Resident),
01SJ Biennial, San Jose, CA.
2010 "Floating World: A Camping Ground / Tent City for Displaced Human and Bird Song"
with Robin Lasser and Marguerite Perret (jointly sponsored by the San Jose Public Art
Program), 01SJ Biennial, San Jose, CA.
2010 "Who's my Landlord" The Great Urban Hack Showcase and Lights on Market Launch,
with Amanda Hickman, Sean Keane, Paul Tepper, Vulcan Unsal, Tiran Kiremidjian,
Ben Berkowitz, Nick Judd, Kam Lasater, Ian Halpern,
Gray Area Foundation for the Arts (GAFFTA), San Francisco, CA.
2008 "Fontana Bot" with Thomas Asmuth, Sub Zero, 01SJ Biennial, San Jose, CA.
Other Exhibitions
2011 Touchstone, Zoller Gallery, 2nd Year MFA Show, University Park, PA.
2011 Plantform, Zoller Gallery, 1st Year MFA Show, University Park, PA.
2011 Protozone, Science Art-Nature's Virtual Science Art Exhibition, Online at
http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/SAN/Exhibit/AAAS -DC.html
2010 Protozone BFA exhibition, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.
2009 La prEdestination, CADRE, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.
2009 Fontana Bot with Thomas Asmuth, CADRE, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.
2007 Monet's Boat's, International Student Week, San Jose State University, San Jose,
CA.
2007 Monet's Boat's, Shrunkenheadmen in Paris, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.
Artist Lectures and Conference Presented
2012 Attack of the Cyborg Plants!, Schreyers Honors College, University Park, PA
2011 Technological Symbiosis of Cyborg Plants, TEDxPSU, University Park, PA
2011 Sequencing EL Wire", University of Maryland, College Park, MD
2011 Hacking Masks with LEDs, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD
2011 Touchstone tactical media platform with Thomas Asmuth,
International Symposium for the Electronic Arts (ISEA), Istanbul, Turkey.
2011 Robotic, Augmented, and Robotic Plants, Poster Session, Graduate Research
Conference,
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
2011 Cave Ecology as ST.ART with Maria Babakhanyan, Ecology/Geosciences,
Penn State Exploration Day, University Park, PA.
2011 Robotic, Augmented, and Robotic Plants, Institute for the Arts and Humanities,
Graduate
Residency Presentation, University Park, PA.
2011 "Pseudo-lidar with Arduino" Penn State Altoona, Altoona, PA.
Awards/Fellowships/Grants
2011 Graduate Student Summer Residency, Institute for the Arts and Humanities,
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.
2011 Graduate Travel Stipend, Office of Administration and Research, The Graduate School,
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA .
2011 Graduate Travel Stipend, School of Visual Art, The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA.
2010 University Graduate Fellowship, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park,
PA.2009 Fang Quai New Media Achievement Award, CADRE, San Jos e State University, San Jose,
CA.
2008 Alumni Association Dean's Scholarship, College of Humanities and Arts,
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.
2008 CADRE/DMA Scholarship, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.
2008 Finalist for Feature Screenplay, CSU Media Arts Festival,
California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA.
Publications/Reviews
2011 Emily Ellis, "TEDxPSU 2011 speakers announced", The Daily Collegian, October 14
2011 Flora Marynak, M.F.A. Candidate in New Media Presen ts at International Workshop,
Student
Spotlight, College of Arts & Architecture, August 15
2011 Flora Marynak, SoVA M.F.A. Candidate Awarded IAH Summer Residency, Student
Spotlight,
College of Arts & Architecture, March 30
2010 Patrick Lydon, Robin Lasser, tenten magazine, September 9
2010 Inside City Limits, September
2010 Gary Singh, 'Floating World' project, Metro Active, September 8
2010 James Martin, Ideas and innovation at Silicon Valley art and tech fest (photos),
CNET News, September 18
2010 John Michael Boling, Pictures from 01SJ, Rhizome .org, September 24
2010 Andy Muonio, ZERO1: Defying Gravity and Sounding Off on Urban/Nature Issues,
ARTSHIFT San Jose, September 19
2008 Julia Bradshaw, SoFA (South of Market) presents a 01SJ/First Friday Bash,
ARTSHIFT San Jose, June 7
Technical Skills and Proficiency
DigiFab 3d Design Mechatronics Electronics Video Sound
Laser Cutter Rhino Motor Modeling Circuit Design Final Cut Pro SuperCollider
CNC Solidworks and Selection Prototype Color Ixi Lang
VisualMill LightWave PID Control Boards Motion Reaktor
Eagle CAM Blender Kalman Filters PC Board Soundtrack Ableton Live
3d Printing Sketchup GPS Design and DVD Studio Additive (FM)
Molds Generative LIDAR Fabrication (adv scripting) Synthesis
Layering Architecture Computer SMD Soldering Compressor Subtractive
Slicing Vision Architectural 1080p/DSLR (Analog)
Locomotion Soldering Screenwriting Synthesis
Programming Languages Programming Specializations Design
Processing, Java Database Design, Administration Photoshop
JavaScript Web Frontend, Backend, API InDesign
Matlab, Simulink 2d, 3d, OPENGL, JOGL (stereo) Graphics Illustrator
C, C++ Data Visualization Flash
VBScript, ASP, C# Video Generation, Playback Corel Draw
ActionScript Generative Geometry, Architecture
PERL, Python Robotics
SQL Sound, Synthesis
Foreign Languages Spoken
English, Native Speaker
French, Intermediate
Russian, Beginning
Armenian, Basic
Georgian, Basic
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