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Please contact me at RUXY at NYU dot EDU.

EDUCATION

NYU – Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY

Interactive Telecommunications Program

Master’s of Professional Studies, expected May 2010

Plattsburgh State University, Plattsburgh, NY

Bachelor of Science, May 2008, Summa Cum Laude

Major: Computer Science; Minor: Mathematics

Overall GPA: 3.92; Major GPA: 4.00

Member of Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society

Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

Member of Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society

Receiver of Presidential Scholarship and Hudson Scholarship

Dean’s List each semester at Plattsburgh State University

Member of the Honors Program

McGill University, Montreal, Quebec

Studied abroad during Fall 2006 semester

SKILLS

Java, Processing, Mobile Processing, ActionScript

C, C++, Objective C, OpenFrameworks, BashScript, OpenGL

PHP, Python, MySQL, Lisp, Prolog

HTML, CSS, XML, XSL, SVG

Xcode, Eclipse, Adobe Flash, Dreamweaver and Photoshop

PROJECTS & AWARDS

BeeMe

Won the Microsoft Design Expo competition and presented at Microsoft.

BeeMe is a rewards card and a referral program on a mobile phone.

• Won ‘Best Product Concept’ at Microsoft Design Expo, Redmond,

Washington, July 2009

• Mentioned in O’Reilly Radar, July 2009

Dra”wii”ng Jackson Pollock

The interactive art installation allows players to draw in the style of

Jackson Pollock. The canvas is projected on the floor and the brush

is replaced by a Wii Remote.

• Presented at CHI 2009, Boston, April 2009
• Presented at ITP Winter Show, ITP – NYU, December 2008
• Mentioned on ABC News, December 2008
• Mentioned in Gizmodo, December 2008

The “Rosabelle” Ouija Board

My team and I created a smart Ouija Board which detected and

pointed out cheaters.

• Presented at ITP Winter Show, ITP – NYU, December 2008

• Presented at ITP Haunted House, ITP – NYU, October 2008

TrendLines

TrendLines dynamically curates online video content based on current, socially-driven trends and topics.

• Presented at Boxee Beta Release, December 2009

• Presented at ITP Winter Show, ITP – NYU, December 2009

Advanced Honors Project, SUNY – Plattsburgh, May 2008

• Worked with my mentor on a one-year implementation and research

project studying the effectiveness of visualization in computer laboratory

exercises for students enrolled in introductory computer science classes.

WORK

EXPERIENCE

Technology Intern at R/GA, New York, NY, January 2010 – present

• Working on two internal projects and on the Walmart team

Flash, ActionScript, JQuery, JavaScript, CSS, PHP, XML, HTML, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

Intern at R/GA, New York, NY, Summer 2007

• Worked as part of the Nokia team on http://www.nseries.com in Adobe

Flash, ActionScript, XML and XSL.

Honors Program, SUNY – Plattsburgh

• President – Honors Student Association

• Student Representative in Honors Council

Computer Lab Helpdesk, SUNY – Plattsburgh

• Repaired and configured computers for students, staff and faculty

Teacher’s Assistant, SUNY – Plattsburgh

• Concepts of Computing

• Introduction to Computer Science

International Student Services, SUNY – Plattsburgh

• Peer Recruiter – corresponded with international students interested in

applying to Plattsburgh State University

• Orientation Leader – introduced new international students to the

Plattsburgh culture

Open House, SUNY – Plattsburgh

• Volunteer – Presented the campus and school life to prospective students

LANGUAGES

Romanian (fluent), French (conversational), German (conversational)