Mark Reilly
www.alienresident.net
Qualifications
Web Designer and Developer specializing in designing and building custom content management systems.
- Highly creative designer and drupal themer with in-depth technical skills
- Focus on user experience, usability research, and interaction design
- Team player, supervisor, educator, and mentor
- Expertise with numerous design tools and development standards
- Adept at staying ahead of the curve and mastering new technologies
Technology Skills
Software Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, TextMate, MAMP, OmniGraffle, Sequel Pro, After Effects, Flash, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro
Development HTML5 & XHTML, CSS, Sass & Compass, PHP, MySQL, Drupal, Sakai, Javascript & JQuery
Professional Experience
October '08 to Present
New York University
70 Washington Square South, NY, NY 10003.
Interactive Designer & Developer
Design and development of MediaCommons a digital scholarly network and its projects; In Media Res , The New Everyday, and Alt Academy. Design and development of book and photograph viewing platforms and streaming audio and video platforms for the Libraries special collections. Design and skinning of NYU's Open Source Learning Management Systems (Sakai OAE and CLE). Skinning of Kaltura's MediaSpace streaming video platform. Design of print and promotional materials for TechTonic an in-house faculty outreach Tech Fair.
August '01 to September '08
Columbia University DKV
330 Fifth Ave, NY, NY 10001.
Senior Web Designer & Developer
Design and development of educational and departmental websites for Columbia University and other affiliated non-profit institutions. Development of both static and dynamic websites utilizing open source content management systems, interactive maps, audio slideshows, podcasts, and video production for streaming video and DVD production. Working with Columbia Faculty to design and develop interactive e-seminars.
Fall 1999 to Summer 2008
European Graduate School
Assistant Director for Web Design and Development Dept. of Media & Communications
Design and development and maintenance of the European Graduate School’s website. Established a strong online presence and branding of the new university.
January '00 to May '01
Scholastic
578 Broadway, NY, NY 10012.
Web Designer and Flash Animator —
Design of educational, commercial, and promotional websites for Scholastic. Design and development of flash based interactive quizzes and educational activities.
January '98 to December '99
Thirteen, WNET, Heritage Project DVD-ROM
450 West 34th Street, NY, NY 10019.
Production Artist & Animator —
Produced over 500 maps for an interactive historical atlas feature of the award wining Heritage Project.
Education
1991–1993 — B.A. History and Philosophy, University College Dublin, Ireland.
1995–1996 — M.Phil. Medieval History, Trinity College, Dublin University, Ireland.
1998–2001 — Certificate in Film Production, New School University, NY, NY.
1999–2007 — Ph.D. Media and Communication, European Graduate School, Saas-Fee, Switzerland.
Teaching
The New School, Fall 2004–Spring 2008
Adjunct faculty member, Media Studies Department
Taught classes in media design and digital video effects to graduate, undergraduate, and continuing education students. Developed course proposals, syllabi, and online resources.
Columbia University, Summer 2005–Summer 2008
Instructor, Digital Filmmaking, High School Program
A course designed to teach high school students the basics of video production skills, script writing, & essential film grammar. Students created short films and they were shown in a film festival.
Organizations
New York City Drupal Users Group — one of the lead organizers of DrupalCamp NYC 9 & 10
Type Directors Club · AENY—After Effects New York · FCNY—Flash Coders New York