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Presentations / Exhibitions

2007

indigi-net, ITP Thesis week, New York, NY
imPulse, ITP Spring Show, New York, NY
imPulse, CHI2007, San Jose, CA
Solar Time, ITP Spring Show, New York, NY
Kotel, Bronfman Center Artist Fellow Exhibit, New York, NY

2006

World News Wheels, ITP Fall Show, New York, NY
Ubi.ach, UBICOMP 2006, Orange County, CA
Indigenous Internet, Young Investigators Forum in Culture Technology, KAIST, Korea
Solar Jelly, ITP Fall Show, New York, NY
Ubi.ach, ITP Fall Show, New York, NY
Soapbox News Network, Yahoo Design Expo, Sunnyvale, CA
imPulse, Sony Wonder Labs, New York, NY
Kotel, ITP Hallway Gallery, New York, NY
Kotel, ITP Spring Show, New York, NY

2005

Oriental Scene, ITP Fall Show, New York, NY
Interactive Tree, ITP Fall Show, New York, NY
Solo photography exhibition, Gecko gallery, Hong Kong

Professional Experience

2005 – 2007
New York University, New York, NY
Technical staff in the media services department, handling lighting and sound equipment for large scale events, conferences and performances.

2006
Dabble.com, Berkeley, CA
Summer intern at Dabble.com. In charge of research and design for group & community functionality for the video remix community web service.

2004 – 2006
Freelance Designer, Hong Kong
Stage design for Peter Pan, The Wizard of OZ, The Last Five Years, As You Like It, for Hong Kong theatre groups. Animator and digital designer for various events and productions.

2002 – 2005
Proxy Productions, Hong Kong
Technical Director for events and theatrical performances, including set design, animation, stage management, visual projections and photography.

2000 – 2002
Know-Net, Israel
System analyst and researcher in an IT start-up company, producing broker assistance software. In charge of retrieving market intelligence for the company.

1996 – 1999
Israeli Intelligence Service, IDF Israel
Head of a research group in the telecom field, working under tight deadlines in a highly confidential unit. Frequent lecturer and instructor of telecom. courses.

Education

2007
New York University
MPS, Interactive Telecommunications Program, Tisch School of the Arts

2002
Tel-Aviv University
BSC, Computer Science and Economics magna cum laude

Technical Skills

Programming C/C++, UNIX/LINUX, Java, javascript, ajax, SQL, PHP, Perl, OpenGL
Design / Edit AutoCAD, Maya, Virtools, Photoshop, AfterEffects, Premiere

Languages

English and Hebrew native speaker
Spanish, French and Mandarin basic knowledge

Extracurricular

Photography
I am certified from the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. My latest exhibit took place in the central district of Hong Kong, in June 2005.

Music
I play various musical instruments, including the clarinet, trumpet, flute and piano. As lead trumpet player, I have toured through France with the Israel Youth Orchestra.

Travel
I have a passion for travel; discovering new cultures and exquisite locations on the globe. Some of the more interesting countries I’ve visited in the past five years include Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China (Tibet), Japan, Guatemala, Mexico and New Zealand.