JESSICA ANNE MILLER

 

Education

2005               MFA, Art and Technology Studies, Kinetics and Robotics, 3D Sculpture, 
                       The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
   
2003               BFA, Cum Laude, Art and Technology, Kinetics and Robotics,          
                       The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
   
1999               Bexley High School, Columbus, Ohio

Honors

2002               Golden Key International Honor Society

2000               The National Society of Collegiate Scholars

2000               Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society

2000               Phi Eta Sigma Honors Society

Awards

2001               Finalist Award of Excellence, Photographer’s Forum Magazine

2000               Kuhn Award for Excellence in Art, 2nd Place, Mosaic Magazine, The Ohio State University

1999               Art Gold Cup, Bexley High School Senior Exhibition, Bexley, Ohio

1998               Long’s Bookstore Award, St. John’s Italian Festival Art Exhibition, Columbus, Ohio

1997               First Place, Bexley Summer fest Art Show, Bexley, Ohio

Program Experience

Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Photopaint, Maya, Maxon Cinema 4D, 3D Studio Max, Director, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, Parallax Basic Stamp Editor, Outlook Express, Vicon Workstation, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Macromedia Fireworks, Macromedia Flash, Delteck, Filemaker Pro, MP Lab.

Professional Experience

2005 Teacher’sAssistant. Motors and Actuators with Daniel Miller, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Responsibilities included assisting faculty and students in class with concepts, fundamentals and concerns. E-Mail: ayu@artic.edu, Phone: 312-345-3620

2004, 2005 Teacher’sAssistant. Holography with John Bannon, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Responsibilities included mixing holographic chemicals, recording the usage of holography stock, and general assistance to students and teacher. E-Mail: ayu@artic.edu, Phone: 312-345-3620

2004 Office Manager. Chicago Shop Drawings, Chicago, IL.

Responsibilities include, but were not limited to managing and organizing national marketing endeavors, printing and sending plots to clients, organizing files and directories, answering phones, and designing a new format for the firm’s correspondence documents. Contact: Ragu Sada  E-mail: Ragu@chicagoestimating.com

2004 Post-Production Video Editor. Crown Fountain, Millennium Park, Downtown, Chicago.

Under the direction of John Manning, my post-production responsibilities included sizing, editing, and cleaning up the raw video data into a consistent format that is used during the fountain’s water flow cycle. Contact: John Manning, E-Mail: jmanni@artic.edu

2003-2005 Lab Monitor. Electronics and Kinetics Lab and Machine Shop, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Responsibilities included assisting faculty and students in class, authorizing students with shop procedures and techniques, providing technical support for faculty, students and staff. Contact: Anna Yu, E-Mail: ayu@artic.edu, Phone: 312-345-3620

2003, 2004 Teacher’s Assistant. Fundamentals of Art and Technology with Daniel Miller(2003) and Steve Waldeck (2004), The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Responsibilities included assisting students with shop procedures and techniques. I assisted with electronic circuitry concepts and aesthetic concerns. Contact: Anna Yu, E-Mail: ayu@artic.edu, Phone: 312-345-3620

2003 Mentor. Summer Design and Technology Mentoring Program for Young Women, The Advanced Computing Center for Arts and Design, The Ohio State University.

Under the direction of Maria Palazzi, ACCAD Director, I worked with local high school girls to teach them the concept of using art for social change. The girls were using Flash to create short animations, Dreamweaver to create personal and group web pages, and were given access to the OSU Motion Capture lab to create short capture sessions. Responsibilities included gathering and developing curriculum, documenting process and observations in report form for Grant research, teaching and guiding students through new technological applications and their smaller group motion capture sessions. Contact: Maria Palazzi, E-Mail: mpalazzi@accad.ohio-state.edu

2003 Motion Capture Research Assistant. Bebe Miller Dance Company Session, Motion Capture Lab, The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Responsible for cleaning live computer captured data, maintenance of capture suits and materials and assisting during capture sessions. Contact: Vita Berezina-Blackburn, E-Mail: digidreamer@yahoo.com

2002-2003 Author’s Assistant. Parallax, Columbus, Ohio

Under the direction of Ken Rinaldo, I was responsible for modeling 3-dimensional computer renderings of electronic components and gathering research about world acknowledged art and technology artists. Models, graphics, and research to be used in the upcoming book, “Robotics for Artists and Inventors,” due out in 2005. Contact: Ken Rinaldo, E-Mail: krinaldo@hotmail.com

2002-2003 Motion Capture Assistant. Motion Capture Lab, The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design, The Ohio State University

Responsible for cleaning live computer captured data, maintenance of capture suits and materials, changing cameras, and assisting during capture sessions. Contact: Vita Berezina-Blackburn, E-Mail: digidreamer@yahoo.com

2001 Mentor. Summer Design and Technology Mentoring Program for Young Women, The Advanced Computing Center for Arts and Design, The Ohio State University

Under the direction of Maria Palazzi, ACCAD Director, I worked with high school girls to teach them the basics of computer animation and web design using Maya and Dreamweaver. Responsibilities included gathering and developing curriculum, documenting process and observations in report format for Grant research, teaching and guiding students through new technological applications. Contact: Maria Palazzi, E-Mail: mpalazzi@accad.ohio-state.edu

1999,2002 Photographer. Moody/Nolan, Inc., Columbus, Ohio

In both 1999 and 2002, I was hired as the event photographer for Moody/Nolan’s Christmas parties. Both formal shots of each couple in attendance and candid shots were taken. Contact: Peter Kienlie, E-Mail: Pkinelie@moodynolan.com, Phone: 614-461-4664

1999,2002 Intern. Moody/Nolan, Inc., Columbus, Ohio

I worked as an intern in this nationally recognized architecture firm’s marketing department for five years. Responsibilities included creating PowerPoint presentations, drafting marketing letters, organization and efficiency re-configuration of office file storage and retrieval, project photography, page layout and presentation cover design. Contact: Peter Kienlie, E-Mail: Pkinelie@moodynolan.com, Sondra Smith, E-Mail: Ssmith@moodynolan.com, Phone: 614-461-4664

Exhibition Experience

2005               MFA Final Show, G2 Gallery, Chicago, IL

2003               BFA Final Show, Diamond Mine Productions, Columbus, Ohio

2003               Art and Technology Spring Exhibition, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

2002               Art and Technology Winter Exhibition, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

2002               Art and Technology Fall Exhibition, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

2002               Art and Technology Spring Exhibition, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

2001               Art and Technology Winter Exhibition, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

2000               Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

2000               Mosaic Literary Magazine Show, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

1999               Bexley High School Senior Exhibition, Columbus, Ohio

1998               St. John’s Italian Festival Art Exhibition, Columbus, Ohio

1997               Bexley Summer fest Art Competition, Bexley, Ohio

Publication Experience

2002               OSU Mosaic Literary Magazine, Cover Photo

2001               Best of College Photography 2001, hardbound annual, Serbin Publications

Professional Affiliations

2005               College Art Association, member