chenry@chenryhen.com
2733 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 3C
New York, New York 10039
917 / 755 / 3799
// EXPERIENCE //
June 2007 // Present
Alternatives
New York City, New York
Designer/Project Leader
Contributed to projects ranging from magazine advertisements to brand identities to trade show displays and point-of-sale displays. Sourced vendors for custom laminate and specialty printing jobs. Responsible for managing project timelines.
May 2007
Hirst Pacific Ltd
New York, New York
Design Intern
Designed box packaging concepts for TIm McGraw cologne and Faith Hill perfume.
October 2005 // December 2005
826 Valencia
San Francisco, California
Design Intern
Designed promotional material for 826 Valencia workshops and events. Designed student publications and materials for writing workshops. Prepared images for The Believer magazine.
// EDUCATION //
September 2003 // December 2006
Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, California
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design
Dean's List student. Coursework included identity systems, typography, font design, editorial graphics, package design, environmental design, interactive design.
Participated in the Art Center/INSEAD exchange program. Worked within mixed teams of MBA students and designers. Coursework included product design, innovation strategy, entrepreneurship, channel management, consumer behavior.
October 2001 // May 2002
University of California Extension
San Francisco, California
Studied package design and color theory.
September 1994 // April 1998
Stanford University
Stanford, California
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Economics
Participated in the Stanford-in-Florence overseas study program.
// SKILLS //
- Typesetting and letterpress experience
- Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite applications and Microsoft Office
- Experience with writing HTML, CSS and JavaScript code
- Familiar with various web content management systems, including WordPress, Drupal and Indexhibit
- Familiar with After Effects and Final Cut Pro
- Familiar with QuarkXpress and SketchUp, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, SQL Server
- Comfortable in either Mac or Windows environments
- Speaks basic Mandarin Chinese and basic Italian
// INTERESTS //
- Urban design and revitalization
- Natural history and cryptozoology
- Rules systems for games
- Social dancing, primarily swing and tango