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CURRICULUM VITAE

Christian Croft
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Education

2007 MPS Interactive Telecommunications Program, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU
2002 BFA, AB University of Georgia
2001 Studies Abroad UGA Studies Abroad, Cortona, Italy

Events & Exhibitions

2011Electron Festival, Geneva, Switzerland
2009Turbulence / Shiftspace Commissions Program, New York, NY
2009Pronto! Über Telefonie, plug.in gallery, Basel, Switzerland
2008Swing Space Open Studios, LMCC Swing Space, New York, NY
2007Conflux Festival, Brooklyn, NY
Future Perfect, SIGGRAPH 2007 Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
Generative Social Networking, Festival Pocket Films 2007, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
ITP Spring Show, NY, NY
Secret Technology Show, Workspaces, Ltd., San Francisco, CA
CHI 2007, San Jose, CA
2006ITP Winter Show, NY, NY
The4thScreen @ Scanners: 2006 New York Video Festival, Walter Reade Theater, NY, NY
Upgrade! New York: We Passion Power and Control, EYEBEAM, NY, NY
BAPLab 2006, 3rd Ward, Brooklyn, NY
Sony's Wonder Show, Sony Wonder Technology Museum, NY, NY
Ask The Robot: Robot Revival, The Frying Pan, NY, NY
E.L.I.: Nomad, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA
2005Ideas for Creative Exploration(ICE) Screening, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
Contagious Media Showdown, online at EYEBEAM
Embedded: Living with Technology, ATHICA Gallery, Athens, GA
2004International Digital Media and Arts (iDMAa) Conference 2004, Orlando, FL
2003E.L.I.: Nomad, 5th Annual Kitchen Street Festival, The Kitchen, NY, NY
Go Mobile or Go Home: Wireless Works, New Media Institute, Athens, GA
Product, ATHICA Gallery, Athens, GA
2002Bibliography: Aworkinprogress, Lamar Dodd School of Art Gallery (Univ. of GA), Athens, GA

Awards / Fellowships / Grants

2009Turbulence / Shiftspace Commissions Winning Proposal, New York, NY
2009Apps for America award winner, Sunlight Foundation, Washington, DC
2007 Swing Space space grant, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, NY, NY
2005 Ideas for Creative Exploration(ICE) Fellowship Grant, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
2004 Ideas for Creative Exploration(ICE) Project Grant, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
2003Summer Institute Scholarship, The Kitchen, NY, NY
2003Ideas for Creative Exploration(ICE) Fellowship Award, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA

Residency / Symposia

2008LMCC Swing Space Residency, New York, NY
2007"Work in Progress" Jury Session: Future Perfect, Interactive Architecture, EYEBEAM, NY, NY
2005Speaker: Embedded: Living With Technology, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, GA
2003Resident: 5th Annual Sidney Kahn Summer Institute: New Practices in Performance and Technology, The Kitchen, NY, NY

Professional Experience

Game Developer area / code games, NY, NY Feb 2008-June 2010
Rapid Prototyping Technician Advanced Media Studio, NYU, NY, NY Dec 2005-Jan 2008
Freelance Interactive Design Pentagram, NY, NY Summer 2007
Interactive Designer Eo Studios, Athens, GA Sept 2004-Aug 2005
Interactive and Video Design Projects Formstudios, Inc., Athens, GA February-March 2004
Designer Baseline Sportsmedia, Athens, GA April 2003-June 2004

Applicable Skills

Programming: PHP/MySQL, Java, iPhone dev, Processing, Actionscript, Microcontroller Programming (PIC Basic, Arduino), Asterisk, Javascript
Software:Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Solidworks, Final Cut Pro