Matthew Baranauskas
Summary
• Holds an MFA in Design with a focus on interaction design and user experience design
• Working knowledge of human centered design and design research practices
• Excellent communication, organizational and project management skills
• Able to generate a large number of concepts in a small amount of time
• Works well within timeline constraints and can hit the ground running
• Team player with the ability to inspire and motivate others
• Skilled in a wide range of software and hardware
• Excellent illustrator and storyboarder
• Experienced in a wide range of prototyping techniques
Education
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS / San Francisco, CA
MFA DESIGN / 2009 / Focus on IxD, UX, and Design Research
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY / Atlanta, GA
BFA PRINTMAKING / 2004
Skills
DESIGN RESEARCH
Skilled in conducting ethnographic studies, designing research probes, leading brainstorms and workshops, synthesizing data and presenting meaningful insights and opportunities.
DESIGN MAKING
Experienced in a high-level of concept development, rapid prototyping (in a variety of styles), sketching, storyboarding, illustrating, animating, 3D modeling, technical drawing, shop work, design documentation and some programming.
COMMUNICATION
Professional writing and editing ability.
Experience giving enthusiastic and engaging presentations on a variety of topics in both business and academic settings.
COMPUTER
Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, FinalCutPro, Flash, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, SketchBookPro, MS Office, Keynote.
Working experience with Rhino, Processing, Arduino SW/HW
Design Experience
DESIGNER / RESEARCHER
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ART AND DISABILITY / Richmond, CA / 2008–Present
I am currently working together with NIAD Art Center conducting human centered research and developing new tools that aid disabled artists in their pursuit of creative expression. A continuation of my Masters Thesis work “Designing with Disability: New Tools for Disabled Artists.”
FREELANCE DESIGNER
AUX AGENCY / San Francisco, CA / 2009
Helped facilitate an ideation workshop for an AUX client with the aim of translating research and ideating new consumer electronics concepts for emerging markets and future development. As part of my role I led a small team made up of individuals from within various disciplines through brainstorming activities, concept sketching, storyboarding, and presentations. The workshop was a great success and the volume and quality of the concepts produced during the event were well received.
FREELANCE DESIGNER
IDEO / San Francisco, CA / 2008–2009
I worked together with IDEO to help build a research plan with the goal of identifying opportunities that might help design a new strategy for the future of CCA. I developed design research probes and conducted interviews with participants. As team leader I worked with the team designing and developing brainstorming exercises and supporting prototypes for an IDEO-driven event involving 150+ participants.
TEACHING ASSISTANT UNDERGRADUATE DESIGN STUDIO
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS / San Francisco, CA / 2008
Taught, advised, critiqued, and motivated undergraduates in a sophomore level industrial design studio. Helped develop class assignments and projects on design research, rapid prototyping strategies, and storyboarding.
Honors / Grants
EXHIBITOR
NATIONAL CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION / TECH EXPO / 2009
Designing with Difference: New Tools for Disabled Artists
PROJECT SELECTION
INTEL CORPORATION / 2009
The Future of Reading project: selected for presentation to Intel Corporation.
GRANT RECIPIENT
DEAN & MARGARET LESHER FOUNDATION / 2008
Received Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation grant to conduct Masters Thesis work at the National Institute of Art and Disability in Richmond, CA.
References and previous work experience available upon request