KRISTEN
PALANA
917-602-7510
E-mail: palanak@wpunj.edu
Web Site: www.kpalana.com
EDUCATION:
Pratt
Institute, Brooklyn, NY. Graduation with Distinction
MFA- Computer Graphics and Interactive Media 2002
Massachusetts
College of Art, Boston, MA. Graduation with Distinction
BFA- Painting 1998.
EXPERIENCE:
Present- William Paterson University, Wayne,
New Jersey.
Assistant Professor. Currently teaching Computer Graphics, Print, and Multimedia
courses. Students are BFA and MFA candidates.
Spring
2002- William Paterson University, Wayne, New Jersey.
Adjunct Professor. Taught Web Design 1 course. Students were BFA and MFA candidates.
Fall
2000 - 2001- Pratt Institute, Brooklyn and Manhattan campuses, NYC. NY.
Visiting Instructor. Interactive Media Workshop 1. Taught two versions of this
class to Pratt CGIM BFA candidates. Also taught PC Imaging with Photoshop and
Illustrator to adult Professional Studies students.
Summer 2001- Lost City Arts, NYC. NY.
Freelance. Redesigned, updated, and maintained the companys website.
URL: http://www.lostcityarts.com
Summer
2001- Andrea Rose Fashions, NYC. NY.
Freelance. Created digital graphics for website
URL: http://www.andrearosefashions.com
1999-
2001- Computer Graphics Department, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.
Graduate Assistant/Lab Technician/Webmaster. Assisted the department Chairperson
of Computer Graphics as well as the Senior Lab Manager. Also maintained, updated,
and designed The CGIM website during Summer 2000.
URL: http://www.pratt.edu/ad/cgim/index.html
Summer
2000- Pixel Riot. NYC.
Freelance. Created under the Art Director, interactive presentations using Macromedia
Director for an International Insurance Convention held in Zurich, Switzerland,
July 2000.
Summer
2000- Cross Cultural Solutions.
Rajgarh, India.
Visiting Instructor. Taught over 60 non-English speaking students, ages 5-adulthood,
mural painting at the Meyog Government and Dasson Public Schools in rural Himalayan
villages.
COMPUTER
SKILLS:
Familiar
with: Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Director, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator,
Quark, Microsoft Office Programs (Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel), Adobe
After Effects, GIF Builder, Maya, Fetch, SoundEdit, HTML, Adobe GoLive, Dreamweaver,
Digipaint Animation, Procreate Painter , Final Cut Pro, Peak, Adobe Premeire,
and Quicktime VR Studio.
SPECIAL
INTERESTS:
I've lived and worked in Ireland, Scotland, and India, and have visited 22 countries on 5 continents. Travel, volunteer work, and meeting people from all over the world is my biggest love. I also enjoy languages (working knowledge of Spanish and German, and able to scrape by in Hindi, Portuguese, Italian, and French.)