Chris Gerne Chris Gerne

Design skills
Web interface, Print, Production;
inDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, CSS, XHTML, Photography, Video; Design & Art History


Freelance
Queens College
College of Honors and Scholarships; & Black Male Initiative Research Forum
CSS/XHTML websites

Whitewall Magazine
Art & Lifestyle Magazine
CSS/XHTML coding, design consulting

Siso Sales Group
Real estate broker
CSS/XHTML & flash website,
PHP driven content management system, print collateral, design consulting

E.Donnersberg Interiors
Interior designer
CSS/XHTML website, flash integration

OCKT
Product design firm
Logo design, print collateral

Falkin Systems
Product design firm
Logo design, print collateral

Vinyl Foote
Video production company
Logo design, design consulting

Indyns
Indie-rock band
CSS/XHTML website, print collateral

Town & Village
Conservative Synagogue
Print collateral

Canfei Nesharim
Jewish nonprofit organization
Print collateral
Christopher Gerne
17 Avenue C, APT 1B          chris@chrisgerne.com
New York, NY 10009                         347.563.5920
Work experience
Eurasia Group               Graphic Designer/Production Artist
New York, NY                  7.07 – 8.08
One part of a two person design team dedicated to nearly 100 employees at an emerging markets- political risk firm with three offices worldwide; Daily workflow in a newsroom style environment includes projects in all aspects of graphic design; logo creation, web design, cartography, data visualization and graphing, publication layout and proof correcting, and the production of small- and large-format printed materials

The Cooper Union       Teacher's Assistant
New York, NY                 1.07 – 5.07
Assisted with and created lesson plans for weekly 4 hour sessions, mentored students who demonstrated talent in fine art; In the final sessions I was given the opportunity to take on the role of teacher and cultivate much of the lesson, work, and discussion


Internship
Elie Tahari                    Graphic Design Intern
New York, NY                12.04 – 1.05
Collaborated on the design of spreads and cover for seasonal fashion teasers; Revised apparel logos to fit new metrics based on new style guides; Cataloged in CAD international store front dimensions for intra-office use


Education
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Bachelor of Fine Art; graduated spring 2007


Notable & Awards
2008
Artist's Studio
19th Street @ 2nd Avenue
Operation of an artist's studio in tandem with two other painters


2007
The Dean's List
The Cooper Union

Painting Exhibition
The Houghton Gallery
Dulling Occam's Razor;
New paintings from Chris
Gerne and Jeff Castellano

Volunteer
Critical Art Ensemble, Canfei Nesharim, Town & Village, The Cooper Union


2006
Group Installation Exhibition
The Houghton Gallery
SAFETY, Shifting Territories presents:
Censorship in Modern Society

Painting Exhibition
The Great Hall Gallery
Recent Paintings from Chris Gerne
and Jeff Castellano


2003
Design Award
1st place; 23rd congressional district:
Graphic design piece in The US Capitol
Building's Cannon Tunnel

Design Award
1st place, Best in district: graphic art
Technology Student Association


2002
Design Award
1st place, graphic art
Technology Student Association