Resume


Education:
Master's in Industrial Design with a focus in human centered design, human-computer interaction and entrepreneurship. May 2013

BS Aerospace Engineering and BA Philosophy. December 2009

Research Interests:
Design Thinking and Business, The Philadelphia Startup Ecosystem, Human Computer Interaction, Affective Computing, Ethics, Philosophy of Mind, Epistemology

Employment:
TuvaLabs: 9/2012 - present: Design
Good Company Group: 6/2012 - 9/2012: Design and Communications Consultant
The Franklin Institute: 5/2012 - 9/2012: Interactive Design and Prototyping Consultant
The Franklin Institute: 6/2011 - 1/2012: Interactive Design and Prototyping Intern
LAUSD Academic Decathlon: 2005 - 2010
Engineering Intern at Rocketdyne: Summer 2004

Teaching:
UArts AEDU 625 Interactive Media: Teaching Assistant

Group Art Exhibitions:
Panel Discussions:

Talks:
design process at Parsons 2013
interactive digital art at The Hacktory 2013

Conference Demonstrations:
Museum and the Web 2011: Electrofolksonomy
Museum and the Web 2011: Art Amplified
Museum and the Web 2011: Collabritique

 Publications:
Enabling Entrepreneurial Learning
Mall Futures
Liberty Resources & MiD

Grants:
Corzo Grant for the Creative Economy, July 2013. Read about it here and here.

Projects:
See Projects page.
Sites Showing Ben Farahmand's Work:
TechnicallyPhilly.com: First time, Second time
Neurogagdet.com
Visual.ly
openwebstudio.posterous.com
In The Local Philadelphia News
Rhizome
MiD at UArts
The Art Blog

Skills:
Design:
Ethnographic and Sociological Research, Human Computer Interaction, Design Thinking and Synthesis, Visual Communication, Systems Design

Engineering:
Fluid Mechanics, Physics, Wing design, Propulsion, Robotics

Philosophy:
Logic, Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics

Machine Shop:
Lathe, Drill press, Chop saw, Bandsaw, Rotary and belt sander, Table saw, Vacuum form, Thermo-form, Silicone casting

Programming/Electronics/Technology:
Software:
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