Maggie George


Education

Harvard Graduate School of Design

Masters in Design Studies

Graduating May 2019

University of California, Berkeley

Integrative Biology + Design Focus

Graduated May 2016


Design Work 

Product Design for Indivisible with ISE

Product Designer | Summer 2018 | Berkeley, CA

Designed responsive website for the Vote Remote student voter outreach site. Created Campus Coordinator viral political student outreach program for Vote Remote. 

Graphic Design for Nima Sensor

Graphic Designer | Spring 2016 - Spring 2018 | San Francisco, CA

Graphic design, user experience design, and photography for Nima Sensor marketing and product materials. 

Graphic and Product Design for Oly Studio  

Graphic Designer | Fall 2016 | Berkeley, CA

Created new brand identity design, re-designed website, and re-designed physical media. 

“Shotgun” App UXUI and Development

Product Designer | Spring 2014 | Berkeley, CA

Designed graphical elements, critiqued user experience, devised marketing strategy, co-managed start-up.

Independent Projects

Designer | Spring 2012- present | Berkeley, CA

Over a dozen independent projects including accessory design, bio-inspired fog collection, robotic prosthetics, and autonomous vehicles.  


Research 

Scientific Illustration in Vertebrate Paleontology

Scientific Illustrator | Spring 2014- present | Berkeley, CA

 Illustrated figures for flight origin research in the Padian Lab.

Survey of Taxa Biodiversity Through Late Ordovician

Senior Thesis | Fall 2015-Spring 2016 | Berkeley, CA

Studied biodiversity patterns and species turnover.

Microbial Precipitation of Calcium Carbonate Study

Research Assistant | Summer 2014 | Starkville, MS

Performed experiments studying the role of microbialites in calcite crystal precipitation, then imaged samples via SEM. 


Skill Sets 

Research Skill set

Experience in SEM operation

Wet and dry lab experience

Bioinformatics

Scientific paper & grant writing

User and design research

 

Creative Skill set

Brand strategist

Traditional fine artist

Product designer

Graphic artist

Project manager

UXUI developer

Scientific illustrator

Professional photographer

Digital Tools

R (statistical analysis)

Raven (signal analysis)

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Autodesk 123D & 123D sculpt

Autodesk A360

Autocad

Microsoft Suite

 

Fabrication Tools

3D printers

Laser Cutters

Woodshop Equipment

 


Relevant Coursework

Harvard Graduate School of Design | 2017-2019

Robots in and Out of Cities, Deployable Surfaces, Material Systems: from Digital to Physical Design, Computational Design, Paper or Plastic: Product Design in the Supermarket Landscape, Biomechanics 

MIT Media Lab  | 2018

Human 2.0: Human Augmentation and Prostheses (taught by Hugh Herr) 

University of California, Berkeley | 2012-2015

 Design Fabrication, Critical Making, Bioinsipred Design, Evolution, Hormones & Behavior, Neuroscience 1, Human Genetics, Vertebrate Natural History Field Lab (IB 104), Courses in calculus and physics for engineers


Contact

Phone

214-802-6881

Email

mgeorge@gsd.harvard.edu

maggie.jwg.324@gmail.com

Website

maggiejwgeorge.com

Linkedin

www.linkedin.com/in/MargaretJWGeorge

 

 


Refrences

Dr. Kevin Padian

Dr. Mimi Koehl

Dr. Robert Full

Chris Meyers