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
mgeorge@gsd.harvard.edu
maggie.jwg.324@gmail.com
Website
maggiejwgeorge.com
www.linkedin.com/in/MargaretJWGeorge
Refrences
Dr. Kevin Padian
Dr. Mimi Koehl
Dr. Robert Full
Chris Meyers