Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

M.A., 1993, COMMUNICATION ARTS
William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ

B.A., 1991, POLITICAL SCIENCE
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI


TEACHING EXPERIENCE

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA (8/13 to present)
School of Media Arts & Design, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN

INSTRUCTOR
Girl Develop It, Fargo Chapter, Fargo, ND
Beginning HTML & CSS (2104) ,WordPress, Introduction to JavaScript (2016)

MULTIMEDIA FACULTY AND PROGRAM COORDINATOR (10/10 to 7/13)
School of Technology and Design, Rasmussen College, Fargo, ND

Courses:
WordPress / Content Management Systems
JavaScript for Designers
Interactive Multimedia Studio
Intermediate Web Design
Advanced Web Design
Introduction to Multimedia
Beginning Computer Graphics
Final Project A & B

Student and University Service:
Advisor to 37+ students
Student Academic Conference Committee Member
Geospatial Studies Steering Committee Member
Faculty Association Equity Committee Member
Advisor to Web Design & Development Club

Awards:
2016 MSUM Excellence Award – Excellence in Service to Students
2016 MSUM Excellence Award – Cultural Champion
2016 ND Women’s StartUp Weekend – Team Strumbles – Awarded 2nd Place
2012 Harlan Award for Excellence in job performance, Rasmussen College

Service:
MSUM Center for GeoSpatial Studies, Steering Committee Member, August 2015 – present
Rourke Museum, Board Member and Secretary, August 2015 – present
AAF-ND, Education Committee Member, August 2015 – present
The Fargo Project, Communication Committee Member, August 2014 – present

Leadership Roles:
MSUM Honor’s Night at the Rourke Museum Organizer, November 2016
MSUM Summer Code Camp Organizer and Instructor, July 2017, 2017
Spring Forward Organizer, April 2016, 2014
Hour of Code Organizer and Presenter, December 2016, 2015
Fargo Hackathon Judge, November 2015
Cropped Design Competition Judge, November 2015
Fargo-Moorhead LGBT Film Festival Jury Member, July 2015

Presentations:
Dream It Be IT Presenter, Design + Code – Be the Unicorn, March 2017, 2016
Fargo Public School’s Tech Camp, Introduction to Programming, July 2015
Fargo Public School’s Tech Camp, WordPress 101, July 2015
Spring Forward, Presenter and Host, MSUM, April 2014
Dakota Digital Film Festival, Digital Effects and Acting for Green Screen, April 2013
Fargo Public School’s Tech Camp, Stop Motion Animation, July 2012
STEM Middle School, Fargo ND, Animating in Alice 2.0, February 2012
STEM Middle School, Fargo ND, 3D Animation Overview, February 2011


PROFESSIONAL  EXPERIENCE

GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR TELEVISION
DESIGNER FOR TEAM UMIZOOMI (07/09 to 09/10)
Curious Pictures Productions, New York, NY

LEAD DESIGNER FOR THIRD & BIRD AND WONDER PETS (04/05 to 06/09)
Little Airplane Productions, New York, NY

SENIOR DESIGNER FOR BLUE’S CLUES (8/98 to 11/03)
Nickelodeon, New York, NY

DIRECTING FOR TELEVISION
BBC’s THIRD & BIRD
Episode: Go Camping, 2008

NICK JR.’S THE WONDER PETS
Episode: Help the Houseguest, 2007

BOOK ILLUSTRATION
SIMON & SCHUSTER, 2008-2009:
Find Your Way, Baby Sea Turtle!
Baby Beaver Rescue
Save the Three Little Pigs
My Family Loves Me!
The Wonder Pets Join the Circus
The Wonder Pets Love You

WEB DESIGN
FREELANCE WEB DESIGN (2009 – Present)
New York, NY and Fargo, ND

DIGITAL IMAGER / SCANNER (03/97 to 08/98)
Internet Tradeline, New York, NY

BOOK AND WEB PRODUCTION ASSISTANT (08/96 to 02/97)
Wolff New Media, New York, NY

SKILLS AND APPLICATIONS
Adobe CC – Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, and Premiere, AfterEffects
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript
Full design portfolio and resume at www.alexfogarty.com
Full teaching website at msum.alexfogarty.com