About Me

Sam Eichner is a twenty-five year old photographer and 3-D artist from Hoboken, NJ who completed his BA in Art & Technology at Stevens Institute of Technology. He has worked for numerous originations at Stevens as well as several companies including Concentric Communications, EducationDynamics, and AnimeNEXT. He has participated in the Hoboken Artists Studio Tour and has been featured twice in the DeBaun Auditorium. His primary photographic interests are in concert photography, macro photography, light painting, nature photography, event photography and photojournalism. He has a very scientific mentality that enables him to quickly adapt to new situations and a natural creativity which when combined produces his unique works. He enjoys experimenting with geometry and light, which is apparent in his works. Sam’s hobbies include origami, model building, user interface design, graphic art and web design and his goal is to become a 3D modeling specialist for feature films.

HTML Resume

An HTML version of my Resumé is posted below for quick reference. For an official Resumé, please E-mail me.

Samuel Eichner

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a mentally stimulating and creative position working in computer art.

EDUCATION: Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Bachelor of Arts in Art & Technology with a Concentration in Electrical Engineering

Major Subjects: Physics 1–3, Engineering Design 1-5, Circuits 1-2, Math for Electrical Engineers, Switching Theory and Logical Design, Engineering Graphics, Animation 1-3, Materials Processing, Drawing 1-2, Introduction to the Principles of Form and Design 1-2, Motion Graphics, Media Culture and Theory, Experimental Game Design and Theory, Digital Imaging 3

SKILLS: Windows 7, MAC OS X v10.7, Ubuntu 11.10

Software: Word ‘11, PowerPoint ’11, Photoshop CS4, Access ’10, Dreamweaver CS4, Excel ’11, Lightroom, Maya 2011, Blender 2.61, Adobe Acrobat Professional 9, iLife ’08, Flash CS4, Bridge CS4, Illustrator CS4, Inkscape 0.47, Audacity, Adobe Premiere CS4, Final Cut Pro, SolidWorks 2004, PSpice, NodeBox, GIMP 2.6, Adobe After Effects CS4
Languages: C++, HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, Python
Lab Skills: Debugging PCBs, reading Gerber data, oscilloscopes, multimeters, function generators, circuit design and construction, soldering, software debugging on both Mac and PC

RELEVANT Panasonic, Secaucus, NJ
EXPERIENCE: R&D, UI Design: 5/06-8/06

Researched current and future technology and assessed marketability and usefulness
Designed and refined user interfaces for future products including Blu-ray, the complete UI design and logic flow of a home music server, correction of mistranslations and accessibility changes for the sight and hearing impaired
Presented product ideas to CTO
Managed an advertising campaign and advised strategy and placement changes

ENGINEERING Goodrich, Cedar Knolls, NJ
EXPERIENCE: Electrical Design and Testing: 1/07-5/07, 8/07-12/07

Designed, redesigned, and tested circuit boards for military and commercial aerospace application
Resolved faulty hardware issues and performed validation tests
Researched components and their usability within products based on military and FAA regulations
Led a team to analyze, rebuild and document firmware test fixtures

PHOTOGRAPHY Concentric Communications, New York, NY
Photography Consultant: 10/07-11/07

Produced a proposal including: costs, equipment, placement, maintenance, necessary manpower and data assembly instructions for a three-week long time-lapse photography session of the construction of Bank of America’s “BankAmericard Gift on Fifth”

MARKETING EducationDynamics, Hoboken, NJ
Lead Validation Specialist: 6/10-Current

Detected and analyzed fraudulent lead generators using self-built validation tools and external detection systems
Monitored and analyzed call centers for compliance using self-built tools
Developed the front-end for web portals for call center compliance and distribution of advertising creatives
Performed in-depth quality and user experience testing of new company technologies and lead generation funnels

STEVENS ACTIVITIES: Gear & Triangle Honor Society, Dean’s Activity List, Creative Editor, Photography Editor and photographer for “The Stute”; Jazz Band, Concert Band, Open Source Art Society Founder, Instructor and President; Webmaster, photographer and graphic artist for “Castle Point Records” and “Stevens Multimedia”; photographer for “The Link”, Creative Director, DJ and photographer for WCPR; Department Head of Photography and Videography, Castle Point Anime Convention; Cameraman for SITTV

HOBBIES: 3-D art, Digital art, Photography, Department head of photography for AnimeNEXT, Photography and Videography for Castle Point Anime Convention, Troubleshooting computers and smartphones, Origami, Solving logic puzzles, Model building, Writing

US Citizen

Willing to relocate

Thesis

Below, you can find my senior theses titled "Democratic Notions of Accessibility and Use of Open Source Software" available as a PDF for convienient reading. I had a lot of fun writing it, and I hope you enjoy reading it.