leah erica chung resume

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LEAH ERICA CHUNG Social Designer & Student of Life www.leahericachung.com WEBSITE UN Foundation Digitally Connected Student Fellow EDUCATION EXPERIENCE SKILLS ACHIEVEMENTS [email protected] E-MAIL +1 (917) 755 3277 PHONE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN Providence, RI, USA | 2010 - present Bachelor of Fine Arts Industrial Design BROWN UNIVERSITY Providence, RI, USA | 2011 - present Courses in Africana Studies & Public Health SOFTWARE Microsoft Office Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Adobe Photoshop SolidWorks HARDWARE (WOOD & METAL) Lathe Bandsaw Scroll Saw Hand tools LANGUAGE Korean (Fluent) French (Intermediate) OTHERS Soccer Swimming (Butterfly Specialist) Piano Clarinet Gown-making GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Washington, D.C., USA | Fall Semester 2012 International Relations -Led creation of print and web material for the conference (Sponsor Kit, Program, Bags, Tshirts, Signage, Posters, Business Cards) -Fostered partnerships with local social enterprises and environmentally sustainable suppliers for the production of above materials -Corresponded with the Better World Public Relations, Food/Social Events, Website, and -Finance Coordinators to create all necessary visual content and to ensure that it was aligned with the brand -Directed film-making project with animation and sound specialists to create promotion videos for future conferences A BETTER WORLD BY DESIGN Branding Coordinator | Providence, RI, USA | Nov 2010 - Oct 2011 -Initiated and executed a fundraising campaign campus-wide and overseas by selling hand spray-painted T-shirts online -Visited slums and hospitals to informally research conditions via conversations with locals -Taught health and art classes at local NGO for primary school students -Studied about the Lords Resistance Army insurgency and its atrocities through primary sources, field trips, and group discussions hosted by a child-soldier rehabilitation center (ChildVoice International) INTERVARSITY Global Issues Intern | Kampala and Gulu, Uganda | Jun 2011 - Jul 2011 -Researched potential candidates for the country director position as part of the Ashoka Korea branch launch team -Worked with Ashoka staff and volunteers to create bilingual communication material to better publicize Ashoka’s initiative in Korea and to more efficiently search for candidates in both the Korean and North American communities ASHOKA: INNOVATORS FOR THE PUBLIC Research Intern | Seoul, Korea & Washington, D.C., USA | Jun 2012 - present -Initiated and implemented a reporting system for office staff to enhance efficiency and led staff meetings in the process -Initiated and led educational campaign project with EPA’s Design for the Environment (DfE) program (DfE is EPA’s labeling program that identifies safer household and industrial products for consumers, businesses, and institutional buyers) -Led the DfE team in its rebranding efforts and influenced internal vision of the program -Liasoned the Office of Public Engagement with the DfE team for future involvement U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) Office of Public Engagement Intern & Design for the Environment Consultant Washington, D.C., USA | Sep 2012 - Dec 2012 -Led TOHL’s branding efforts by holding regular meetings with the founding team to build a consistant company image to be communicated internationally -Developed TOHL’s logomark for various platforms, online and in print -Provided general consultation and brand support for the founder TOHL: TUBING OPERATIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS (TOHL is a start-up pioneering portable tubing infrastructure for disaster relief.) Freelance Brand Identity Consultant | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Jul 2012 - Sep 2012

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LEAH ERICA CHUNGSocial Designer & Student of Life www.leahericachung.com

WEBSITE

UN Foundation Digitally ConnectedStudent Fellow

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE

SKILLS

ACHIEVEMENTS

[email protected]

+1 (917) 755 3277PHONE

RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGNProvidence, RI, USA | 2010 - presentBachelor of Fine Arts Industrial Design

BROWN UNIVERSITYProvidence, RI, USA | 2011 - presentCourses in Africana Studies & Public Health

SOFTWAREMicrosoft OfficeAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignAdobe PhotoshopSolidWorks

HARDWARE (WOOD & METAL)LatheBandsawScroll SawHand tools

LANGUAGEKorean (Fluent)French (Intermediate)

OTHERSSoccerSwimming (Butterfly Specialist)PianoClarinetGown-making

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYWashington, D.C., USA | Fall Semester 2012International Relations

-Led creation of print and web material for the conference (Sponsor Kit, Program, Bags, Tshirts, Signage, Posters, Business Cards)-Fostered partnerships with local social enterprises and environmentally sustainable suppliers for the production of above materials-Corresponded with the Better World Public Relations, Food/Social Events, Website, and -Finance Coordinators to create all necessary visual content and to ensure that it was aligned with the brand-Directed film-making project with animation and sound specialists to create promotion videos for future conferences

A BETTER WORLD BY DESIGNBranding Coordinator | Providence, RI, USA | Nov 2010 - Oct 2011

-Initiated and executed a fundraising campaign campus-wide and overseas by selling hand spray-painted T-shirts online-Visited slums and hospitals to informally research conditions via conversations with locals-Taught health and art classes at local NGO for primary school students-Studied about the Lords Resistance Army insurgency and its atrocities through primary sources, field trips, and group discussions hosted by a child-soldier rehabilitation center (ChildVoice International)

INTERVARSITYGlobal Issues Intern | Kampala and Gulu, Uganda | Jun 2011 - Jul 2011

-Researched potential candidates for the country director position as part of the Ashoka Korea branch launch team-Worked with Ashoka staff and volunteers to create bilingual communication material to better publicize Ashoka’s initiative in Korea and to more efficiently search for candidates in both the Korean and North American communities

ASHOKA: INNOVATORS FOR THE PUBLICResearch Intern | Seoul, Korea & Washington, D.C., USA | Jun 2012 - present

-Initiated and implemented a reporting system for office staff to enhance efficiency and led staff meetings in the process-Initiated and led educational campaign project with EPA’s Design for the Environment (DfE) program (DfE is EPA’s labeling program that identifies safer household and industrial products for consumers, businesses, and institutional buyers)-Led the DfE team in its rebranding efforts and influenced internal vision of the program-Liasoned the Office of Public Engagement with the DfE team for future involvement

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)Office of Public Engagement Intern & Design for the Environment ConsultantWashington, D.C., USA | Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

-Led TOHL’s branding efforts by holding regular meetings with the founding team to build a consistant company image to be communicated internationally-Developed TOHL’s logomark for various platforms, online and in print-Provided general consultation and brand support for the founder

TOHL: TUBING OPERATIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN LOGISTICS(TOHL is a start-up pioneering portable tubing infrastructure for disaster relief.)Freelance Brand Identity Consultant | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | Jul 2012 - Sep 2012