Calen.ca

Edmonton, AB - calen(at)ualberta(dot)ca

University of Alberta; Edmonton, AB

2009-2011 (expected). MA in Humanities Computing

McMaster University; Hamilton, ON

2004-2008. Honours BA in Multimedia and Japanese Studies

Seinan Gakuin University; Fukuoka, Japan

2006-2007. Exchange program through McMaster University

University of Alberta; Edmonton, AB

September 2009 - Present. Research Assistant - Webmaster

ACT International; Geneva, CH

August 2008 - August 2009. Webmaster and Communications Assistant

Owen Sound Sun Times; Owen Sound, ON

June 2007 - August 2009. Freelance column on video games

McMaster University; Hamilton, ON

September - December 2007. Tutorial Assistant for Multimedia 1A03

IMAGEwraps.ca; Owen Sound, ON

June - August 2007. Design, layout, production and application of cut and printed vinyl

Nucomm International; Owen Sound, ON

February 2003-August 2004, May - August 2005. Customer Service Representative

Sydenham Community School; Owen Sound, Ontario

September 2003 - January 2004. Assistant Teacher, Librarian (high school co-op Placement)

• Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship 2009
• Dean’s Honour List 2004-2008
• Member of the Golden Key Intl. Honours Society
• Recipient of 2004 McMaster Honours Award Level 3
• The A.G. Alexander Travel Scholarship 2006
• The Bank of Montreal Humanities Multimedia Scholarship 2006
• Recipient of Japan Student Services Organization’s
  "Short-Term Students Exchange Promotion Program Scholarship"

Playing the Gallery: The Art of Games

October 4-6, 2007. University of Western Ontario, London, ON. Interdisciplinary symposium about video games as art and art in video games

McMaster Humanities Society; Hamilton, ON

2005-2006. Promotions Coordinator

Goderich Celtic Roots Festival; Goderich, ON

August 2003. Sound and lighting technician, Construction

• French:

  Recipient of French Immersion Certificate. Speak/Read/Write

• Japanese:

  Intermediate Level. Lived in Japan for 14 months.
Speak/Read/Write