Robert Surrency
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Contact Information
rsurrency@rsurrency.com • www.rsurrency.com
1.609.351.9558 • 1527 Spruce Street, Apt 43 • Philadelphia, PA • 19102
Education
Drexel University; Philadelphia, PA
• Bachelor of Science in Information Systems, Minor in Business
• Concentration in Human Computer Interaction and Information Retrieval
• GPA: 3.17
• Anticipated Graduation: December, 2008
Employment Experience
Electronic Ink; Philadelphia, PA (Co-Op/Independent Contractor)
Designer: September, 2006 - August, 2008
• Worked as a user-interface consultant and an interaction designer
• Created interfaces for a variety of digital products
• Designed products that incorporated information architecture such as information hierarchy maps (products maps), workflows and wireframes
• Produced visual designs which included design compositions (mood boards) and aesthetics
• Wrote detailed design documentation such as style guides, behavioral and visual specifications
Relevant Experience
Website Designer, 2000 - 2004
• Created websites for various personal uses for people, a high school and musical bands
National Youth Leadership of Technology, 2003• Traveled to Silicon Valley for a week and a half educational event
• Learned about technology through major guest speakers and various group activities
Software
Adobe Creative Suite 2 and 3 (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver), Macromedia Flash MX,
Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 (Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, FrontPage), Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
Programming Languages
Fluent: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
Familiar With: Action Scripting, JavaScript, C++
Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows (3.11, 95, 98, Millennium Edition (ME), XP Home and Professional Edition,
Vista Home Premium), Macintosh OSX Tiger
Honors and Awards
Member of Upsilon Pi Epsilon, 2008 - Present
• International Honor Society for the Computing and Information Disciplines
Dean’s List, 2006
Drexel University Endowed Grant, 2004 - Present
Mount Holly Rotary Club Technology Scholarship, 2004
Activities
Technology Education for Children, 2005 - 2006
• Planned program that would teach technology to children through multimedia.
Electronic Ink Sport Teams (Dragonboating and Basketball) 2007 - 2008
• Participated in Philadelphia International Dragon Boat Festivals and community basketball leagues
Drexel University Intramural Basketball and Softball, 2007 - 2008
• Participated in Drexel University’s intramural sport leagues