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Megan Strecker

Curriculum

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Megan Strecker

Rochester Institute of Technology

New Media Design BFA

Class of 2024

Hollis-Brookline High School

Class of 2020

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experience

Summary

As a collaborative designer who is committed to developing desirable systems that raise the bar for utility and design, Megan strives to create straightforward and efficient applications for users. She is dedicated to the craft and has been designing virtual interfaces since 2013. Every day, Megan builds upon her broad skill set through her hobbies, projects, and work, facing each challenge with the ambition to excel and create. In order to refine her skills sooner and work on larger scale projects, Megan graduated a year early from high school to pursue Rochester Institute of Technology's New Media Design BFA program. Upon attaining the detain, she will enter the workforce in hopes of becoming a User Experience Designer.

Skills

Java

Javascript

Photoshop

Illustrator

Figma

Mobile & desktop web design

Campaign branding

User-centered design

Interface creation

Strong communication

Target audience research

Content optimization

Marketing and advertising

Internet marketing

Team management

education

Rochester Institute of technology (RIT)

Rochester, NY

08/2020 - 05/2024

New Media Design BFA

Cumulative GPA: 3.940

Clubs:

  • 08/2020 - Present / New Media Design Club

  • 08/2020 - Present / RIT FIRST® Club

  • 08/2020 - Present / UX Club

Hollis-Brookline High School (HBHS)

Hollis, NH

08/2016 - 06/2020

Graduated from HBHS a year early in 2020

     instead of original year of graduation 2021

Cumulative GPA (Weighted 4.0 Scale): 4.2116

October 2019 SAT Score: 1370

Scored a 4 on AP Computer Science A exam

Clubs:

Awards

CERTIFICATes

intern

Radix Labs - Cambridge, MA

06/2020 - Present

  • Digitally marketed through LinkedIn and Twitter

  • Designed website updates through Contentful
  • UI/UX design and prototyping
  • Collaborated on product user interface design
  • Created wire-frames in Figma for product user interface

Cashier

Home Depot - Merrimack, NH

04/2020 - Present

  • Customer service

  • Escalation management

  • Communication amongst employees and customers

Web Designer

Village Sentry Pet Care - Hollis, NH

09/2019 - Present

  • Improved navigation, layout, theme, and SEO

  • Troubleshooting

  • Visually communicated mission and values of organization

  • Mobile and desktop website design

  • Proofread preexisting written content

 

Business Lead

FIRST® Robotics Competition Team 1073 - Hollis, NH

06/2018 - 06/2020

  • Actualized strategies to continuously improve customer service, company and brand visibility

  • Analyzed customer behaviors, market trends and online presence using data to make proactive adjustments to sales procedures and targets

  • Created and maintained web platforms for both mobile and desktop devices based on original website

  • Maintained a group of individuals and delegated tasks

  • Maintained and built consumer and sponsor relationships

  • Created and monitored an annual team-wide budget

 

Web Editor

Cavalier Chronicles - Hollis, NH

09/2019 - 06/2020

  • Pitched and wrote articles weekly

  • Improved the website's pre-existing layout and design

  • Edited written articles

  • Attended weekly meetings to discuss management

  • Created bi-weekly, written broadcasts of Cavalier Chronicles staffs' articles and achievements as well as local news

Design Editor

Hollis-Brookline High School's Yearbook - Hollis, NH

09/2019 - 06/2020

  • Collaborated with team of designers to make seasonal and sports intro spreads as well as the underclassmen top 20 spreads

  • Determined styles, size and arrangement of graphics

  • Made a cohesive theme across all pages

  • Created spotlights that featured students across all grade levels for unique hobbies, qualities, and/or skills

Entrepreneur

Dulruza - Brookline, NH

02/2019 - 02/2020

  • Founded and self-ran an at-home bakery

  • Baked and decorated desserts

  • Assessed, optimized and elevated operations to target current and expected demands of customers and audience

  • Developed website, Instagram, and Facebook for marketing

Public Relations Manager

Pure Foods And Juice - Brookline, NH

08/2019 - 11/2019

  • Started virtual media platforms (Instagram and Facebook) to engage with community members for owners to eventually take over after the media began to grow a larger following

  • Built and maintained brand and identity

  • Created and maintained website

  • Made flyers for local community

Director’s Assistant

Camp Tevya (Jewish Summer Camp) - Brookline, NH

06/2019 - 08/2019

  • Prepared and updated office records and spreadsheets to support executive needs and enhance office efficiency

  • Maintained office supplies inventory by checking stock and ordering new supplies as needed

  • Created and maintained digital- and paper-based filing and organization

Martial Arts Practitioner

Neil Stone’s Karate Academy - Hollis, NH

11/2006 - 01/2019

  • Studied Uechi Ryu, a defensive martial arts styled karate that prioritizes personal growth

  • Developed personal values and self-control

  • Achieved Nidan (2nd Degree Black Belt) and was testing for Sandan (3rd Degree Black Belt) before retiring to become Business Lead on FIRST® Robotics Competition Team 1073

Leading High Performance Teams Fall 2020 Certificate Program

Rochester Institute of Technology

Issued October 2020

  • 8 week program about managing teams as a leader

  • Team placed first with capstone project on RIT's president David C. Munson and theoretical product (3D vending machine) presentation

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