Resumé | Sabih Mir

Information

Currently looking for a creative, multi-disciplinary, challenging, and most importantly collaborative environment to work in.

I am a designer. I am an human factors engineer. I am a writer. I am an interface developer. I am a photographer, a musician, a player of video games. Like many people, I can do many things and enjoy doing most. Oh, and people say I'm a nice guy!

Contact

Sabih Mir
1 Griswold Street
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
+1.617.230.3966
sabihmir@yahoo.com

Education

Graduate School of Design, Harvard University + Certificate, Career Discovery Program
Cambridge, MA . June 2003 - August 2003
  • An intensive, 6 week summer program in Urban Design and Architecture.
  • Had three major projects, dealing with urban design and planning principles in a real-world context.
  • Crafted models, developed design ideas on a grand scale and created master plans.
Tufts University + Bachelor of Arts
Medford, MA . September 1997 - May 2000
  • Human Factors. With coursework in: Computer Interface Design, Usability Testing & Task Analysis, Advanced 3D Design, 3D Animation, Industrial & Organizational Psychology, Advanced Engineering Psychology, Human Factors in Product Design and Man-Machine Systems Design.
  • English. With coursework in: Arabic Literature, Creative Writing, English Literature, Japanese Literature, Medieval Literature and Modern Literature.
Bard College + First Year
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY . September 1996 - May 1997
  • Coursework in Creative Writing, Philosophy and Religion.

Experience

Tank Design + Information Designer / Interface Developer
Cambridge, MA . (On contract, 2003 - 2004) June 2004 - March 2006
  • Helped design and develop interactive solutions for clients such as FedEx, FranklinCovey, Film director Hal Hartley, Hilton Hotels, MIT, Monster & Symantec/Norton.
  • Designed and developed interactive behavior for numerous websites, web-based prototypes for usability testing purposes, computer applications.
  • Architected and organized information that clients wished to make available in the above instances.
  • Designed logotypes and identities for print & digital purposes.
stillsuit + Freelance Web Developer / Designer / Information Architect
Cambridge, MA . 2002 - Present
  • Work with a variety of clientele to architect, design and develop web sites.
  • Help develop logo, identity, and print solutions for clients.
  • Take projects from initial concepting phase to completion.
  • Work with other contractors on developing web presence for clients.
Action for Civil Society In Kashmir + Co-founder & Co-director
Cambridge, MA . November 2002 - Present
  • Developed mission and goals behind the non-profit organization.
  • Direct initiatives and projects to promote and cultivate civil society in the state of Jammu & Kashmir.
  • Designed, developed and maintain web presence for the organization.
Opinion Project (offline) + Editor & Contributor
London, England, United Kingdom .
  • Helped develop ideas and goals behind the Opinion Project, a web-based forum where opinion articles on global current events were posted and discussed by visitors of the website.
  • Wrote articles to set opening debates for the website.
  • Edited submitted articles for publishing.
WBUR, 90.9 FM (The NPR affiliate of Boston) + Part-time Producer @ On Point
Boston, MA . June 2002 - June 2003
  • Worked with On Point staff to produce daily, 2 hour live news & current events program.
  • Helped suggest topics for daily program, wrote and edited show scripts, and researched guests to be interviewed.
  • Interviewed news makers, government officials, professors, etc. to gauge their relevancy for the current program.
as Fill-in Newswriter January 2002 - June 2003
  • Worked with news staff to produce short-form newscast every half-hour.
  • Researched, wrote and edited news stories to be broadcast on the air.
Razorfish, Inc. + Interface Developer
Cambridge, MA . July 2000 - June 2001
  • Worked with design and architecture team to formulate and develop interactive web solutions.
  • Provided insight into interface/information design during development process.
  • Helped define technical specifications for projects.
  • Developed and ultimately implemented these ideas using various technologies (DHTML/XHTML, CSS, Javascript, XML/XSLT, ASP).
WMFO, 91.5 FM + General Manager
Medford, MA . May 1998 - May 2000
  • Coordinated and supervised all station management and maintenance.
  • Directed and managed 150 staff members in order to ensure constant broadcast.
  • Constructed and implemented financial allocations for all station expenditures.
  • Chaired meetings of executive board and staff for policy regulation and execution.
Verizon GTE Labs + Human Factors Intern
Waltham, MA . January 2000 - May 2000
  • Assisted development of the User Interface for GTE/Verizon Superpages.
  • Developed new ideas and designed mockups of new features for site interface.
  • Experimented with and implemented new technologies for use with Superpages.
American Institutes for Research + Usability/Research Intern
Concord, MA . May 1998 - September 1999
  • Assisted the administration of usability tests and focus groups.
  • Provided insight to the product design and development process.
  • Conducted research on Information Design within a world wide web context.

Skills

  • Thorough working knowledge of web technologies, including XHTML, CSS, "AJAX", PHP, ASP, & Flash.
  • Active reader, experienced in proof-reading and editing essays/articles/stories.
  • Extremely knowledgeable with computers, including Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems.
  • Fluent in Urdu/Hindi, some knowledge of Arabic.
  • Design oriented, and technology minded.
  • Avid photographer - have experience developing and printing black & white film.
  • Proficient at guitar and bass. Write music for, and play in, local music outfit.