GermánMauricioMejíaRamírez PhDinDesignstudent,UniversityofMinnesota Assistantprofessor,UniversityofCaldas,Colombia 1180GibbsAve.N3.SaintPaul,MN.55108. 513.746.9186 mejra001@umn.edu www.mauricio-mejia.com March2011 GermánMauricioMejíaRamirezisaColombiandesigner.Hehasexplored digitalandinteractivedesignissuesindifferentmediathroughdesign practice,researchandteaching.heisassistantprofessorofthedesign departmentintheuniversityofcaldas,colombia.in2007,hewasawarded asafulbrighter(colcienciasregions)tostudyamasterofdesignat UniversityofCincinnati.Currently,heisstudyingaPhDinDesignat UniversityofMinnesota.Heisinterestedindesignpracticeandresearch aboutvisualizationsandinterfacesthatuseappropriatetechnologiesand designprinciplesinordertopositivelyimpactsociety. PhDinDesign(2010 2013expected) UniversityofMinnesota EDUCATION MasterofDesign(2008 2010) UniversityofCincinnati Thesis:VisualcommunicationdesignforHumanDifferencesandNeeds: VisualIntelligenceandMood. Committee:MikeZender(Chair),GeraldMatthews,ReneéSeward B.F.A.IndustrialDesign(1993 1998) AutonomousUniversityofManizales,Colombia FulbrightGrantee(2008 2010) DegreegrantforMasterofDesign,UniversityofCincinnati OutstandingInternationalGraduateStudentAward(2010) UniversityofCincinnati HONORSANDAWARDS OutstandingMasterofDesignStudent(2010) CollegeofDesign,Art,ArchitectureandPlanning.UniversityofCincinnati.
GraduateStudentSummerFellowship(2009) UniversityofCincinnati Project:IntelligenceandMoodEffectsinUniversalityofInformationDesign Outstandingprofessorscertificate(2008) UniversidaddeCaldas,Colombia. NominationinVSteelPencilAwards(2002) DesignProjectMagazine(Colombia) Project: ElPotabilizador,InteractivekioskoftheInteractiveMuseumof PublicServicesinMedellín.Memberoftheprojectteam. PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE GraduateAssistant(2010 present) UniversityofMinnesota Responsibilities:Researchassistantindigitaldesignandusabilityand teachingassistantindesignthinkingcourse. AssistantProfessor(2006 present) UniversidaddeCaldas,Manizales,Colombia. Responsibilities:AppointmentintheDepartmentofDesign.Taughtcourses includevisualinterfacesseminar,digitaldesignstudio,environmental GraphicsStudio,VisualInformationSeminar,VirtualWorldsSeminar,and VisualDesignFoundationsStudio. MemberoftheresearchgroupDesignandCognitioninVisualandVirtual Environments. GraduateAssistant(2008 2010) UniversityofCincinnati Responsibilities:Researchassistantinprojectvisualizationofmedical conceptsanduniversalsymbolsystemsandteachingassistantindesign FoundationsStudio. AssistantProfessor(2003 2006) UniversityofCauca,Popayán,Colombia Responsibilities:TeachingandresearchintheDepartmentofDesign. TaughtcoursesincludeDigitalGraphics,ProductDesign,GraphicDesign Studio,ActionScript,WebDesign,3DAnimation. AdjunctProfessor(2004) ColegioMayordelCauca.Popayán,Colombia Responsibilities:TeachingintheArtandDesignSchool. MultimediaDirector(2002 2003) ViónicaS.A.Manizales,Colombia Responsibilities:Artdirection,interfacedesign,flashscripting,and management.
AdjunctProfessor(2001 2002) CatholicUniversityofManizales,Colombia. Responsibilities:TeachingDigitalGraphics,WebDesign,Multimedia ProductionandVideoCreation. AdjunctProfessor(2002) NationalUniversityofColombiaatManizales. Responsibilities:teachinginArchitectureSchool.Course:WebDesign. Webdesigner(2001) Data&ServiceLtda.Manizales,Colombia. Responsibilities:Webdesign,digitaldesign. Multimediadesigner(2000) QuánticaS.A.Manizales,Colombia. Responsibilities:Digitaldesign,3Danimation,andscripting. Multimediadesigner(2000) PantallaInteractivaS.L.Madrid,Spain. Responsibilities:Digitaldesignand3Danimation. Instructor(1999) CatholicUniversityofManizales,Colombia. Responsibilities:TeachingArchitecturalVisualizationcourse. Refereedjournalarticles Mejía,G.M.(inreview).Visualintelligenceandmoodinvisual communicationdesign.informationdesignjournal. BookChapters PUBLICATIONS Mejía,G.M.,Londoño,F.C.,&Escandón,P.A.(2011).Socialandcitizenship competenciesinamultiuservirtualgame.inmura,g.(ed.)metaplasticityin VirtualWorlds:AestheticsandSemanticsConcepts(p.266 280).Hershey, PA:IGIGlobal. Mejía,G.M.(2006).Investigacióndeaudienciasenlosproyectosdediseño deinterfaz[audienceresearchforinterfacedesignprojects].inchaparro, F.(Ed.)LaInvestigaciónenDiseñoGráfico.[TheResearchinGraphic Design].Bogotá,Colombia:Ed.UniversidadNacionaldeColombia. Proceedingpublications Mejía,G.M.&Zender,M.(2010).Visualcommunicationdesignforhuman differencesandneeds:achallengeofinclusionforsocialprogress.1st
InternationalCongresofDesignandInnovationofCatalonia.Barcelona, Spain:UniversitatRamonLlull. Mejía,G.M.&Londoño,F.C.(2010).Designissuesinseriousgamesfor children slearning.designingforchildrenconference.mumbai.india: IndianInstituteofTechnology. Mejía,G.M.&Zender,M.(2009).Intelligenceassessmentforvisual informationdesignresearch.iasdrconference:internationalassociations ofsocietiesofdesignresearch.seoul,korea:iasdr. Invitedtalks Mejía,G.M.(2008).Diseñodevideojuegoparaelaprendizajeen competenciasciudadanas[videogamedesignforcitizencompetencies learning].7thfestivalinternacionaldelaimagen.manizales,colombia: UniversidaddeCaldas. RESEARCHANDGRANTS MikeZenderandG.MauricioMejía(2010).Context:aPrincipleforSymbol Design.UniversityofCincinnati. G.MauricioMejía(2009 2010)VisualCommunicationDesignforHuman DifferencesandNeeds.Masterthesis,UniversityofCincinnati. G.MauricioMejía(2009).IntelligenceandMoodEffectsinUniversalityof InformationDesign. GraduateStudentSummerFellowshipUniversityof Cincinnati.$3.000 G.MauricioMejía,FelipeLondoño,LilianaVillescas,andCarlosCuesta(2007 2009).CreationofSeriousGameforSocialandCitizenshipCompetencies incolombia.grantcolombiandepartmentofscienceandtechnologyand UniversityofCaldas.$110.000. RaulMúnevar,JosefinaQuintero,andG.MauricioMejía(2006 2007). Developmentofe learningsystemforuseof"new ActiveSchool"guides. GrantLukerFoundation.$70.000. CertificateofVideoandDigitalTechnologies(2006 2007) MediaCenterofArtandDesign.Barcelona,Spain.(Online). CertificateofPedagogicalAbilities(2006) UniversidaddeCaldas,Colombia. CertificateofInternetVisualCommunication(2000) IstitutoEuropeodiDesign.Madrid,Spain. CONTINUINGEDUCATION
STUDENTADVISING PaulaAndreaEscandón(2010).DiseñodeInteracciónenVideojuegosen Red[InteractionDesigninOnlineGames].CommitteeMember,Masterof DesignandInteractiveCreation.UniversityofCaldas,Colombia. MaribelRodríguezVelásquez(2010).LaCreaciónAudiovisualapartirdel VideoProgramado[AudiovisualCreationfromProgrammedVideo]. CommitteeMember,MasterofDesignandInteractiveCreation.University ofcaldas,colombia.