ben prager phone: 732.407.7991
email: benjamen.prager@gmail.com
address: 301 W 108th Street, NY, NY
professional experience Urban Interactions Lab (UIxD), University of Oregon
barcelona, spain researcher + teaching assistant 06.2014 - 08.2014 assisting with development of Social Simulation tool for scripting and visualizing urban interaction characteristics led workshops in rhino+grasshopper concentrating on Excel, OSM, Galapagos, and Elk work flow for urban design critiqued 9 students on urban intervention proposals, data visualization, and data management methodology
Speranza Architecture
eugene, or architectural intern 12.2013 - 03.2014 created pro forma analysis for 60,000+ sq.ft. for urban entrepreneurial maker\incubator space evaluated 18 acre urban riverfront property for development + created financial visualization tool developed 3D site + building model, rendered interior and exterior perspectives, generated plans and sections delivered presentations to the Eugene City Manager, members of city planning , and private client
Koratkar Lab, Rensselaer Entrepreneurship Intern Program, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
commercialization intern 12.2012 - 04.2013 completed feasibility study to optimize distribution, manufacturing, and operations strategies for graphene identified commercialization opportunities for graphene startup presented gap analysis findings to startup founders
troy, ny
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
new york city, ny forensic data analysis senior associate 07.2007 - 04.2010 managed a team of 8 to generate vendor selection criteria for a fortune 500 client successfully presented analysis findings to c-suite level executives to extend project duration by 18 months reviewed team generated t-sql and pl/sql code extracted, transformed, and loaded data and developed 1099 + 1042-s reporting business requirement documents
entrepreneurial experience Nova Terra Management, LLC
founder + managing member 02.2008 - 06.2014 raised capital for property acquisition and brought over $1m of assets under management projected earnings estimates and completed bookkeeping and tax accounting performed preventative property maintenance
somerset, nj
teaching + service experience University of Oregon
conference director for Holistic Options for Planet Earth Sustainability (HOPES) 06.2013 - 06.2014 managed team of 25+ to organize 20th annual HOPES sustainability conference performed holistic gap analysis to identify opportunities for improving organizational structure developed and executed integrated strategic plan to increase cross-disciplinary student involvement
eugene, or
Digital Media Collaborative
eugene, or president + treasurer + project manager 09.2011 - 06.2014 founded student digital fabrication + computation group organized and led workshops in Rhino, Grasshopper + plug-ins, VRay, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Processing raised $1500 for student-run design build project; managed design\build teams of over 10 members
University of Oregon
graduate teaching fellow 09.2013 - 12.2013 taught AutoCAD, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Rhino, VRay, Grasshopper to 30+ students critiqued students’ design communication during formal pinups developed class lectures for course website
eugene, or
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
troy, ny
studio researcher 01.2013 - 06.2013
researched amazonian informal urbanism data for analysis using Rhino + Grasshopper, Processing, and QGIS developed neural network algorithm to support cellular automata simulation of informal urban growth in belem, brazil supported undergraduate student design process by developing and leading Grasshopper workshops
North Brunswick Township High School
north brunswick, nj high school latin teacher 08.2005 - 05.2006 gave daily instruction on latin grammar and advanced latin literature, including works of ovid, vergil, and catullus created, administered, and graded daily homework and quizzes served as the faculty advisor to the latin club
education Master of Architecture
university of oregon, or 06.2010 - 06.2014 three studio projects selected for archival studied abroad in rome, tokyo, london, cadiff, and vancouver lectures committee graduate student representative
Master of Business Administration
rensselaer polytechnic institute, ny 09.2012 - 08.2013 concentration in technology and entrepreneurship pitched economic development proposal to members of congress in washington, d.c. developed full business plan for sustainable product capstone project
Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Classics, Minor in Mathematics
rutgers university, nj 09.2003 - 05.2007 1 of 18 chosen from Rutger’s student body into its oldest honors society, Cap & Skull president (2007), treasurer (2006), marketing director (2005) for College Avenue Players drama group edward j. bloustein distinguished scholar
awards irene and robert p. bozzone ‘55 management & technology fellow rome 2012 travel scholarship recipient rutgers college outstanding scholar pricewaterhouse coopers chairman’s award for market leadership american education week award recipient for outstanding teaching achievement best show 2007 for directing “one flew over the cuckoo’s nest”
publication material consumption + value transposition, published in community week 2013: conference proceedings
other skills model making
hand + laser + cnc + 3d print conceptual rapid sketch detailed presentation site
visualization
analog + digital hand drafting + rendering conceptual rendering photorealistic rendering info graphics time-based simulation
media
analog + digital processing pl/sql + tsql ms access ms excel qgis russian
illustrator photoshop indesign autocad rhino + vray grasshopper
water colors pen, graphite, ink, chalk plaster
references Philip Speranza
Diana Moutela
phone: (917) 579 0152
phone: (646) 471 1264
title: principal, speranza architecture, eugene, oregon relationship: supervisor
Erin Moore
title: principal, float architecture, eugene, oregon relationship: thesis advisor phone: (541) 868 6074
title: manager, pricewaterhousecoopers, new york, ny relationship: supervisor