KELLY WISNESKI
k.wisneski@wustl.edu www.kellywisneski.com 818.292.3555 6515 Wydown Boulevard, Box 5644 St. Louis, MO 63105
EDUCATION AND AWARDS Washington University in St. Louis
Pursuing Bachelor of Design in Architecture at the Sam Fox School of Visual Arts and Design; possible Urban Design and Computer Science minors, 3.74 Cumulative GPA, expected graduation May 2018
St. Louis, MO 2014-present
Recipient of Murphy Scholarship and Arthur M. Abrams Scholarship for academic excellence at WUSTL; Courtney Maltz Memorial Scholarship, Jack Hledik Naval Systems Memorial Scholarship, and Westlake Women’s Club Scholarship
Thousand Oaks High School
4.69 Weighted GPA, Graduated as Valedictorian, California Scholarship Federation 100% lifetime member, Engineering and Design Majors student, Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society for High School Journalists Member, National Honor Society Vice President
Thousand Oaks, CA 2010-2014
National AP Scholar 2014; AP Scholar with Distinction 2013; First Place in Ventura County Mock Trial Journalism Competition 2013; National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) Excellent Newspaper Layout (Fall 2012)
WORK AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE LaunchCode St. Louis, MO Summer 2015
College Prep, Design Thinking St. Louis, MO Summer 2015
Franklin Studios Hollywood, CA March 2015
Leadership Through Service St. Louis, MO 2014-present
Digital Library Services St. Louis, MO 2014-present
City Faces St. Louis, MO 2014-2015
National Charity League Thousand Oaks, CA 2010-2014
Design intern for non-profit startup that bridges the tech talent gap between the unemployeed with coding skills and tech companies looking to hire; designing publicity materials, key visual designer for website overhaul, consultant for company’s branding and marketing, as well as communications-related items; 30 hrs per week Teaching Assistant under Liz Kramer and Heather Corcoran for WUSTL-hosted College Prep program teaching design thinking to 28 rising high school juniors; consulting on curriculum, preparing materials, and leading activities for students; 7 hrs per week Shadowed principal architect Steve Brabson for 20 hours; redesigned floor plans and 3D models for ongoing project; improved design, SketchUp, AutoCad, and drafting skills; 20 hours total Selected as counselor for 2015 summer program, and currently undergoing training; participant in 2014 summer program; volunteered at various location around St. Louis, attended diversity- and poverty-focused discussions; avg. 2 hrs per week Working with Photoshop, Excel, and XML files to bolster Washington University’s digital presence; scanning and editing print media files, and uploading for the public’s use; avg. 10 hrs per week Volunteered at urban public housing complex Clinton-Peabody; tutored and mentored 20+ children weekly, teaching them critical thinking, creativity, behavioral, and academic skills for success; avg. 4 hr per week Volunteering at Hillcrest Royale Retirement Home, Catholic Charities, High Street Theater in Moorpark; has held various officer positions within organization, including President and Vice president; avg. 3 hours per week
LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITES Design For America St. Louis, MO 2014-present
Alpha Rho Chi St. Louis, MO 2014-present
Girls State Claremont, CA 2013-2014
The Lancer Newspaper Thousand Oaks, CA 2010-2014
Girl Scouts Oxnard and Thousand Oaks, CA 2004-2014
Director of Public Relations: develop direction of organization, design publicity materials, orchestrate member recruitment; coordinated Ethics of Human-Centered Design Panel February 2015; member of 6-person team carrying out ehuman-centered research to develop product prototypes; During Spring 2015, helped develop online service (www.cubicwashu.com) to facilitate exchange between on-campus student with storage needs and off-campus residents with excess basement space; avg. 5 hrs per week National Professional Fraternity for Architecture and the Allied Arts, Philon Chapter, Delta Class; member of Community Service committee; avg. 8 hrs per week One of four Junior Counselors at Girls State 2014; Girls State 2013 representative for Thousand Oaks High School; Girls State Gazette Editor-in-Chief and City Councilwoman during week-long political leadership camp event held at Claremont McKenna College Editor-in-Chief 2013–14, Editorial Board 2010–2013; led transformation from broadsheet to design-focused newsmagazine; Speaker at NSPA National Journalism Convention in Fall 2013; contributed to NSPA Pacemaker Award Fall 2013, NSPA First Place Best in Show Fall 2011, multiple design awards at Best of the High School Press; avg. 25 hrs per week Gold Award Recipient August 2013 (The Big Tree Newspaper), with recognition at the council, state, and national levels for founding a journalism program at Redwood Middle School (400+ hours); Silver Award 2011: planned and executed weekend campout in Ojai for over 200 scouts; avg. 5 hours per week
SKILLS AND STRENGTHS Architecture/Design Computer Science Office Communication
Proficient at Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Bridge; hand drafting and model construction; Rhinoceros and AutoCAD Comfortable with JavaScript and Ruby Proficient at Word, Excel, Powerpoint; Comfortable with both PC and Mac OS; exemplary copy editing skills Conversational Spanish