Aaron Rester

Current

• Manager of Electronic Communications at University of Chicago Law School
• Founding Member at Design:Intelligent

Past

• Communications Coordinator, Center for International Studies at The University of Chicago
• Area Studies Webmaster, Center for International Studies at The University of Chicago
• Adjunct Instructor at St. Xavier University

• Electronic Projects Intern at Oberlin College

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Education

• University of Chicago Divinity School
• American Institute of Indian Studies, Jaipur
• Oberlin College

• University College Cork

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Industry

Design

Aaron Rester’s Summary

Skilled designer with experience in graphic design for print and the web, information architecture, standards-compliant website construction, social media management, and podcast creation and distribution. Especially interested in addressing the communications needs of educational and nonprofit organizations.

Aaron Rester’s Specialties:

Web design, information architecture, graphic design, social media

Aaron Rester’s Experience

• Manager of Electronic Communications

  University of Chicago Law School

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

• Founding Member

  Design:Intelligent

  (Partnership; Design industry)

  January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

  Design:Intelligent is a collective of freelance designers based in Chicago with experience in areas ranging from traditional print design to web development and information architecture, who have teamed up to provide their clients the benefits of a big design firm at freelancer prices.

• Communications Coordinator, Center for International Studies

  The University of Chicago

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  March 2006 — July 2007 (1 year 5 months)

• Area Studies Webmaster, Center for International Studies

  The University of Chicago

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  October 2000 — March 2006 (5 years 6 months)

  Work-study position.

• Adjunct Instructor

  St. Xavier University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  January 2005 — May 2005 (5 months)

  Planned and taught two sections of "The Hindu Tradition," an undergraduate Religious Studies course.

• Electronic Projects Intern

  Oberlin College

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year )

Aaron Rester’s Education

• University of Chicago Divinity School

  M.A. , History of Religions , 2000 — 2005

• American Institute of Indian Studies, Jaipur

  Hindi 2004 — 2004

• Oberlin College

  B.A. with Honors , Comparative Mythology, minors in Religion and History , 1995 — 1999

  Activities and Societies:

  DJ at WOBC 91.5 FM (1995-99), Amnesty International

• University College Cork

  Celtic Civilization and Folklore 1998 — 1998

Additional Information

Aaron Rester’s Interests:

Music, History of Religions, Bollywood Cinema

Aaron Rester’s Groups:

Helped organize creation of UChicago Web Community; Guitarist/Songwriter for The Lost Cartographers (http://lostcartographers.com).

•    University of Chicago Alumni
•    The University of Chicago Law School
•    UWEBD - University Web Developers
•    Oberlin Alumni
•    YNPN Chicago
•    Music and Entertainment Professionals
•    Web 2.0 for Higher Education

Aaron Rester’s Honors:

Oberlin College Dipman Alumni Fellowship, 2004-5

U.S. Dept. of Education Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship for the study of Hindi - Academic Years 2002-03, 2003-04, Summer 2004

Aaron Rester’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch