Atim Annette Oton, info@calabarmag.com

Current

Publisher/Editor at Calabar Magazine
Co-Owner at Calabar Imports

Past

Associate Chair, Product Design Department at Parsons School of Design
Executive Vice President at Blacklines Magazine
Architecture Project Manager at McKeon Grano

Architectural Designer at Larsen Shein Ginsberg
Design/Project Manager at Howard Spivak Architects
Architectural Designer at Wank Adam Slavin and Associates
Architectural Designer at Davis Brody Bond

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Education

Architectural Association Graduate School, London, England
Ecole d'Art des Beaux-Arts, Fountainebleau, France.
City University of New York City College

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Atim Annette Oton, info@calabarmag.com’s Summary

In May 2006, Calabar Magazine was born....the magazine evolved from a brand extension of Calabar Imports, the retail store in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. CALABAR Imports is a trendy, specialty retail and gift store for discerning, quality-conscious buyers of home furnishings, unique crafted jewelry, fashion and gifts sold at moderate prices. The shop is located at 820 Washington Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, just 2 blocks from the Brooklyn Museum. CALABAR Imports specializes in distinct hand-made and imported home decor, table-top accessories, and furnishings from across the globe especially the intriguing continents of Africa, Asia and South America. We think of CALABAR IMPORTS (http://www.calabar-imports.com) as the place for the home and body offering stylish, eclectic and affordable home and body accessories, fashion, jewelry and gifts to consumers wanting to create a personalized home environment and accessorize their body.

CALABAR Magazine (http://www.calabarmag.com) is a bi-monthly lifestyle publication about Brooklyn home décor, fashion, culture and the arts. It explores people and places of this borough through the lenses of some of its residents.

Atim Annette Oton, info@calabarmag.com’s Specialties:

Entrepreneurship, Branding, Publishing, Retail Consulting, Design, and Merchandising, Advertising, Magazine Editorial, Retail Industry Expert, Business Planning, Starting a Business, Business Coaching

Atim Annette Oton, info@calabarmag.com’s Experience

Publisher/Editor

Calabar Magazine

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

May 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

I publish CALABAR magazine and serve as the brainchild for its editorial, design ideas and philosophy.
Co-Owner

Calabar Imports

(Privately Held; Retail industry)

December 2004 — Present (4 years 8 months)

I focus on Product Sourcing, Product Design and Development, Marketing- I can call myself a Retail Buyer and Business Manager...I am just a regular entrepreneur...and bottle washer. It's a blast to be in the mix of business creativity, implementation and growth.
Associate Chair, Product Design Department

Parsons School of Design

(Privately Held; Construction industry)

July 2000 — March 2006 (5 years 9 months)

For six years at Parsons, the Product Design program revolved around social issues in design and my time was spent administrating the undergraduate program, program development, implementation and coordination; developing curriculum for design studios and technology courses, and advising students in the department. I served as the Academic advisor to the senior class; and taught one course per semester; managed technology lab and provided assistance and oversight of faculty - 3 full-time faculty members, 42 adjuncts and 6 department staff. I developed and maintained an archive of student work and served as liaison for public relations and publication. Represented Product Design as a member of the College Academic Affairs Committee, College Council, Exhibition Design Committee; Diversity Committee, Wireless Initiative and Distributed Learning Committees. Served on the University’s Diversity Initiative Committee and the 2003 Honorary Degree Committee and maintained the department’s website as well as conduct research for department on various issues.
Executive Vice President

Blacklines Magazine

(Retail industry)

1999 — 2001 (2 years)

Assisted in running and developing the magazine, content development for Print and Web Publication; served on the Editorial Board and Advisory Board. Was instrumental in the production of 2 major conferences on architecture, design and technology. Blacklines was a quarterly magazine on black designers in architecture, interior design, construction, development and the arts - the magazine suspended publication.
Architecture Project Manager

McKeon Grano

(Architecture & Planning industry)

1998 — 2000 (2 years)

Served as Facilities, Project and Construction Manager.
Specialization: Extensive Property Conditions Surveys, Space Planning, Commercial Offices, Health & Medical Facilities. Projects: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) projects: Facilities & Construction Management of Chemotherapy Suite, Obstetrics, Pediatrics Clinics, Microbiology Labs, and Radiology Suite. Facilities and Construction Management of Panasonic Corporation, 3 million sq. ft. of office spaces. Managed all vendor services, operations and tenant improvement oversight, ensured sustainable cost efficiencies, and coordinated office moves for client.
Architectural Designer

Larsen Shein Ginsberg

(Privately Held; Graphic Design industry)

1997 — 1998 (1 year)

Served as Job Captain, Designer & Project Manager.
Specialization: Medical and Health-Care Facilities; Architectural Preservation and Restoration. Projects: Beth Israel- Kings Highway Emergency Wing Addition and Radiology Oncology Office Suite Renovation, Nephrology Foundation of Brooklyn Dialysis Center, and Long Island Jewish Hospital Cardiac Catherization Renovations and Long Island Jewish Hospital Facility restorations and Property Conditions Surveys.
Design/Project Manager

Howard Spivak Architects

(Architecture & Planning industry)

December 1996 — October 1997 (11 months)

Junior Project Manager and Designer.
Specialization: Property Conditions Surveys, Community and Commercial Facilities; Architectural Preservation and Restoration. Projects: Educational Alliance Office Addition, 853 Broadway Facade Restoration, Anelante House Addition, and Shorefront YHMA-YHWA Office Interior Renovation and Exterior Restoration.
Architectural Designer

Wank Adam Slavin and Associates

(Architecture & Planning industry)

November 1995 — December 1996 (1 year 2 months)

Assistant Architect.
Specialization: Space Planning, Conservation and Preservation of Institutional Facilities. Projects: Coindre Hall, New York University Restoration, New York Hospital Restoration, Queens Public Schools 33 and 179 Restoration; Long Island Jewish Hospital Building Restoration and Columbia University Local Law 10 Reports for preservation of buildings and property conditions surveys.
Architectural Designer

Davis Brody Bond

(Privately Held; Architecture & Planning industry)

November 1994 — November 1995 (1 year 1 month)

Assistant Architect.
Specialization: Space Planning, Innovative Energy Efficient Research Labs and Institutional Facilities. Projects: Columbia Presbyterian- Center for Disease Prevention, Audubon Center, now called the Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavilion, Research Laboratories, New York.

Atim Annette Oton, info@calabarmag.com’s Education

Architectural Association Graduate School, London, England

M.Sc. , Architecture - Energy and Environmental Studies , 1992 — 1994

Additional Thesis: Homelessness in London and New York. Specialized Projects: Worked with Fashion Designer Kathleen Hamnett on proposals for her new shop.

Activities and Societies:

AA Graduate Diploma in Environment and Energy Studies in Architecture, 1993 (MSc. Equivalency).
Completed all coursework towards M. Phil, 1993-1994.
Thesis: Paper Recycling Applications.
Ecole d'Art des Beaux-Arts, Fountainebleau, France.

Certificate , Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Painting and Sculpture , 1991 — 1991

Certificate in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Painting and Sculpture, Summer 1991.

Activities and Societies:

Travelled extensively across France.
City University of New York City College

B. Arch , Architecture , 1986 — 1991

Thesis: A Town Hall and Community Center for Far Rockaway Queens, New York

Activities and Societies:

President, American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)
Alpha Rho Chi Medal for Outstanding Leadership, June 1991