MPS Staff Profiles
Multimedia Specialist and Lab Manager
Michael Faber
Expertise: Illustrator, Photoshop, Flash, iMovie, Digital Photography
Michael is a 2005 Duke grad and a longtime patron and staff member of the Multimedia Project Studio. After working as a consultant for the MPS for two years as a student and producing a multitude of multimedia-related projects for his visual arts degree, Michael graduated with a B.S. in Math and no idea what to do with his life. So he spent the next year continuing to work as a Senior Consultant at the MPS and refine his design skills. In July 2006, he assumed the post as Multimedia Computing Specialist for OIT and took over control of the Multimedia Project Studio (among many other fun projects). He's got big plans for the lab, and is always looking for suggestions.Multimedia Lab Consultants
Dan Romero - English, 2010
Expertise: Web Design, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, iMovie
Dan Romero likes Duke basketball, the Boston Red Sox and Macs. When he isn't reading some RSS feed, Dan can help you with a variety of multimedia-related tasks. From iMovie and Final Cut to Dreamweaver and Photoshop, he's got you covered. Like chocolate-cake-with-too-much-frosting-on-it covered. But in all seriousness, he is pretty good with everything the MPS Lab has to offer. And if we don't offer it, he can probably find you a Web 2.0 app that does just the trick. Really.Kana Hatekayama - International Comparative Studies, Theatre Studies, 2010
Expertise: iMovie, Final Cut Pro
Kana's interest is in digital video editing because she loves film. She loves multimedia because it's a huge part of the entertainment industry, and that's where her passion lies. She also just likes to play with sound and images. She's made a few short movies, including a documentary at the Cannes Film Festival, and she hopes to make another short some time this year! She also thinks Macs are just too stylish.Gabriela Borges - Economics, 2010
Expertise: Photoshop, Microsoft Office
Gabriela understands that the difference between success and failure often lies in a really cool graphic. She has experience with desktop publishing and is especially comfortable with the Microsoft Office Suite. This semester, she is interested in learning more about working with digital film and Photoshop. She is secretly a PC girl but remains open to persuasion.Nick Sarnoff - Biomedical Engineering, Markets and Management, 2010
Expertise: Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Final Cut Studio
Nick Sarnoff is definitely a geek at heart. While he’s not studying or working on BME problem sets day in and day out, he spends his time working in the Duke Smart Home. He also shares a love for film and he works as a professional videographer creating themed videos and montages for parties, bar and bat mitzvahs and weddings, utilizing the same tools you can find in the MPS lab: Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop and Final Cut Studio.Adam Barron - Theatre Studies, MMS certificate, 2010
Expertise: Final Cut Pro, iMovie, iDVD, Adobe Photoshop
Adam owes his technological knowledge to his beloved Super Nintendo, which showed him at an early age that technology is way more fun than actual activities. He also owes his bad eye-sight to years of watching an endless amount of movies. Consequently, the two passions came together freshman year at Duke when he directed the winning Froshlife '07 film, "Frosh Noir." Since then he's been trying to figure out the intricacies of film-making software and the awesomeness of Macs. Adam is also a Theatre Studies major with an MMS certificate. He's not sure how that will matter in the "real world" but time will tell. Andrew O'Rourke - Environmental Science, Public and Political Science, 2011
Expertise: Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, iMovie, Illustrator, Flash, iDVD
Andrew has been involved in film production since sixth grade and television production since eighth grade. He's made quite a few movies during that time, ranging from Beowulf's epic green-screened fight with a claymation dragon to a chilling yet humorous parody of Saw. This stuff made up most of his high school life and made it livable. Andrew has taught himself all of Final Cut Studio and considers himself an expert at using all of the software therein (excluding Motion, which he plans to change). He also knows Photoshop and iLife applications very well and has basic knowledge of Shake, Illustrator and Flash. Trent Serwetz - Undecided, 2011
Expertise: InDesign, Photoshop, Terminal, iMovie
Trent's interests lie with desktop publishing. He is an InDesign guru, as well as experienced using Command Line, Photoshop, iMovie and whatever other software is required to make a sexy newspaper or magazine. Trent likes Macs because they remind him of his true love, Linux. He tends to accidentally order BigiMacs after long nights at the MPS.