CEO at Boston DesignHub

Merlin Calo

Boston, MA

About

I am a co-organizer for HTML5, and Android Boston, Web Designer for M3D, and CEO for Boston DesignHub. I am passionate about front end development, and entrepreneurship. Through leadership, strategic partnerships, networking, new relationships, and lots of hard work. I want to help foster change, innovation, self empowerment; here in Boston through design, and development.
Education
- Certificate Web Design Development
  
  Art Institute of New England
  
  2010 - 2011
- Computer Graphics Design courses in Multimedia
  
  Rochester Institute of Technology
  
  2001 - 2002
- BFA Graphic Design Works on Paper
  
  University of Massachusetts
  
  2001 - 2001
Experience
- CEO
  
  Boston DesignHub
  
  Feb 2012 - Present (12 years 9 months)
  
  • Building a startup that will focus on consulting for mobile aps, and responsive web design.
  • Entered MassChallenge, part of 2012 class.
- Web Designer
  
  M3D Merlin Calo Multi-Media Designs
  
  Jan 1997 - Present (27 years 10 months)
  
  • Working on new projects in front end development for web, and mobile.
  • Previous experience; contract work in higher ed and community based organizations.
Awards

Four works selected for Junior & Senior Art Exhibit (UMass Amherst)

2001

Two oil paintings featured in RARA Avis Amherst College Fine Arts publication.

1997
Affiliations

HTML5 Boston, Android Boston, GDG Boston.
Skills
Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot

@M3D, member since 2009
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Assistant Professor - Educator, Communication Design, Myron E. Ullman, Jr. School of Design