My name is Mattan Ingram.

I am a solutions designer, entrepreneur, and futurist thinker.

Whether it's 15 minutes or 15 years from now, I am in a constant state of predicting the future. Refusing the simple pleasures of living in this moment, I live for the complex pleasures of the next moment. This attitude drives me to design solutions that go beyond temporary fixes, addressing both the current issue and the future impact. My solutions aim to not just solve the problem, but to build a framework which opens new areas to explore and develop beyond the issue at hand.

Not being very sentimental, I admire things that change and move forward with or ahead of the times. I am happy to throw away an old mode, and delighted in developing a new one. Competition is as much the mother of invention as necessity. Evolution is at play beyond the genetic world, and I am a natural selector.

Experience

Graphic Designer – MechoShade Systems, Inc.
New York, NY – May 2008 to present

• Document design and layout.
• Design and update of style guide.
• Technology and web consultation.

Executive Aide/Database Manager – New York City Office of Labor Relations (OLR)
New York, NY – Summers of 2006 and 2007

• Handled mailing, phones, copying and organized meetings.
• Updated and maintained databases.
• Created content for new web pages.

Food Service – Skidmore College Dining Services
Saratoga Springs, NY – Fall/Spring Semester 2006/2007

• Participated in all aspects of food preparation and services.
• Cooking, serving, dishwashing, cleaning and organizing.
• Master sandwich maker.

Factory Hand – Nulux
Brooklyn, NY – Winter of 2005/2006

• Programmed and ran heavy machinery.
• Assembled light fixtures and circuitry.

Camp Counselor – Frost Valley YMCA
Adirondacks, NY – Summers of 2003, 2004, and 2005

• Worked with campers and counselors.
• Organized activities, overnight camping, field trips, etc.
• Made fires, cooked food, set up shelters, taught survival skills.

Private Tutor
New York, NY – 2002 through 2004

• Tutored middle school math and high school physics

Recognition

Student Art Exhibit
Skidmore College, Spring 2008 

• Judge’s selection award for digital photograph print.

Business Organization/Management Course
Skidmore College, Spring 2006

• Final project “Best in 26 years” according to juror.