Mark Lam

Mark T Lam is a versatile professional with a background in sculpting, media scholarship, and education, who transitioned into web development with over five years of experience in creating websites and digital designs. He has worked with a diverse range of businesses, from e-commerce to independent artists, applying an interdisciplinary approach to interactive media and computer networking technology. Mark is also passionate about teaching programming, digital accessibility, and creating generative sound objects.

Mark has conducted various workshops, including 'Hidden in Plain Text: Intro to PGP/GPG' at Hackers on Planet Earth 2020, 'Mindful Computing: Bash Scripting as Meditation' at ITP Camp 2020, and 'Intro to Digital Accessibility' at NYU ITP 2020. He holds a Master's degree in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University, an Associate of Arts in Graphic Design from College of the Canyons, and has completed programs like ITP Camp 2017 in Physical Computing & Computer Networks at NYU, a Bachelor of Arts in Art, Media Studies from University of California, Berkeley, and an Undergraduate Certificate in New Media from Berkeley Center for New Media.

In his professional journey, Mark has been associated with organizations like the United Nations as a Data Analytics - Front-End Developer, Codecademy as a Content Contributor, and managed his own freelance development venture markofthelam.com. He has also been a Workshop Leader at Hackers On Planet Earth, Graduate Assistant at NYU, Web Accessibility Developer at NYU, Digital Accessibility Fellow at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, as well as held roles such as Visiting Lecturer and Guest Instructor at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education.

Mark's early career involved roles such as Website Coordinator and Listings Assistant at Tragic Mountain, Research Assistant at Berkeley Center for New Media, Editorial and Website Assistant at College of Environmental Design (UC Berkeley), Assistant to the Graphics Curator at San Francisco International Museum, Typography Apprenticeship at Summer Study, and Graphics Intern at KHTS-1220.