Derek Witcher
Euclid, Ohio *4123
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EDUCATION
Cuyahoga Community College/Cleveland State
Highland Hills, Ohio
Completed GEN 1000
Some College
Villa Angela – St. Joseph High School
Cleveland, Ohio
HS Diploma – June 2012
AWARDS AND COMMENDATIONS
• Received the Ursuline Service Award 2011
• Artwork selected to be used as illustration for children’s book to be published in 2012
• Five paintings on permanent display at the Cleveland Clinic – Beachwood Family Health and
Surgery Center
ACTIVITIES
• VASJ Varsity Basketball 2010 - 2012
• VASJ Art Club 2009 – 2012
• VASJ Peer Minister 2011 – 2012
• International House of Blues/Drawing Us Together - art competition 2011
• Progressive Arts Alliance – Rhapsody Hip Hop Summer Arts Camp (participant and volunteer)
• CYO Basketball statistician and volunteer
• Arts Collinwood Portfolio Project
EMPLOYMENT
Horizon Personnel - Swagelok
July 2013 – Present
Highland Heights, Ohio
• Gasket Inspector – Using Calipers and Measurement Systems
• Machine Operator
• Auxiliary Associate
Dave’s Supermarkets
Dairy/Frozen/Cashier
Euclid, Ohio
August 2012 – December 2013
• Customer Service
• Stock for the Dairy and Frozen Foods Backroom and Sales Floor
• Cashier
Cleveland Indians / Progressive Field
Cleveland, Ohio
April 2012 – August 2013
Team Shop/Kids Clubhouse
• Engaging with Fans from Kids to Adults in the Kids Clubhouse and TeamShop
• Working in the Team Shop as a Cashier and a Salesperson
• Customer Service
Young Audiences / ArtWorks Program
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Summer 2011
Apprentice
Participated in six-week program under the instruction of master artists. Five (5) paintings were selected
to be on permanent display at the Cleveland Clinic – Beachwood Family Health and Surgery Center.
Bureau of Cultural Arts / Mural My Neighborhood Program
Cleveland, Ohio
Summer 2010
Apprentice/Muralist
Participated in an eight-week instructional program learning aspects of photography, painting, graffiti,
and mural creation. Contributed toward the creation of two (2) murals on display in the city of Cleveland.
Museum of Contemporary Art – Cleveland (MOCA)
Cleveland, Ohio
October 2009 – January 2010
Apprentice
Selected 1 of 10 students from the city of Cleveland and surrounding suburbs to participate in an art
apprenticeship to study alongside internationally renown artist iona rozeal brown. Apprentices
collaborated with artist to complete a mural on display in the museum in 2010.