Branden M. Apitz

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Cutler IN *****

Cell: 920-***-****

E-mail: aczjq6@r.postjobfree.com

Education:

Certified Technical Educator (CTE instructor) – Ball State / DOE, Muncie, IN

BFA Graphic Design/Visual Communications - University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WI

Associates of Arts and Sciences - Itasca Community College, Grand Rapids, MN

Associates of Visual Communications - Brown College, Mendota Heights, MN

Rural Leadership Graduate – Blandin Foundation, Grand Rapids, MN

Native American Rural Leadership Graduate – Blandin Foundation, Grand Rapids, MN

Achievements & Experience:

Indiana Bicentennial Legacy in Art recipient for Mural 7-5-2016

K12 Educator (3 years, grades 7-12): Digital Design, Interactive Media, Studio, and Fine Arts (Carroll Consolidated School Corporation (Flora, IN)

Instructor Graphic Imaging Technology (GIT) Workshop, (Flora, IN)

Project Leader Indiana “Bison for the Bicentennial” for Carroll County (Flora, IN)

Mural Artist Tippecanoe County Arts Federation (Lafayette, IN)

Mural Artist Tippecanoe County Arts Federation (Flora, IN)

Instructor Flora Library Summer Arts Program (Flora, IN)

Logo Designer Annual Conference of Lepidopterists’ Society (West Lafayette, IN)

Logo Designer Carroll Consolidated School Corporation (Flora, IN)

Independent Contractor Back in Black, Inc (Neenah, WI)

Independent Contractor Beaupre Lifts (Minneapolis, MN)

External Consultant Braun Lifts (Winnamac, IN)

External Consultant for Wolters Kluwer (Minneapolis, MN)

External Consultant Harmon Glass (Minneapolis, MN)

Owner, Creative Director and Senior Designer at Aluna Design, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)

Illustration instructor at Brain Co., Minneapolis School of Ad. (Minneapolis, MN)

External Funding:

Indian Trails for GIT (Graphic Imaging Technology) workshop ($26,000)

PIX (Psi Iota Xi) for local mural work ($6,000)

Carroll Consolidated School Board MiniGrants ($1,000)

HotRod Association for painting - Cruisers ($1,500)

Software & Technical Skills:

Adobe CC (Print/Web/AV) Go Pro / Drone Video 3D Printing iCube

3D Scanning iScan Screen Printing Xylography Printing

Blender 3D Microsoft Office WP, Joomla, Plone

Work History:

January, 2014 - current

CTE (Certified Tech. Educator in Advanced Graphics) and Fine Arts Instructor

Role: Student learning and engagement in a 21st century classroom environment

Responsibilities:

• Development of learning objectives and curricula for art students in grades 7-12

• Mentoring for and deployment of community-based learning projects

• Training students in emerging technologies (i.e., 3D, social, print, web)

• Assessment of formative and cumulative learning

February, 2012 - 2014

Back in Black, Inc. – Art Director/Creative Director

Role: Project Management, Website Design, Graphic Design, Social Media

Responsibilities:

• Brand management, logo creation, logo usage standards, identity launch

• Landing pages, banner ads, UI design, 3D animated product development

• (Twitter, Facebook, etc.) campaign graphics, info-graphic creation

• Google Analytics: tracking, variable data collateral, tradeshow graphics

August, 2011 – June, 2012

University of Wisconsin – Plone Content Management/Development

Role: Web Development, UI refinement, Social Media and You

Responsibilities:

• UMatter project, development to launch www.uwosh.edu/umatter Plone®

• English department websites, Plone® training, www.uwosh.edu/english

September, 2002 – May 2011

Aluna Group, Inc. – Owner/Creative Director/Management

Role: Management / Creative Direction/Design; Print, Web, Social Media

Responsibilities:

• Development of project workflows and team management

• 400+ brand ID’s, 100+ catalogs, 200+ brochures, 200+ websites designed

• Listening, guidance, brainstorming, preliminary work, presentation

July, 2001 – October, 2002

Menne Graphics, Inc. - Design Department Supervisor

Role: Prepress and Design Duties

Responsibilities:

• Quality control of all designed media and printed material

• Trained personnel on electronic filing: construction, packaging, and direction

May, 1998 – July, 2001

Creative Marketing, LLC - Pre press Department Manager

Role: Pre Press Department Lead

Responsibilities:

• Streamline workflows (e.g., camera and plates to computer)

• Press checks, proofing, photo editing, typesetting, file corruption solutions

• Logo design, brand development, print collateral, web dev., video editing

Personal Interests

Artist/Muralist – I work with community youth and seniors through a 501C3 non-profit I developed, “The Arts Guild (TAG)”. The ultimate goal of this organization is to beautify and educate local communities through art.

I participated in my first full-feature play last summer (July 2016) entitled, “All Washed Up”. http://www.delphioperahouse.org/get-involved/theatre-auditions

Press Releases

http://wlfi.com/2014/10/14/tippecanoe-arts-federation-unveils-new-downtown-mural/

http://www.kokomotribune.com/news/local_news/budding-artists-carroll-jr--sr-high-students-help-paint/article_389f11c0-bf8d-57dc-a464-33792c258d7a.html

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/10/081027-vampire-video-vin.html

http://m.carrollcountycomet.com/news/2014-10-15/Front_Page/Cougars_make_their_mark.html#.WEXUSmY8KnM

http://www.kokomotribune.com/news/local_news/budding-artists-carroll-jr--sr-high-students-help-paint/article_389f11c0-bf8d-57dc-a464-33792c258d7a.html

http://wlfi.com/2014/10/14/tippecanoe-arts-federation-unveils-new-downtown-mural/

http://m.carrollcountycomet.com/news/2016-09-28/Community/Pow_Wow_Flora_students_outdoor_mural_is_Bicentenni.html#.WEXSW2Y8KnM

http://m.carrollcountycomet.com/news/2016-10-12/Sports/Floras_Bison_represents_school_history.html#.WEXS2mY8KnM

https://www.google.com/amp/wlfi.com/2016/10/29/carroll-high-school-students-help-paint-the-town/amp/?client=safari

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