Education

University of Notre Dame: Notre Dame, IN

Bachelor of Arts and Letters – May 2007

Double Major: Film, Television, and Theatre & Art Studio (Photography Concentration)

Experience

University of Notre Dame Film Festival

“Flipped” – 16mm color short film with synchronized sound – January 2007

“Variable 17” – 16mm black and white silent short film – January 2006

Flipside Club Publicist: University of Notre Dame, August 2006 - May 2007

Duties included weekly poster design, approval, copying, and distribution, as well as the design and frequent updating of the club website with HTML and PHP

Graduation Video Producer: Saint Joseph’s High School, 2003; Corpus Christi School, 2006

Required image scanning and retouching with Photoshop, composing and titling with After Effects, scoring and editing with Premiere, and DVD authoring and duplication with Encore

Student Union Board Graphic Designer: University of Notre Dame, January – May 2005

Responsibilities included the design and approval of posters, mailers, and newspaper ads

Badin Hall Fine Art Exhibit: University of Notre Dame, February 2005

Matted photography submission received 2^nd place honor

Software

Proficiency

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Macromedia Flash

Final Cut Pro

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Premiere

Adobe Encore

Adobe Acrobat

Microsoft Office

Equipment

Proficiency

Arriflex 16mm Motion Picture Camera

Canon XL1, GL1, GL2 MiniDV Digital Camcorders

35mm, 120, and 4x5 SLR Film Cameras

Professional Studio and Location Lighting

Steenbeck Film Editing Machine

Digital SLR Cameras

Fostex Digital Audio Recorder

Epson Stylus Pro Digital Printers

High Resolution Film Scanners

Strobe Lighting

Web Design

Proficiency

HTML

CSS

PHP

JavaScript

AJAX

MySQL

Domain Registration

Hosting Setup and Maintenance

Previous

Employment

Computer Cluster Consultant at the University of Notre Dame, August 2004 - May 2007

Responsibilities included helping patrons with software and hardware issues, maintaining the printing equipment, and ensuring a peaceful working environment

Office Associate at Catering… by Design in South Bend, IN, June 2003 - August 2004

Duties included pamphlet design, order processing & filing, and quality control

Food Service Worker at Catering… by Design, June 2001 - June 2003

Required maintaining a sanitary food preparation and service area while monitoring customer satisfaction

Online

Portfolio

http://www.brandonkusz.com

Includes samples of photography, film, graphic design, and web design work