April Biss
Graphic Designer / Educator
RESUME
Skills
My Mission
My life’s journey is to inspire and be inspired, to love and be loved, to
be happy, positive, patient and compassionate. To remain a free-spirit who is uninhibited by restraints, while keeping an open-mind to new thoughts and ideas around me in order to give hope and inspiration
to others in need.
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
QuarkXPress
Microsoft Word/Works
Branding + Identity
Publication Design
Art Direction
User Research
Typography
Packaging
Marketing Strategy
Work​
experience​
Online Graphic Design Instructor
Independence University/
Stevens-Henager College
Salt Lake City, Utah
​November 2012 - present
​Instructing online graphic design courses. All courses involve online live lectures and software tutorial exercises, along with class participation. Constantly maintained student retention efforts. Practiced positive classroom management with a focus on time-on-task. Apply grading criteria and rubrics to measure student learning outcomes.
– Advanced Logo Design; DES370
– Branding + Identity; DES340
– Intermediate Photoshop; DES323
– Logo + Brand Identity Design; DES242
– Advertising Design; DES245
– Graphic Design Business Management; DES355
Languages
HTML/CSS
Adobe Dreamweaver
Owner + Art Director
Biss Design Studio
Tampa, Florida
October 2005 – Present
Design brand identities, signs, business cards, posters, brochures,
T-shirts, displays and other promotional advertisements for
clients including;
– Jennifer’s Salon; Johnstown, Pennsylvania
– BubblegumExpress.com; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
– K9 Kingdom; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
– Ferrari’s Italian Kitchen; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
– Everyday Gourmet; Johnstown, Pennsylvania
– Certified Legal Nurse Consultants; Pennsylvania
– Billadonna’s Pizzeria; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
– Gone Green Vets; Tampa, Florida
– Wag’s & Wiggles Pet Sitting; Tampa, Florida
Graphic Design Instructor
Southwest Florida College
Tampa, Florida
September 2008 – December 2010
Developed and instructed graphic design courses. All courses involved lectures, various software and live tutorial lectures, exercises, along with class participation. Constantly maintained student retention efforts. Practiced positive classroom management with a focus on time-on-task. Organized field trips to enrich student learning initiatives. Reviewed and implemented required course textbooks. Created grading criteria and rubrics to measure student learning outcomes.
– Digital Design; DIG2002
– Illustration Design; GRA1852
– Corporate Identity; GRA2752
– Color Theory; GRA27011
– Drawing & Perspective; ART2309
– Digital Photography; CAP2483
– Publication Design; GRA2120
– Portfolio Design; GRA2711
– Typography; GRA1853
Education
Savannah College of Art & Design
​2011 - 2012
Master of Arts, Graphic Design
August 2012
La Roche College
​1996 - 2000
Bachelor of Science, Graphic Design
Graduated cum laude