Tim Mielke, Photographer
Watertown, WI, 53094

Employment:

• Professor, Maranatha Baptist University, Watertown, WI, Jan. 2009 – present
  • Teach courses in video and photography in the Digital Media and Photography programs.
  • Director of Photography Communications
• Photographer, Self Employed, Jan. 2006-present
  • Operate Milky Way Photography, professional photography of weddings, portraits, and sports.
• Instructor, Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, Owatonna, MN, Aug. 2006 – Dec. 2008
  • Taught courses in the associate degree of photography.
  • Campus Photographer
• Teaching Assistant, Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, Owatonna, MN, Aug. 2005 – May 2006
  • Student-assistant for students in photography projects and assignments.

Relevant Experience:

• Intern for Sonlight Studios and Cine-Cermin Productions.
• Formulated, wrote, and implemented my course notes for the photography programs at Maranatha and Pillsbury College.
• Recording engineer and editor for one year for the weekly radio broadcast the ‘Pillsbury Perspective.’
• Three credits short of a Graphic Design minor from Pillsbury College.

Skills:

• Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign, and Final Cut Pro
• Organized, highly motivated, and detail-directed problem solver
• Servant Leader
• Desire to Learn New Things

Education:

• M.F.A. Photography (2017), Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
• M.Photog. (in progress), Professional Photographers of America, Atlanta, GA
• M.A. Multimedia Communication (2011), Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
• B.S., Bible, Photography and Business (2006), Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, Owatonna, MN

Honors & Awards:

• Commercial Photography Awareness Certified
• Graduated: Cum Laude, students with 3.5-3.74 GPA
• Member of Professional Photographers of America since 2006