Aloha
My name is Joe and I’m an experienced
Baranowski
Designer.
/bearānouskē/
joebaranowski.com
linkedin.com/in/joebaranowski/
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Kihei, Hawaii
WORK & EDUCATION
Kumu (teacher)
Purple Mai’a Foundation, Aug 2018 - present
Working to transform Hawai‘i’s young thinkers into makers! We are able
to do this by teaching coding, design and critical thinking.
∙ Create curriculum for building video games
∙ Teach after school programs to introduce students to programming
Freelancer
2009 - present
Provide all forms of design services including web, print, UI, UX as well
as front end coding
∙ Designed and coded 20+ websites for startups, apps and small
businesses
Owner
Impact Maui, Apr 2017 - present
Instructor
Madison Media Institute, Sep 2013 - Jun 2015
∙ Created the curriculum for a 6 credit course on digital marketing,
SEO, & analytics
∙ Blended in classroom and online learning
∙ Incorporated real life clients into the class
Responsible for client acquisition, customer service, design, front end
coding & fun
∙ 80% of clients are ongoing - clients for life
∙ Crafted 4 brands from scratch
UI Designer
Great Lakes Higher Education, Jan 2013 - Jul 2015
Master of Arts in Education
Edgewood College, Jan 2011 - May 2012
Emphasis on Adult Learning and Online Education
Designed websites and internal applications
∙ Created an internal application framework that decreased front end
development time
∙ Helped design and code software for phone reps that decreased their
on boarding time by 80%
∙ Redesigned and coded the front end of the borrowers’ website which
decreased support calls and inquiries
Webmaster
Edgewood College, Oct 2010 - Jan 2013
Associates
Milwaukee Area Technical College, Jan 2009 - May 2010
Visual Communications
Responsible for updating, operating, and designing the websites for
Edgewood College
∙ Redesigned and coded marketing website for the college that
increased applications by 10%
∙ Created savings by working with departments (instead of
outsourcing) to create web content that was branded and consistent
Instructor
Berlitz Japan, Jan 2008 - Jun 2008
∙ Coached students through negotiations, business meetings, and
general traveling situations in English speaking nations
∙ Taught classes up to 10 students
Sales & Management
Account Executive, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Apr 2006 - Jan 2008
Sales Consultant, Bergstrom Automotive, Mar 2005 - Mar 2006
Assistant Manager, Menards, Oct 2002 - Mar 2005
Bachelor of Science
University of Wisconsin La Crosse, Sep 2000 - May 2004
Marketing
Software Compatibility
Other Skills
Brand Identity, Illustration, Team Building, Logo Creation,
T-shirt design, Photography
Attributes
Frameworks
Triathlete and lover of the outdoors
Connoisseur of old school arcade games
Lover of learning
Languages
Cool Features
en
Respectful | Doer | Helpful | Punctual
