atomburke resume


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Fort Madison, IA

Running the 2nd camera (and production assistance)
in the Iowa State Prison for
CourtTV's prison show "Inside."

This resume is not complete because I believe that most of life is "off-resume."

What is missing? In addition to the some of the items below, my previous positions include: lifeguard, swim instructor, bookseller, grocery clerk, gas station attendant, copy store clerk, shoe salesman, dishwasher, factory worker, substitute teacher and architectural drafter.

Today, I enjoy writing poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. I also doodle, draw, tinker and paint. I like to take photos, read biographies and garden.

Work Experience

2001-
present

Freelance videographer.
My camerawork has appeared on ABC Nightly News, CBS Sunday Morning News, Fox News, The Real News, CourtTV, MSNBC and a few pieces on a local station, KCRG-TV.

1991-
present

Freelance designer, writer, consultant, artist.
For the Iowa Independent, I interviewed senators, governors, a NASA scientist and many others.

Many blogs and websites have used or linked to my videos and articles, including: MichaelMoore.com, Huffington Post, Wonkette, the Washington Independent and Blog for Iowa.

I've also written for local magazines, the Icon and Little Village, and on several occasions I did some freelance consulting for the Cedar Rapids Gazette newspaper and KCRG-TV news.

2006-
2007

Video Journalist "Road to the White House." C-SPAN. Washington, D.C.
C-SPAN and C-SPAN2 have used several hours of my footage.

I taped Evan Bayh (IN), Joe Biden (DE), Sam Brownback (KS), Chris Dodd (CT), John Edwards (NC), Russ Feingold (WI), Newt Gingrich (GA), Rudy Giuliani (NYC), Chuck Grassley (IA), Mike Huckabee (AR), John Kerry (MA), Barack Obama (IL), George Pataki (NY), Bill Richardson (NM), Mitt Romney (MA), Tom Vilsack (IA), and Mark Warner (VA).

These are governors, senators, "America's Mayor" and a former Speaker of the House at an Iowa State Fair book signing (Gingrich in 2006).

2001-
2007

Producer "Live & Local." Public Access Television, Inc. (PATV). Iowa City, IA
We produced nearly two hundred "Live & Local" programs at PATV. Throughout the process our focus was on two things: community issues and local politics. We did shows with local musicians; non-profit agencies; University professors; authors; local celebrities; and city, county and congressional candidates on the show.

2007

Production Assistant "Inside." CourtTV. 44 Blue Productions. Fort Madison, Iowa.
My second stint in the Iowa State Penitentiary for 44 Blue Productions.

2000-
2005

Workshop Coordinator / Production Specialist. PATV. Iowa City, IA
I designed the digital curriculum for PATV as the Workshop Coordinator. I had hundreds of students come through PATV classes, producing local television and making their voices heard.

2006

Production Assistant "Lock-Up." MSNBC. 44 Blue Productions. Fort Madison, Iowa.
Official title: "P.A." Unofficially I got to run the second camera for this one too.

2004--

Artist-Teacher. MFA in Visual Arts. Vermont College. Montpelier, VT
Mentoring an MFA candidate who works in new media, photography, and printmaking.

Equipment Manager. PATV. Iowa City, IA
Oversaw equipment and budget; introduced DVD technology still in use at PATV.

2002

Project Facilitator. Humanities Iowa. PATV & Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD). Iowa City, IA
This was a collaborative project with the Iowa City Senior High Alternative Center (SHAC).

2001

Video Training Coordinator. Macarthur Grant Foundation. PATV and Women's Resource and Action Center. Iowa City, IA
Introduced media production to the Iowa Women Initiating Social Change project at WRAC.

2000

Adjunct Assistant Professor. Photography Department. School of Art and Art History. University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA
This was a photoshop and imaging class for undergraduate and graduate level art students.

1999-
2000

Teaching Assistant. Intermedia and Video Art Department. University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA
I earned this appointment after receiving my M.A. from the U of Iowa.

1997-
1999

Lighting/Electrical Systems Drafter. HLM Design. Iowa City, IA
Worked for HLM during my first two years of grad school.

1996-
1997

Substitute Teacher. Rock Island School District. Quad Cities, IL
Much of this time was spent at Roosevelt Elementary where I taught art for K-6 for four months.

1993-
1996

Mechanical Drafter. Navarre Biomedical. Plymouth, MN
My first drafting design job, I handled medical equipment drawings, created technical manuals, and graphic design for the company.

Education

2000			Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Intermedia and Video Art. School of Art and Art History. University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA
1993			Mechanical/Electric Drafting (Certificate). Minneapolis Drafting School. Crystal, MN
1992			Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art History. Macalester College. St. Paul, MN

Grants/Awards/Fellowships

2007-2008			Iowa Independent. New Journalism Fellowship. Center for Independent Media. Washington, DC.
2004			Computer/Video Art & Animation Winner. Hometown Video Festival. Alliance for Community Media. Washington, D.C.
2003			International Harvest. Humanities Iowa. ICCSD. Senior High Alternative Center. Iowa City, IA
2002			White Privilege 101. Humanities Iowa. Central College. Pella, IA
1998			Ana Mendieta Scholarship. School of Art and Art History. University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA

Publications, Presentations, Exhibitions

2007			"Technology Changing Presidential Politics." WQAD. Moline, IL Interview on local television.
			"White Teachers / Diverse Classrooms." National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE). San Francisco, CA Video produced by Stylus Publishing of the book WT/DC by Julie Landsman and Chance Lewis.
			"Circle of Women." NCORE. San Francisco, CA Video produced by WPC.
			"Tangled Up in Tele-Power's Web." Little Village. February, 2007. pp 10-11 (with photos). Iowa City, IA
2006			"Video Production Basics." Mid-America Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel Annual Conference. TRiO. Indianapolis, IN
			"White Privilege 101: Getting in on the Conversation." NCORE. Chicago, IL
2005			"The Return of Ana Mendieta." Little Village. May, 2005. pp 10-11 (cover story). Iowa City, IA
2003			"6-on-6 Basketball History." KCRG-TV. March 10 & 11. 2002. Cedar Rapids, IA
2002			"Voting at Cedar Township Hall." KCRG-TV. November 5 & 6. Cedar Rapids, IA
			"Iowans Playing Pro Baseball." KCRG-TV. August 18. Cedar Rapids, IA
			"Stray Show." Joymore Gallery. Chicago, IL
			"Kanga at Gemvision." Pancorri Gallery. Davenport, IA
2001			"Jaraf Video." Jaraf at 45 Below. New York, NY
			"Video Jam." Palm Beach Institue of Contemporary Art. Palm Beach, FL
			"Time-Based Art." Peanut Gallery. Rock Island, IL
			"Performance Art." Waterloo Art Center. Waterloo, IA
2000			"20th Century Kinescopes." Prairie Lights Bookstore. Iowa City, IA
1998			"The Long Goodbye." Kanga Art Gallery. Iowa City, IA
1997			"Between the Lines, Between the ii's." Quad City Art Center. Rock Island, IL

Volunteer Experience

2003- 2004			Board of Directors. Iowa City International Documentary Festival. Iowa City, IA
2002			Digital Director. Thaw Film, Video, and Digital Festival. Iowa City, IA
2001			Co-Director. Thaw Film, Video, and Digital Festival. Iowa City, IA
2000			Digital Exhibition Coordinator. Thaw Film, Video, and Digital Festival. Iowa City, IA
1999			*Exhibit Coordinator. Simple Gifts, Warm Welcome. Kanga Art Gallery. Davenport, IA*

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2001- present		Freelance videographer. My camerawork has appeared on ABC Nightly News, CBS Sunday Morning News, Fox News, The Real News, CourtTV, MSNBC and a few pieces on a local station, KCRG-TV.
1991- present		Freelance designer, writer, consultant, artist. For the Iowa Independent, I interviewed senators, governors, a NASA scientist and many others. Many blogs and websites have used or linked to my videos and articles, including: MichaelMoore.com, Huffington Post, Wonkette, the Washington Independent and Blog for Iowa. I've also written for local magazines, the Icon and Little Village, and on several occasions I did some freelance consulting for the Cedar Rapids Gazette newspaper and KCRG-TV news.
2006- 2007		Video Journalist "Road to the White House." C-SPAN. Washington, D.C. C-SPAN and C-SPAN2 have used several hours of my footage. I taped Evan Bayh (IN), Joe Biden (DE), Sam Brownback (KS), Chris Dodd (CT), John Edwards (NC), Russ Feingold (WI), Newt Gingrich (GA), Rudy Giuliani (NYC), Chuck Grassley (IA), Mike Huckabee (AR), John Kerry (MA), Barack Obama (IL), George Pataki (NY), Bill Richardson (NM), Mitt Romney (MA), Tom Vilsack (IA), and Mark Warner (VA). These are governors, senators, "America's Mayor" and a former Speaker of the House at an Iowa State Fair book signing (Gingrich in 2006).
2001- 2007		Producer "Live & Local." Public Access Television, Inc. (PATV). Iowa City, IA We produced nearly two hundred "Live & Local" programs at PATV. Throughout the process our focus was on two things: community issues and local politics. We did shows with local musicians; non-profit agencies; University professors; authors; local celebrities; and city, county and congressional candidates on the show.
2007		Production Assistant "Inside." CourtTV. 44 Blue Productions. Fort Madison, Iowa. My second stint in the Iowa State Penitentiary for 44 Blue Productions.
2000- 2005		Workshop Coordinator / Production Specialist. PATV. Iowa City, IA I designed the digital curriculum for PATV as the Workshop Coordinator. I had hundreds of students come through PATV classes, producing local television and making their voices heard.
2006		Production Assistant "Lock-Up." MSNBC. 44 Blue Productions. Fort Madison, Iowa. Official title: "P.A." Unofficially I got to run the second camera for this one too.
2004--		Artist-Teacher. MFA in Visual Arts. Vermont College. Montpelier, VT Mentoring an MFA candidate who works in new media, photography, and printmaking.
		Equipment Manager. PATV. Iowa City, IA Oversaw equipment and budget; introduced DVD technology still in use at PATV.
2002		Project Facilitator. Humanities Iowa. PATV & Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD). Iowa City, IA This was a collaborative project with the Iowa City Senior High Alternative Center (SHAC).
2001		Video Training Coordinator. Macarthur Grant Foundation. PATV and Women's Resource and Action Center. Iowa City, IA Introduced media production to the Iowa Women Initiating Social Change project at WRAC.
2000		Adjunct Assistant Professor. Photography Department. School of Art and Art History. University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA This was a photoshop and imaging class for undergraduate and graduate level art students.
1999- 2000		Teaching Assistant. Intermedia and Video Art Department. University of Iowa. Iowa City, IA I earned this appointment after receiving my M.A. from the U of Iowa.
1997- 1999		Lighting/Electrical Systems Drafter. HLM Design. Iowa City, IA Worked for HLM during my first two years of grad school.
1996- 1997		Substitute Teacher. Rock Island School District. Quad Cities, IL Much of this time was spent at Roosevelt Elementary where I taught art for K-6 for four months.
1993- 1996		Mechanical Drafter. Navarre Biomedical. Plymouth, MN My first drafting design job, I handled medical equipment drawings, created technical manuals, and graphic design for the company.