Alexander J.

Balzer 901 Canterbury MI 49091 269-625-5719

alexander.j.balzer@wmich.edu

Objective
To help students come to understand the world of industrial arts, to have them learn a great deal about what it is, how to be a successful part of it, and what it can mean to them in the future.

Education
Western Michigan University 2015 Kalamazoo MI Major: Career and Technical Education Minor: Drafting

Certifications: Michigan Provisional Secondary Certificate (Highly Qualified) 6-12 Industrial Education Vocational (IX)

Related Experience/Work History

Computer Draftsman (June August 2012, May August 2013) Syndicate Systems, Middlebury, IN Worked on taking imported prints and those coming in from other branches and converting them to drawings used in-house, made engineering change notices, and helped to maintain and continually update both the physical filing system on hand and the digital database to keep both places current with drawing made or modified in any way.

Activities/Honors
CTE Student of the Month Youth Summer Camp group leader

Technical Skills
Computer Aided Drafting, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, 6 years Manual Drafting, board drafting using a variety of tools, 2 years