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Graydon Kupfer

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Education

Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

July 2020 - May 2024

4701 College Drive, Erie, PA 16563

G.P.A. 3.71 / 4.0

Bachelor’s Degree in Digital Media, Arts, and Technology, Minor in Game Development

Achievements: Schreyer Honors student, Dean's List

Notable Coursework:

• Editing images and videos and creating graphic designs with Adobe programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator
• Coding in XML, HTML, CSS, and Python
• Creating websites both solo and on a team through GitHub and Wordpress
• Creating and rendering 3D models and environments in Blender and Maya
• Developing games in Unity and Ren’Py

Schreyer Honors College

• Created a several hours-long visual novel titled Everyday
• Wrote a 30-page thesis about the video game industry and the making of Everyday

Extracurricular Activities

• Member of the Game Developers Club
• Secretary of the Digital Creations Club
• Tutor for the Learning Resource Center (see work experience)

Work Experience

Penn State Behrend Learning Resource Center

September 2023 - May 2024

4701 College Drive, Erie, PA 16563

(814) 898-6140

Responsibilities:

• Provided assistance to students struggling with writing assignments as a writing tutor.
• Helped students understand how to create websites using GitHub and HTML.

Gerlach's Garden and Floral Center

May 2019 - August 2024

3161 W 32nd Street, Erie, PA 16506

(814) 838-2363

Responsibilities:

• Watered, weeded, and generally cared for plants during the summer months.
• Organized store shelves.
• Helped customers find certain products.
• Assisted customers with moving heavy objects to their cars.

Presque Isle Pizza / Connie’s Ice Cream

February 2025 - Present

3150 W 32nd Street, Erie, PA 16506

(814) 838-1008

Responsibilities:

• Revamped and edited the restaurant’s menu with instruction from the owners.
• Created a website for the restaurant with guidance from the owners.

Volunteer Experience

West Millcreek Food Pantry

June 2016 - August 2018, November 2024 - Present

Erie, PA 16506

Responsibilities:

• Organized and unpacked food for distribution to people in need.
• Assisted other volunteers with stacking boxes and cans.
• Assisted people with moving their groceries to their cars.
• Created a website for the food pantry under the guidance of a supervisor.

Notable Skills and Experience

Skills:

• Responsive Web Design
• Graphic design
• Multimedia production
• Editing
• Writing
• Creativity
• Problem-solving
• Organization
• Dependability
• Documentation
• Attention to detail
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Significant Experience:

• Adobe Creative Suite
• HTML / CSS
• GitHub
• WordPress
• Unity
• Maya
• Ren’Py

References can be provided upon request.