Alex Linebrink

Current

• Entrepreneur at Bizdom U
• Owner/Founder at Tweet-A-Prize
• Owner / Design & Marketing Expert at Unstoppable Studios

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Past

• Lead Student Audio and Video Technician at Hillsdale College
• Co-op Electrical Engineer at General Motors

Education

• Hillsdale College
• Kettering University

Recommended

4 people have recommended Alex

Connections

212 connections

Industry

Graphic Design

Websites

• Unstoppable Studios
• That Indie Dude (me)
• My OpenID

Alex Linebrink’s Summary

Experienced in the environments of web, print, audio, and video design. Web-expertise includes cutting-edge graphics design, e-commerce, content management systems, media management, and marketing. Also experienced in the development and management of targeted advertising campaigns.

Personally interested in (and currently researching) leveraging the social and relational aspects of connected technologies (especially internet and mobile devices) for the improved targeting and marketing of products, services, and brands.

Professional goals include pioneering the fields of social and relational advertising in the new "always connected" generation, and in the process re-defining brand creation and identification. In the new age, brand identification and recognition is key to viral effectiveness in marketing.

Alex Linebrink’s Specialties:

Social and relational campaigning, brand creation, cutting-edge graphical design trend adoption, e-commerce, Google Adwords campaign management, social and technological trend prediction.

Alex Linebrink’s Experience

• Entrepreneur

  Bizdom U

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  September 2009 — Present (3 months)

• Owner/Founder

  Tweet-A-Prize

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  February 2009 — Present (10 months)

  Tweet-A-Prize is a Twitter-based social media scavenger-hunt that lets users compete for weekly prizes through sponsor websites. Check out the press release HERE: http://bit.ly/icLG

• Owner / Design & Marketing Expert

  Unstoppable Studios

  (Design industry)

  July 2007 — Present (2 years 5 months)

  Design, development, and direction for a new generation of digital media and marketing in the areas of web, print, audio, and video.
  
  Key activities include web architecture design, graphical website design, graphical design for print and other media, online and print advertising campaign creation and management, social media integration and marketing, audio and video design and editing, and consulting in all the above areas.
  
  Latest work includes:
  
  http://indiv.us
  http://theeasterngate.net
  http://www.wedesignchange.org
  http://www.hillsdalerentalmanagement.com
  http://www.thatindiedude.com
  http://www.gunthorpfarms.com
  http://www.theatreforyouth.org
  http://www.lesliedevlin.com
  http://www.tonyakay.com

• Lead Student Audio and Video Technician

  Hillsdale College

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 5 months)

  While at Hillsdale College, I worked in the Audio and Video production department, and was the lead student A/V technician.
  
  My duties included:
  Equipment management and operation
  Filming and Film direction
  Audio and Video production
  Final DVD and CD design and production.

• Co-op Electrical Engineer

  General Motors

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GM; Automotive industry)

  2004 — 2006 (2 years )

  I worked at the Flint, MI Metal Fabrication facility as a co-op student electrical engineer. While at GM I designed tooling carts and a quality standards training system --- both now in use across the U.S. at metal stamping facilities. I also gained valuable experience supervising United Auto Workers Union employees from up to four different stamping lines at a time in the plant.

Alex Linebrink’s Education

• Hillsdale College

  Bachelor of Science , Philosophy and Religion , 2006 — 2008

  Transferred to Hillsdale College after Kettering University to pursue intellectual interests in the areas of Philosophy and Religion, while developing professional career in design and marketing.

  Activities and Societies:

  Debate Team, Stereo Graffiti (band), Seraphim (band), Fairfield Society (intellectual presentation and discussion forum), Religion Honorary, Debate Honorary, Philosophy Honorary, founded Unstoppable Studios.

• Kettering University

  Bachelor of Science , Electrical Engineering , 2003 — 2005

  After deciding my interests laid in fields other than engineer in the corporate environment, I transferred out of Kettering 2 years prior to expected graduation.

  Activities and Societies:

  Autonomous Robotics Project (President, Founder), Christians in Action, Paintball Club, The SafetyNET Urban Youth program, Student Judicial Committee, 3rd Avenue Baptist Church.

Additional Information

Alex Linebrink’s Websites:

• Unstoppable Studios
• That Indie Dude (me)
• My OpenID

Alex Linebrink’s Interests:

Technology advancements, Social Networks Research and Theory, Sociology, Philosophy, Stock Investing, Market Trends, Digital Media, Coffee, Wine, Baseball, and Table Tennis.

Alex Linebrink’s Groups:

Social Media Club, Freelancers Union, Content Management Professionals, Pro Marketers, Interaction Design Association, Small Business Association of Michigan, Association of Technology Influencers & Analysts, Open Source Interactive Network, Fusion: Detroit Regional Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs, Art&Design Lounge Club, Social Media Marketing Mavens.

•    Executive Suite
•    Content Management Professionals
•    Interaction Design Association
•    Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
•    A Solo Business - Solopreneurs And Business Owners
•    Technology Marketing Community
•    Online Advertising Professionals
•    Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales, Word-of-Mouth & Buzz Innovators
•    Small Business Association of Michigan
•    Association of Technology Analysts & Influencers
•    Social Media Marketing
•    Open Source Interactive Network
•    Web 2.0 Development
•    Tweeple
•    Fusion: Detroit Regional Young Professionals & Entrepreneurs
•    Bizdom U
•    Web Standards Design + Development
•    Designers Talk
•    DreamDesigners
•    New Media Hire
•    Social Media Advertisers (socialAdv.com)
•    Marketing & Communication Network
•    Web Design and Development in 21st century
•    Graphic Design Professional Group
•    Art&Design Lounge Club
•    twitter innovators Innovation & Creativity Network of Tweeters
•    Social Media Club
•    WordPress
•    Social Media Marketing Intelligence
•    Future Social Media
•    Interactive Fashion & Retail Network
•    WeAreJustCreative (WAJC)
•    Social Media Marketers
•    Freelance Web designers
•    Wordpress Experts
•    Social Media Marketing Mavens
•    Michigan eLibrary (MeL.org)
•    Fashion & Accessory Startups
•    Small: Design Firms in Small Towns
•    Fuel Brand Creative Network
•    TEDxDetroit
•    Detroit After Work-Networking and Nightlife for Young Professionals

Alex Linebrink’s Honors:

Multiple awards and features for web-design. Just do a web search for "That INDIE Dude" or "http://www.thatindiedude.com" for a glance at a few of them.

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