Kenan Branam

Current

• VP of Technology at ASTD Houston Chapter
• Owner and President at Paradigm Communications, Inc.

Past

• Web Team Chair and BOD at Media Communications Association International
• Video Producer/Sales at Texas Videography, Inc.
• Media Producer at Hamilton Associates

• Staff/Facilitator/Marketing at Gestalt Institute of Houston
• Program Manager at Lasater Productions
• Producer/Line Director/Advertising Agency Service at KVRL Channel 26 - Houston, Texas
• Concept Creator/Producer/Director at Illuminati, Inc. - Houston, Texas
• Air Media Producer at Goodwin, Dannenbaum, L&W
• Studio Manager at KHTV, Channel 39, Houston, Texas
• Media Director/Buyer/Print Art Director at S.L. Brown & Associates - Houston, Texas
• Director/Camera/Lighting/Technical Director at KPRC-TV, Channel 2 Houston, Texas
• Camera/Studio Manager/Director at KTBC-TV Channel 7, Austin, Texas
• Camera/Studio Manager at KLTV, Channel 7, Tyler, Texas

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Education

• Gestalt Institute of Houston
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
• The University of Texas at Austin

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Media Production

Websites

• MCA-I Video Producer
• ASTD Houston
• My Website

Kenan Branam’s Summary

The Information Age is spawning an Age of Consciousness. Technology, the medium, is certainly a facilitator of consciousness but not the root cause. Now we are faced with paradigm shifts in every aspect of our experience: personal, interpersonal, social, economic, political, and spiritual. My series of presentations and workshops focus on specific ways, both experiential and theoretical, that we can evolve our insights and attitudes to better understand and creatively deal with present and future technology challenges. I call it Media Consciousness.

Kenan Branam’s Specialties:

Web development, information architecture, content management and collaboration, video producing, graphic design

Kenan Branam’s Experience

• VP of Technology

  ASTD Houston Chapter

  (Non-Profit; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

  Website administration and content management

• Owner and President

  Paradigm Communications, Inc.

  (Media Production industry)

  January 1989 — Present (20 years 11 months)

  Producer of Web sites for businesses (See Web Clients)
  Producer/Director of video Programs: (See program highlights).
  - 38 corporate programs and 13, one-hour special interest entertainment programs for syndication, and 10, two-hour special interest, home-market videocassette programs.

• Web Team Chair and BOD

  Media Communications Association International

  (Media Production industry)

  January 2006 — December 2008 (3 years )

• Video Producer/Sales

  Texas Videography, Inc.

  (Media Production industry)

  1982 — 1984 (2 years )

  One-man production department for concept, production, and editing. Program: See program highlights http;//www.branam.com/#-345 . 15 corporate programs and commercial spots for Galveston Parks Board and Sea-Arama.

• Media Producer

  Hamilton Associates

  (Privately Held; Architecture & Planning industry)

  1980 — 1982 (2 years )

  Designed and purchased television system for client services, and a documentary series for Galveston's renovation and arts.
  Program: "Galveston, Island Renaissance"
  Eight, 5-minute features aired on PBS in the gulf states. Feature covers the history of renovation of Galveston's historic landmarks. 10 corporate training and marketing for American National Insurance Company, Securities Management and Research, and commercial spots for Galveston tourism.

• Staff/Facilitator/Marketing

  Gestalt Institute of Houston

  (Media Production industry)

  1976 — 1980 (4 years )

  Responsibilities included individual and group facilitation in Gestalt Awareness, one-to-one therapeutic skills, and group leadership. Other duties included:
  print advertising, training books, and public presentations at universities, churches, and national conference for the Association for Humanistic Psychology.
  Programs: Gestalt Training for Professionals
  Training for psychologist, ministers, and teachers from the US, Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, and England.

• Program Manager

  Lasater Productions

  (Media Production industry)

  1975 — 1976 (1 year )

  Responsibilities included video production management, budgeting, scheduling, hiring, and post production supervision.
  
  Program: The American Horse & Horseman Show A 15 hour special interest program syndicated in 66 cities in the U.S. starring Dale Robertson.

• Producer/Line Director/Advertising Agency Service

  KVRL Channel 26 - Houston, Texas

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  January 1973 — January 1975 (2 years 1 month)

  - Responsible for attracting ad agencies and servicing their needs in production.
  - Live and taped broadcast programs and commercials.
  - Special projects: "Mother's Midnight Media Mix," (live Rock & Roll Music) first commercial simulcast program in the United States. "Sensatiation," 30 minute, prerecorded, music video for commercial broadcast. Commercial spots in stereo for air, locally on ABC's music simulcast:
  Globe Discount Records, Budget Tapes & Records, and Wild West Concerts.

• Concept Creator/Producer/Director

  Illuminati, Inc. - Houston, Texas

  (Entertainment industry)

  January 1972 — January 1973 (1 year 1 month)

  - One of three partners in developing products for the music video market.
  - Program: "Wake of Poseidon" music video (15-minute "concept" music video pilot or demonstration presented in person to King Crimson and Genesis, on their first US tour.

• Air Media Producer

  Goodwin, Dannenbaum, L&W

  (Media Production industry)

  1970 — 1972 (2 years )

  Prepared concept, art, and direction for spot production.
  Program: Commercial spots:
  Foley's commercials, HL&P commercials, various other clients.
  300 Television commercials. 500 radio spots. 20 A/V presentations.

• Studio Manager

  KHTV, Channel 39, Houston, Texas

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  January 1969 — January 1970 (1 year 1 month)

  - Doubled the production output of the studio crew in three months through increased moral and production efficiency.

• Media Director/Buyer/Print Art Director

  S.L. Brown & Associates - Houston, Texas

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 1968 — January 1969 (1 year 1 month)

  - Directed award-winning commercial spots, bought time and space, and designed print for newspaper and outdoor.

• Director/Camera/Lighting/Technical Director

  KPRC-TV, Channel 2 Houston, Texas

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  January 1964 — January 1968 (4 years 1 month)

  Programs: Adgency spots, News, "Genny Pace Show" (noon talk show), "Maryjane's Magic Castle" (children's show), NASA Gemini flights news coverage for NBC, crew for NBC sports coverage.

• Camera/Studio Manager/Director

  KTBC-TV Channel 7, Austin, Texas

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  January 1959 — January 1964 (5 years 1 month)

  Directed a noon woman's show, children's show, commercial spots, and some news programs.

• Camera/Studio Manager

  KLTV, Channel 7, Tyler, Texas

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  January 1957 — January 1959 (2 years 1 month)

  - The sign-on shift required single camera responsibilities, set construction, and studio maintenance.
  - Program: Live, local broadcast shows (Morning news, weather, sports, wrestling, teen dance
  shows, and commercial spots).

Kenan Branam’s Education

• Gestalt Institute of Houston

  Mastership , Gestalt Therapy , 1972 — 1982

• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

  Design, Life Drawing, painting, Art History 1965 — 1967

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Physics, Math, Fine Arts 1959 — 1964

Additional Information

Kenan Branam’s Websites:

• MCA-I Video Producer
• ASTD Houston
• My Website

Kenan Branam’s Interests:

cognition, media consciousness, ontology, taxonomy, digital video, web design, usability, organizational behavior, bahavior economics, physics, gestalt psychology, personal paradigm change, training and development, content management

Kenan Branam’s Groups:

Kenan expresses his dedication to local and international community by maintaining a mentor involvement in professional and neighborhood organizations. He has been an advisor to the Cultural Arts Council of Houston, founder of the Houston Chapter of the Association for Humanistic Psychology, Membership Chair of the Motion Picture Council of Houston, founder of the Public Access Producers Board, President of the Houston Chapter of the Media Communications Association-International (formerly International Television Association), Member of the Houston Area League of PC Users/E-Commerce SIG, and recently, Webmaster and Board of Directors of MCA-I.ORG. Kenan also served on the Board of Directors of BlueprintHouston, a citizen’s initiative promoting and educating the citizens of Houston about comprehensive planning for Houston’s future growth. Most recently, He is serving as ASTD Houston Chapter Vice President of Technology.

•    Media Communications Association-International
•    Systems Thinking
•    Consultants Network
•    Speakers and Panelists
•    Habitat for Humanity [official group]
•    ASTD National
•    American Association of Political Consultants
•    World Future Society
•    The Thinking Digital Conference
•    ASTD Houston Chapter
•    Media Consciousness
•    Metacognition: "Learning to Learn"
•    Social Media Revolution
•    Gestalt International Study Center
•    PersonalBrain

Kenan Branam’s Honors:

Telly Awards - Commercial Spots 1981 and 1984,
Houston Advertising Federation Grand - Television Ad Prix XXII,
MCA-I Board of Directors Outstanding Service - Electronic Communication Committee Chair 1999
MCA-I Service Award 2000 - Listserv Chair
MCA-I Service Award 2001-2002 Networking Director
MCA-I Board of Directors Award for Excellence in Leadership 2005
MCA-I Presidents Award 2006

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