ANKU, WONDER EDMUND

Sex: Male

e-mail: edmundwonder2020@gmail.com

Phone number: (+233) 203450437/245295746

PROFILE

An ambitious and self-motivated person, who is goal driven and best in building a good interpersonal and business relationship. Also, a person who is more enterprising and takes a pro-active attitude towards work as situation demands.

OBJECTIVE

To work as a creative professional who can apply and integrate critical thinking to solve problems conveniently to customers and clients of an organization/institutions.

EDUCATION

♦ PhD Visual Communication Design: Saturday, January 14, 2023; (2022/2023 Academic Year) - KNUST

♦Master of Philosophy Communication Design: August 2017 – August 2020. (KNUST), Kumasi- Ghana.

♦Diploma In Education (Department of Interdisciplinary Studies), April 2014 – July 2015.

♦ Media Officer-2011/2012. Management Development and Productivity Institute (MDPI).

♦Bachelor of Art (BA) Degree in Communication Design,August 2006 – May 2010. Major in Advertising and Packaging Designing, (KNUST), Kumasi- Ghana.

WORK EXPERIENCE

♦Kumasi Girls Senior High – teacher/Form Master.

♦UCC Distance Education Tutor: Mmofraturo J.H.S  Centre. 2023 till date

♦Photography, videography, video editing, bookbinding and designing.

♦ Examiner -WAEC

♦Ve Senior High School-Teacher/Assistant Housemaster/Ag Data Officer/Form Master

♦ Standard Chartered Bank Kumasi- (DSR) 2011 - 2012

♦ (National Service);Bodwesango Methodist Primary School, Fomena- Adansi North-Ashanti. October 2010 to August 2011.

♦Porter at Independence Hall-KNUST (Work and study),    2008-2010.

♦ Alpha & Omega Publication House, Asafo-Kumasi, Internship, 2009.

♦ WAEC, Script checking   - 2006-2008.

VOLUNTEER

♦ SRC-KNUST, Assisting first years to campus, 2008-2009 Academic year.

♦ Adaklu Students Union (Adaklu Anyigbe District), Teaching, 2007-2009.

♦ Confederation of African Football-CAF (Kumasi-Ghana) - Welfare Department, 2008.

♦ Election Observation Mission, SWA-KNUST- Election Observer, December 2008.                       

SOCIAL FUNCTIONS

Academic Board Representative (College of Art and Built Environment – KNUST Post Graduate) 2018

Post Graduate Senate Member - 2017

♦ President for Children’s Ministry (Global Evangelical Church, Hohoe Presbytery) March, 2014 - 2017.

♦Exhibition Committee Chairman; Faculty of Fine Art and Department of Communication Design -2009/2010 academic year.

♦SRC- TRATECH Exhibition Committee member- KNUST. 2008/2009.

♦ Photographer for the faculty of Fine Art Students’ magazine production-2008/2009.             

♦ General Organizing Secretary; Adaklu Students’ Union- Nationwide Tertiary Institutions, 2007.

ABILITIES/COMPETENCIES

♦ Package Designing, Photography, Videography, video editing, Book binding, Wood picture lamination, Advertising Designing, Graphic Designing.

♦ Teaching/marking of scripts.

♦ Strong communication skills.

♦ Team player with excellent leadership skills.

♦ Creative skills and ability to analyze issues with divergent perspectives.

♦ Can work for long hours under pressure with little or no supervision.

PROJECT WORK

Topic:  Investigating The Barriers To Implementing A Circular Economy In Packaging To Achieve Sustainable Development Goal 12: A Comprehensive Study On Challenges And Opportunities In The Ghanaian Packaging Industry. Research ongoing

Topic: Developing Cognitive Abilities of the Early Child; A Case Study on KNUST Kindergarten School. 2019

Topic: ‘A Guide for Teaching Information and Communication Technology in Junior High School – Form Two’ In partial fulfillment for the requirements for the Diploma in Basic Education.

Topic: “Improving ICT Infrastructure to Enhance Creative Development”. In partial fulfillment for the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Communication Design).

HOBBIES/

PERSONAL  INTEREST

Taking Photographs, Gardening, Teaching, Designing with computer.

REFERENCES

♦Dr. Rahman Adam: (HOD)

Communication Design Department, KNUST- Kumasi

 E-mail: ad2gh@yahoo.com

Mobile: 0244674790 / 020 809 3168

♦Prof. Eric Francis Eshun ( Former Head of Department)

Communication Design Department, KNUST- Kumasi

Mobile: 024 912 0625

♦Dr Kofi Amoako-Agyeman  (Lecturer/ Exam Officer),

Communication Design Department, KNUST- Kumasi

E-mail: kamook22@gmail.com

Mobile: 0264344392