Resume
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Objective:
A position that will allow me to use my customer service, writing, and design
skills to effectively organize and communicate information.
Employment History:
GHS Data Management, February 2007 – Present
Augusta, Maine
Associate Project Coordinator
• Work with internal and external customers to define scope of work.
• Write work plans and scope of work documents.
• Coordinate and schedule projects, setting realistic deadlines.
• Schedule tasks / projects in project Request Tracker (www.bestpractical.com).
• Assist GHS’ Senior Project Manager with larger projects and research.
GHS Data Management, February 2005 – February 2007
Technical Writer
• Prepare responses to Government Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
• Create required project documentation during design / development / implementation phases.
• Write training materials and operational procedures for end-users.
• Work closely with Administrative, Operations and Technical staff.
Microdyne Outsourcing, May 2004 – December 2004
• Telephone Customer Service Representative for Dell Computer, Small Business
Division.
Fogler Library, Jan. 2004 – May 2004
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library, Orono, Maine
• Wrote several articles for the Fogler Friends Newsletter.
• Designed layout for Friends Newsletter using Adobe InDesign.cs.
• Photographed, scanned, and manipulated images for Newsletter.
• Helped teach a workshop on Macromedia Dreamweaver for UMaine Faculty
/ Staff.
• Wrote and edited supplemental materials for the above workshop.
ASAP Media Service. May 2003
– Sept. 2003
420 Chadbourne Hall, Orono, Maine
• Collaborated with others on X-Power Interactive, a math education program.
• Designed graphics and other visual elements for X-Power and other projects.
• Wrote student user manual for X-Power Interactive.
• Assisted with programming in Macromedia Flash and Director.
University of Maine, Department
of Forest Ecosystem Science, September 2002 – April 2003
Nutting Hall, Orono, Maine
• Designed a website for the Forest Ecosystem Research Project (FERP).
• Assisted with summer fieldwork in the Penobscot Experimental Forest
and other locations across Maine and Canada.
• Technical support for the Fall 2002 ECANUSA Conference.
• Entry of data collected in the field into research database.
• Maintenance of field equipment / vehicles.
Education:
University of Maine, Orono, Maine – 1999 to 2004
B.A., English.
Concentration in Business and Technical Writing with a minor in New Media
Graduation date: May 2004
University of Maine at Augusta, Augusta,
Maine – January 2007 to present
Working towards and Associate of Arts in photography.
Sample of Courses:
• Advanced Business & Technical Writing
• Advanced Composition
• Descriptive & Narrative Writing
• Visual Basic
• Information Ethics
• New Media Design Lab
Miscellaneous Training:
Project Requirement Definition Training. July, 2006
“How to Write Better and Faster”, Rockhurst University Continuing
Education Center. December, 2005
“Managing projects and Priorities ”, Rockhurst University Continuing
Education Center. March, 2007
Other Skills and Proficiencies:
• Writing: Proposals, Technical Documentation, Operational Procedures,
User Guides, Web Copy, Work Plans, Scope of Work, and other documentation.
• Microsoft Word: Document layout, styling, collaboration features and other advanced editing functions.
• Macromedia Dreamweaver: Basic web design and content management.
• Adobe Acrobat: Inserting / extracting pages, text touch-up, and other
features.
• Adobe Photoshop: Photo editing (color correction, cropping, etc.), web graphics, original graphic designs and other projects as motivated.
• Adobe Illustrator: Original graphic designs and typesetting.
• Photography: Portraits, landscapes, nature, abstract and other styles.
Memberships and Associations:
• Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance
• Sierra Club
Hobbies & Interests:
Photography, outdoor activities, graphic design, art, creative writing, computers, sustainable forestry & agriculture, reading, music of all kinds, and meeting new people.
References:
Available on request.
