Summary of Qualifications

Employment History

Skills & Software

Education History

Portfolio

Writing Samples

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Administration & Management

  • Chief Operations Officer of a high-tech startup company, duties included contract negotiations, sales and marketing development, fiscal planning, accounts payable and receivable.
  • Operations Manager/co-owner of a gourmet café, duties included payroll, supervising a staff of seven, marketing and promotion, design and development of a successful online store, vendor and supplier negotiations, all accounting duties.
  • Acted as interim assistant for the Engineering Division Director, authoring correspondence, report compilation, retreat planning, schedule maintenance, and reception.
  • Experience with statistical marketing research, proofreading sales orders, distributing leads, creation and maintenance of large client databases, and report creation.

Marketing and Promotions

  • Graphic design and layout of promotional posters and flyers for nationally recognized programs and events.
  • Photography and logo creation for use on web pages, posters and point of purchase displays.
  • Creation, organization and implementation of successful promotional campaigns, client parties, and client-appreciation events.
  • Point of contact for media representatives.
  • “Jingle” writer.

Writing and Editing

  • Contributing writer and largely responsible for the collection, editing, and format of the highly technical quarterly “Significant Events Report.”
  • Solely responsible for the collection and editing of web content, including technical/scientific capability and project descriptions, reports, and data.
  • Ad-copy writer/editor for radio spots and print advertising.

Web Design

  • Solely responsible for the graphic design, implementation, and maintenance of a large web site for the Engineering Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
  • Designed and implemented multiple Active Server Page (ASP) web applications.
  • Freelance web design.

Database Application Development

  • Independent design, development, and implementation of MS Access database applications, including a complex resource and staff planning and tracking program. This program included Human Resource, Project Planning, and Financial applications.
  • Freelance PHP and MySQL application development.
Nov 2004-Feb 2007 Uncommon Café, LLC Berkeley, CA
Operations Manager/Co-Owner
Responsible for the marketing, promotion, and business-related duties for a brick-and-mortar and online gourmet fair-trade coffee business and café. Supervisory and management duties for a staff of up to seven employees, including payroll, scheduling, tax documentation, hiring and dismissal.
     
Sep 2001-Feb 2007 Bercli, LLC Berkeley, CA
Chief Operations Officer
Responsible for the administrative and operations-related duties for a start up company specializing in Nondestructive Ultrasonic Phased Array Inspection equipment and consultation. Duties included negotiation of contracts with international vendors, marketing and promotion, conference display design and implementation, grant and SBIR proposal writing and submissions, web and online media development, sale and lease contract creation and negotiation.
     
May 1999-Jun 2004 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, CA
Web Developer 2
     
Jul 1998-May 1999 NMC Homecare, Inc. Fairfield, CA
Admissions Coordinator
     
Dec 1997-Jul 1998 NMC Homecare, Inc. Mission, KS
Patient Account Representative
     
Jun 1996-Nov 1997 SFX Broadcasting, Inc. Nashville, TN
Sales and Promotions Assistant
     
Apr 1995-May 1996 Linn County Ambulance District Brookfield, MO
Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic, Dispatcher
     
June 1994-April 1995 AT&T Lee’s Summit, MO
Customer Service Specialist
     

Graphic and web page creation; technical writing and editing; database application development; HTML; DHTML; Visual Basic; Active Server Pages; Javascript; XML; CSS; PHP; MySQL; web browser compatibility; video and audio editing and production; photography; server administration; extensive customer service; medical billing and terminology; ICD-9, HCPCS, and CPT coding; accounts payable/receivable, payroll and other bookkeeping; general office equipment, including phone 16+ lines; 70+ WPM typing speed, 12,000+ KPH alpha-numeric data entry.

Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, light Unix/Linux, Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Access; Macromedia Studio, including Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, and Freehand; Discreet 3D Studio Max; Corel Graphics Suite including, CorelDraw, and Photopaint; Adobe Graphics Suite including, Illustrator, Photoshop, Go Live, and Page Maker; LotusSuite; Quicken; QuickBooks, PeachTree; Logic Audio; ACT; MestaMed; ProTools Audio; Cakewalk Audio; Garageband, Wordpress, Blogger, MoveableType, and others.

2003 - 2004 Contra Costa Community College San Pablo, CA
A.A. Liberal Studies
     
2001 California Recording Institute San Francisco, CA
Audio/Recording Engineering
     
1996 Hannibal-LaGrange College Hannibal, MO
Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic Licensing Program
     
1994 Medical Center of Independence Independence, MO
Emergency Medical Services - EMT Licensing Program
     
1992 - 1994 University of Missouri Kansas City, MO
English & Communications
     
1989 - 1992 North Kansas City High School NKC, MO
High School

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