OBJECTIVE: I am experienced in graphic, advertising & layout design, editing & writing and would like to find a job that challenges my potential and allows me to explore various areas of my ability. I have been expanding my knowledge with each position I have held, and I am continuously learning.
EXPERIENCE:
10/2007 - PRESENT: Holiday Retirement Corp., Salem, OR
Co-Manager - Holiday Retirement Corp. has over 320 independent retirement communities all over the U.S., Canada and Australia. They have been around since 1971 and, until recently, have only marketed their communities by word of mouth. In 2008, they did some national advertising, but our cookie drops are legendary.
As a Co-Manager, I am responsible for assisting the manager in running the building. We have a full-time housekeeping, kitchen and wait staff, as well as bus, activities and maintenance coordinators. My building in CT, had 177 residents, the 4th largest property in the fleet.
Currently, we are opening a new building in Kittery, ME. We are responsible for marketing, as well as, running the building.
4/2006 - 10/2007: The Resident newspaper, Pawcatuck, CT
Account Executive— The Resident newspaper is Connecticut's leading entertainment newspaper. We cover all of Connecticut and the southern part of Rhode Island. I am in charge of selling advertising for the newspaper. Along with that, I write and take photograpsh as well. This allows me to travel around the state and make some great contacts.
8/2006 - 4/2006: Expressway Lube Center, Groton, CT
Fluids Technician — At Expressway, we work on cars. To be more specific, we manage the fluids that keep the cars running. Every few thousand miles, the oil, power steering, coolant, transmission and differential fluids need changing. We flush or change the fluids and filters in order to keep the cars going. It's all about time, so we try to push through 60 to 90 cars a day.
9/2005 - 8/2006: Wal-Mart Tire Lube Express, Reynoldsburg, OH and Norwich, CT
Greeter/Technician — I was in charge of creating the customers’ orders on the hand-held computer. I had to sell them the services and recommend various products for them. I am also certified through Wal-Mart as a lube and tire technician.
2/2000 - 7/2005: Purebred Publishing Inc., Reynoldsburg, OH
Brown Swiss Bulletin Editor — The magazine is an internationally distributed purebred dairy cattle magazine. I coordinated all aspects of the magazine from ad sales to layout and design. It is a full-color, monthly magazine that has been in existence since the early 1900's.
As editor, I had to coordinate ad sales and design; the editorial and editorial calendar, which included free-lancers; and the layout and printing of the magazine.
I was able to travel to various shows, sales and other events worldwide. My extended duties included international public relations for the Brown Swiss breed and Association.
6/1999 - 11/1999: Ohio Quarter Horse Association, Richwood, OH
Editorial Assistant — The editor, Connie Lechleitner, hired me to assist her in the design and publishing of the Ohio Quarter Horse News and the All-American Quarter Horse Congress Program Guide. I also worked 7a.m. to 7p.m., every day, for three weeks, in the press room during the All-American Quarter Horse Congress, the world’s largest single-breed horse show.
6/1998 - 6/1999: Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Columbus, OH
Photography Assistant - I was assistant photographer for the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. We covered various
Extension events and assisted news agencies and OSU staff with agricultural and natural resources photos.
5/1998 - 6/1999: Ohio State University Section of Communication & Technology, Columbus, OH
News Team Assistant - Suzanne Steele made me a part of the news team for the Ohio State University Extension. We coordinated all publications, workbooks, programs, for the county Extension agencies. My major duties were to assist with coordinating the Farm Science Review, an annual event where organizations and companies come together showcase new farming practices and products.
6/1997 - 9/1997: Farm and Dairy newspaper, Salem, OH
Editorial Intern - At the weekly paper, we covered events concerning agriculture in Penn., Ohio and West Virginia. I traveled to different shows,
county fairs, auctions and other events to promote the paper, take photos and write articles. We were required to take all the photographs to illustrate our stories.
6/1995 - 9/1995: Ohio Department of Agriculture, Reynoldsburg, OH
Communications Intern - ODA’s communications department had me generate Ohio commodity fact sheets, stories for the ODA Quarterly Newsletter, media relations for the press, designing and revamping the ODA website, handle media relations at special events and create multimedia presentations. The department uses this demonstration at the Ohio State Fair and the Farm Science Review.
6/1994 - 6/1997: CRGI, Columbus, OH
Communications Assistant - Dr. Curtis Paulson and I were friends and co-workers as he started the consulting company. We provided services such as: webpage development, computer training, layout and design and more. He has also started another company that produces the popular series of agricultural children’s books, Berry Books.
EDUCATION:
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Some College Coursework Completed
I have four general education classes left, and then I will have a bachelors degree in agricultural communications with a minor in international,
economic and social development. I have completed all my major and minor work.
AFFILIATIONS:
10/2003 - Present, Mexican Brown Swiss Association - Honorary Member
9/2003 - Present, National Dairy Shrine - Lifetime Member
5/2003 - Present, United States Golf Assoc. - Member
2/2002 - Present, Young Dairy Leaders Institute - Member
6/1999 - 2/2001, American Horse Publications - Student Member
9/1994 - 8/2000, Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow - Treasurer and member
9/1994 - 6/2000, Livestock Publications Council - Student Member
7/1997 - 1/1999, Cooperative Communicators Assoc. - Student Member
9/1998-6/2000, North American Agricultural Journalists - Student Member
8/1990 - 6/1994, FFA - Star Chapter Degree
10/1984 - 8/1993, 4-H - Member
SKILLS:
Proficient with IBM and Mac Platforms, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe PageMaker, Quark Express, Power Point, Raw HTML & HTML Editors (i.e. Front Page, PageMill, GoLive), Word Processing (Word, WordPerfect, Claris, etc.), Adobe Acrobat, FileMaker Pro (and other related database programs), Basic Excel, Photo Scanning & Editing, Passport Producer Pro, Adobe InDesign CS, NewsEdit, BBEdit.
DESIGN SAMPLES:
INITIATED WEBSITES:
Cooper Farms:
http://www.cooperfarms.com/
North American Agricultural Journalists:
http://naaj.tamu.edu/
Ohio Department of Agriculture:
http://www.ohioagriculture.gov/
Farm and Dairy:
http://www.farmanddairy.com/1homebody.lasso
National Brown Swiss Association:
http://wwwbrownswissusa.com
Keystone Meats:
http://www.keystonemeats.com/home/
Ohio Quarter Horse Association:
http://www.oqha.com
LANGUAGES:
Basic knowledge of Russian and Spanish
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
I grew up on a sheep and crop farm in Northwest Ohio. My brother and I started a lawn care company when I was 11 and it is still in existence today, Barbee's Lawn Service. I Studied Journalism, European Defense and European Banking in Russia; “Who’s Who Among American High School Students”; CCA Student of the Year; ACT Young Professional of the Year; Contributing Editor for the Mexican Brown Swiss Association's magazine, Suizo; free-lance writer for various publications and retail experience (Complete Petmart).
Other Places You May See My Name:
Udder quality article -
Official Photographer -
Dairy Shrine Alumni -
Introduction of a new member -
writing sample - year 2000 compliance for farmers -
http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20030712/bob8ref.asp
http://www.livestockexpo.org/media/official_photographers.htm
http://www.holsteinfoundation.org/ydli.php?class=IV
http://www.americanhorsepubs.org/communication/newsletter_archive/news_99_04.htm#STUDENT%20MEMBERS
http://farmnet.osu.edu/y2k/press.html
I am the answer to a Quiz Bowl question -
http://www.holsteinfoundation.org/programs/Dairybowl/2003Ayrshire.doc
writing sample- steam pipe burst -
http://www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/1998/07/23/Campus/No.Injuries.In.Steam.Pipe.Explosion.On.West.Campus-45043.shtml?norewrite200605231519&sourcedomain=www.thelantern.com
My thoughts on 9/11 -
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/09/06/september11/main521089.shtml
writing sample - grant for disabled farmers -
http://www.thelantern.com/user/index.cfm?event=displayRegistrationPrompt&thereferer=http%3A//www.thelantern.com/media/storage/paper333/news/1997/10/28/Campus/Grant.Aids.Technology.For.Disabled.Farmers-42962.shtml%3Fnorewrite200605231528%26sourcedomain%3Dwww.thelantern.com
REFERENCES:
Reference Name: Susan Crowell
Reference Company: Farm and Dairy Newspaper
Reference Title: Managing Editor
Phone: (330) 337-3419
Email: farmdairy@aol.com
Type: Professional
Reference Name: Ryan Daniels
Reference Company: Franklin University
Reference Title: Promotions Coordinator
Phone: (614) 882-9340
Email: danielry@franklin.edu
Type: Professional
Reference Name: David Kendall
Reference Company: Brown Swiss Association
Reference Title: Executive Secretary
Phone: 608-365-4474
Email: davetmb@tds.net
Type: Professional
Reference Name: Bill Kittrell
Reference Company: Wal-Mart Tire and Lube Express
Reference Title: Manager
Phone: (614) 367-1023
Type: Professional
Reference Name: Connie Lechleitner
Reference Company: Ohio Quarter Horse Association
Reference Title: Editor
Phone: (740) 943-2346
Email: qtrhorse@oqha.com
Type: Professional
Reference Name: Suzanne Steele
Reference Company: Ohio State University Section of Comm. & Tech.
Reference Title: Director of Communications
Phone: (614) 292-9637
Email: steel.7@osu.edu
Type: Professional