Career Focus

Writer/Editor/Photographer responsibilities with a magazine, PR firm, book publisher, or newspaper.

Experience Summary

• Experienced in writing feature articles, short stories, biographies, essays, editorial pieces, press releases, research reports, fiction and non-fiction.
  • Well versed in copyediting, transcription/editing of interviews, and proofreading.
  • Strong technical command of the English language; familiarity with virtually all writing styles; serious commitment to excellence in the printed and published word.
  • Strong background in business management and accounting.

Education

Professional
Experience

• Interviewer, researcher, reporter, OP articles, word puzzles, event coverage
• Online manager of the Spartan website

• Owner & operator-dedicated to tracking life as it happens around me.
• Specifically focuses on college life.
• Founder of Facebook Page “You Know You’re from Dover, PA when…”

• Filed all proper licensing, insurances, taxing agents.
• Developed logos, brochures, postcards, company website, office templates, and referral program with tracking results.
• Managed office of approx. 6 including payroll, tax filing, invoicing, phone calls, credit charges, client check payments.
• Interview applicants, completed full background checks, credit checks, drug testing, arranged flights, storage rentals, house packing services, estimates.
• Supervised moves and house packing, assisted by 1-6 employees
• Communicated with all offices necessary, complied with all mandatory paperwork, attended to customer and employee issues, dismissal of employees.
• Hired part-time secretary to assist with office duties, trained for 6 months

• PA Department of Liquor  -Assistant Manager Shrewsbury Wine & Spirits

-Attended to liquor sales, consumer needs, supervised full and part time clerks, daily paperwork, sales logs, controlled credit and cash receipts, implemented general promotions, ordered supplies, spirits, wine and special requests

• PA Department of Labor & Industry  -Tax Technician  Harrisburg, PA

-Completed one year tax training in Unemployment Compensation 2003

-Receive and review employer’s UC taxes, calculate/determine tax status, issue vouchers for ledger changes, e-mail work assignments to agents assisting in the field, create client files,  billing/refunds, file bankruptcies, liens, sheriff sales, deferred applications, partial and full transfers of businesses

-Review and handle UC credits and charges for non-profit organizations completed all work assignments given in a timely and accurate manner.

-Retired end of year to establish a small business.

Computer Skills

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