QUALIFICATIONS

• Excellent Writing Skills
• Ability to think creatively about concrete ideas
  
• Meticulous Editor
  
• Thrive under pressure
  
• Good Research Ability
  
• Excellent Typing Skills
  
• MS Word and Excel Experience
• Near impeccable grammar
  
• Can use most computer programs with minimal training
  
• Very Organized
  
• Ability to multi-task

EDUCATION

2000-2003: High School Diploma, Marlborough High School
2003-Current Junior Year: Fitchburg State College, Double Majoring in Communications and Professional Writing
Current GPA: 3.94 out of 4.0

Relevant classes

Advertising
Public Relations
Multimedia Project Design
Human Communications
Message Design
Journalism
Creative Non-Fiction Writing
Creative Writing

EMPLOYMENT

February 2001-June 2002 Sales Associate, Wal-Mart
Stocking Shelves, Helping Customers with purchases, cashiering

September 2002-March 2006, Conveyor Mechanic, Innovative Handling Systems
Working on my vacations from school, my duties included going to sites, diagnosing problems with conveyor systems, fixing the problem, then instructing the customer on how to avoid future problems, or what further work needs to be done.  Other duties included maintaining order in a cluttered shop, home repairs, and light office work. 

November 2004-June 2005 Writer, Fitchburg State College Grant Project
Duties included aiding in writing a proposal to Lockheed Martin, the provider of the grant, to develop a website to educate teens about space and future possibilities in space, then researching and writing a number of articles about space, and finally presenting the website to an evaluation team from Lockheed Martin.

September 2004-Present, Freelance Writer
Projects I have worked on so far:

September 2004
Wrote 2 articles for the Ashburnham Community Journal.

March 2004-September 2005
A number of CD and concert reviews for www.avoidthescene.com.
           
January 2006
Wrote a feature magazine article for Pacific Edge Magazine (1088 Bishop St, Suite 2305, Honolulu 96813) on .jpg Hawaii.

March 2006
Created an E-mail to increase membership to
Writerlance.com for the webmaster of the site.

March 2006
Designed a magazine print advertisement for American Credit, Inc.

March 2006
Wrote a magazine advertorial to be published in Pacific Edge Magazine for American Credit, Inc.
           
April 2006
Wrote Press Release for www.commisionapainting.com, with the intention of drawing new artists to register for the site.

All of these projects can be produced in their MS Word files or Illustrator files, but not yet in their published form, because the publications have not yet been released.  However, all of these can be verified by the clients.

January 2006-Present, Editor/Publisher, On the Verge Magazine
I created On the Verge Magazine as a place for college students across Massachusetts to showcase their creative works in mediums ranging from painting to photography to short stories to poetry to music.  Currently, we are in the process of getting submissions, finding advertisers, and laying out the first issue, which will hopefully be published at the end of April of beginning of May.

May 24, 2006-Present, Editorial Intern at CLM Media, Inc.
My responsibilities at CLM Media include writing pieces for publication in one of two magazines, City Living or Living Naturally, and editing the entirety of both magazines.

May 30-Present, All Mighty Productions
Responsibilities include marketing, sales, writing press releases and letters, research, marketing using Myspace, writing copy for future company projects.

UNPUBLISHED PROJECTS

-Completion of numerous drafts of a fictional novel that is currently
in the editing phase

-Completion of first draft of a feature length screenplay, also in the
editing phase

AWARDS AND HONORS             

-Dean’s List 3 Times
-Leadership in Music Award Spring ‘05
-President’s List 2 Times (Maximum number I could have achieved thus far in my academic career)
-Presidential Scholar Award Spring ‘06

References can be provided upon request.