Resume

Technical Experience
Software: Adobe Creative Suite CS3 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign), Filemaker Pro, QuarkXPress 7.x

Operating Systems: Windows 98, Windows XP, Mac OS 9 & X (Snow Leopard)

Networks: Windows NT 4.0, 2000, 2003; OS X Server 10.4 (Tiger)

Professional Experience

IT/Communications Manager
12/1999 – 1/2009 Mississippi Press Association/ Mississippi Press Services, Jackson, MS
Designed and implemented web services (mspress.org) for delivering electronic advertising copy to up to 108 newspapers statewide, eliminating mail and FedEx of print ad slicks, retiring an underutilized BBS system, saving $50,000+ annually.
Received President’s Award in 2001 for development and launch of mspublicnotices.com to centralized statewide public notice advertising online.
Provided formal technical training to newspaper members at off-site locations such as newspaper offices, conventions and conferences.
Designed relational database system for contacts, advertising placement and marketing for both companies.
Designated as a technical on-site or virtual representative, providing immediate support for newspapers including (but not limited to) Photoshop, InDesign, QuarkXPress, Adobe Acrobat, web design, HTML, CSS, networking, software and hardware recommendations and OS upgrades.

Technology Manager
10/1994 – 12/1999 Media Services/User Friendly, Jackson, MS
Installed Webstar web server, Eudora e-mail server, and associated services for a small web hosting company.
Designed client web sites (hand coding HTML and Adobo GoLive) and set up e-mail services.
Designed and maintained relational database systems using Filemaker Pro for the sister advertising company, Hightower Agency, to place advertising insertion orders via network fax.

Network Administrator, Driver Personnel
6/1990 – 10/1994 KLLM, Inc., Jackson, MS
Designed Paradox database system for driver recruitment and hiring.
Designed and maintained database system for the driver random drug test program according to D.O.T standards.

Education
9/1982 – 4/1984 Phillips College, Gulfport, MS, A.S. Computer Science, 3.94 GPA
Various computer classes online and in the classroom. Attended the Institute of Newspaper Technology at the School of Journalism and Electronic Media at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville 2005-2007.

Personal
Volunteer Crisis Counselor, Rape Crisis Center, August 1997 to Present
Charity knitting (chemo caps, afghans for orphans)