Accomplishments:

Computers

• Has knowledge of MS Works, Word, Excel and Outlook
• Intermediate knowledge of HTML used in webpage design
• Familiarity with Dreamweaver, Frontpage Express, Publisher and Photoshop
• Basic knowledge of Linux (Red Hat, Mandrake, Slackware)

Scholastic and Community Awards and Accomplishments

• Graduated from university with an honors degree in English Language and Literature (2002)
• Graduated from high school as an Ontario Scholar (1998)
• Won graduation prizes in English Writing and History (1998)
  
• Earned a place on high school's honor roll (1994-8)
  
• Won the OECTA (Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association) Youth Award for Poetry and Short Play (1998)
  
• Wrote with a team a play for the Alcohol and Drug Recovery Association in 1996 that was performed professionally in Huntsville in 1997 and was used as a dramatic piece that won a scholarship
  
• Won a Recognition of Merit from the Optimist Club of Cambridge East for volunteer work with the Cambridge Red Cross branch (1997)

Training

• Class R Colorado driver license
  
• Certified by Douglas County School District in Special Needs
  
• Certified by the American Red Cross in Basics First Aid and Adult CPR

Experience:

Douglas County School District
Transportation Educational Assistant January 2005 to Present

• Monitor students on bus for behavior and special assistance
  
• Ensure student safety with the use of seat belts, and tie-downs and hook-ups for wheelchairs
  
• Assist bus driver in maintaining a safe and tidy environment on bus

  
  Animefringe: Online Anime Magazine
  Content Editor October 2003 to December 2005

• Proof-read and edit submissions to magazine
  
• Contribute researched articles to magazine
  
• Interview candidates for staff contributor positions

All Occasion Fotos
Set Manager November 2004 to December 2004

• Managed cash and sales
  
• Took digital photographs of children with Santa
  
• Printed photographs using the Photoshop computer program

   

• Volunteer Action Centre
  Youth Worker June 2001 to September 2001

• Typed up and sent weekly advertisements to local media and member agencies
  

• Assisted full-time staff and volunteers in greeting and aiding people in finding volunteering opportunities

• Assisted full-time staff in various clerical duties, including website updates, answering telephone, message-taking, call-backs and mailings

Education:

Queen's University Kingston, Ontario
Bachelor of Arts,
English Language and Literature
Honors Degree

St. Benedict's Catholic Secondary School Cambridge, Ontario
High School Diploma (OSSD)

References:

Available upon request