| EDUCATION |
B.S. Sociology,
Minor in Psychology
Lander University, 1995, Cumulative GPA: 3.7 (on 4.0 scale) |
| EMPLOYMENT |
Owner,
Ask & Receive, Inc.
10/99 to Present
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Provide
a variety of computer and business services to individuals and small
businesses including web design, database and spreadsheet development,
training and computer maintenance. http://www.askandreceive.net |
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Contracted to
develop a previously non-existent Computer Technology course required
for high school students at the South Carolina Governor’s School
for the Arts and Humanities. Course began with an introduction to
computers including hardware, repair and maintenance. The class also
included Microsoft Office concepts to prepare students for the MOUS
exam (Microsoft Office User Specialist). The final part of the course
consisted of independent projects. Students could select from a variety
of software programs and languages, including but not limited to,
Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Microsoft Publisher and
FrontPage, Poser, Swish, Visual Basic, HTML and Java Scripting. |
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Contracted to
teach the following classes for ITT Technical College in
Greenville: Flash and Scripting and Web Design 2005-2006 |
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Contracted to
teach the following classes for New Horizons Computer Training in
Greenville:
Photoshop, Quark, Access, Excel, Outlook, and more -
Jan-Feb 2004
Into to PHP - 2007 |
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Computer Technology
Instructor for the South Carolina Governor’s School for the
Arts and Humanities. Developed a database for the Admission's office and a database to create residential student schedules. 2000-2003 |
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Contracted to
teach Computer Technology at Christ Church Episcopal School 1999-2000 |
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various financial
reports |
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benefits administration |
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processing and
tracking purchase orders |
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monthly departmental
budget reports |
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monthly bank
reconciliation. |
Accomplishments: |
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Created MS Excel
macros to reduce the monthly department report process from 10 hours
to less than one hour. |
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Created an MS
Access database to track Faculty and Staff degrees, salaries and other
important information |
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Developed a computerized
system utilizing MS Excel and Word to create yearly employment contracts |
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Computerized
Re-Enrollment data for previous five years to enable efficient statistical
comparisons |
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Temporary
Employee, Various Employment Agencies,
Greenville Area, SC,
10/97 to 11/98
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Worked
in many various office environments providing a wide range of clerical
and computer support. |
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Utilized off
time to increase computer software knowledge and skills. |
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Administrative
Manager, <TOTAL> Managed Care, A Division of Hewitt, Coleman and Associates,
Greenville, SC
4/97 to 10/97
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Responsible
for gathering, entering, organizing, and analyzing data relevant to
Managed Care Operations. |
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Developed and
maintained an Excel Spreadsheet which was linked with the Accounting
Department to track invoices and record payments. Developed this system
in response to personnel downsizing within the company. |
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Wrote Macros
utilizing Excel’s Record feature and Visual Basic programming
to increase the efficiency and ease of generating several reports. |
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Maintained claimant
spreadsheet with over 25 fields, which I linked to an Access database
to generate professional reports specific to the needs of the adjusters,
case managers and clients. |
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Created forms
as needed. |
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Provided computer
support and client information services. |
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Generated client’s
savings reports and monthly/weekly reports such as Vendor Payments,
Tracking Adjuster Referrals, PTO/Vacation Availability, and many various
case manager statistics. |
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Facilities
Coordinator, Safe Harbor, Inc
(Greenville’s Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence)
Greenville, SC
9/95 to 4/97
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Oversaw the general
house and warehouse maintenance, upkeep and repair |
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Solicited, sorted
and distributed non-cash donations |
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Maintained and
generated accurate monthly, quarterly and yearly reports for Safe
Harbor, The United Way, Department of Social Services and other funding
requirements |
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Provided computer
technical support for staff |
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Supervised and
trained Part Time Resident Managers: approved time sheets, schedules
and facilitated monthly meetings |
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Set up a database
to track Client Financial Assistance with Excel |
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Created a database
of donation information for future mailing lists on Access and trained
four volunteers to enter data |
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Coded and dated
account payables |
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Developed a filing
system for the Director of Finance and Administration to prepare for
yearly audits |
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Acted as an agency
representative and educator. Assisted with coordination of staff schedules |
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Established and
supervised a Good Samaritan program with Goodwill that provided over
$5,000 in store credit vouchers |
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Prepared for
yearly Department of Health and Fire Department Inspections |
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Assisted with
volunteer recruitment, training and support |
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Ensured that
clients understood and complied with house rules and supervised the
assignment of chores and ensured that chores were properly completed. |
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Provided crisis
intervention counseling and participated in weekly clinical meetings |
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Provided direct
crisis line coverage as needed |
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Assisted with
case management as needed |
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Advocated for
women in court |
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Networked with
other community agencies to assist clients |
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ACHIEVEMENTS
AND AWARDS |
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Leadership South Carolina Class of 2010 |
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SC Press Association Associate Division
Electronic Newsletter/Publication
Second Place - 2009
Third Place - 2009
Web Site
Honorable Mention - 2009 |
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Passed Google Advertising Professional Adwords Exam |
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GIAFPW 2008 Member of the Year |
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Furman Connections: Women Leaders Of The Upstate, Graduate April 2008 |
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Service Above Self, Rotary District 7750, 2005-2006 |
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Received Lander’s
Discipline Award in Sociology for having the highest GPA in the department. |
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Dean’s
List at Greenville Tech and Lander |
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Dean’s
List at Greenville Tech and Lander |
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| SPECIAL TRAINING |
Grassroots Politics
Training School |
Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics 4/10 |
| Real Estate First Year Sales |
Greenville, SC, 12/09 |
| Women's Campaign School at Yale |
New Haven, CT, 7/09 |
| Leading Women: Spring 2009 Campaign Training |
Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics 5/09 |
| Introduction to Web Analytics |
WA-HWG*, 3/09 |
| Introduction to Perl |
IWA-HWG*, 4/07 |
| Introduction to JavaScript |
IWA-HWG*, 4/07 |
| HTML Forms |
IWA-HWG*, 4/07 |
| Intro to PHP |
IWA-HWG*, 9/06 |
| Adobe Illustrator |
IWA-HWG*, 11/05 |
| Web Animation with Flash
MX/MX2004 A231.29 |
IWA-HWG*, 12/04 |
| MySQL |
IWA-HWG*, 3/04 |
| Enhancing Web
Pages w/ JavaScript |
New Horizons,
Online Class, 3/04 |
| CorelDraw 10:
Intro |
New Horizons,
Online Class, 2/04 |
| Access 2000 -
Advanced |
New Horizons,
Online Class, 1/04 |
| Object-Oriented
Programming Principles |
New Horizons,
Online Class, 1/04 |
| Intro to Programming |
New Horizons,
Online Class, 1/04 |
| Photoshop 7.0
Level 1 |
New Horizons,
Greenville, SC 1/04 |
| SQL Boot Camp
MS 2071/2073 |
New Horizons,
Greenville, SC 12/03 |
| Web Site Promotion |
IWA-HWG*, 12/03 |
| Contracting Your
Services |
IWA-HWG*, 12/03 |
| Web Content Writing
and Editing |
IWA-HWG*, 12/03 |
| Legal Issues
for Web Designers and Content Managers |
IWA-HWG*, 12/03 |
| Accessible Web
Design |
IWA-HWG*, 12/03 |
| Intro to Database
Design |
IWA-HWG*, 12/03 |
| SQL |
Greenville
Tech, Greenville, SC 8/03 |
| Intermediate
Access |
Greenville Tech,
Greenville, SC 8/03 |
| Imaging for the
Web Using Fireworks 4.0 |
Greenville Tech,
Greenville, SC 9/02 |
| CGI Programming
for the Web |
Greenville Tech,
Greenville, SC
9/02 |
| Troubleshooting,
Maintaining and Upgrading PCs |
Compumaster,
4/00 |
| Visual Basic
6.0 Programming |
Greenville Tech,
Greenville, SC 2/00 |
| HTML For Web
Page Design |
Greenville Tech,
Greenville, SC 12/99 |
| Novell Network
Administration |
Greenville Tech,
Greenville, SC 6/99 |
*IWA-HWG - International
Webmasters Association and the HTML Writers Guild |
| CERTIFICATIONS |
Microsoft
Office Specialist Master Instructor (most advanced MS Office certification
available)
International Webmasters Association Web Business Certified
International Webmasters Association Web Graphics and Multimedia Certified
International Webmasters Association Web Technologies Certified
International Webmasters Association Web Programming Certified |
| MEMBERSHIPS |
SC Press Association, Associate Member
Mauldin Chamber of Commerce
GSATC, Benefactor
Greenville International Alliance for Professional Women, Founding Board Member
International Center of the Upstate (ICU)
Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics
International Webmasters Association/The HTML Writers Guild
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VOLUNTEER
EXPERIENCE |
| 2009-Present |
Meals on Wheels
International Center of the Upstate (ICU)
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| 2008-Present |
Furman Connections: Women Leaders Of The Upstate, Advisory Board |
| 2008-Present |
GIAFPW, Advisory Board Member |
| 2005-2008 |
GIAFPW, Speaker Coordinator |
| 2005-Present |
Web Development and Hosting for The Family Book Project |
| 2005-Present |
ECPI Advisory Board |
| 2006-2008 |
Website Design & Development for Rosewood House of Recovery |
| 2004-2007 |
Web and Graphics - Greenville Evening Rotary |
| 2004 |
Greenville Literacy, Computer Support |
| 1999 |
Stained Glass
instruction at CCES |
| 1996 & 1997 |
Volunteer Income
Tax (VITA) Program |
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