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Objective

I am looking for any position that gives me the opportunity to use my creativity with words.

Summary

Between my disability, a term which I thoroughly loath, and my less than stable life growing up I had to learn to take “the road less traveled by.” I have no formal work history and no degrees, but I do have determination in spades. It is that iron will that has gotten me through the years of physical pain.

 

Give me a chance to put that determination to work for you and you will not be disappointed.

Skills

Computer Typing

(Intermediate)
5-6 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
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My left hand is deformed so I learned to type almost entirely with my right hand.

Writing clean English

(Advanced)
7-9 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
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While I will never talk down to a reader, I also do not believe in overblown speech.

Condensing difficult topics into easy to understand terms

(Advanced)
5-6 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
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On and off, for the last few years, I have been doing a research project on the nature of intelligence, giftedness, personality types, and learning styles. I can take the complicated information presented in the studies I have read and condense it into simpler terms.

Doing computer research

(Expert)
5-6 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
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If it is on the net, I will find it.

New computer programs

(Intermediate)
1-2 Years Experience, (Currently in use)
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My level of experience varies by program. I learn programs quickly so if you need me to use a program I am not currently familiar with, that will not be a problem.

 

  • Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo XI (I have used this some for editing photos)
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer (I use a lot)
  • Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (I have not used this one independently, but I have used the integrated chart function in Word)
  • Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 (I have done some experimenting)
  • Microsoft Office Publisher 2007 (I have used some to do newsletters)
  • Microsoft Office Word 2007 (I use a lot)
  • Microsoft Windows Explorer (I use a lot)

Interests

My interests are so broad that it is very hard to give an even half way short list.

 

  • Literature
  • Filmmaking
  • Art
  • Music
  • Theater
  • History
  • Nature
  • Intelligence
  • Giftedness
  • Personality
  • Learning styles

Education

Thompson High School

Scranton, PA, United States
Diploma

Sheffield School of Interior Design

New York, NY, United States
2005 - Feb 2010
Certificate, Interior Design

During my time with the Sheffield School of Interior Design program I learned at least as much about myself as I did about interior design.

 

It was a difficult program for me. As my health took a turn for the worse, it became even more difficult. It was the first time my will to complete what I started had been put to the test at such a level. I not only completed the program, but I graduated with the Award of Merit.

Hollywood Film Institute

Los Angeles, CA, United States
Jan 2010 - Jan 2010
Certificate, Independent Filmmaking

Getting to one of Dov S-S Simens' two-day film schools was not doable. I completed the DVD program and was awarded both the Independent Filmmaker Certificate of Completion and Producer’s Diploma.