writings: It gets sunny, I get a crush, tragic love and such



education


Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Expected graduation, fall semester of 2011.
Concentration: Computer Mediated Studies, Public Relations
Minor: Business Administration

work experience


Pro-Tech Services LLC
20342 U.S HWY 34, Fort Morgan, CO
April 2007 – May 2009
Position: Secretary position. I primarily helped our accountant by answering phones, running errands, filing, managing mileage logs, etc. I have worked with Quickbooks and Peachtree in managing Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
Contact Harvey Greenwood

Colorado State University
264 Computer Science Building, Fort Collins, CO
September 2008 – May 2010
Position: Student research programmer. I oversee the Robots, Etc. Club meeting sessions. My responsibilities include helping incoming students feel acquainted on their campus and welcome to the organization. I assist students in choosing a project to work on and I am more than happy to answer any questions that they have on homework that is related to the computer science field. Furthermore, I work collaboratively with other members to create Robot demos and feature them on campus or at public elementary schools for community service.
Contact Elaine Regelson

Colorado State University
266 Computer Science Building, Fort Collins, CO
September 2009 – May 2010
Position: Student research programmer. Work is done in Microsoft Access 2007. I use this program to build and modify databases for use in the Computer Science department for their accountant, Kim Judith. My job is to make tedious jobs into simple tasks using macros. After developing a macro, I further simplify the process by creating automated forms and reports.
Contact Kim Judith

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
4270 Byrd Drive, Loveland, CO
February 2010 – May 2010
Position: Assistant Producer. Semester internship. I primarily worked by assisting in various aspect of 600 KCOL programming plus preparation and maintenance of the Mornings with Keith & Gail Show. My responsibilities included researching topics and guests, booking guests for interviews screening calls, running the board, and commercial production.
Contact Chris Kelly

Penton Media
221 East 29th Avenue, Loveland, CO
June 2010 - Present
Position: Editorial Intern. I am responsible for writing blog content for ,www.windowsitpro.com www.sqlmag.com, www.systeminetwork.com, and devproconnections.com. Other responsibilities include editing an array of technical articles and columns, assisting with email newsletter production and distribution, formating and editing articles for the web using HTML and WYSIWYG tools, and assisting in final production of magazine, proofing, etc.

coursework: in progress


  • JTC365: Computer-Mediated Communication Foundations. Issues and research in computer-mediated communication relating to individuals, groups, community, and society.
  • JTC350: Public Relations. Public relations principles and practices of business, industry, education, and public agencies.
  • JTC372: Website Design and Management. Design, development, and management of World Wide Web content.
  • JTC411: Media Ethics and Issues. Professional ethics, issues of media performance and of the relation of media systems to the social systems.
  • MKT305: Fundamentals of Marketing. Overview of marketing activities involved in provision of products and services to consumers, including target markets and managerial aspects.

coursework: journalism


  • JTC100: Media in Society. Role of media in American democracy; impact of media on individuals and society.
  • JTC210: New writing. Theory and practice in news writing.
  • JTC211: Computer-Mediated Visual Communication. Theory, techniques for using computer related techniques for visual presentation of news, specialized, and technical information.
  • JTC412: International Mass Communication. Media communication systems, their roles throughout the world; news flow; propaganda in national development; role of foreign correspondents.

coursework: computer science


  • CS150: Interactive Programming with Java. Introduction to object-oriented programming with Java; problem-solving, creating applets for Web pages, and graphical user interfaces.
  • CS160: Foundations in Programming. Introduction to computer theory, programming and systems. Sets, functions, logic. Procedural programming in Java.
  • CS161: Object-Oriented Problem Solving. Fundamental object oriented concepts, inheritance, polymorphism, basic algorithms, linked lists, assertions, recursion, induction, counting.
  • CS200: Algorithms and Data Structures. Data structures, abstract data types; algorithm correctness; complexity analysis; sorting, searching, hashing.
  • CS270: Computer Architecture. Representation of data, arithmetic, assembly language, digital logic, digital systems, memory organization, and architecture.

coursework: business


  • ACT205: Fundamentals of Accounting. Understanding of financial statements to support financial and managerial decision making.
  • BUS205: Legal and Ethical Issues in Business. Ethical, legal and regulatory issues in the U.S. business environment.
  • ECON202: Principles of Microeconomics. Output pricing and resources allocation; contemporary problems such as pollution, antitrust policy, and international trade.
  • ECON204: Principles of Macroeconomics. Determinants of national output, employment, and price level; inflation and unemployment; fiscal and monetary policy.
  • STAT204: Statistics for Business Students. Surveys, sampling, descriptive statistics, confidence intervals, contingency tables, control charts, regression, exponential smoothing, forecasting.
  • FIN305: Fundamentals of Finance. Role of finance in management of the firm; role, structure of financial markets and institutions, and valuation of basic securities.

skills/strengths


  • A warm personality that is enthusiastic and has a desire to please both the employer and the customer/audience alike.
  • Experience in a fast paced, high demand service position with an ability to work with a team.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Able to learn concepts quickly and efficiently.
  • Proficient with computers. Familiar and skilled with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, Power Point, Microsoft Access, Adobe Photoshop CS2, CS3. Extremely skilled in hand coding HTML. Experience with Java, and C programming languages. Experience with Adobe Dreamweaver. Types at 130 words per minute.

activities at colorado state university


  • Association for Computing Machinery – web design officer for fall 2010 semester.
  • Bridges Honor Society - worked on numerous volunteer activities (1 year)
  • Colorado State Marching Band (3 years) & Concert Band (1 year). Tenor saxophone section leader for fall semester of 2010.
  • Robots, Etc. - Programmed robots and worked on various programming projects. (3 years)

honors at colorado state university


  • Dean's List for fall semester of 2007 and spring semester of 2010.
  • Alpha Lambda Delta (honor society requiring a 3.5 GPA or higher)
  • Bridges Honor Society (honor society requiring a 3.0 GPA or higher)
  • Phi Eta Sigma (honor society requiring a 3.5 GPA or higher)
  • The National Society of Collegiate Scholars (honor society requiring a 3.5 GPA or higher)
  • Most Improved Marching Band Member Award

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