Highly motivated, creative college graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Mass Media with an operation emphasis, and hands-on experience in television and radio production. Skilled with VHS and 3/4-inch videotape editing, AVID MediaSuite Pro 3.1 nonlinear video editor, audio and video mixing equipment, and camera operation, as well as computer and Internet expertise. Have produced a 10-minute interview segment aired on the public-service TV program "SMSU Local Talk" on KDEB 27 TV, Springfield, Missouri. Seeking a full-time position that offers advancement and allows me to make full use of my creative talents.

Television Studio Production:

• Hands-on experience in the positions of producer, director, assistant director, floor director, and camera operator (Television Production course)
• Produced interview segment for public-service TV program "SMSU Local Talk" (KDEB 27, Springfield, MO)
• Hands-on experience crewing and filming short film production (Cinematography course)
• Operated camera during KOZK 21 1994 Tele-Auction

• Editing experience on two-deck VHS and 3/4" video editors
• Editing experience on AVID MediaSuite Pro 3.1 nonlinear video editor for Macintosh

• Editing experience on reel-to-reel tape machines
• Experience with mixing and editing through mixing boards

• Experienced with operating systems, including Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Unix, Linux (Red Hat 5.0), and others
• Experienced with applications, including word processing, telecommunication, minor spreadsheet experience
• Well-versed in Internet applications, including e-mail, telnet, ftp, and World-Wide Web
• Experienced in HTML coding (my webpage: http://www.eyrie.org/~robotech)
• Co-Moderator of the Usenet newsgroups rec.games.mecha and rec.toys.transformers.moderated

• Type 102 net words per minute
• Experienced with word processors including PFS Professional Write, Word Perfect 5.0-5.2 for DOS, Word Perfect 6.1 for Windows, Microsoft Word for Windows
• Good math and algebra skills

1996: University of Missouri Graduate Study Program

Courses included:

• Introduction to Multimedia
• Library Management
• Library Reference

Courses included:

• Audio Production
• Broadcast Operation
• Broadcast Performance
• Cable Television and New Technology
• Editing and Cinematography
• Journalism
• Media Analysis and Criticism
• Organizational Communication Management
• Public Speaking
• Video Production

1996: Computer Lab Attendant, University of Missouri Campus Computing department

1995-6: Computer Lab Attendant, Southwest Missouri State University Computer Services department

1992-5: Computer Lab Attendant, Southwest Missouri State University Residence Life department

Duties Included: Helping students and explaining how to operate the computers, checking out software packages to users, and ensuring computer equipment remains in working order.

Duties Included: Work on a contracted basis, writing the user's manual to an auto-parts ordering computer software package.

Duties Included: Operating television camera for merchandise shots and interviews.
 

My hobbies include reading science-fiction, writing amateur fiction, exploring the Internet, collecting Japanese animated films, bicycling, and Modern Western Square Dancing.

I am a creative individual, and enjoy exercising that creativity, whether in writing, video editing, or some other medium. I hope to find additional chances to be creative in my chosen field.