Wendy Bartram, Wordsmith, Researcher

OBJECTIVE:
Seeking a writing position that utilizes my acquired experience and skills and expands my knowledge. A challenging position in which my leadership, technical and organizational capabilities can be exercised.

Experience Base:

SPECIAL SKILLS:
Deadline & Detail Oriented; Ability to Multitask; Quality Performance History; Geeky; Team Player; Self-Starter; Bottom-Line Sensitive; Effective Communicator; Read, Write, & Translate Bureaucratic Rhetoric, as a second language; Ability to Hokey-Pokey, because that is what it is all about

WRITING SKILLS: 20 years of writing experience
* Co-won First Place, The Buffalo News Creative Advertising Award for a Single Ad Over 67" in 1995. Co-won Second Place in same competition in 1994. Award Shared with Graphic Designer.
· Proficient: Technical Writing for End Users; Quality Specifications for government contracts; Policy and Procedure Manuals; Develop, maintain, and analyze databases; Accounting Organizational Systems; Database Building; Advertising Copy; Trainee Manuals;
· Familiar: Radio and Television Advertisement Scripts; Technical Writing for Programmers; State & Federal Grant Proposals; Web Page Writing and some HTML
· Published: Prose

COMPUTER SKILLS: 15 years of PC and 4 years of Macintosh experience
· Operating Systems: MS-DOS; Windows 3.1; Windows95; Windows98; Familiarity with Macintosh Systems 7.5 and 8.0
· Software Applications, Proficient: Excel; Word; PowerPoint; Access; VISO; Internet Explorer 4.0; Schedule Plus
· Software Applications, Familiar: Outlook; WordPerfect; QuarkXpress for Mac,
· Hardware: Familiar with a variety of PC hardware specifications and desktop solutions; Able to perform menial upgrades for the PC

MANAGEMENT SKILLS: 12 years of varied managerial experience
· Project: Coordinating efforts with internal and external resources; Investigate information; Design task lists; Complete a project, Organize meetings and Distribute information
· Employee: Schedule and assign; Responsible for up to 17 employees; Supervise various duty stations; Train and organize staff; Delegate and let it go (What a concept!)
MARKETING AND ADVERTISING SKILLS: 6 years of in-house pre-press production experience
· Interdepartmental Coordination: Legal; Vendor Reimbursement; Merchandising; Credit; Special Events; Store Operations; and Other Departments
· Traffic Management: Developed initial traffiking process for advertising department
· Team Positions Held: Head Writer; Copy Database Supervisor; Sr. Copywriter; Canadian Advertising Project Manager; Help Desk Technical Writer; Legal Writer; Proofreader; Technical Advisor; Assistant Copywriter; Advertising Administrator

EDUCATION:
Associate in Applied Science, Mental Health Technology, Tarrant County Junior College, 1991

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
March, 1992 to November, 1998 Computer City - Fort Worth, TX
September, 1989 to July, 1991 Volunteers of America - Arlington, TX
December, 1986 to June, 1989 UNICOR Industries - Quality Assurance Writer

Wendy R. Bartram, Wordsmith 1034 S. Washington Denver, CO 80209 303-777-3819 MissWendyB@email.msn.com

THE RESUME OBJECTIVE: Seeking a writing position that utilizes my acquired experience and skills and expands my knowledge. A challenging position in which my leadership, technical and organizational capabilities can be exercised. Experience Base: SPECIAL SKILLS: Deadline & Detail Oriented; Ability to Multitask; Quality Performance History; Geeky; Team Player; Self-Starter; Bottom-Line Sensitive; Effective Communicator; Read, Write, & Translate Bureaucratic Rhetoric, as a second language; Ability to Hokey-Pokey, because that is what it is all about WRITING SKILLS: 20 years of writing experience * Co-won First Place, The Buffalo News Creative Advertising Award for a Single Ad Over 67" in 1995. Co-won Second Place in same competition in 1994. Award Shared with Graphic Designer. · Proficient: Technical Writing for End Users; Quality Specifications for government contracts; Policy and Procedure Manuals; Develop, maintain, and analyze databases; Accounting Organizational Systems; Database Building; Advertising Copy; Trainee Manuals; · Familiar: Radio and Television Advertisement Scripts; Technical Writing for Programmers; State & Federal Grant Proposals; Web Page Writing and some HTML · Published: Prose COMPUTER SKILLS: 15 years of PC and 4 years of Macintosh experience · Operating Systems: MS-DOS; Windows 3.1; Windows95; Windows98; Familiarity with Macintosh Systems 7.5 and 8.0 · Software Applications, Proficient: Excel; Word; PowerPoint; Access; VISO; Internet Explorer 4.0; Schedule Plus · Software Applications, Familiar: Outlook; WordPerfect; QuarkXpress for Mac, · Hardware: Familiar with a variety of PC hardware specifications and desktop solutions; Able to perform menial upgrades for the PC MANAGEMENT SKILLS: 12 years of varied managerial experience · Project: Coordinating efforts with internal and external resources; Investigate information; Design task lists; Complete a project, Organize meetings and Distribute information · Employee: Schedule and assign; Responsible for up to 17 employees; Supervise various duty stations; Train and organize staff; Delegate and let it go (What a concept!) MARKETING AND ADVERTISING SKILLS: 6 years of in-house pre-press production experience · Interdepartmental Coordination: Legal; Vendor Reimbursement; Merchandising; Credit; Special Events; Store Operations; and Other Departments · Traffic Management: Developed initial traffiking process for advertising department · Team Positions Held: Head Writer; Copy Database Supervisor; Sr. Copywriter; Canadian Advertising Project Manager; Help Desk Technical Writer; Legal Writer; Proofreader; Technical Advisor; Assistant Copywriter; Advertising Administrator EDUCATION: Associate in Applied Science, Mental Health Technology, Tarrant County Junior College, 1991 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY March, 1992 to November, 1998 Computer City - Fort Worth, TX September, 1989 to July, 1991 Volunteers of America - Arlington, TX December, 1986 to June, 1989 UNICOR Industries - Quality Assurance Writer


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