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Objective

To obtain a position within the writing community as an editor focusing in digital formats.

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison

August 2006 – May 2010

English - Creative Writing

Madison, WI

Experience

Peace Corps

Konotop, Ukraine

TEFL Volunteer

September 2011 - Present

I teach English to middle and high school aged students in Ukraine. I also help out at various English language camps on weekends and over the summer. My goal is to share American culture with Ukrainians and Ukrainian culture with Americans.

UW-Madison Admissions

Madison, WI

Blogger

October 2009 – June 2010

Maintained a blog for the UW-Department of Admissions detailing my life as a UW-Madison student. Wrote a minimum of three posts a month and provided feedback to comments on the blog.

UW-Madison - Arboretum

Madison, WI

Web Programmer

June 2009 – August 2010

Develop and integrate new software into an already functioning website. Work with a variety of web-based programming situations including news content management, PHP email systems and PayPal. Collaborate with various departments to tailor respective sections of the website to meet their needs.

UW-Madison – Dept. of Anthropology

Madison, WI

Student Hourly

January 2009 – August 2010

Assist the undergraduate coordinator with various office tasks including scanning, copying, mailing, filing and book orders. Also in charge of the departmental website; making updates, correcting content and proofreading.

Seaquist Closures

Mukwonago, WI

Quality Intern

June 2006 – January 2009

Assisted the Quality Manager for the plant. Wrote copy for plant procedures. Ran tests on prototype products to ensure their quality before production runs. Ran reports and compiled spreadsheets of data to present to the Quality Engineers as needed. Spent my first summer working the production floor to learn the process required to create a quality product.

The Badger Herald Inc.

Madison, WI

Associate Web Director

August 2007 – December 2008

Helped publish a campus newspaper with a daily circulation of 18,000 papers. Uploaded content daily to the newspaper website via a content management system. Took on various projects to further enhance the reader's experience while visiting the newspaper's website.

Skills Profile

English Degree: Strong attention to detail. Well developed proofreading skills. Emphasis on creative writing enhances thinking outside of the box. Was taught to revise to create one quality product which is more important than quantity.

Computers & Administration: Program in PHP, Javascript, HTML, CSS and MySQL. Led website development. Utilize Windows-based computers and software including Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Dreamweaver. Proficient in common office tasks including filing, copying and organization. Working knowledge of Mac OS and Linux systems.

Key Strengths: Ability to work with little to no supervision. Finely tuned communications skills through writing. Able to manage multiple projects at the same time. Able to read and speak Russian. Able to read French. Personal need to be organized.

Achievements

2011 Won 3rd place in writing competition: Took part in an all Ukraine Peace Corps Volunteer comptetion to describe what Peace Corps service means to me (http://usembassykyiv.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/borscht-recipe/).

2010 - 2011 Published Blogger: Blogged for UW-Madison's Office of Admissions during my final year in college (http://www.admissions.wisc.edu/blogs/author/danny/).