Shelley, ID 83274
(208) 589-6808 Cell
OBJECTIVE
It is my objective to secure a
rewarding and challenging career position with an organization that will
utilize my knowledge, skills and abilities.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Writer/Web Design
Simons Publishing
- Shelley, ID
(208) 589-6808
8/01-present
· Assist organizations with web design - from conception to finished
site
· Create and provide informative web sites for people with varying interests
· Assisted the startup of a small niche newspaper - layout and design;
created the website
· Currently working on new Calvary Chapel of Idaho Falls Web site and putting sermons online(Calvary Chapel-Idaho Falls)
Information Coordinator/Planner
NW Arctic Borough
- Kotzebue, AK
(907) 442-2500
7/98-8/01
· Team member of mayoral staff for a borough government with responsibilities
for projects and duties as assigned
· Designed and promoted the Borough's website; worked with departments
to determine web content /utilization
· Edited departmental articles, produced Borough e-newsletter
· Maintained and regularly updated the e-newsletter distribution list
· Initiated and maintained the Borough's photo archive (used for reports,
grants, website, and other documents)
· Submitted weekly comprehensive articles on Borough departments' activities
to local newspaper
· Authored and co-authored grant proposals for emergency planning and
economic development
· Coordinated the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) and all-hazards
emergency preparedness efforts
· Submitted monthly reports to Borough Mayor and Assembly and quarterly
to the Alaska SERC
· Co-drafted an all-hazards interim emergency response guideline
· Maintained Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA)
files and responded to inquiries
· Organized meetings, meeting packets, produced public announcements,
arranged training, air travel and lodging
· Maintained the W2K Server LAN, workstations, laptops, printers, audio
visual equipment, and sound equipment
· Developed departmental budget
Media Resource Specialist
NW Arctic Borough School District
- Kotzebue, AK
(907) 442-3472
8/97-7/98
· Received requests from students, teachers and administrators district-wide
(13 schools) for archived media resources: videos, CD-ROMs, 16mm films,
projectors, reader sets, science kits, posters, etc.; shipped items
· Maintenance and use of LaserCat, microfiche, magazine reader, video
and 16mm film projectors and film equipment
· Kept database of items checked out and interlibrary loans
· Ordered and maintained office supplies and media equipment replacement
parts
· Shelved and cataloged new items for the media collection
· Developed original website for the District Media Resources Center
that highlighted center's collection and linked to the media catalogue
· Covered high school and elementary library duties during
librarian's lunches and absences
OTHER EXPERIENCE
· Substitute K-12 Teacher - NW
Arctic Borough School District, Kotzebue Schools - Kotzebue, AK
· Salmon Hatchery Worker - Global Aqua USA, LLC
(currently Cypress Island Hatchery)- Rochester, WA
· Fisheries Biologist/College Intern - US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Olympia, WA
· Counselor Aide - NW
Arctic Borough School District, KMHS - Kotzebue, AK
· Varsity and Assistant Basketball Coach, Kotzebue HS, Kotzebue, AK, and Tenino HS, WA
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Technology Related
· Windows 2000
Server and Operating System Essentials, Compucom
· Windows 98 Installation and Support, Compucom
· Troubleshooting and Upgrading the PC, Alaska
Technical Center
· Understanding Network Fundamentals, Alaska
Technical Center
· Desktop and Web Design, CompuMasters
·
Customized ArcView Training, ESRI
· Introduction to ArcView GIS, ESRI
Planning Related
· Incident Command
System Training, BIS Consulting
· Incident Command System for Municipal
Employees, BIS Consulting
· CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)
Train the Trainer, Alaska Division
of Emergency Services
· Oil Spill Prevention and Response, Alaska Department of
Environmental Conservation
· Grant Writing For a New Millennium, Alaska Funding
Exchange
· Grant Writing For Indian Communities, Falmouth
Institute
· Writing for the Community Development Block Grant, AK Dept. of Community
and Regional Affairs
· Total Quality Management, David
Langford International, Inc.
EDUCATION
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
BS - Liberal
Arts/Environmental Studies, 1994
Centralia College, Centralia, WA
AA - General Transfer Degree, 1992
Downloadable Resume in *.doc format
OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION
Web, Desktop, and Sound Design Skills:
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Acrobat
MS Publisher
Cakewalk Sonar 3 Producer
Goldwave Audio Editor
Websites:
NW Arctic
Local Emergency Planning Committee
NW Arctic Borough
Celebrity Ward Dog Kennels
Shelley Gazette
Western Washington Family Digest
KACS 90.5 FM (created initial online donation
and pledge forms)
Calvary Chapel of Idaho Falls and other
sites
Documents authored or collaborated in:
Sample
Issue of the Western Washington Family Digest (2/2002)
1998
Federal Empowerment Zone Grant
1999
Community Development Block Grant
2000
Community Development Block Grant
1999-2001 Alaska Local Emergency
Planning Committee Grants
Northwest Arctic Borough LEPC Interim Emergency Response Guideline
Memberships:
Member of The HTML
Writers Guild
Member of the International High IQ Society
Member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers)
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Married: Sandra Ann Simons (Ivanoff) 14
yrs.on July 14, 2004
Children: 4 (Darryl,
Jared, Jade, Connor)
Interests: God, family, friends, music,
computers, college football and basketball
Born July 28, 1964 in Lebanon, Oregon
Graduated High
School 1982, Winlock HS, WA
Notes of interest:
Spent eight years living in NW Alaska, 33
miles above the Arctic Circle
Coached basketball for 11 years. Took the Kotzebue
HS Girls Basketball team to a 19-7 record (Region Champs and a 5th
place State finish)
Performed in various music
groups during the 80's and 90's (New Wave, Gospel, Country, Contemporary
Christian, Pop/Rock) - Occasional airplay on KOTZ
