To combine my education, experience, and talents towards a career in Communications.

University of Phoenix
Masters of Business Administration / Marketing - Expected Graduation December 2010
Bachelors of Science in Communications - Graduated with Honors June 2009

Finance Counselor, University of Phoenix
Appointed as committee board member for Alumni Association Homecoming event; Received Regional award for Top AR Management (07/09/09); Received team award for above and beyond performance (07/21/09); Maintained the largest finance account in Utah, developing rapport as both mentor and counselor of nearly 300 active students; First five months, brought accounts receivable from over $50,000 to 0, brought New Student Retention up by 34%, and annual retention up by 10%; developed student rapport by sending personal Thank You and Congratulations cards; Developed proactive organization through macro management skills; Volunteered for additional company training and development courses (Microsoft Excel, Effective Listening, 212 Thinking, Personality Power, and Time Management).

Enrollment Counselor, University of Phoenix
Developed rapport with student's who had a desire to go back to school; Probed for student's motivation and helped student's in achieving their goals; Maintained 90%-100% new student retention of student's; Worked as an active team member; Conducted motivational meetings for the University "Dream Team" once a month; Wrote for the Phoenix Flyer and became a newsletter editor shortly before moving.

College Marketing Representative, Sony Music Entertainment
Create visibility and awareness both online and in the local community for up and coming artists and entertainment in the alternative genre for all Sony Music Entertainment labels (i.e. Epic, BMG, Columbia, RCA, Legacy etc.); Received recognition from musicians and directors for outstanding, consistent work; Worked as an independent part of a national team; Developed rapport with lifestyle and retail accounts both in Dallas and Salt Lake City; Organized bi-monthly reports and tour recaps in a press release fashion; Maintained marketing awareness online through social networking sites such as Facebook, Myspace, iMeem, Digg, Twitter, and LastFM.

Quality Control Specialist, MedQuist Worked from home in maintaining quality control of private medical record files for various medical facilities throughout the United States; Took over five out of seven regions as a quality control specialist within the first year.

Enrollment Clerk, Western Governor's University
Input, managed, and organized student enrollment data and weekly review information in the education program for Western Governor's University as a temporary employee via Kelly Services; Offerred three positions to be hired on full time prior to moving out of state to pursue other educational opportunities.

Typewell Interpreter, Utah Valley University
Transcribed class lectures and class discussions in real-time for hearing impaired students; Attended school events with hearing impaired students; Followed up with class notes and student communication via email; Tested and scored as top, most efficient interpreter each semester.

Web Survey Developer, Western Wats
Promoted the first day on the job from customer service representative to customer service transcriptionist; promoted within three months from transcriptionist to web survey developer; promoted within two months of beginning as web survey developer to team lead (assistant manager role); utilized SQL and HTML skills to develop customer service surveys for major corporations such as Target (originalsurvey still in use today); learned company software and internal computer programming language to assist in the timely development of surveys.

Technical Writer, BrassCraft Corporation
Worked as a temporary employee in writing and developing training manuals both in English and Spanish for manufacturing employees; Took pictures of the training process of how to run certain machines, manipulated the photos with arrows and specific directions on handling; Created marketing materials and safety posters seen in the warehouse.

Publicist, Self-Employed
Self-employed publicist for referred clients on a need-by-need basis. Projects include Communications Management for A Clever Cartel / Exis Solutions in maintaining communications between the company's development team in Beijing, China and their client, SpeedTV, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Journalist, NowOnTour.com 05/2005-10/2007 Seattle, Washington & Nashville, Tennessee
NowOnTour.com is an online zine regarding today's underground and independent music scene; Volunteered in writing over 100 articles in the first year with NowOnTour.com; Several articles featured on the homepage of NowOnTour.com; Considered one of NowOnTour.com's top journalists - fast, efficient, and entertaining with album reviews, live show reviews, and band interviews.

Software expertise in Microsoft Office 2007 & Vista, Windows 2007 & Vista, Macintosh OS, Pagemaker, Pages, Adobe Photoshop CS, Dreamweaver, iWeb
Experience using CSS, Javascript, Php, HTML
Web SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and SEM (Search Engine Marketing)
Hobbies: writing, blogging, gardening, creative projects, yoga