PAMELA A. SEXTON
E-mail: acdqi1@r.postjobfree.com
Lafayette, CO 80026
913-***-**** mobile
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
Knowledgeable in HTML/website development, JavaScript, VBScript, ASP, XML,
CSS, SEO, ColdFusion, databases (MySQL, Access, SQL, Oracle), DreamWeaver,
Adobe Photoshop, WebTrends, MS Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel), Apple and
Unix O/S, CMS/Content Management Systems (TeamSite, Vignette, Ektron,
Umbraco, WordPress, etc.)
EDUCATION
MASTER OF ARTS in ENGLISH, Dec. 1994, Kansas State University, Manhattan,
KS
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE in HISTORY (with an emphasis in English), May 1988.
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
MASTER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE (incomplete), Aug. 1988 - May 1989. Univ. of
Texas at Austin.
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
CONSULTANT - Provided Technical and Business Development for Wireless and
Insurance agencies - Overland Park, KS - June to December 2013 (commission,
freelance and remote)
. Inventoried and categorized ~600 forms crop insurance forms.
. Updated verbiage in ~200 forms to make them compliant with 2014 USDA
requirements, made sure all forms were editable online, and documented
the process.
. Sought out prospects for wireless services meeting guidelines for
offering.
. Responded to questions and made appointments for follow-up on initial
sales contacts.
SOA SOFTWARE Tech Writer - Rochester, MN - Jan. to March 2013
. Created/updated training materials in written and video formats for
internal and external audiences, in coordination with a Professional
Services lead to demonstrate an overview of the company's products,
their usage, and capabilities.
. Used various video recording and editing software to film e-training
seminars that could be shared with other remote audiences.
MAYO CLINIC IS Intern - Rochester, MN - June to Dec. 2012
. Responsible for testing interfaces in a nonproduction environment for
accuracy, completeness and security of transferred information.
. Documented and helped correct defects that are discovered during the
testing cycle.
. Created documentation to ease implementation of future HIE (Health
Information Exchange) partners.
MORGAN HUNTER Consultant - Overland Park, KS (Amdia Software - Web Content
Specialist) Feb. - March 2012 (Contract position - temporary)
. Provided web content editing, publishing, SEO, and programming support
for Route66rvs.com suite of recreational vehicle websites (150+ and
growing).
SPECIAL TECH SOLUTIONS - Sprint Nextel Wholesale Division - Overland Park,
KS - Market Research/CI/Content Analyst (Contractor) July to December 2011.
. Content creator for Wholesale partner website. Identified topics and
authored white papers, case studies and Market Watch papers for public
and partner web sites.
. Performed competitive intelligence and market research analysis by
leading or assisting with primary and secondary research.
. Supported development of pricing strategies, product opportunity and
technology opportunity assessments, etc.
KANSAS CITY'S FOR SALE BY OWNER - Assistant Manager - Overland Park, KS
-April 2010 - June 2011 (1 year 3 months)
. Promoted FSBO services and sales to homeowners in the Kansas City and
Lawrence communities.
. Updated homeowner sales data on website. Optimized using SEO, google
analytics, etc.
. Advertised KC FSBO store using social networking sites like Facebook,
LinkedIn, etc.
. Prepared XML feed to move KC FSBO realty data to Zillow.com website.
MORGAN HUNTER Consultant (Golf Course Sup. Assoc. of America - Web Content
Specialist) - Lawrence, KS
Feb. - April 2011 (Contract position - temporary)
. Provided Ektron CMS web content editing, publishing, and programming
support for the GCSAA.org - Golf Course Superintendent's Association
of America.
SPRINT NEXTEL Competitive Intelligence Group - Overland Park, KS. 2008 to
March 2009. Market Researcher
. Provided a comprehensive understanding of competitive
environment/competitors to help inform leadership on strategic
direction.
. Managed CI studies performed by external vendor for internal client
groups.
. Partnered with appropriate internal subject matter experts to
prepare sales tools.
. Assisted with ad hoc assignments prepared for various levels of
leadership.
. Contributed to weekly competitive intelligence report distributed
to Leadership.
INDEPENDENT CONSULTING - NetSales - Summer/Fall 2008. Remote/Work from
home.
. Provided web development support of various independent ReMAX websites
in New York state using HTML/Javascript and imaging software.
SPRINT NEXTEL - Corporate Research Center - Aug. 2004 to Sept. 2008.
Market Researcher
. Answered reference/research inquiries for the entire company
(60,000+ employees) via e-mail, direct contact or by phone on a
rotation with other staff.
. Provided technical support (coding, editing, and content creation)
for the Research Portal and tested the application for updates or
enhancements.
. As the communications lead, scheduled custom virtual tours and
presentations of our Research Portal.
. Wrote abstracts, edited articles on the telecom industry for our
daily newsletter, and edit and publish a weekly and monthly
newsletters for my workgroup.
SPRINT ITAD SITE SYSTEMS - Overland Park, KS. Oct., 2000 - Aug. 2004. IT
Consultant and Software Engineer
. One of 9 developers who updated and supported 5 intranet and one
internet application for two internal business units in the
Sprint's Wireless division (PCS) consisting of 500+ employees with
offices in six regions.
. Served on an on-call rotation 24-7 to maintain software and
services.
References Furnished Upon Request