Leo Briere
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SKILLS
Strong speaking and writing abilities; background in economics and finance;
political activism; audio-visual and broadcast production; teaching;
residential property management
EXPERIENCE
Editorial Assistant. Littlefish Inc. Responsible for composition and
production files for a national K-6 reading program correlation to
individual state standards.
Writer. Publication of feature articles in Triangle Business, opinion
pieces and letters to the editor in the News & Observer, poetic verses in
The Independent, and articles for Umstead Coalition newsletter.
Volunteer. Durham County Democratic Party: member of communications
committee and volunteer committee. Democracy South: gathered data on
campaign contributions, represented organization at festival booths. Member
of Recyclique, a local co-op to make and sell products using recycled
materials.
Musician. Professional accordion player. Experience includes musical
productions with North Carolina Theater, Meredith College, Raleigh Little
Theater, Thompson Theater, a special project for the N.C. Department on
Aging, and for private engagements.
Security Officer. Security Forces Inc. (2002-05) and Securitas Systems
(2005-present), Durham, N.C.
ESL Teacher. Durham Technical Community College (2004-05) and Durham
Literacy Center, Durham, N.C. Taught level two and level five ESL to non-
native English speakers for two semesters.
Property Manager. Personal investment property, Durham, N.C. (2000-02).
Responsibilities included maintenance, improvements, and tenant relations.
Audio-Visual Technician. Johnson Controls, subcontractor for
GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, N.C. (1997-2002). Part-time,
control-room monitoring.
Floor Director, Production Assistant. Raleigh Community Television (CTV),
Raleigh, N.C. (1991-95). Worked in all phases of production. Produced,
hosted, and edited to time limits a program on the Duraleigh Connector.
Floor director for a weekly show broadcast live on CTV.
Property Manager. Personal investment properties, Brockton, Mass. (1984-
90). Responsibilities included maintenance, improvements, and tenant
relations.
Vending Sales. Brockton, Mass. (1984-90). Established new sites and
maintained satisfactory relations at existing sites.
Computer Programmer. Enterprise Group, Needham, Mass. (1981-84). Enhanced
and maintained programs for large travel business using Basic Plus 2
programming language.
Computer Programmer-Analyst. Helix Technology Corporation, Waltham, Mass.
(1978-81). Multi-level interaction with users in a technical manufacturing
facility, working with accounting, inventory functions, and work-order
processing. Conducted a ground-up analysis of the inventory system for
implementation of MRP.
Computer Programmer. DMS Information Systems, Bedford, Mass. (1975-78).
Worked on new, integrated inventory management software package using a
proprietary language.
EDUCATION
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, bachelor of science degree in economics,
1972.
N.C. State University, Raleigh, N.C. Courses taken for personal advancement
(1990-98): Experimental Statistics in Biological Sciences II (graduate
studies); Operations Research; SAS Programming; Portfolio Management;
Introduction to Editing; Writing for Media; Screenwriting; Video for
Business. Also assisted Dr. Terry Kauffman in compiling material for a
communications textbook.