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Resume:
Philip Vernon
e-mail: ************@*****.***
SUMMARY: “Jack of many trades”. I am an intuitive leader possessing a charismatic personality and a
strong academic foundation as well as a tested and creative problem solver who can attend to detail
without losing focus of the overall concept or goal. I am seeking a quality position of responsibility
with a progressive organization.
EXPERIENCES:
Contracted Temporary Positions (Chicago, IL): May 2012 to present
Contracted temporary assignments in the banking and non-profit, social services sector -- most requiring
a professional skill set including the discretion to work with proprietary data and information.
• Most recent projects of note: a data transfer integrity project at the American Society for
Clinical Pathologists; a large-scale event production for Classified Ventures’ Cars.com; and a
proprietary, long-term utilization study/survey with Deloitte.
Strategic Staffing (Salt Lake City, UT): April 2006 to May 2012
Contracted temporary assignments in the banking and non-profit, social services sector -- most requiring
a professional skill set including the discretion to work with proprietary data and information.
• Most recently spent the last year (2011-2012) with the Salt Lake City Corporation as I helped in
the accounting and subsequent transferring of all historical blueprints to digital medium and then
participated in the uploading of data into their proprietary database.
Assist (Salt Lake City, UT): January 2007 to June 2009: Office Manager
• Processed payroll, monitored budget, processed receivables and payables, processed tax
remittances, and generally ran the administrative duties for this small non-profit.
Developers Diversified Realty (Salt Lake City, UT): September 2004 to February 2006: Tenant Liaison
• Created relationships and offered a channel of communication between tenants and the
developer/landlord to resolve maintenance and leasing issues.
• Attended to the light maintenance of the properties.
Ameriviking Enterprises: January 2002 to Present: Principal
• A small multi-media/media relations firm I founded primarily to manage the affairs of my acting
and writing efforts. Also, in conjunction with friends in other fields, I produce copy and multi-
media strategies for small businesses as well as compose musical soundtracks for promotional,
marketing and other projects.
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The Northern Trust Company (Chicago, IL)
January 1998 to December 2001: Middle Market Group – Research, Financial Analyst
• Spread, analyzed, and disseminated financial data.
• Generated reports based on periodic financial submissions.
• Researched, coordinated, consolidated, and reported on client data for Y2K and other special
projects as directed by senior management.
• Found over $22 million in misallocated (lost) revenue generating funds while consolidating and
streamlining client account profiles.
Video Monitoring Services of America (Chicago, IL): January 1996 to December 1998: Media
Monitoring (Public Relations/Advertising)
Midwest Production/Scanning Supervisor: I directed a staff of nine in Chicago and Detroit, which was
collectively responsible for twelve markets for this video “clipping” firm.
• Researched, monitored, and retrieved local, national, and cable spot advertising activity.
• Trafficked departmental orders through production to client delivery.
• Provided technical design and strategic support for order fulfillment.
• Generated analyses of regional productivity.
• Coordinated and maintained databases and reports for WMAQ/NBC-TV and WLS/ABC-TV
pertaining to topical, image, and program promotional activity, as well as ratings data, during
“sweeps” periods.
OTHER EXPERIENCES:
• I lectured to a number of organizations and helped in various media stories (Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Sun-Times, WLS-Radio) based on findings/data accumulated from graduate study.
EDUCATION:
• University of Illinois at Chicago Master of Arts
• University of Wisconsin at Madison Liberal Arts Studies
• Columbia College (Chicago, IL) Bachelor of Arts
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