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JAMES RAFIDI

**** *. ****** *** ? Chicago, IL *0618 ? 773-***-**** ?

************@*****.***

QUALIFICATIONS

Provide excellent research and analysis services. Creative thinker with

a proven ability to produce results. Outgoing and articulate who gets

along well with clients, public and co-workers at all levels. Works

independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment.

Self motivated Strong communication skills Excellent

problem solver

Highly organized Strong written skills

Excellent research skills

Excellent Listener Detail Oriented

Excellent analytical skills

EDUCATION

University of California, Berkeley, California, M.A. Mathematics

1980

University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, B.S. Mathematics

1974

Albany Park Community Center

Nov. 2008 - present

(Computer training/workshops)

WORK EXPERIENCE

EMS Marketing

Oak Park, IL

Marketing Trainee

2011

. Trained as marketing representative for ATT"s cable, internet and

phone package.

Math Tutor

Chicago, IL

Sept. '08 - Dec. '09

. Tutored people (on a free-lance basis) taking high school/college

courses.

(Algebra to calculus)

Chicago Staffing

Chicago, IL

Industrial

1995

. Assisted with remodeling project of large department store located in

downtown Chicago.

Elrick & Lavidge

Chicago, IL

Coder

1989

. Coded questionnaires for market research study.

Restaurant Consulting Group

Evanston, IL

Market Researcher

1989

. Verified addresses for restaurant directory published by market

research group.

Geotech International

Chicago, IL Transcriber

1989

. Developed proposal for a geotechnical company in Australia.

. Developed environmental paper from tape recorded notes for a dam

project in North Africa.

Information Resources, Inc.

Chicago, IL Data Entry

1986-1988

. Coded and entered questionnaire data from diary studies for cable

television.

. Entered data of market research schedules for test commercial

interrupts and advertising exposure data.

. Applied PC EXPRESS software to produce tables and graphs comparing

ratings of IRI, Arbitron and Nielsen.

Woodward-Clyde, Consultants San Francisco,

CA

Mathematician 1981-1983

. Applied statistical software to various projects in seismology and

earthquake probability.

. Applied geostatistical ideas and software obtained from Stanford

University in collaboration to a soil analysis project.

. Explained operation of computer software for geological applications

to Colorado office.

. Developed contour maps by computer for underground water pollution

project for Aerojet.

Department of Education, UC Berkeley Berkeley,

CA

Data Researcher 1980

. Tabulated data in fifty-state educational survey.

Market Facts, Inc.

Chicago, IL

Tab Spec Writer

1977-1979

. Wrote computer specifications for the tabulation of consumer market

research data for product preferences and advertising awareness.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Internet.

Languages-FORTRAN, SPSS, and FACTABS.

Hardware - UNIVAC, 1100 (EXEC 8), IBM (CMS), PDP 11, CDC (UNIX), IBM/360

and 370 (JCL).

Software - PICKLE.

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