TIMOTHY M. MENEES
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15228
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OBJECTIVE: To effectively use my skills in writing, communication and public relations in a positive work
environment.
Skills
• Excellent verbal communication.
• Meets deadlines.
• Work well independently and under pressure, and am proficient in multitasking.
• Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel and Office Outlook.
Work Experience
FREE-LANCE WRITER, Pittsburgh, PA, December 2007 - Present
• Observer Publishing Company, Herald-Standard and Adidas.
DELTA FINANCIAL CORPORATION, Green Tree, PA
Mortgage Analyst, November 2006 - December 2007
• Sales department, consistently led team in sales.
• Developed solid customer relationships.
• Interacted mostly over telephone, but some business conducted in person.
• Mastered and conveyed product in a way clients understood.
• Consistently developed new business.
OBSERVER-REPORTER, Washington, PA
Staff Writer, November 2002 – September 2006
• Created story ideas and wrote on deadline. Covered police and fire departments, district judge, and
national political events. Coordinated shots for photographers.
• Finalist in 2004 for Golden Quill Award; five-time team member on winning entries.
FREE-LANCE WRITER, Pittsburgh, PA, 2001 - 2002
• MLB.com (Major League Baseball), pittsburghpirates.com, Maxim, Observer Publishing Company
and Pittsburgh Pride.
PIRATE REPORT, Pittsburgh, PA
Staff Writer/Copy Editor, 1997 – 2001
• Wrote feature stories on the Pittsburgh Pirates, and assisted in all aspects of production.
• Covered three All-Star games, spring training, and team’s trip in 2000 to Mexico City.
FOX SPORTS RADIO 970 AM, Pittsburgh, PA
Baseball Analyst, 2000 – 2001.
ESPN RADIO 1250 AM, Pittsburgh, PA
“Talkin’ Bucco Baseball,” 1998 - 2000, Produced and regularly contributed to program.
Education
POINT PARK UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh, PA: B.A. - Journalism
EDINBORO UNIVERSITY, Edinboro, PA: Communications
References and sample writing available upon request