Training Medical

David J. Ham

*** ***** ***.

Elgin, IL *****

847-***-****

abi1ff@r.postjobfree.com

Career Objective

A position working in public affairs using skills I have acquired while

serving in the U.S. Navy

Related Skills and Experience

. Highly skilled public affairs specialist with six years in the Navy

. Achieved advanced public affairs, journalism and photography skills

through extensive field and shipboard experience and Navy training

courses

. Extensively familiar with public affairs protocol, coordinating with

media agencies, as well as organizing, editing and administering to

print and broadcast formats.

Work Background and Experience

As a Navy public affairs specialist and journalist, performed tasks

such as the following:

. Coordinated with local, national and international media agencies,

keeping them informed of naval and National naval medical Center

points of interest and story leads

. Managed a staff of journalists on board USS Fort McHenry, USS

Tortuga and National Naval Medical Center

. Newspaper editing and design layout

. Researched for and wrote 200 news releases and feature articles

during tenure in the Navy

. Assisted in speech writing and presentations on government and

military topics

. Wrote scripts and prepared visual material radio and television

programs

. Produce and process over 10,000 news photographs and wrote captions

. Media escort

. Intelligence Photographer while serving on-board USS Fort McHenry

and USS Tortuga

Training/Education

Defense Information School - Fort George G. Meade, MD

Columbia College Chicago - Chicago, IL

Completed baccalaureate and military training in public affairs, news

reporting, photography, broadcast news, broadcast production, copy

editing, feature writing, theory and principles external and internal

information, release of information to the public and research methods

Accomplishments

. Numerous top news articles and news photos during six year tenure in

the United States Navy. Work published on www.navy.mil Web site,

Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Web site and other Defense

Department publications and manuals.

. Magazine cover photo for fall, 2004 edition of Asia-Pacific Defense

Forum magazine

. Second place finish for the 2005 Captain Raymond A. Komorowski

Photography Award

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