Assistant Service

MICHAEL KRAUS

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773-***-****

Penfield, NY 14526

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EDUCATION

Master of Public Administration, 2005:

Grand Valley State University

Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2003:

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

EMPLOYMENT

Children's Memorial Foundation, Development Financial Service Specialist

August 2008 - September 2010

. Maintain Raiser's Edge and Convio databases of nearly 600,000 donors

. Donor relations

. Upgrade software packages to automate previously manual work

. Regular policy reviews and feedback

. Generating financial reports for various departments and uses

Chicago Architecture Foundation (CAF), Tour/Volunteer Associate

October 2005 - November 2007

. Create annual tour schedule, directory, and website maintenance for

over 80 regularly scheduled tours

. Plan and execute special tours such as Islamic Architecture By Bus,

Columbus, Indiana Member Tour, and the City of Chicago's Great Chicago

Places and Spaces

. Accountable for the creation of a tour department warehouse and

inventory management system

. Manage contracts for special events, process and schedule group tours,

manage TicketMaster system, staff representative to the Tour

Committee, volunteer relations, and Chair of Tour Competitive

Marketing Committee.

. Trained as a volunteer Docent-logging hundreds of hours of Chicago

architecture history and

comprehension through research and by leading public tours

Art Institute of Chicago, Visitor Service Assistant (Temp)

September 2005 - October 2005

. Provided services including crowd control, help desk, and customer

relations during the

Toulouse Lautrec special exhibit

. Worked with TicketMaster admissions and tour assisted devices

Muskegon Public Schools, Activity Assistant Teacher

June 2005 - August 2005

. Accountable for 28 third grade students during the 21st Century Summer

Program

. Taught reading, writing, math, with various projects and field trips

. Duties are similar to, or exceed, that of a certified educator

Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at Grand Valley State

University,

Graduate Assistant/Graphic Designer/member of Leadership Academy

November 2003 - April 2005

. Nonprofit advisor

. Managed event set-up for the center

. Research assistant

. Graphic design work and writing for a book about presidential

leadership

. Made public appearances such as a critique of the 2004 presidential

debates on WOOD TV 8

Publisher/Freelance Graphic Designer January

1996 - present

. Creator of an independent magazine distributed internationally through

print and electronic media

. Regularly designs for the American Institute of Architects - Chicago

Chapter

. Designed an awareness campaign to prevent child drowning for the

Muskegon Community Coordinating Council

. Created pieces for independent publications and various professional

organizations

REFERENCES

References available upon request

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