Pamela A. Rickerl
*** ***** **** ****** *********, NY 14626
607-***-**** abk4xw@r.postjobfree.com
Excellent project manager. Team player.
Strength in planning, organizing, scheduling, analyzing, & meeting deadlines.
Very resourceful and calm under pressure. Proficient on the MAC and PC.
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Macintosh: Adobe Creative Suite 4: InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat; Aldus PageMaker; iPhoto;
Ofoto; Aldus Freehand; Microsoft Office X: Word, Excel, PowerPoint; & various electronic clip art packages.
PC: Microsoft Office; various electronic clip art packages; PINE (Nazareth College Electronic Messaging);
COLLEAGUE (Nazareth College Student Data System), & Office Vision (electronic messaging & other
internal Eastman Kodak personnel databases).
WORK EXPERIENCE
Desktop Publisher/Graphic Designer 5/2002-Present
enRICHing Designs, Endicott, NY
Home-based business designing and producing informational & promotional material.
Museum Operations Assistant 12/2000-11/2002
Tioga County Historical Society, Owego, NY
Was instrumental in organizing renovation work & planning and promoting re-opening. Designed labels
for exhibits.
Greeted & assisted researchers with genealogy and local history research.
Supported the Director/Interim Administrator & Curator as well as 3 part-time staff members.
Supervised volunteers. Built a larger volunteer staff.
Managed office routines including membership & financial records.
Established and documented office procedures.
Reorganized main office files.
Department Secretary 9/1994-5/2000
Public Relations, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY
Served as initial resource for the department.
Supported 3 full-time & 1 part-time staff member.
Processed department expenditures and maintained the balance sheet for the department's budget.
Supervised the schedules and assignments of student workers.
Provided liaison with administrators, faculty, and vendors.
Managed office routines.
Desktop Publisher
Public Relations, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY
Designed faculty/staff newsletter, promotional advertisements, brochures, posters, flyers, & letterhead on
the Macintosh. Acquired cost estimates for printing. Consulted with printers & designers on preparation
of publications.
Compiled information, designed slides, & coordinated operation of campus video bulletin board.
Launched first video bulletin board seen on-campus.
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Event Coordinator
Public Relations, Nazareth College, Rochester, NY
Planned & coordinated special events for the President’s Office including donor appreciation &
cultivation events, as well as press conferences.
Coordinated events in April 1999 including academic symposia, musical concerts, a community service
day, a campus-wide birthday party, inaugural ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the college and
the inauguration of its eighth president.
Worked closely with the chairperson & 20 committee chairs on details of each day’s
events.
Member of the Aesthetics, Physical Arrangements, & Print/Publicity Committees.
Scheduled & managed the committee’s deadlines.
Organized committee meeting agendas, & recorded and distributed meeting notes.
Coordinated production of save-the-date postcards, invitations, stationery, banners, &
signage.
Maintained a $70K budget.
Planned & orchestrated a themed special event annually for the President’s Office.
Organized Nazareth College’s 1995 Capital campaign kick-off event.
Human Resources Secretary 1/1991-4/1993
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY
Directed employees to resources within Kodak for benefits, payroll, & counseling.
Assigned to a newly created position to support 12 HR representatives including a unit director.
Responsible for coordinating work assignments for the department’s high school co-op.
Planned & prepared materials for all-day workshops.
Composed a job description & performance expectations for a secretary/receptionist in the newly
organized geographic office.
Planned & coordinated the move of 7 HR representatives into a larger HR office located in an adjacent
building. Worked with telecommunications & maintenance departments. Sketched office layouts.
Assisted HR Unit Director in developing & implementing a team building promotional campaign.
Receptionist 6-12/1990
The Landmark Society of Western New York, Rochester, NY
Served as initial resource to the public for residential & commercial questions regarding renovating,
funding, & registering of landmarks.
Folk Dancer/Assistant Events Coordinator 1986-1994
“Lazdynas” Lithuanian Folk Dance Ensemble, Rochester, NY
Folk Dancer
Schuplattler Verein Heidengold, Rochester, NY 1990-1994
REFERENCES/PORTFOLIO
Available upon request.