Manager Vice President

Axum Abebe

***** ******* *** ( Silver Spring, Maryland 20902 (

919-***-**** ( *********@*****.***

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications

North Carolina Central University (NCCU), Durham, NC

May 2008

Minor: English Literature

. Vice President, Harambee Club 2006-

2008

. Writer, Ex Umbra (the literary magazine of NCCU)

2006-2007

. Writer, Campus Echo (NCCU newspaper)

2007-2008

. Radio Host, AudioNet (NCCU Radio Station) Spring

2008

WORK EXPERIENCE

Community Listing Collector

Patch.com/AOL Silver Spring, MD

July 2010- Present

. Collecting information regarding local businesses and taking photographs

of same

. Writing listings for AOL-owned website

. Generating ideas for feature stories

Field Advisor

Triple Point/Daymon Worldwide, Bethesda, MD

July 2009 - January 2010

. Distributing food samples to consumers

. Conducting written assessments of consumer preferences using electronic

database

. Coordinating all aspects of daily set-up and removal from various sites

Visitor Information Specialist

Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC February

2009- August 2010

. Answering substantive and logistical questions of patrons from the

Smithsonian's Reynolds Center which houses two museums: the National

Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Server

Bake House Bistro, Durham, NC May 2007-

March 2008

. Serving restaurant patrons

. Assisting restaurant manager with various duties as needed

Appointment Setter

Senior Citizen Help Center, Durham, NC Spring

2006

. Calling potential clients and providing them with information about

Medicare

. Scheduling follow-up meetings for interested clients with Center Director

SKILLS

. Microsoft Word, Power Point & Excel

. Operating Systems: Microsoft XP and Macintosh OS

Volunteer work

. Cashier, Habitat for Humanity Spring

2008

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