AMY L. DAMON
Wellesley MA 02482
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EDUCATION
Wellesley College - Wellesley, MA September 2005 - June 2009
B.A. Degree. Graduated Cum Laude with GPA of 3.62/4.0. Major:
Anthropology, GPA 3.66/4.0.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Teavana - Natick, MA September 2009 - present
Team Lead
. Oversee team members' adherence to company sales process in order to meet
store and personal sales goals
. Listen to complaints of dissatisfied customers and identify possible
solutions within company policy
. Gained working knowledge of 98 different teas within weeks of hire;
promoted to team lead after two months
Earthwatch Institute - Maynard, MA July 2009 - December 2009
Internship - Briefings Production Assistant
. Created first drafts of expedition briefings by combining information
from 2009 briefing into 2010 template
. Edited briefings after they were returned from Principle Investigators
and Project Managers; selected appropriate pictures from expeditions and
incorporate into briefings
. Appended expedition updates into PDF version of briefing and coordinated
with marketing to update web versions
. Assisted Production Editor to track briefings' progress on master log
Davis Museum and Cultural Center - Wellesley, MA September 2005 -
September 2009
Security Staff: Head Trainer
Hired as a student security guard in September 2005; promoted to Lead Guard
in September 2007; promoted to Head Trainer in September 2008
. Served as primary customer service representative for museum; proactively
greeted guests as they came into the museum, introduced them to current
exhibits on display and answered questions about the museum's collections
. Managed logistics of scheduling work shifts for up to 30 student guards
per semester
. Liaised with Security Supervisor and museum faculty to ensure that
students' and visitors' concerns were being heard
Alzheimer's Association - Falmouth, ME Summer 2008
Administrative Assistant to Program Director
. Inspected and corrected database entries in order to maintain accurate
database records
. Developed new filing system to organize information on more than two
hundred past and ongoing programs
. Converted projector presentations to Microsoft PowerPoint and trained
staff to use program
ANTHROPOLOGY RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE
Independent Study of Osteology - Wellesley, MA Spring 2008
Researcher
. Proactively identified department need to catalog skeletal collection,
set project agenda, organized inventory worksheets, and finished project
within set time frame
. Analyzed the sex, age, ancestry, stature, and anomalies of twelve human
skeletons
. Took cranial and post-cranial bone measurements using calipers and
standard measurement points
Huari-Ancash Archaeological and Bioarchaeological Project - Marcajirca,
Peru Summer 2007
Volunteer
. Worked on a Phase II and III excavation at a 600-to-800-year-old
necropolis in the Andean highlands
. Collaborated with a team to establish and implement excavation strategies
. Presented at a conference in November 2007; discussed historical
background of site, excavation procedures, laboratory analysis and
conclusions drawn from work
. Responded to ethical concerns associated with Native American grave site
excavations
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in Macintosh and Windows-based operating systems; Applications:
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft
SharePoint, Microsoft Outlook Express, Adobe Acrobat, Macromedia Fireworks,
Macromedia Dreamweaver; Web design languages: HTML, CSS and JavaScript