abo9qa@r.postjobfree.com 608-***-**** Madison, WI

Sarah Bennett

PURPOSE:

To inform broadly about my work experience, education, activities and interests.

This resume is not written to attain a speci c position.

EDUCATION

2011 ! MS: Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

! Thesis Topic: A ective Engagement in Russian Animated Film.

2006! Fulbright Scholarship: Russian Animation, Moscow, Russia.

2005 ! BA: Russian; Language and Structures of Meaning, Beloit College, WI.

! Summa Cum Laude, GPA: 3.91

PUBLICATIONS, MAPS, AND AWARDS

2012! ! Comic: Sway Space and your inner Russian dinosaur, in Aether (accepted)

2012! ! Honored Instructor Award from UW University Housing

2012! ! Honorable Mention from the UW Digital Salon for map poster designs

One of three awards given out among 43 projects

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2012! ! Map Poster: Spatial Rhythms, Spatial Dynamics, Spatial Lives

2011 ! ! Map Poster: Mapping the Spatial Qualities of Dance

2010! ! Runner Up in the Gathering Waters Photography Contest

One of ten awards given out among 175 photos

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant: Geography Department, UW-Madison

2011-2012! Geog 120: Introduction to Physical Geography (as head TA)

2009-2011 ! Geog 370: Introduction to Cartography

2008-2009! Geog 101: Introduction to Cultural Geography (Writing Intensive)

Developed assignments

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Lead software instruction, discussions, and conceptual review

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Coordinated with lecturer and other TAs

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Evaluated assignments and exams

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Project Manager and Language Consultant: Transparent Language, Nashua, NH

2007-2008 ! Developed the production process for a large government project

Found, coordinated and trained subcontractors

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Designed ashcard decision tree and debugged internal tools

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Worked long distance with programmers in Russia and the Ukraine

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Managed large stores of electronic les

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Proofed translations and supervised sound recording

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abo9qa@r.postjobfree.com 608-***-**** Madison, WI

Summer Work:

2010-2012! Work Scholar Team Leader. Door County Folk Festival, WI.

Trained and directed festival volunteers

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Coordinated with other festival leaders to improve operations

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2010-2012! Russian Proo ng. History of Cartography Project, UW-Madison.

2011 ! ! Proofed Arc10 update of labs for introductory GIS and mapping classes

2009-2010! Map making. Cartography Lab, UW-Madison.

! ! Major Projects: Natural Earth, Wisconsin Bike Map! !

2008 ! ! Farmhand. Oregon, WI.

2007! ! Proo ng academic papers for publication. Madison, WI.

2006-2009! Work Scholar. Door County Folk Festival,WI.

SOFTWARE, LANGUAGE, AND OTHER SKILLS

Adobe Illustrator, ArcGIS, Desire2Learn, HTML, CSS, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft

Project, SourceSafe, iWork, VPN, Microsoft O ce, Mac and PC experience.

Russian - Active advanced speaking and reading.

Spanish - Intermediate reading.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

2011-2012! Treasurer for Geography Graduate Students. Madison, WI.

2011-2012 ! Conference attendee: NACIS (cartography) and AAG (geography)

2010-2011! Undergraduate Committee Member. Madison, WI.

2008-2012! Madison International Folkdance Club President. Madison, WI.

2008-2012! Russian Table President. Madison WI.

2010! ! Teaching Academy Summer Institute, UW-Madison.

2008 ! ! Ed Rawson Scottish Dancing Award Recipient. Nashua, NH.

2005-2006! Props maker and translator. Soyuzmult lm, Moscow Russia.

2001-2005! Juggling Club, Student Government, Academic Senate. Beloit College, WI.

2006, -7, -9! Suzdal Animation Festival. Suzdal, Russia.

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