Robert Reed

abozfq@r.postjobfree.com

Street: ****E CR 1050N

City: Newman

State: Illinois

Country: United States

Zip: 61942

Homephone: 217-***-****

Mobilephone: 217-***-****

Workphone: 217-***-****

College Attended: Eastern Illinois University

Highest Degree Attained: Masters

Available Start Date: 2010-06-16

Cover Letter

I successfully completed numerous English classes in college, and have written numerous

magazine articles. I am seeking employment involving writing.

Resume

Robert Wayne Reed

2674E CR 1050N

Newman, IL 61942

Home Phone: 217-***-****

Cell Phone: 217-***-****

COLLEGE EDUCATION

MS in Education, Instructional Media/Audio-Visual, 1971

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

BS in Education, Industrial Arts, 1966

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois

WORK EXPERIENCE

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Media Specialist/Instructional Resources Coordinator at community college level

*Industrial Arts teacher at high school level

*Magazine articles written and published in manufacturing, motorsports, and mining

*Public Relations and Promotions conducting seminars at manufacturing facilities,

conventions, conferences, and educational facilities

2009-Present

Substitute Rural Letter Carrier

1994-2009 Construction & Mining Specialist/Motorsports Division Manager,

300 Below, Inc., Decatur, Illinois. Duties included consulting, sales, and promotions.

***Conducted educational seminars at companies, conventions, and conferences

***Wrote magazine articles

***Created handouts for conferences, meetings, seminars, and mailings

***Established tests for companies for measuring production efficiency

***Improved metals including cutting tools, gears, shafts, bearings, water pumps, slurry

pumps, hydraulic pumps, engines, and compressors

1990-1994 Control Room Operator for Recontec, hazardous waste recycling plant at

Newman, Illinois. The plant has since closed.

1989-1990 Manager of Courson?s Case-IH farm equipment dealership, Allerton, IL. The

company has since closed.

1986-1989 Factory Representative for Paul?s Machine & Welding/Modern Flow Equipment,

Villa Grove, Illinois, an equipment manufacturer and machine shop.

Promotional Activities and sales included managing sales efforts at the Illinois State

Fair, Prairie Capitol Convention Center Farm Equipment Show, St. Louis Farm Equipment

Show, National Farm Machinery Show, National Fertilizer Equipment Show, and Danville

Chemical Equipment Show.

1984-1986 Insurance sales for Illiana Insurance Agency, now located in Philo, IL.

Sales included Health, Medicare Supplements, Life, and Property/Casualty Insurances.

1978-1984 Underground miner at Ziegler #5 Coal Mine. Now closed.

1976-1978 Self-employedOwner/Operator

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1971-1976 Media Specialist and Instructional Resources Coordinator at Parkland

College, Champaign, Illinois. Left in order to start business.

***Worked with teaching faculty as Media Specialist in writing behavioral objectives in

order that teaching progress could be measured. Objectives were identified, type of media

selected, and designed media to meet those needs.

***Advanced from Media Specialist to Instructional Resources Coordinator and managed

staff including Media Specialist (former position), Secretary, Graphic Artist,

Photographer, Darkroom Assistant, Media Technician, Printer, Printer?s Assistant, and

approximately 20 Student Assistants who delivered and picked up media equipment throughout

the campus.

1970-1971 Graduate Assistant, Eastern Illinois UniversityInstructional Media

Department, Charleston, Illinois.

1969-1970 Douglas County Assistant Extension Advisor, Tuscola, Illinois.

1966-1969 Atwood-Hammond High School Industrial Arts teacher, Atwood, Illinois.

MAGAZINE ARTICLES, SEMINARS, AND ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

PUBLISHED MAGAZINE ARTICLES Articles published in major magazines including Pumps &

Systems, Journal of Emergency Medical Services, Coal Age, World Coal, Precision Engines,

Turbo & High-Tech Performance, The Hook, Flat Out, All Terrain, and SuperTrax.

SEMINARS Conducted seminars at meetings and conferences, including the Illinois

College Automobile Instructor?s Association Conferences in Chicago and Springfield,

Illinois, Wisconsin College Automobile Instructor?s Association Conference in Appleton,

Wisconsin, Mid America Motorworks Funfest Corvette Shows, Effingham, Illinois, Emergency

Vehicle Fleet Maintenance Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, Construction Council Meeting,

Springfield, Illinois, Equipment Maintenance Council Conferences and meetings in

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cincinnati, Ohio.

SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER Former member Villa Grove Board of Education.

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN Local Arrangements Committee Chairman for Illinois Audio Visual

Association State Conference.

SCHOLARSHIP WINNER --- Tom Drury Scholarship winner in Instructional Media while Graduate

Assistant at Eastern Illinois University.

HONORARY FRATERNITY MEMBER Epsilon Pi Tau Industrial Arts Honorary Fraternity member

at Eastern Illinois University.

FOSTER PARENT Foster parents caring for total of fourteen foster children.

REFERENCES, all of whom may be contacted

John Koucky, Vice President and part-owner of 300 Below, Inc.

300 Below, Inc.

2999 East Parkway

Decatur, Illinois 62526

Work phone: 217-***-****

Note: Only John Koucky may be contacted at 300 Below, Inc.

Perry Albin, owner

David Albin, owner

John Albin, owner

Longview State Bank and bank branches/Longview Capitol Corp./Albin Farms

Newman, Illinois 61942

Phone: 217-***-****

Ron Wall, Consulting Engineer

9228 North Goshen Lane

Mt. Vernon, IL 62864

Phone: 618-***-****

Dave Waller, Maintenance SuperintendentArmstrong Worldwide Industries

Kankakee, Illinois

Cell phone: 217-***-****

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