High School Manager

LORIE THERESE LOCARA

Freelance Writer, Blogger, and Virtual Assistant

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Name : LORIE THERESE F. LOCARA

Address : ** ***** **., *** **** Heights Subdivision, Commonwealth, Quezon City

E-Mail Address : **************************@*****.***

Website : http://www.nenyalorien.com

Cellular Phone No. : +639*********, +639*********

Landline Phone No.: +632-*******

Skype Username : nenyalorien

Yahoo Messenger ID : nenyalorien

Date of Birth : May 13, 1984

Place of Birth : Tagum, Davao del Norte

A. WORK EXPERIENCES:

Current Career Status:

Freelance web designer, content provider, writer and blogger.

Current Clients:

Dave Aron of InfoProdux.com and Bob Dale of Dale Studios Inc.

Employment History (no longer connected with the following):

a.1 Virtual Assistant for Leading Enterprises, LLC (July 26, 2008 to December 10, 2008)

a.2 Professional Blogger, under SplashPressMedia, Ltd. (May 2007-April 2008),

as well as Redmedia Solutions, Inc. (Contract project, from March 15, 2008 to May 31,

2008)

a.3 Reviewer, SureFireWealth.com, (July-December, 2007)

a.4 Ghostwriter, 20DayPersuasion.com/Self-Improvement-Millionaires.com group of

websites (Since February-December 2007)

a.5 Ghost-blogger, under BlogContentProvider.com (August-October, 2007)

a.6 Ghostwriter, Seriousscribbles.com (August 2006)

a.7 Customer Service Representative, ePLDT Ventus, Molo Iloilo City (April - May 2006)

a.8 Tutor for elementary students at Berean Center, 3rd floor Gaisano City Iloilo (January

March 2006)

a.9 Wrote a column for a local newspaper and also an underground rock/alternative culture

fanzine (2000-2002)

Recent Clients and Prized Projects:

Mobile Express Communications Solutions

Created website content (not design) for http://mobileexpresscontactsolutions.com

Info Produx

Edited website for http://www.mastersocialbookmarking.com/index.php

Closed Project:

Content for http://www.blackfortsolutions.com (Edited by client's manager; that is why

the

final content style and tone is not consistent with the original work.)

Blog Projects:

Feature Blogger for Ploning.com, under Redmedia Solutions, Inc. (March 15, 2008 to May

30, 2008) (Domain currently empty; removed by teammate for unknown reasons.)

Wrote as DummyGeekGurl on Gadzooki.com (May 2007-April 2008)

As Lorie Therese/ Diva on Froodee.com (May 2007-April 2008)

As BloggurlNeedzRehab on Blog-Tutorials.com (December 2007-April 2008)

Ghost Blogger : GoogleTutor.com, PCExtreme.net, Asteriskblog.com (May

2007-February 2008)

Blog Manager/Blog Admin, BlogSearchEngine.com, (November 2007-February 2008)

FreeSoftwareReview.net (August-September, 2007)

MyPopArt.com (From September 20-24, 2007 only)

Co-blogger, TechSpottr.com, working for J. Angelo Racoma (Just one post, January 7,

2008)

B. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

b.1 Graduate, AB Psychology in Central Philippine University, March 25, 2007

b.2 Was enrolled in the University of the Philippines: in the Visayas Campus in the years

2001-2002; and also in the Los Ba os Campus in the year 2003

b.3 Graduate, Philippine Science High School-Western Visayas Campus, in 2001

b.4 5th Honorable Mention, SPED-School for Exceptional Children; graduated March

1997

C. SKILLS:

c.1 The applicant has strong leadership skills. Since October 2008, she has managed a

team under her fledgling and soon-to-be registered company, LightSpeed Web Solutions.

The systems she uses are her own, developed via trial-and-error, and through observing the

processes her clients have in place.

c.2 applicant is adept at using the personal computer. She is able to work with computer

software without prior knowledge of them; especially good at working with MS Word, MS

Powerpoint, MS Frontpage, and their Open Source equivalents: NeoOffice Suite,

AbiWord, Open Office Suite. Currently, applicant is using OS X Tiger and is constantly

trying out new software. The applicant has experimented with Virtual Machines and

Windows Emulators. She had also explored podcasting on Garageband and movie editing

on iMovie. Her current fascination includes creating webpages, creating screencasts via

The Jing Project, as well as using Google Documents.

c.3 She has a working knowledge of CSS and HTML. Though the applicant is unable to

program, she can tweak webpages' CSS and HTML code for customization. She has had

experience with creating Joomla pages, working with hosting accounts and CPanel

backends, installing various CMS's (Content Management Systems), as well as

configuring various online accounts: from Social Networking websites to financial website

accounts like PayPal, iKobo.com, PayStone, Moneybookers, etc. She can construct

webpages using a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) interface as that in

Kompozer, NVU, Amaya, etc.

c.4 Has an advanced knowledge of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and writes for SEO

purposes.

c.5 Being analytical, the applicant can easily analyze most systems and strategies,

especially those that involve business trends and human relationships. She tends to act as a

"career counselor" for most of her friends and acquaintances.

c.6 The applicant has a typing speed of more than 54-55 words per minute.

c.7 Has great organizing skills. Whether through using software, mere notebooks, or

just filing documents, the applicant takes pride in her knack for organization.

c.8 The applicant has also had considerable experience in transcribing audio for articles.

Her first major experience was transcribing a sermon delivered by a local broadcaster, Cito

Beltran, when he visited the applicant's hometown. The transcription was the basis of the

article that the applicant wrote for their church's publication (see c.5). The applicant's first

paid audio transcription project was for Michael Lee, for a project for

http://bigseminaraudio.com (see a.4).

c.9 The applicant is quite articulate. She is very fluent in both written and spoken English.

She speaks Hiligaynon, Cebuano and Tagalog, as well. She also knows a few French

phrases, and aims to learn new languages, both European and Asian, in the future.

c.10 Applicant is highly teachable and quick to learn.

D. VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE:

d.1 Volunteer Adviser, columnist, writer, reserve writer, as well as webmaster for Central

Philippine University's official publication, Central Echo, and its blog

(http://centralecho.blogspot.com)

d.2 Blogger, Tingog.com (Stopped blogging for Tingog.com due to ideological

differences.)

d.3 Volunteer, Visayan Forum Foundation, Inc. (Managed the documentation of

empowerment

seminars.)

d.4 Ghostwriter/webmaster, Ptr. Richard Escosar's blog, richardescosar.multiply.com (on

hiatus)

d.5 Newsletter Ministry, Victory Christian Fellowship - Iloilo Church

d.6 Ushering Ministry, Victory Christian Fellowship - Iloilo and Pioneer Church

d.7 Clerk, Central Philippine University s College of Arts and Sciences Student Council

(Was paid a meager honorarium.)

d.8 Associate Editor, Sci-Link, the school paper of Philippine Science High School

Western

Visayas Campus

d.9 Literary Editor, Theomachia, the yearbook of Philippine Science High School Western

Visayas Campus Batch 2001

d.10 Editor-in-Chief, SPED-Star, the school paper of SPED-School for Exceptional

Children

E. SCHOOL AWARDS and ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

e.1 College:

2nd Place for two consecutive years in Central Philippine University s University Day

Reading Comprehension Contest (2005 and 2006)

4th on the Dean s List in the 1st Semester of the Academic Year 2005-2006

Composition won 2nd place in an oration contest in the University of the Philippines-

Visayas Campus Foundation Day Celebration in 2001

e.2 High School:

1st Place, Inter-School Spelling Bee

1st Place, News Writing Competition, Regional Elementary and Secondary Schools

Press Conference

City Secretary, Rotary Club Boys and Girls Week

Scriptwriter, soundtrack creator, and even actress for class and batch plays which got

grades of 1.75 to 1.0

Stage Manager, Foundation Day Talent Night of Academic Year 2000-2001 (Philippine

Science High School-Western Visayas)

e.3 Elementary:

2nd Place, both in the intra-school and the inter-school (District) Science Quiz Bee

contests

National Elementary Achievement Test Topnotcher in English and Science

Chairman: National Children s Forum on the Rights of Children

F. CHARACTER TRAITS:

f.1 Flexible. Able to adapt to, work with and around difficult people and difficult

situations.

f.2 Persistent. Willing to persevere at tough jobs and situations.

f.3 Assertive and self-possessed. Negotiates her way through situations with confidence.

f.4 Observant. Gifted with a love for studying people and situations.

f.5 Introspective and self-aware. Knows her capacities and limits.

f.6 Honest. Was raised with an awareness of the need to deal with everything in integrity.

G. INTERESTS:

g.1 Information Technology and computers, particularly the Internet, Operating Systems

(Unix-based: Linux and OS X) and Software

g.2 Social Sciences, particularly Psychology, Sociology and Abnormal Psychology

g.3 Medicine, particularly Psychiatry

g.4 Theology, particularly Christianity and Judaism

g.5 Literature, especially short stories

g.6 Travel and tourism, especially discovering mundane wonders in the Philippines

g.7 Practical living: fascinated with discovering new solutions to problems using mundane

tools.

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