Rhealene Parrott Mar
**** ****** ****** • Fort Worth, Texas 76132
**************@*****.***
Inspired Professional: Meeting Deadlines & Marketing Ideas
Seasoned writer and marketer, with paralegal certification to support legal services. Strong background in deadline-oriented proofreading, editing, sales, and marketing. Very skilled in assessing and bridging client needs with tailored services. Expertise in diffusing difficult situations with composure and sincerity. Tackle challenges creatively with an eye for detail.
AREAS of STRENGTH
•Project Management •Persuasive Presentations
•Proofreading/Editing •Research Instruments
•Budgeting Time •Creating Turnkey Publications
•Amenability •Team Philosophy
•Flexibility •Creative Problem-solving
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Sales Consultant 2012-2013
Ridglea Watch & Jewelry
Part-time position selling fine jewelry to Fort Worth-area customers. Responsible for meeting monthly goals, taking custom orders, fielding incoming calls, receiving/documenting repair requests, inventory, and producing direct mail flyers and sales booklets targeting select clientele.
Contract Paralegal & Legal Writer/Proofreader Intern to Temp 2010-2011
Herring Law Firm/Reunion Title Fort Worth, TX
Intern-to-hire position requiring legal research; drafting/filing of court-ready legal documents; correspondence with courthouse personnel; interviewing of clients, knowledge of county/state rules of procedure; scheduling; legal case writing; and proofreading.
Marketing Consultant 2009-Present
SuperScript Fort Worth, TX
For-hire writer, researcher, proofreader, and liaison for special events, direct mail appeals, and feature writing/media placement. Turnkey service/send to print entire newsletters, direct mail, brochures, and print/web ads. Specialize in higher education and legal fields of service.
EDUCATION, ACHIEVEMENTS & INTERESTS
Law Firm of Vecchio & Vecchio/Arlington Career Institute
Paralegal Graduate, May 2011
Bachelor of Arts, Northeast Louisiana University Monroe, LA, May 1994
Journalism/Marketing Major/English Minor
President’s Honors/Magna Cum Laude
State Bar of Texas, Paralegal Division
Current Member
LifePointe Church
Current Active Member
Society of Professional Journalists
Lifetime Member
Crime Stoppers USA
Volunteer coordinator for events and conferences
National Honor Societies of Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Tau Alpha, Sigma Tau Delta
(National Honors, Journalism Honors, and English Honors)
Lifetime Member
Published Poet & Past Member
Southern Poetry Association Pass Christian, MS
Owner of ‘in the attic’…
a charitable floral design company
Entrepreneur SuperScript
Freelance Writing, Proofreading & Editing Services
Computer Skills
MS Word, Excel, Power Point (Intermed), Outlook Westlaw Research System
ProDoc Document Preparation Program Advanced Internet Research Skills
Windows XP