Assistant Quality Assurance
Resume:
Ellen E. Seeley
Administrative Professional
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Education
M.S. in Community Development: University of California at Davis, 2010.
B.A. in Nature and Culture: University of California at Davis, 2005.
Core Capacities
Administrative/Office tasks: phones, triage, correspondence, dictation, calendaring
Technical and grant writing
Research and analysis
Copy editing, proofreading
Platforms: Macintosh, Windows
Office: Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Design/Publishing: Illustrator, Publisher, iMovie, InDesign, Visio
Mapping: some experience with ArcGIS
Social Media: Facebook, Google +, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram
Travel- and conference planning
Bookkeeping: some Quickbooks
Medical Practice Management Systems: some MediMac
Professional Experience
Verengo Solar, June 2013-March 2014
Field Marketing Canvasser: Responsible for liaison with the public regarding company program
offering solar energy Purchasing Power Agreements. Also responsible for various administrative
functions related to communications and contact tracking.
Serving as the program representative in day-to-day public interactions
California Association of Nutrition and Activity Programs, January 2011-March 2012
Project Assistant: Responsible for research, writing and editing, and various administrative and
accounting functions furthering the mission of SNAP-Ed/NEOP (Nutrition Education and
Obesity Prevention), known as CalFRESH in California. Also responsible for conference
planning and support services, literature reviews on specific nutrition education topics, and
interviews with Network staff and contractors.
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Research (in PubMed and other biomedical databases) and reporting on evidence for a)
nutrition education and b) garden-based nutrition education in motivating dietary changes
among CalFresh-eligible populations
Written analysis of interviews with SNAP-Ed contractors about need for systemic
program changes
Processing yearly association membership dues and training dues
Drafting bimonthly association newsletters in Illustrator
Assisting with travel and conference arrangements for yearly association retreat
Handling incoming calls and soliciting member interviews, document submissions, and
yearly dues
UC Davis Department of Psychology, Bales Lab, October 2010-August 2011
Junior Specialist I: Responsible for creation of prairie vole tissue slides; scoring of prairie vole
behavioral test archives; composition of multivariate ethograms; and assistance with selected
behavioral trials.
Analysis and reporting (using Behavior TrackerTM software) of timed and filmed
behavioral trials with voles
Creation of ethogram templates (with above software) for behavioral coding
Assistance with timed behavioral trials analyzing hormone/behavior correlation in
juvenile voles
Extraction, preparation, and mounting of prairie vole brain tissue
Bartholomew Associates, Davis, CA, August 2010-November 2010
Research Assistant: Responsible for real estate property and market research; writing and editing
content for qualifying demonstration projects; and varied administrative duties.
Market research reports using CoStarTM and County Census data
Editing principal’s real estate appraisal demonstration report for membership in The
Appraisal Institute
Answering phones
Cities, Counties and Schools Partnership, Davis, CA, June 2010-December 2010
Campaign Assistant for the Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Cities Campaign: Responsible
for policy research and outreach, connecting local government officials in California with
training and technical assistance in support of policies that improve local physical activity and
retail food environments.
Phone/email outreach to and recruitment of local, elected government officials for health
promotion campaign
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Research compilation on examples of supportive policies for inclusion in campaign (e.g.
agricultural land preservation, backyard chicken ordinances)
Data entry (Excel) of survey and interview results in support of campaign
Veridian Environmental, Inc., Davis, CA, February 2006 – September 2007
Quality Assurance Chemist and Business Development Coordinator: Responsible for company
marketing, maintenance of technical library, and administrative tasks; assisted in provision of
Level II and Level III laboratory data validation and database verification for a number of
environmental site assessment projects (commercial, industrial, and governmental); provided
editing services on all project, technical and marketing documents.
Reception duties (answering/triage of calls, maintenance of office machines,
communications)
Marketing (cold calls) to client database and editing of marketing documents
Copy-editing and proofreading of project deliverables and selected technical documents
Data validation and database verification of laboratory report contents for clients
Research Experience:
Intern for the Local Government Commission: Sacramento, California, Summer 2008
Researched and designed organizational material (using Word) on problems and innovations
around U.S. parking policy; assisted in redesign of project issue web pages for organizational
website.
Graduate Student Researcher for Susan Handy: Institute of Transportation Studies,
UC Davis, Winter 2008
Assisted with literature review, preparation and design of a study of biking behavior in high
school students of legal driving age in Davis and comparable communities.
Graduate Student Researcher for Susan Handy, Institute of Transportation Studies,
UC Davis, Fall 2007
Assisted with literature review, experimental design, fieldwork and editing of project documents
for a study assessing the relationship between cul-de-sac streets and children’s physical play.
Teaching Experience
Teaching Assistant for Dr. Rob Wiener, Community and Regional Development, UC Davis,
Spring 2009
Teaching Assistant for Dr. Luis Eduardo Guarnizo, Community and Regional Development, UC
Davis, Winter 2009
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Teaching Assistant for Dr. Chris Benner, Community and Regional Development, UC Davis,
Fall 2008
Volunteer Experience
The Healthy Eating Active Living Cities Campaign, Davis, CA, January 2010 – December
2010
Assisting with HEAL Campaign implementation in Davis, developing support for community
gardening and conducting policy research on food sales at City offices and municipal recreation
sites.
Davis Food Co-op, Davis, CA, August – December 2009 and March 2012 – January 2013
Assisting as a “Superworker” with Bulk Department operations, including restocking bins,
cleaning, taking special orders, and fielding customer questions.
Papers
Seeley, E. (2010). Master’s Thesis: “Comparison of Pedestrian Conditions in Ethnically Diverse,
Low-Income Neighborhoods of Sacramento, California.” UC Davis Community Development
Graduate Group.
Professional Memberships
The Smart Growth Network
Honors and Awards
1997 UC Davis Regents’ Scholar
2004-2005 UC Davis Dean’s List, all quarters
2004-2005
2008-2010 Member, Golden Key Honor Society
Professional Interests
Administration; Writing/Editing; Public Health Policy, Education and Outreach; Nutrition
Education and Obesity Prevention; Walkable Communities; Land Use/Urban Planning
Personal Interests
Community activism; medical and cognitive science; holistic health; nutrition/fitness; foreign
languages; performing arts and visual arts.
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