Manager Office
Resume:
Melissa Avery
**** ******* ***** ***********, ** 20783- Phone: 301-357-
**** - *****: *.*****@**********.***
Highlights of Qualifications
. Experienced as a successful non-profit manager, marketer, grant writer
and fund raiser for community orientated progressive organizations.
. Experienced office worker and administrator skilled working with:
Microsoft Office Suit
Photo ShopI am interested in the Part - Time Resident Service Coordinator
position you recently have advertised. My resume, as requested, is attached
for your review. My organizational skills, experience in the nonprofit
sector and 25 years of involvement in the Prince Georges County Arts
community would be an ideal match for this position.
I have live in the northern part of Prince George 's County since 1989, in
Riverdale Park, Hyattsville, Lewisdale, College Park and University Park .
I am currently living in the University Hills part of Hyattsville. I have a
love of the area, its history and future potential. I see the position
you have described as an opportunity to bring together and strengthen the
community.
I have always prided myself on not allowing the fact I am a woman or
economic boundaries limit my imagination and self expression. I think this
energy can bring communities together for growth and benefit to all.
I worked for several years at the University of Maryland in costumer
service, accounting and payroll. Prior to that, I worked in the management
in the food and beverage industry.
In the last 20 years, I have been involved in several Maryland community
based nonprofit arts organizations in the capacity of president, director
of operation and board member. I am a Maryland Master Gardener and have
represented the Prince Georges County Master Gardeners at the University
of Maryland 's Farmers Market garden clinic.
I am seriously interested in local Prince George 's County politics and I
am actively involved in matters of community issues in Hyattsville, where I
live. I also co wrote an Arcadia community history book about Riverdale
Park, when I was a resident in that town.
I appreciate your taking the time to review my credentials and experience.
Again, thank you for your consideration.
Melissa Avery
3316 Gumwood Drive
Hyattsville MD 20783
Auto Cad
E-mail programs
Social Networks
. Experience in accounting, auditing, and operations management.
. Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds
. Strong analytical, communication and organizational skills
. Diverse technical engineering background that ranges from food science
to physics demonstration.
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. Highly productive self starter and creative problem solver,works well
independently or on a team.
Work Experience
Music on the Rise
Hyattsville, Maryland
Manager and board president - Music on the Rise, Inc. A community based
cultural organization with a mission to preserve, present and educate the
community about the music history of the Washington D.C. region.
Music on the Rise is a 501(c)3 non-profit, founded in 2007, funded in part,
by The Prince George's County Arts Association, Anacostia Trails Heritage
Association, The Office of Eric Olson, Prince Georges County Council
District 3,The Montgomery County Historical Association, The Historical
Association of Silver Spring, The Silver Spring Service Center and The
Friends of the Silver Spring Railroad Depot. I have served as Manager of
Music on the Rise, Inc. for the last six years. In that capacity, I have
been responsible for the purchase of equipment necessary for production of
music performances, scheduling, production of music and entertainment that
augment community and County public events. Providing and coordinating
stage, sound technicians, photography and filming of events. Hire and
negotiate performer's contracts. Developed ongoing website, Facebook and
Twitter for Music on the Rise, Inc. I have also created flyers, posters,
print and radio advertising for the events as needed. Arrange for film and
photo content suitable for Vimeo, Youtube, social media and email
advertising. Establish accounts with various State and local
municipalities. Conduct quarterly board meetings. Create organizational
reports. File State and Federal organizational taxes. Maintain all aspects
of financial records and banking for the organization.
Plant Partners
http://www.plant-partners.com
Lead plant merchandiser. Responsible for organizing plant material
according to sales diagrams and overseeing four team members. Motivating,
selling and merchandising plant material to reach goals for Lowes plant
department.
Home Town Repair
Takoma Park, Maryland
Duties included general office assistance, billing, check reconciliation,
bookkeeping, accounting, purchasing building and office supplies. Delivery
of product by vehicle. Occasional repair and building assistance. Used
Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCad, Photoshop. Updated webpage, maintained web
site and social media. Correspondence with clients via email. Maintained
company calendar, arranged client meetings, prepared reports and necessary
paper work associated with the company.
The University of Maryland
College Park
Dining Services Business Office floating administrative, accounting,
reconciled Dining Service's daily sales reports, concession accounting,
FRS Dining Services and Catering.
Produce and distribute routine reports, organize and maintained
computerized student dining plan files, answers telephones, provide
procedural information, and provide information regarding personnel
actions.
Served as administrative assistant for the director's office, filling in
for fulltime administrative assistance vacation and sick leave personnel.
Assisted in reconciliation and distribution of payroll. Used University of
Maryland computerized student account system to create and maintain student
dinning accounts. Communicated with students and their parents via e-mail
regarding dining accounts. Used standard Microsoft Office package of
various tasks as required.
Diversified Engineering
Silver Spring, MD
Contract engineering construction drafter. Surveyed and documented in
writing, drawing and photography, work sites in preparation for
construction and remediation. Edited electrical, mechanical, plumbing,
security drawings and fire protection schematics for building system
designs primarily using AutoCAD, Excel, Word and construction document
management software. Work was primarily for public buildings, Public
Schools in Maryland and Washington D.C Sanitary Commission.
Pacific Scientific, Inc.
Silver Spring, MD
Organized and maintained an engineering documentation library that included
digital data hard copy, slides and schematics. Maintained and expanded
patent library documentation. Photographed machinery schematics and updated
and archived documents in the company filing system. Monitored and recorded
temperature and moisture readings as a requirement to meet industry
archival standards. I worked closely with engineers to maintain a drawing
data base and physical filing system, that included locating schematics,
patents and other pertinent documents for engineers and revised
documentation as needed. I arranged weekly meetings with the department
heads to discuses current design modifications. I fielded questions from
the public by email or by fulfilling requests for specific documentation or
products created by Pacific Scientific.
I created and amended AutoCAD drawings and parts management program
associated with it for new and amended electro-mechanical devices, updated
electrical schematics for repair and creation of particle counting
instruments.
Fox Engineering
Fairfax, VA
Electrical AutoCAD drafter for building construction, security systems,
fire protection systems and details.
Wild Flower Preserves and Tea Bread
University Park Maryland
Produced and sold organic preserves, deserts and tea bread. Sold in four
different farm markets within Prince Georges County. Managed one employee.
Created a small business under the Woman Entrepreneurs of Baltimore
program.
Education
University of Maryland Agricultural Extension College Park, MD, Technical
Certificate 06/2012
Major: Master Gardener
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
State of Maryland Plant Science Agricultural Extension Program. Community
outreach training for urban community agricultural and horticultural
education, development and implementation.
Prince Georges Community College Landover, MD
Some College Coursework Completed
Credits Earned: 50 Semester hours
Major: Drafting Technology
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
Drafting technology and general studies
Maryland School of Drafting College Park, MD
Technical Certificate 07/1995
Credits Earned: 56 Semester hours
Major: Architectural Drafting Minor: CAD Electrical Drafting
University of Maryland University College College Park, MD
Some College Coursework Completed
Credits Earned: 18 Semester hours
Major: Fine Arts
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
Fine Arts
La Academe de Cuisine
Bethesda Maryland
French Cooking - Chef Certification
Montgomery College Takoma Park, MD
Some College Coursework Completed
Credits Earned: 12
Major: Fine Arts
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
Fine Arts
Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA
Credits Earned: 45 Semester hours
Major: Fine Arts Minor: Music
Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications:
Fine Art
Awards and other Accomplishments
Les Dames d' Escoffier DC - Scholarship 1995
Woman Entrepreneurs of Baltimore Small Business Development - August 2002
Prince Georges County Historical Society's Saint Georges Day Award," Images
of America Riverdale Park" -2012
Published co-author "Images of America" Arcadia books.
President Historical Association of Riverdale Park 2010 - 2012
Board member Riverdale Park Arts Association 2009
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