Michael Oliver **** Eva Place
425-***-**** Van Nuys, CA 91406
Employment Experience
Nordstrom
Los Angeles, CA
Oct. 2010 – present
Sales Associate
• Create e-mail communication campaigns for high volume customers, intended for over 500 patrons.
• Generated personal sales in excess of $600,000 annually.
Johnson Industries
Seattle, WA
Nov. 2006-Aug. 2010
Marketing/Sales Associate
• Create written marketing materials for over 30 different product lines focusing on multiple
• Generated sales of multiple product lines in excess of $40,000 monthly.
Book-It Rep. Theatre / 5th AVE. Theatre
Seattle, WA
Oct. 2007-May 2008
May 2006-Oct. 2006
Marketing Intern
Personal Assistant
• Coordinated public communications effort and mailing campaigns for over 10,000 patrons.
• Coordinated and implemented daily work activities for Marketing and Publicity Directors
• Updated and maintained database and website including over 1,000 daily entries.
UW Daily Newspaper
Seattle, WA
Feb. 2003-June 2005
Advertising Asst. Manager
• Generated personal adverting sales of over $80,000 annually.
• Collaborated with local and national advertising agencies on the creation of print and online advertising campaigns for over 70 clients.
• Trained and coordinated the efforts of a sales staff of eight members.
WRITING EXPERIENCE
PRODUCED THEATER
Succession – at Emerald City Scene
A divorced small-business owner must chart the future of his company after his only son refuses to follow in his footsteps.
The Dance of Death – at UTS Cabaret
An Oregon territory woman fights to free herself from unwanted advances after the death of her husband leaves her stranded amongst a lumber camp.
Mother Knew Best – at UTS Cabaret
A teenager begins to unspool the story of his birth when he learns that he was not, in fact, the illegitimate son of Robert Young from TV’s Father Knows Best.
PUBLISHED SHORT STORIES
The Bird in the Barn – at The Melon
After burying a dead bird, two young brothers discover the inequity of death when the youngest begins to bury every dead thing he finds.
The Tour – at The Melon
A young couple realizes that buying a home includes paying respect to the previous occupants.
SPEC PILOT
Broken Homes (hour long drama)
Follows the personal and professional ramifications of a family schism after long-bubbling tensions lead one side of the Hegland clan to be cut off from all ties, including a successful property development firm.
NOVEL MANUSCRIPTS
The Salt and the Darkness
Follows the lives of three women who are shipped across the frontier to be teachers in the Oregon territory only to become trapped in the wilderness.
Waking Slow
In the vacuum of power, after the fall of a tyrant, a young boy must cross the country to find his imprisoned love.
Business Competition / Marketing (DECA)
• Two-time DECA ICDC attendee. 4th Place ICDC: E-Commerce Business Plan.
Team Management iLife Creative Programs Communications
Advertising /Sales iWork Business Programs Marketing Analysis
Multi-Line Phone System Adobe Design Programs Statistical Analysis
Public Speaking/Performance MS Office Programs Valid Driver’s License
Education
• Business Administration (Marketing). University of Washington School of Business. BA Graduate July 2007. Cum Laude. Seattle, WA.
• Drama (Acting). University of Washington School of Arts & Science. BA Graduate July 2007. Cum Laude. Seattle, WA.