U.S. Army Reserve
Resume:
Chantelle Cowher
Bloomingdale, Georgia 31302
*********.******@*****.***
Work Experience
U.S. Army Reserve, Pittsburgh, PA
Psychological Operations Sergeant, Aug 2005 – present
●Managed team consisting of 7-10 people on average to analyze information, plan, develop, design and produce products.
●Products included flyers, handbills, radio program scripts, billboards, leaflets, interview points, and training materials for conducting classes.
●Assist in refreshment training for multimedia illustrators using various Microsoft and Adobe Design Programs.
●Coordinate with requesting party to clarify goals and ensure satisfaction with products.
●Revision, proofreading, and editing of products for errors and to ensure clear and professional communication.
Internship at Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
Editor / Web Designer, Jan 2012 – May 2012
●Plan the contents of publications according to the publication's style, editorial policy, and publishing requirements.
●Confer with management and editorial staff members regarding placement and emphasis of developing news stories.
●Meet frequently with artists, typesetters, layout personnel, marketing directors, and production managers to discuss projects and resolve problems.
●Read, evaluate and edit manuscripts or other materials submitted for publication and confer with authors regarding changes in content, style or organization, or publication.
●Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
●Write, design, or edit web page content, or direct others producing content.
●Analyze user needs to determine technical requirements.
●Identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback, and correct problems or refer problems to appropriate personnel for correction.
Camelot Lanes, Boardman, OH
After School Program / Data Entry / Front Counter, September 2009 – December 2012
●Supervision of 100+ Elementary school- age children during pickup from school until released to parents after 3 hours.
●Assisted customers with bowling packages, shoe rental, and other programs or league needs.
●Entered and updated contact information from all customers who volunteered information into database for special promotions, coupons, and reminders.
●Assisted customers with reservations, program restrictions, helped plan special events.
Further employment history available if desired.
Education
Defense Language Institute / Foreign Language Center, Presidio of Monterey, CA
●Graduated September 2015 with 3.82 cumulative GPA
●Achieved score of 3/3 on the Defense Language Proficiency Test in Listening and Reading, and a 1+ on the Oral Proficiency Interview
●Obtained Associate's (AA) Degree in Persian-Farsi and Military Linguist Certification
●Course focuses primarily in Written and Aural comprehension as well as some speaking the Persian-Farsi language.
●Additional focus is on cultural and historical background studies, and presenting information in Persian Farsi, either written, spoken, or a combination of the two.
Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
●Bachelor's Degree in English with minor in Professional and Technical Writing and Editing
●Graduated Magna Cum Laude in May 2014
●Other areas of focus included some Journalism, Proposal Writing, News Writing, Psychology courses, and Web Design/ Layout courses.
●Extracurricular activities included membership in the Student Literary Arts Association, and Youngstown Women’s Rugby Club, as well as serving in the Army Reserve, and part-time customer service work.
US Military Training, Fort Hunter Liggett, CA
●Reclassification to Psychological Operations for military MOS, completed course in 2010
●Included classes on research and analysis methods and methods to influence a foreign population in support of a variety of goals.
●Training that covered how to operate and maintain equipment such as: loudspeaker systems, analog and digital recording and playback devices and communication systems.
Minot High School, Minot, ND
●Graduated with High School Diploma - GPA 3.65 - 2005.
●Followed regular curriculum with exception of AP English courses.
●Elective studies focused on other literary and editing courses, as well as photography/ layout & design classes.
●Extracurricular activities included band, Key Club, Cross Country, Track and Field, and part-time customer service work.
Defense Information School, Fort Meade, MD
●October 2005- February 2006
●40 hours per week for 16 weeks
●Completed certification
●Course curriculum included a Manual Arts block, Design Basics for both printed and electronic media, Adobe Photoshop and CS Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, InDesign, and brief overview of Adobe Flash.
Additional Information
●Holds SECRET level security clearance granted by US Army in 2008.
●Experience in editing and formatting using various Adobe and Microsoft Programs.
●Mostly experienced writing and editing in MLA format with a working knowledge of APA, and Chicago writing style.
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