Alton P. Weatherspoon
Skokie, Illinois 60076
Phone: 224-***-****
Email: **********@*****.***
Education - Illinois Institute of Art (Chicago, IL. 10/2010-11/2011)
Major: Digital Photography – B.F.A Program
Skills
MS Office, MS Outlook, Digital Photography, Web Design, Photo Design
Work Experience
Compass Transportation, Driver (October 2023-Present)
• Accompany school bus drivers with navigational and student support
• Assist with escorting public-school students boarding and exiting school bus vehicles
• Keep record of student attendance while transporting to and from scheduled destinations
Lyft Inc., Driver (May 2015-March 2020)
• Provide ride-sharing services to local passengers and customers in and around the Chicago-area
Collabera Inc., I.T. Admin & Support Analyst (May 2011-October 2011)
• Responsible for executing high volume purchase requests of I.T. products and materials for entire staff throughout the organization including other branch offices across the United States
• Maintained on-going supplier communications to all faculty and outside vendors
• Responsible for the entering, processing, and execution of all purchase orders through PeopleSoft
• Communicated buying activities with other I.T. buying staff and the vendor(s) to insure order availability
• Maintained a strong & professional customer care environment for all interdepartmental requestors and administrators
University of Chicago, Networking Services & I.T. Buyer Assistant (March 2000- May 2009)
• Responsible for generating high volume purchase requests of I.T. products and professional consulting services for inter-departmental staff throughout the organization
• Responsible for the execution of all purchase orders through the university purchase order database
• Recorded all orders in a departmental database including MS Outlook that are deemed final
• Filed all purchase orders and requests for record keeping and quarterly auditing purposes.
University of Chicago, Telecommunications Operator (October 1990-March 2000)
• Answered incoming calls for the University of Chicago Hospital
• Offered directory and technical assistance within a telecommunications environment.
• Responsible for paging physicians using IBX phones & various telecommunication tools used for outside and in-house emergencies
• Expedited orders to I.T. field engineers for in-house phone repairs for both hospital and campus employees throughout the campus
• Provided automated voice mail driving directions to the university from all points throughout city & suburbs.
University of Chicago Medical Center, Med-Phone Assistant (April 1987-October 1990)
• Responsible for assisting the public with physician referrals as well as linking private outside physicians around the Chicago-area and the rest of the country
• Managed consultations including the transitioning for outpatient and inpatient transfer
• Provided information to callers regarding various medical screenings and medical research tests offered to the public through advertisements via the local radio & television broadcast markets
• Responsible for daily stats and data entry database for marketing and statistical purposes for Hospital Public Affairs department.
Interests:
Digital Photography, P.C. & Internet Technology, Traveling, Bicycling, & Reading,
Skills:
MS Office, MS Outlook, Digital Photography, Photo Design/Finishing, Web Design,
Accomplishments:
Completed a courses in web design at the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago resulting in creation and launch of my website and online business in 2010: “Alton Parker Photography - Chicago” www.apphotochi.com)