James A. Leyshon
Thornton, CO 80260
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Professional Experience
Warehouse Technician
Associated Energy Systems - 1/2022 to present
• Fork lift and order picker certification. Pick, pull, receive, and manage inventory. Unload and load truck trailers. Freight, FedEx and UPS shipping. Sales and customer service at will call.
Administrative Assistant
Associa - 9/2021 to 12/2021
• Basic office duties, including mailroom service.
Administrative Assistant (temp)
Robert Half (for International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1186) - 7/2021 to 9/2021
• Basic office duties, including mailroom service.
• Answering phones, interviewing, resolving, and/or transferring appropriately.
• Assist potential recruits in navigating our online recruitment processes.
• Organizing and resolving 2016-2021 travel reports for external review/audit and electronic archival.
• Library-based physical distribution of educational materials.
• Report QA issues for website content accuracy and consistency.
• Screening all visitors for health quality and possible COVID exposure.
Writer/Graphic Artist/Promotion & Marketing Expert
Self-Employed - 8/16 to present
• Studying, writing, drawing, and self-promotion.
• Republished and actively marketed my first novel, Betty Cries. Library of Congress #TX8-921-849
• Secured a book publisher for direct marketing to the company’s entertainment contacts,
receiving industry-relevant book reviews, and brick-and-mortar outlet distribution.
• Multiple writing and cartooning projects in various stages of progress.
Custom Fencing Technician
Cat-mando – 12/20 to 3/22
Build custom pet enclosures to contain and protect pets in outdoor environments from mountain homes and farms to suburban patios.
Field Agent/Broker
Multiple Lines – 09/19 to 10/21
Part-time licensed agent for life and health (300+ cold calls and 5 appointments per week).
Partnership Development Associate
Fusion Growth Partners – 12/19 to 7/20
Temporary sales and HR recruitment at real estate marketing firm (50-80 cold calls, 1-2 sales appointments, and scheduled 4 quality recruit interviews per day).
Internet/Communications Specialist (previously Administrative Assistant (temp-to-hire), Project Coordinator, Staff Council President, and Internet Developer)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory - 6/95 to 8/16
•Managed annual $150-$200K budget for ongoing and specialized projects.
•Managed $50K budget for Staff Council 2006-2007 and 11 committees. Set agendas and conducted two monthly meetings, and reviewed/edited minutes. Responsible for special projects and making senior management aware of problems while offering solutions on behalf of staff.
•Generated ~$2M of revenue and created a cost-reduction of ~$1M for the firm in my tenure.
•Managed a request for proposals online marketplace and an update newsletter that connected requestors with suppliers by posting RFP summaries with relevant information and exact contact information.
•Managed and supported multiple newsletters/updates.
•Contributed to annual budget proposals and supplied scope refinements based on client requests; created internal bids for specialized spot projects.
•Coordinated and worked directly with corporate communications to maintain practice standards for high-profile and online projects.
•Specialized in consumer information and interacted personally with at least 5,000 stakeholders during tenure. Chief correspondent for most e-mail information requests as Webmaster for over more than a dozen sites.
•Created keen SEO boilerplate information for technical internet sections needing regular updates and managed catalog of canned responses for common e-mail questions. Always top 5 of the first page of Google results.
•Exceptionally executed compelling web design and regular maintenance; some database management and design.
•Excelled at content creation/editing for various technical websites and communication products.
•Proficient at data research and collection (data harvester).
•Awarded for graphic design/technical Illustrations.
•Led departmental awards committee and participated in several staff recognition teams.
Achievements
• Elected Staff Council President, 2006 and 2007.
• Multiple NREL internal awards with marketplace nominations.
• Since 2001, I have written over 10 screenplays for film.
• Published cartoonist: Wizard Magazine, custom silk-screen designer, and other freelance work.
• Taught 3 classes, Cartooning, Colorado Free University.
Education and Certifications
• Held license in Colorado to agent for Life and Health.
• 20+ CE credit hours.
• Reverend, Universal Life Church.
• 10 years of Safety and Fire Marshall training.
• Google Guide – Level 6
- Expert Photographer with over 6-million views
• Associate Degree Equivalent with 20-years experience in field.
- 1988-1989 - Colorado Institute of Art
- 1990-1991 - Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design - Illustration; Dean's List
- 1991-1992 - Art Instruction Schools - Fine Arts Degree