ROBERT M. PRATT ******.********@*****.***
Fort Worth, TX 76114-1900 (cell) 817-***-****
SUMMARY
Strong writing and research skills for business, education and law.
Member of State Bar of Texas: J.D. from Georgetown University.
Capable instructor in higher education, teaching English Composition, Literature and Art.
Background in data administration, teaching, advertising and broadcast production.
Hands-on work as sculptor, farm manager, key grip and respiratory therapist.
Computer skills: MS Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and specialized direct mail software.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Data Manager, Direct Mail, Commerce Register, Inc, Midland Park, NJ 2005 – 2010
Programmed and operated ‘Merge/Purge’ of direct mail client address lists.
Used Word, Excel, FTP and proprietary programs in Digital’s VMS/DCL.
Coordinated projects directly with clients
Adjunct Instructor
Sussex County Community College, Hackettstown, NJ 2003 – 2005
Created my own course material using Word, PowerPoint, and Paint Shop Pro.
Taught courses in English Composition, Art History and classes in
3-Dimensional Design, and Sculpture.
Warren County Community College, Washington, NJ 1990 – 1991
Taught courses in English Composition 1 & 2, Modern American Poets,
The Novel, Logic, and Film Appreciation.
Stay-at-Home Father and Horse Farmer, Columbia, NJ 1989 – 2005
Raised two sons from infancy; they currently attend Yale University and Beloit College.
Duties for both roles included scheduling, acquisitions, negotiations, dispute mediation, travel coordination, records keeping and much self-directed manual labor.
Farm duties also included everything from foaling horses to baling hay.
House Painter/Restorer, Freelance, Bergen and Warren Counties, NJ 1982 - 1989
Broadcast Producer, The Richards Group, Dallas, TX 1979 – 1982
Planned, cost-estimated and selected suppliers for TV, radio and video productions.
Oversaw productions from concept to completion including shooting, editing and distribution of media materials.
Conducted client presentations and acted as liaison with clients’ representatives during actual production processes.
Negotiated, wrote and administered required contracts with vendors and union talent.
Coordinated payment to artistic talent through union protocols.
EDUCATION
Juris Doctor, (J.D.), Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC
Senior Case & Notes Editor, Journal of Law & Policy in International Business,
Edited and coordinated all student-written materials in five volumes of the Journal.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale University, Cum Laude, New Haven, CT,
Major: Philosophy
Extensive coursework in the sciences and literature.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Equipment Operator, Ultra-Poly Corporation, Blairstown, NJ
Operated forklift and bulk grinder equipment at plastic raw materials recycling plant.
Respiratory Therapist, Harris Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas
New York Hospital, East 68th St., Manhattan, NY
Key Grip, Freelance Grip and Gaffer, Dallas TX
Constructed sets and set power and lighting for stage and location film shoots.
Foreign Exchange Student to Guadalajara, Mexico, final semester of High School.