C. Hodgson Resume
Resume:
CHRISTOPHER ALAN HODGSON
Waynesboro, VA 22980
540-***-**** (Home) 434-***-**** (Cell)
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EXPERIENCE:
Office Assistant
The Synetech Group, Inc., Charlottesville, VA (March 2007-present)
-Sent out mailings for several democratic candidates
-Opened incoming mail and separated checks from the remit forms/batched checks and remit forms
-Mail merged letters/envelopes and mailed out rejected checks/credit card statements back to contributors
-Scanned in checks, remits and credit card statements for contributors and major donors
Temporary Positions through Venturi Staffing Partners
Charlottesville, VA
CFA Institute Winter Grading Project (December 2006)
Crutchfield Distribution Center (September-November 2006)
Assistant Sports Information Director
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA (August 2004-May 2006)
-Assisted the Sports Information Director in publicizing the school’s 23 varsity sports
-Served as primary contact for 12 sports
-Developed and designed media guides for 14 sports
-Wrote and designed game programs for nine sports
-Operated StatCrew and produced media packets for the 2005 NCAA Division III Field Hockey National Championships hosted by Washington and Lee University/Operated StatCrew for six sports
-Created ODAC Tournament media packets for six sports
-Hired and supervised student workers for several sports
-Compiled statistics and results for all sports
-Wrote press releases and feature stories on student-athletes and produced women’s basketball notes each week/Composed the “Generals Report” - recap of W&L athletics after each season
-Maintained the athletic department website and updated the sports information hotline
-Submitted weekly results, statistics, and nominations to the conference offices
-Contacted local media with scores and highlights for all varsity contests
Sports Information Intern
State University of New York at New Paltz, New Paltz, NY (August 2003-May 2004)
College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, NY (August 2002-May 2003)
-Assisted the Sports Information Director in publicizing the school’s varsity sports
-Wrote and designed all game programs and press releases for varsity contests
-Compiled statistics and results for all varsity sports
-Submitted weekly results, statistics, and nominations to the conference offices
-Maintained the athletic department website and updated the sports information hotline
-Operated StatCrew during soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball games
-Supervised student workers for several sports
-Contacted local media with scores and highlights for all varsity contests
-Put together a packet of team highlights and statistics for all sports for the Athletic Awards Banquet (at CMSV)
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Student Sports Information Assistant
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA (August 2001-June 2002)
-Served as scoreboard operator for five sports
-Wrote in lane assignments for swimmers at swimming and diving meets
-Called Sportsticker with score and time updates and answered phone on press row at basketball games
-Reported scores to media outlets
Ice Hockey/Media Relations Fellow and Compliance Fellow
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Edison, NJ (February 2000-May 2001)
-Developed and designed 2000-01 MAAC Men’s Ice Hockey Media Guide, Championship Poster and Brochure
-Participated in production of 2000-01 Men’s and Women’s Basketball Media Guide
-Responsible for weekly service bureaus for ice hockey, women’s volleyball and men’s/women’s lacrosse
-Wrote weekly previews for upcoming ice hockey games
-Assisted in preparation and distribution of information packets for the fall, winter and spring sport championships
-Performed Total cast (live updates on the web) at men’s/women’s soccer championships
-Corrected Coaches Exams
-Data entry of National Letters of Intent (NLI) and Special Assistance Funds
-Recorded secondary violation reports, self violation reports and hardship waiver forms
-Answered questions regarding MAAC and NCAA issues
Bureau Reporter/Statistician
Sportsticker Enterprises, L.P., Jersey City, NJ (May 1999-February 2000)
-Completed written and computer box scores for major league baseball during games
-Answered phones and updated scores and statistics for professional, minor league and college sports
-Worked on box scores for professional and college football and basketball
COMPUTER SKILLS:
Microsoft Powerpoint, Access, Word, Excel, Dreamweaver, Adobe Pagemaker, InDesign, Photoshop
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
Minor League Baseball Umpire (4 summers)
Sports and Recreation Coordinator for Charlottesville Young Professionals (August 2006-August 2007)
EDUCATION:
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, August 2003
Master of Science-Physical Education with an emphasis in Sport Management
Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA, May 1999
Bachelor of Health Science with a Major in Health Science and a Minor in Psychology
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REFERENCES:
Sharone Childs-Jones, Office Manager
The Synetech Group, Inc.
1228 Cedars Court Ste. E
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Brian Laubscher, Sports Information Director
Washington and Lee University
PO Drawer 928
Lexington, VA 24450
Mike Walsh, Special Assistant to the Vice President for University Advancement
Washington and Lee University
PO Drawer 928
Lexington, VA 24450
Mike Salerno, Assistant Director of Transfer Admission
SUNY New Paltz
75 S. Manheim Blvd., Suite 1, New Paltz, NY 12561
Rich Ensor, Commissioner
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
712 Amboy Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
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