Mr. Mark Kellam

Mark Kellam

Objective: To obtain a position within an organization where I can contribute to the growth and profitability.

Background: Five years experience in radio and television writing, production, camera work, and work with various systems and support functions. Computer friendly.

Background:

May 2007 – Present – Job Searching.

Aug 2006 – May 2007 -- Golf course grounds worker. Duties included mowing tees, fringes, roughs, and various other landscaping. Also, worked with customers and helped wherever I was needed.

Aug 2003 – May 2006 –Business major @ Ball State University ( non-graduate)

May 2005- August 2005 –Freelance Television Production for WFYI (PBS).

Jan 2003 – Aug 2003 – IRIS board operator for WFYI (PBS), Indianapolis, Indiana. This paid position included responsibilities in working with volunteers to record, or provide, live feed to IRIS network. When volunteers weren’t available, I read material and ran the board for the IRIS network feed. Total responsibility included running the board, organizing the reading and full access privileges with my own key for entry to the building during off hours.

Jan 2003 – Aug 2003 – This paid position was as a camera and equipment operator for WFYI (PBS-TV), Indianapolis, Indiana. I participated as a part time employee in the production of over 50 TV shows during this time frame. I became experienced on all of the equipment within the studio.

Sep 2002 – May 2003 – Interned at WFYI (PBS), Indianapolis, Indiana. During this period I worked as an intern for PBS, Monday through Friday in the afternoon. Competed and selected as the only high school intern at any television station in the city of Indianapolis. My duties included working with all the cameras, equipment and computers in the studios. I participated in over 50 TV shows during that time frame, including the production of “Across Indiana”, “The O’Reilly Factor”, “Inside Indiana Business with Gerry Dick”, and “The Indiana Week in Review”.

Aug 1999 – June 2003 – High School student Carmel High School. As a part of my education I participated in all TV and Radio courses offered, beginning the first semester of my freshman year. Highlights included: Radio Basketball commentator including sectionals, TV sports program, radio disc jockey, Sports Manager for TV, managed programming during the summer of 2002, awarded recognition of best production package of 2001-2002 school year, and other various responsibilities. Of note, I had complete access to the high school with my own key during the summer of 2002, to allow me to manage computerized TV programming.

Other Work Experience:

Feb 2002 - Nov 2002 - Ritter’s Frozen Custard, Carmel, Indiana – Experience in counter service, sanitation, and custard production (making the custard was only the job of a select few).

October 1999 – Jan 2002 – Arby’s Westfield, Indiana – Experience on drive through, counter service, food preparation, sanitation, and management.

Hobbies: Wake boarding, bike riding, computer/video games, poker, rugby, soccer, & basketball.

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