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Skills

Experience

Jean and Alexander Heard Library, Vanderbilt University

February 2001 to present

Supervisor: Mary Ellen Wilson wilsonme@library.vanderbilt.edu

Resource Services, verifier, order services liason  for the following subjects: Drama, Communications, Psychology, Sociology and Women's Studies. Update Acorn database, search for records, create invoices,use Workflows software by Sirsi.  

Web Site Maintenance

          Currently under contract to the Dept. of OB/GYN at Vanderbilt University

http://www.fetalsurgeons.com
Personal Sites
http://quiltangel.20m.com
Microsoft Network

MSN Chat Host--Tiger Team.  Supervisor: Robin -- furbs4@home.com ; resigned July, 2000

MSN Community Assistant, Underwire Forum 1997, Collectibles Forum 1997 - 1999 Supervisor: Judy Smith -- judy@quilt.net
MSN Community Assistant, New Age Community, October 1998
Host regular chat rooms on the Internet, read and respond to Forum newsgroups, lead online workshop in creativity, help MSN members with any questions about the service, the Internet, PC use, etc. Wrote two "Diary of a Tiger Teamer"columns for chat host community.  (June2000, July2000)
Vanderbilt University Temporary Employment Office
Temporary Administrative Assistant, September - December 1998, Human Resources advisor: Vicki Youngblood, vicki.youngblood@vanderbilt.edu, Box 770, Station B, Nashville TN 37235
I was available as a secretary/administrative assistant to fill in for vacations or vacancies in university or medical center departments.  Worked in three different areas.  Word-processing, phones, mailing projects, Dictaphone reports, filing.
Joseph P. Bruner, MD (322-0122) joe.bruner@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu
Volunteer administrative/research assistant, 1986-April 2000
Word processing (WordPerfect 6.1,Word), maintaining web site -- http://www.fetalsurgeons.com  (Microsoft Front Page 2000), hold weekly chat room on fetal surgery, database searches, household finances (Quicken Deluxe), find journal articles on specific topics and copy for further reference.
Westminster School
Volunteer Library Assistant, 1993-96
School Librarian: Edith Jenkins, 269-0020
Shelved books, made cards for card catalog, assisted with year-end inventory, helped with Book Fair, assisted in cataloging new books.
Tripler Army Hospital
Volunteer -- Red Cross, 1989
Chart review for medical article on long term use of IV tocolytics. Published article: Bruner JP, Bruner TA, Sarno AP. Long-term intravenous tocolytic therapy. Military Medicine 8:555-9, 1997.
Computer Leasing Firm
Sausalito, CA
Accounts Receivable Manager, part-time, 1979-80
Data processing of account receivables, collections phone calls, monthly reports.
Marin County Board of Education
Special Education Teachers Aide, 1981-1983
Supervision of student class work, educational testing, tutoring.
Arkansas Foothills Handicraft Guild
Secretary-Bookkeeper, summer 1978
Typing, bookkeeping, writing checks, letters, filing, retail clerk, organization for upcoming crafts fair.
University of Arkansas
Research Assistant, Department of Sociology, 1975-76
Interviewing, training, random selection of interviewees, coding, assessment on statewide quality of life measure for the Arkansas State Agency on Aging.
Billy Joe Tatum's Wild Foods Cookbook and Field Guide
Editorial assistant, 1974-75
Pre-editing for grammar, spelling and punctuation, typing the manuscript for release to the Editor.
Melbourne Medical Clinic
Bookkeeper, file clerk, 1969-70
Transferring check information to ledgers, balancing bank statements, updating file system, filing patient charts.

 

Education
Finished a continuing education course, e-Commerce Manager Program offered by The Beacon Institute for Learning and Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. Program director: Lewis Saettel, (615) 322-1025, cep-ancp@vuse.vanderbilt.edu The course dates were October 22, 2000 through June 3, 2001. Will be taking the i-Net+, Site Designer, and E-Commerce Designer CIW exams. 
Art & Soul, Nashville TN
Igniting Our Souls--an Extended Journey
    • Expressive art and creativity class
September 1999 -- June 2000
    • Voice and movement class    
Fall 2000 through present
Westchester University, Westchester, Pennsylvania
Accounting I course, 1987
Made the highest final grade in all classes (96)
Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
Design I course, 1983
Grade: A
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
B.A., Sociology, 1974
24 Graduate Hours, Sociology, 1975-76
Ozarka Vocational Technical school, Melbourne, Arkansas
Emergency Medical Technician, 1978
(Licensed only through 1980)
Melbourne High School, Melbourne, Arkansas
High School Diploma, 1970
Honor graduate, 3.98 GPA; medal in bookkeeping, good sportsmanship award.

 

Personal References
Steve Entman, MD, Chairman
Obstetrics and Gynecology Department
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
322-3385
 
Rev. Mary Katherine Morn, Minister
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Nashville
1808 Woodmont Blvd.
383-5760
 

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