"Build it AndWill They Come?"
N'Digo Magapaper
July 2005

The Future is In Your Face
Book

"Sweatshops or No Sweat"
N'Digo Magapaper
October 2004

"It Won't Be Easy To Be Green"
The Council To Save The Planet Blog

"Crossing The Digital Divide"
N'Digo Magapaper
November, 2004

Shirley, This'll Piss
Someone off
(Blog Commentary)

Conrad Lawrence
(CV/Work Resume)

Creative Narrative
Resume

Skills:

• Programming: COBOL, Pega, Pegaview, Visual Basic, JAVA, Visual Basic, PAL Basic; Intervoice, Invision, WinBatch

• Grammar Styles: Chicago Manual of Style, Strunk and White’s Elements of Style AP Style Manual and APA Style (5^th ed.) Kate Turabian

• Presentation: PowerPoint, Publisher, Adobe PhotoShop, Visio, Painter

• Productivity software: MS Word, Excel, Access, SQL

• Platforms: IBM System 36, Unisys, Tandem, Unix, DEC, Stratus, AS400

• OS & Regions: CICS, IMS, Unix (Berkely & Solaris), OS400, OS2, Netware

• Networking: Novell, Cisco

• Cameras (Film & Still) and equipment: Panavision (35mm), Arriflex (16 & 35mm), Éclair NPR, Bolex any 35mm SLR, any 4â€� x 5â€� format billows camera

• Misc: Sun diagnostics machines, VOM

Professional Experience

Educator

• Develop curriculums and lesson plans in both paper and web based formats

• Assess purchase and implement computer skills curriculums

• Develop lesson plans in basic security skills (observation note-taking report writing and procedures for handling conflict.)

• Teach productivity software basic security skills and accredited H.S. subjects including: Math, English, Ecology Physical Science, Economics, U.S. & World History

• Co-created teaching processes for expediting Work First client job placement

• Developed and taught workshops to displaced workers on the interviewing process

• Workshoped resumes with displaced workers and students (security and high school)

• Taught video production to corporate professionals

• Developed and implemented assignment tracking process database/process for high school program.

Communications/Writing/Journalism

• Responsible for recruitment brochures and web based informative marketing vehicles (Samples available upon request)

• Drafted marketing and oversight agency communications for Executive Director and Job Developers

• Wrote 11 Novels (published one), over a dozen plays, half a dozen screen plays and 30 short stories: (Nationally and internationally published)

• Wrote numerous political comedy sketches for monthly political comedy show (stage)

• Developed book structure and proposal for publication as well as wrote book as ghostwriter for an SME

• Wrote print ad copy for cosmetic surgeon and numerous TV commercial scripts

• Wrote grant proposals

• Facilitated executive directors of a social services agency in developing philanthropic programs

• Wrote numerous documents as technical writer including technical documentation support procedures test plans and variety of communications papers as well as developed disaster recovery manual.

• Wrote news articles for Chicago area news publications (including N’Digo & Pioneer Press)

• Taught seminars on creativity in non-fiction to writing professionals.

• Developed and wrote business case and ROI documents for both corporate and social services agencies

• Provided research services for other independent writers

• Wrote produced and directed MTV level music videos.

• Covered city university and state politics as broadcast journalist for a country/western station

Programming/Application Management

• Responsible for and maintained a PC based client application that connected to six different mainframe and mid-range platforms and automated customer service processes for Large Corporate Customer Service Reps and

• Learned and used six programming languages on the job including COBOL.

• Solved technical issues by redesigning shifting application process from PC to mainframe

• Responsible for all programming for cooperative PC-mainframe based application

• Front line support for “gatewayâ€� between PCs and mainframe and mid-range platforms as well as acted as liaison to gateway technicians

• Remotely implemented software in London England

• Learned to write COBOL on the job

• Responsible for writing three way search module on AS400 platform

Business Analyst

• Analyzed processes for Work First case managers and job developer to expedite procedures on new database.

• Analyzed client intake and job placement data

• Created reports advising principles of company on attainment of strategic and tactical goals.

• Responsible for all user functionality gathering documentation gap analysis testing procedures and execution and developing training manuals as well as maintenance procedures on projects ranging from $700000 to $30 mil

• Facilitated Relationship Bankers in analysis of client data for complicated DDA relationships to determine impact and phasing of rollout of new multi-platform system

• Problem solved issues and developed new PC based application to facilitate Large Corporate Customer Service.

• Ran “focus groupâ€� forums to determine end-user needs in new programming development

• Ran weekly staff meeting for programming developmental group

Development/Project Management

• Developed curriculums and lesson plans in both paper and web based formats

• Assessed purchased curriculums for teaching software productivity

• Implemented curriculums and taught lesson plans as staff teacher/developer

• Developed implemented curriculum and lesson plans as independent contractor to women’s health agency.

• Developed and implemented assignment tracking database/process for high school program.

• Project Manager/Analyst on $24mil project to create a unified customer service platform for five merged banking entities.

• Worked as part of a team of Project Managers on $24 mil and $30mil IT projects

• Worked as sole Project Manager on $750000 project to upgrade front end for middle markets remittance banking

• Project Manager/Analyst on a sundry of mid-budget network and application upgrade projects

• Implemented installation of new WAN & Internet network connections to five remote sites

• Oversaw tasks lists generated from weekly meetings and focus groups for remittance image scanning development group

• Developed documented and implemented Business Resumption/Disaster Recovery plan and testing for Large Corporate Customer Service that included facility and system component failure recovery/resumption

• Produced Corporate Image/Industrial/Training/Recruitment films for clients including Kraft Foods Amoco Oil Miller Brewing and several hospital systems.

• Produced and Directed MTV level music videos television commercials and corporate vides

Visual Fine Art/Graphic Art/Web Creation/Photographer

• Responsible for graphics and layout of recruiting presentations (PowerPoint) and brochures (MS Publisher)

• Created pilot web design for new web site

• Represented as a visual fine artist by Fetisha Gallery (Chicago) and Farencak Gallery (Oak Park)

• Showed and sold art in numerous independent shows including five Around The Coyote Festivals

• Developed and created promotional brochures and web sites

• Created graphics as well as PowerPoint presentation for seminars on “Nurturing Your Creativityâ€�

• Provided photojournalistic images for other independent writers and news publishers as sub-contractor as well as for my own articles (Clients include: N’Digo Pioneer Press and Car Collector Magazine)

• Photographed headshots and composites for actors and models

• Ran portraits and specialty portraits business as sole proprietor (Phantasm Photos)

• Director of Photography on music videos and TV pilots.

Filmmaker/Theater/Actor

• Photographed headshots and composites for actors and models

• Responsible for lighting and cinematography on commercials and industrials including supervision of camera and lighting crews (Clients included Amoco Oil Kraft Foods Miller Brewing Kohls Kohler Plumbing Thrift Drugs)

• Director of Photography on music videos and TV pilots.

• Director/Cameraman on commercial and industrial film and video and feature pilot productions

• Responsible for creative execution of film and video projects

• Responsible for lighting and image on commercials and industrials including supervision of lighting crews

• Studio Manager: Responsible for 6000 sq ft and 3000 sq ft soundstages with two sided 20 to 30 ft tall complex curved cyclorama.

• Designed and oversaw installation of full lighting grid both studios including power distribution

• Responsible for electrical distribution on commercials and industrials

• Edited music videos and corporate image and training films

• Assisted in editing commercials corporate videos and cable pilots

• Assisted Producer in casting location and prop acquisition as well hiring film crew personnel

• Acted in various TV commercials, student TV productions, and staged readings

Administrative

• Word processed and typed at speeds up to 80wpm (Currently at 57wpm) but will get back up to speed with keyboard time

• Managed schedules for mid to executive level managers

• Created reports and presentations

• Exceedingly proficient with PowerPoint, Publisher, Word (up through versions 2003) WordPerfect, Wordstar, Excel (up through versions 2003), Access (DB) Quark, PageMaker, PhotoShop and Visio.

• Demonstrated extremely organized

• Well versed in the fine art of “gatekeepingâ€� for executives

• Understood the true job of an admin is to “make the boss look goodâ€�

• Adept at multi-line phone systems

• Good grammatical skills and versed in standard grammar documentation

• Supported clients include: GE Capital Montgomery Ward executive offices Oglivy Mather Advertising (media department) Blue Cross & Blue Shield cost containment and Searle

• Bookkeeper for production company

Social Services/Counseling

• Facilitating Work First program recipients to become self sufficient by getting off of public aid and into the workforce.

• Facilitate “at riskâ€� youth from ‘hard to serveâ€� neighborhoods in gaining employable skills and work attitudes.

• Facilitated male TASC (Treatment Alternatives to Street Crimes) clients in transitioning from a criminal background to functioning adult lives in a long term drug and alcohol treatment institution.

• Door Guard responsible for conflict negotiation

Automotive Technician

• Scheduled staff set work load and managed day to day operations

• Responsible for the light and medium reparations of automobiles

• Specialized in automotive electrical trouble-shooting and repair.

• Demonstrated highly refined trouble-shooting skills

• Took and performed radio dispatched service calls for for starting towing and winching vehicles

Work History

Pyramid Career Institute Chicago, IL 2006 - Present

Instructor/Resume Consultant/Graphics Artist

Creative Narrative Writer, Madison, WI/Chicago, Il 1985 - Present

(Creative Narrative Resume/Credit Sheet Available Upon Request)

Independent Writer, Chicago, IL 1988 -1990 & 2003 - 2006

(Writing samples available on request or at: http://well.com/~storytel/MainSamples.htm)

Independent Photographer, -- Chicago, IL 1975 -2004

Photojournalist/Portrait (Electronic Portfolio Available)

Bank One Corporate/Commercial Bank, Chicago, IL 2000 - 2003

Project Manager/Business Analyst

First Chicago Corporate/Commercial Bank, Chicago, IL 1991 - 2000

Lead Programmer/Network Support

Independent Artist/Photographer Chicago, IL 1996 - Present

(Online Portfolio available: http://well.com/~stortel/Art.htm)

Manpower Temporary Services, Chicago IL 1988 - 1992

Word Processor/Administrative Assistant

Zenith Administrators (Consultant) Chicago, IL 1990 - 1991

Programming Design Documenter

Independent Filmmaker Madison, WI/Chicago IL 1980 - 1990

Producer/DP/Cinematographer/Gaffer

Interventions, Chicago, IL 1989 - 1990

Supervised Addictions Counselor

Rustad/Wickhem Productions Madison, WI 1983 - 1985

Director Cameraman/Studio Supervisor

Cinémon, A Film Production Company Madison, WI 1980 - 1983

Studio Supervisor/Bookkeeper

Various Service Stations Madison, WI 1975 - 1980

Auto Mechanic

Bud’s East & West Madison, WI 1977 - 1979

Disc Jockey/Door Guard

WMAD AM/FM (country/western) Madison, WI 1975 - 1976

News Reporter

Education

University of Wisconsin Madison, WI B.A. Communications Arts

Professional Organizations