Writing Samples:
"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
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
CONRAD LAWRENCE
1707 W. Division,Chicago, IL 60622
773.772.2348
storytel@WELL.com
EXPERIENCE
Career Summary:
COMMUNICATIONS/WRITING/JOURNALISMVISUAL FINE ART/GRAPHIC ART/WEB CREATION
FILMMAKER/PHOTOGRAPHER
DEVELOPMENT/PROJECT MANAGEMENT
BUSINESS ANALYST
PROGRAMMING/APPLICATION MANAGMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE
SOCIAL SERVICES/COUNSELING
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN
PROGRAMMING/APPLICATION MANAGMENT, 1990 to 2000
FIRST CHICAGO CORPORATE/COMMERCIAL BANK, Chicago, IL 9/95 --6/00
- "Owned" and maintained a PC based client application (Pegaview) that automated processes for Large Corporate Customer Service Reps and connected to six different mainframe and mid-range platforms
- Responsible for all user functionality gathering
- Learned and used six programming languages on the job.
- Re-designed and reprogrammed Pegaview shifting processing from PC to mainframe to reduce "overhead" on PC and solve PC crashing problem
- Responsible for all programming for cooperative PC-mainframe based application
- Front line support for "gateway" (Stratus) between PCs and mainframe and mid-range platforms as well as acted as liaison to Stratus technicians
- Remotely implemented similar software in London, England
ZENITH ADMINISTRATORS (CONSULTANT), Chicago, IL 9/95 --6/00
- Responsible for program design specifications documentations during Joint Application Design
- Learned to write COBOL on the job
- Responsible for writing three way search module on AS400 platform
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI, B.A. Communications ArtsPROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- Independent Writers of Chicago (Board Member)
- National Writers Union
- National Association of Work Force Developers
- Chicago Dramatists (Network Playwright)
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Chicago Artist Coalition
CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER EXPERIENCE/INTERESTS
- Project Management Lifecycle methodologies:
- o PMP
- o Delivery Process (Bank One proprietary)
- o Summit D.
- CIW (Certified Internet Webmaster)
- Highly proficient with Microsoft Project
- Highly proficient in Visio.
- Trained in Improv at 2nd City
- PADI certified diver
The Council to Save The Planet
andWhimsical Surreality
