SUMMARY & OBJECTIVE

Web analytics adviser, integrated communications consultant, social media specialist, public relations practitioner, Websmith, copywriter, Associated Press style editor and WordPress Web publishing platform expert; matriculating fall 2010 at a DC area law school.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Public Relations - 2009

Department of Advertising and Public Relations

College of Communication at The University of Texas at Austin

Business Foundations Program Certification - With Distinction - 2009

McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin

ACADEMIC HONORS

Senior Fellows - UT College of Communication honors program comprised of only 30 students selected based on grades, an original essay and personal interview.

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Digital Metrics – Business Law – Media Law – News Writing – Accounting

PUBLIC RELATIONS & ADVERTISING: ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Developed, with a team of three others, an integrated communications campaign and planbook for the Texas Observer, an Austin-based nonprofit publication.

Devised and published ConversationCommunications.com, a social media aggregator Web site. Subsequently transformed site into personal Web locus.

PUBLIC RELATIONS & LEGAL EXPERIENCE: INTERNSHIP - SPRING 2009

Texas Civil Rights Project law firm (TCRP) - Austin, Texas

(TCRP promotes social and economic justice with education and litigation. TCRP is the only law firm in the entire state of Texas working to defend prisoner’s civil rights.) Served as Prison Litigation Intern; processed correspondence from incarcerated citizens seeking pro bono legal aid in defense of their civil rights. Judged viability of cases based on legal precedent, and coordinated follow-up communications to provide relief to an underrepresented population.

Redesigned, constructed and launched TexasCivilRightsProject.org using HTML, PHP, CSS, FTP and MySQL to customize TCRP WordPress Web site. Originated, edited and posted content for Web site including: programs and services fact-sheets, client self-help briefs, and staff biographies. (Site since updated by another designer.)

WORK EXPERIENCE

director of client services - austin Home Buyer Center - 2005

Managed day-to-day operations of a full-service residential real estate agency. Researched, implemented and evaluated AdWords online keyword search direct response campaigns to drive leads to company Web site. Simultaneously coordinated multiple real estate transactions. Executed innovative follow-up campaigns to obtain word-of-mouth referrals.

sales team manager - harris publishing - austin, texas - 2004

Supervised a team of 15 sales representatives in a commercial call-center; team advanced to number one rank in Texas during first month as manager.