Refine and automate accounting processes and procedures using advanced Excel formulas and VBA macros for the Jackson County Courthouse. Write accounting procedures and create tutorials. Perform reconciliations and other accounting tasks as needed.

Online resale business using eBay and Etsy sales channels, specializing in vintage goods and electronics.

Responsible for plan administration, testing and corrections for assigned retirement plans with a variety of plan designs, administrative features and investment options. Prepare financial reports and statements for clients, plan sponsors and financial advisers. Perform a variety of plan analyses, reviews and processes necessary to ensure regulatory compliance, including testing, reconciliations, allocation of forfeitures and corrective transactions.

Served as the primary contact to plan sponsors. Responsible for required plan testing and preparing plan valuations, which resulted in participant benefit statements and plan sponsor reports.

Created a viable independent student newspaper. Recruited and managed a volunteer staff of collegiate journalists at Missouri State University. Wrote news stories, opinions and editorials, took photos and also handled graphic design, page design, advertising sales and distribution.

Recruited and managed a volunteer staff of collegiate journalists. Wrote news stories, opinions and editorials, took photos and also handled graphic design, page design, web design, advertising sales and distribution. Produced video and audio segments posted on-line. Led the twice-monthly independent student newspaper to an honorable mention (‘06) and bronze award (‘07) at annual state collegiate journalism contests. After graduation, successfully transformed publication into a community newspaper for Hays, Kansas (‘07-‘08).

Wrote news and feature stories, as well as completed photo-journalism assignments.

Managed a staff of collegiate journalists at Barton County Community College and supervised production, as well as wrote news, features, and opinion stories.