Benjamin Braithwaite Email & Phone Number

Quincy, Illinois, United States

I am responsible to aid with on-site hardware and software setup, tech support, troubleshooting, and maintenance. I am responsible for various special projects as needed, including studio sound and CCTV troubleshooting and upgrading, and I aid with front desk reception and live event setup and teardown.

United States

I started a small sole proprietorship to keep my professional skills sharp, and I am currently available for graphic design and web development roles or piece work!I provide design, prepress, copywriting, and editing services. I have prepressed six books for publication, and I have completed numerous design contracts for websites, letterhead, business cards, mailers, marketing materials, and advertisements.Software tools utilized: Windows, Linux, macOS; Adobe Creative Suite (especially Photoshop, InDesign), Inkscape (vector illustration), FontForge (font creation and editing); Microsoft Office suite (especially Word, Excel); HTML, CSS, PHP; PayPal; DropBox.

Erie, Pennsylvania Area

I was responsible to clean a high-traffic complex area nightly. Much of my work involved using special equipment and specific cleaning products, including floor scrubbers and buffers. I was reliable and thorough and proud of my work, and I passed on my knowledge by training and cross-training coworkers and new hires. I also cleaned after special events and had special semiannual deep cleaning responsibilities.I was asked to stay on as an essential worker through the entirety of the COVID lockdowns, and I am proud I was able to do my part to help new medical workers complete their educations by maintaining a high standard of cleanliness at the school campus.

Erie, Pennsylvania Area

I tutored 300+ children from preschool to high school ages in basic conversational English vocabulary and grammar. As a native English speaker, I gave students focused, real-time feedback in an immersive language environment.

United States

I began as a contract employee to develop a new e-commerce website, and was asked to stay permanently because of my performance. During my tenure, I implemented and managed the modernization of many of our core operations, greatly exercising my leadership and teamworking skills.I digitally prepressed several new books and digitally remade several of our offset lithography (photographic plates) books (including our top selling title) for large outsourced print runs. I enabled us to print and bind some of our shorter books in-house and on-demand. I designed digital and print marketing materials, including twelve issues of our semiannual company catalog (mailed to a customer base of ~10,000). I am exceedingly proud of the reach and quality of my publishing work.I grew into an IT management role which eventually encompassed all hardware and software setup, training, customer service tech support, troubleshooting, and maintenance (computer workstations, printers, faxes, postage meter, etc.).I migrated the office from paper to QuickBooks electronic bookkeeping in my first year, and managed most of our accounting and reporting needs thereafter (AP/AR, payroll, benefits, bank reconciliation, taxes, etc.). I co-developed our preexisting Microsoft Access company database and migrated its capabilities into QuickBooks, streamlining inventory, financial reporting, and 501(c)(3) Form 990 preparation.I also aided in many team efforts, including our annual summer camps, board meetings and conventions, moving the office from St. Louis to Hannibal, and coordinating outsourcing projects.Software tools utilized: Windows, Linux, macOS; Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), Inkscape, FontForge (font creation and editing); Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Publisher); HTML, CSS, some JavaScript, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), and PHP; Joomla!, Virtuemart, some WordPress and Magento; PayPal and Authorize.net integration.

Bachelor’S Degree, Biblical Languages

Activities and Societies: Adoniram Judson SocietyI honed my public speaking, academic writing, and critical thinking skills.

Full Stack Web Development Certification, Computer Software Engineering

I am currently learning HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript for the Front End Certification (includes Bootstrap, jQuery, JSON). I will learn React.

Master’S Degree, Master Of Divinity (Incomplete)

I spent one semester in graduate school for an M.Div. I did not complete my degree because I needed to move for work and marriage, but I.