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Columbia, Maryland, United States

To build a caring community of young believers through formative life relationships, experiencing and engaging God together through His Word and prayer over present personal life issues and developing faith-building habits for a lifetime.

Field data collection for promotional marketing research.

Dispatchers work 24/7/365 in the Emergency Communications Center, handling all emergency services for Peoria County. I received call-taker and Emergency Medical Dispatch training, allowing me to take all police, fire, and 911 calls. It was the most challenging thing I have ever done. Recognizing that I was not going to fit well with the long-term demands of the role and that there is somewhere else I need to be, I regretfully had to say goodbye and make way for another trainee.

It could be fast, it could be furious, and it was sure to change from one minute to the next! We had a great team of people in the office (and in the field!), and Field Operations processed over 105k questionnaires for our 14 county region during the four operations of which I was a part. I was privileged to work with some great people, 20 of which came under my supervision at one point or another. We all did our very best to get it done, and to do it well, and we met or exceeded every attainable goal that was set for us. Way to go team!

It was really a privilege working with about 350 of our nation's top scientists at the USDA's largest research facility. The latest advances in agricultural research passed across my desk and under the lens of my camera on a daily basis. If it was graphic, I did it. If they needed it done, we found a way to do it. Photography, illustrations, publication figures, PowerPoint and poster presentations, marketing materials, and more. What a job!

A special project developing a database to organize 10,000+ pieces of art for a large client. I got it done well within the time frame and handled some other prepress jobs as well. Too bad it was only temporary -- I had to work myself right out of a job!

This was a prepress job at a very high-quality offset printer. We did a lot of 5-6 color work for Caterpillar, John Deere, and State Farm, among others. We were the first in the area to switch to computer-to-plate, and I had the privilege of receiving that training and passing it on to the rest of the team.

What a great place to learn! They saw potential and hired me with no experience. The team of people was great, and it was truly a blast to work at Multi-Ad, even through frenzied deadline times! My main responsibility was Dealer Customized Ad Programs, but by the end of two years I was doing full-creative work on sports programs, baseball cards (everyone did those!), ad planners, and anything else they needed. Even more, they found I had a special knack for troubleshooting prepress problems, training new people, setting up art- and job-tracking databases, and working with clients who needed help setting up their files.

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