Meredith Cook Email & Phone Number

Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

- Actively serve as a member of the advisory committee.- Contribute expertise to the review and make recommendations regarding pedestrian and biking improvement candidates.- Engage in a thorough review process including site visits and the evaluation of metrics like traffic patterns, safety, diversity and economic levels, and access to public transit.

Aloha, Oregon, United States

- Acted as the primary point of contact and responded to support inquiries via emails, mailing lists, social media platforms, and app store reviews for the Mini Militia Classic alpha testing community. The alpha test community contains approximately 98k users with 4-8k weekly active users.- Created and managed support response documents, email templates, and wiki content for the mobile application.- Coordinate bug report data between app developers and beta testers. Report data included documenting bug behaviors, determining potential root cause, and recording validation reports from bug fixes. - Developed and edited progress report emails from the developers to share current app status and explain software release notes for the alpha testers. - Created and continuously updated a project roadmap, breaking down app development tasks into manageable phases. The roadmap is used to communicate new app features to the alpha testing community. - Consolidated and organized tester comments and suggestions into a database of player feedback for stakeholders to review and implement.. - Liaison to a worldwide contingent of social media content creators that promote and provide feedback about the current app project.- Organized alpha test volunteers for app feature documentation. How-to instructions include written wiki instructions as well as videos produced in English and Hindi.

Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

- Assumed the role of notetaker for the TV Highway Leadership Cohort, TV Highway Equity Coalition, TV Hwy Community Workshops and the Dare to Invest in Learning to Lead: African Women of Washington County Leadership Program.- Captured and documented key presentation information, participant questions and discussions during various community meetings. Meetings occurred both in-person and online via Zoom.- Documents created included:- - Comprehensive records by including the integration of voice and chat transcripts; - - Accurate participant statements required for the creation of final project presentations;- - Detailed notes of community concerns that will be used to guide Metro, TriMet and Washington County in future transit decisions.

Beaverton, Oregon, United States

Overview: Transitioned into a Stay-at-Home Parent and Homemaker role to support my spouse's entrepreneurial endeavors and as a business partner in Appsomniacs LLC. Played a crucial role in enabling my spouse to grow and sustain a mobile app with over 3 million daily active users.- Financial Management: Created and maintained a comprehensive household budget to facilitate the transition to self-employment, including healthcare research and selection, retirement investment planning, and managing state and federal quarterly tax payments. Successfully navigated income fluctuations to maintain financial stability when payment cycles ranged from 2 to 12 months.- Educational Support: In response to the global pandemic, provided dedicated remote school support for two children (grades 3-5). Prioritizing their scholastic needs resulted in both children testing into the Talented and Gifted program and securing placement into Learning Options schools (grades 6-12) based on their merit. - Household Management: Acted as the primary scheduler and communication coordinator for all household commitments, including school and medical appointments, vehicle and household maintenance, family responsibilities, social gatherings, and active involvement in the local community.- Community Engagement: Hosted monthly social events, with gatherings of over 30 individuals, fostering creativity in the arts, and contributing to the growth of the local maker community. Organized and hosted an annual neighborhood winter caroling event to promote a friendly and welcoming community atmosphere. Facilitating connections among neighbors enhances the sense of safety and reduces feelings of isolation.- Volunteer Work: Successfully balanced my self-employment duties with active volunteer work, employing superior time management strategies to make meaningful contributions.

Tigard, Oregon, United States

- Crafted new, detailed narratives of how the museum's mission related to the services it provided to individuals and the benefits the museum offered to the community.- Leveraged these new documents to update the museum's website, establish fundraising on Patreon, apply for grants, seek in-kind donations from local businesses, and establish outreach initiatives with other organizations.

Portland, Oregon, United States

- Publications Lead for OryCon 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019- Managed and created convention print publications (souvenir books and pocket programs) through all stages of production.- Collaborated with each convention department to acquire programming details, volunteer opportunities, and participant information for integration into all appropriate publications. Publications included the souvenir book, pocket program, convention website, mobile convention schedule app, newsletters, advertisements and other promotional materials. - Primary point of contact for communications with the printer to provide files, perform press checks and approve final proofs.- Designed a cohesive promotional package including posters, fliers, bookmarks and print ads for use in public relations.- Established partnerships with other conventions to cross-promote OryCon with other local events and coordinated providing updated ad art within print production schedules. - Used knowledge of magazine print production to make several improvements to how the convention documents were created, generated revenue, and delivered. Improvements included:- - Saved convention’s volunteer labor by using industry methods of shipping and receiving between the printer and hotel;- - Doubled the convention’s ad revenue by lowering ad prices to meet the capabilities of the target audience, thus increasing the affordability and sales;- - Created a new layout of convention documentation to add more pages without increasing costs;- - Developed a style guide and layout design to accommodate dyslexic and visually impaired members without impacting costs.- Developed and documented processes encompassing all steps of print production into a wiki format. Documentation included: creating the production roadmap; setting up print drafts to define requirements; collecting and reviewing printer bids; managing the collection of content; defining standards for incoming content; and managing ad production and layout.

Portland, Oregon, United States

- Publications Lead for Westercon 69 and Gearcon 2016- Managed and created convention print publications through all stages of production.- Used knowledge of print production established in the OryCon convention to produce a 64 page full color souvenir book and a 152 page pocket program. - Collaborated with each convention department to acquire programming details, volunteer opportunities, and participant information for integration into all appropriate publications. Publications included the souvenir book, pocket program, convention website, mobile convention schedule app, newsletters, advertisements and other promotional materials. - Primary point of contact for communications with the printer to provide files, perform press checks and approve final proofs.- Designed a cohesive promotional package including posters, fliers, bookmarks and print ads for use in public relations.

Seaside, Oregon, United States

- Graphic Designer for Coast Explore, Coast Style, Seaside Visitor’s Guide, and Cannon Beach Magazine.- Created and maintained file structures from the initial stages of magazine prep (dummy creation), through production and post-production archival process.- Generated new or updated customer ad art for each magazine issue. - Audited and prepped all images to guarantee accurate color representation and adherence to file specifications for the highest print quality. - Prepped and formatted initial layout for images, articles and ads into layouts of each magazine issue. - Managed post-production archival process, formatting and importing magazine content for publication on the website.

Seaside, Oregon, United States

- Ad Production Manager for Coast Explore, Coast Style, Seaside Visitor’s Guide, and Cannon Beach Magazine.- Managed the ad production process to ensure all customers provided updated ad art that met file specifications and approved proofs prior to print deadlines. - Maintained written records of current ad customers, proof approvals, and design hours for ad art creation through every step of the print production process.- Communicated the ongoing customer ad status to the sales team, editors and publisher.- Created new, comprehensive process documentation for all steps of graphic design and ad production for use in new hire training; including, magazine prep, ad production, magazine production and layout, and post production.

Tacoma, Washington, United States

- Designed the 2008 Tahoma West cover art and page layout ensuring content was presented with a logical and artistic flow.- Primary point of contact for communications with the printer to provide files, review bluelines, and perform press checks.- Developed and documented processes encompassing all steps of journal production into a central, online source of information. Documentation included: teaming building and recruiting; submission promotion, processing and selection; budget management; advertising and public relations; journal design, layout, and production; process management; and online data management.

Tacoma, Washington, United States

- Established a team of submission reviewers to read, review and rank all fiction submissions under consideration for publishing.- Generated constructive feedback to submissions not accepted for publication.- Provided editing and formatting expertise prior to publication.

Dupont, Washington, United States

- Engineering Change Control Coordinator with 7 years of demonstrated expert knowledge in Materials SAP (mSAP), engineering databases, and manufacturing control systems.- Coordinated communication between representatives of all factory departments (purchasing, planning, manufacturing, engineering and the business unit program managers) to ensure approval, readiness, and implementation of engineering changes. - Expert in the maintenance and technical support of engineering databases including the creation and management of new part numbers, technical drawings, assembly specifications, bill of materials, and suppliers.- Followed strict documentation practices ensuring change approval, record retention and revision history.

Dupont, Washington, United States

- Received certification as an Intel Corp. ISO 9000 (International Organization for Standardization) internal auditor.- Expert in the creation, ownership and auditing process of organizational procedures per the ISO 9000 standard- Process owner responsible for the creation and maintenance of organizational procedures per the ISO 9000 standard.

Dupont, Washington, United States

- Manufacturing Engineering Technician with 5 years work experience in the designing and generation of manufacturing assembly instructions (MAI) for systems manufacturing. MAI’s included written, pictorial and flow chart instructions.- Followed strict document control procedures for redlining, change approval and communication, record retention and revision history. - Supported desktop, server and network production lines in regards to assembly documentation, materials, packaging and manufacturing software. - Key contact for an off-site production facility regarding issues with manufacturing, materials, quality assurance or testing. - Familiar with the complete manufacturing process from materials ordering, assembly, testing, quality control inspection, and packaging.

Hillsboro, Oregon, United States

- Production Line Coordinator.- Certified Outgoing Quality Control auditor.- Conducted team meetings and developed training for Self Directed Work Teams.