Thomas (Tj) Bukowski, Uxc Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

Use social media listening and digital analytics to support a variety of evaluation and research needs for RTI International clients. Main topics of research include tobacco and e-cigarette prevention and cessation campaigns at the state and federal level, as well as project related to the opioid epidemic, addition, infectious diseases, and more..

Itasca, IL

• Manage content and digital analytics for an advocacy campaign website on traffic safety, while concurrently managing a social media outreach effort.
• Track all applicable web and social metrics to monitor content engagement. Develop messaging and evaluation strategies to determine campaign effectiveness, and use insights to inform future content.
• Communicate campaign effectiveness to a variety of stakeholders.
• Support campaign messaging using social media listening tools and web intercept surveys to track changes in audience sentiment toward campaign.

Greater Chicago Area

• Track regulations and legislation affecting the work of safety and health professionals as well as occupational transportation safety specialists.
• Weekly, write between three and five news briefs highlighting transportation safety topics. Monthly, develop and write one feature article discussing or analyzing trends in occupational safety compliance and.
• Conduct interviews with subject matter experts on variety of technical topics relating to worker occupational safety, transportation safety and the role of safety and health professionals in the workplace.
• Develop, write and design visual and written communications for National Safety Council employees as part of the Safety Communications Committee.
• Provide leadership role on staff and in the community as a transportation safety advocate.

Elgin, IL

Write blog posts, update website pages and manage social media editorial calendars for a variety of clients in a variety of industries.

• Copy edit scholarly theses and dissertations for grammar, word usage, structure, logic flow and American Psychological Association publishing guidelines.
• Format and restructure document to comply with Northern Illinois University thesis and dissertation formatting guidelines.
• During summer 2011 worked on multiple long-term projects simultaneously including an advanced chapter-by-chapter thesis contract involving advanced language usage copy editing.

Springfield, Illinois Area

• Developed graphical format and provided 50 articles of content for two informational campaigns advertising agency research program.
• Conducted original research and wrote all content for agency internal technical report on implementation practices of United States state transportation agencies.
• Created and formatted electronic forms for use by research division administrators ranging from one to 20 pages in length.
• Independently constructed, populated and coded an Access database encompassing all Illinois Center for Transportation research projects (more than 150 unique records) including financial and personnel information.

Dekalb, Illinois

• Developed Web-based advising portal with preliminary guidance from assistantship advisor.
• Interviewed Northern Illinois University Communication Department professors and staff for ease-of-use recommendations for advising portal.
• Developed all Web content using PHP database language and advanced HTML techniques.

Dekalb, Illinois

• Monitored and established relationships with students on two separate residence hall floor totaling 32 or more students.
• Coordinated academic and professional-skills programs, an average of 12 per semester, individually or with other staff members.
• Received academic achievement award for maintaining a high GPA while accomplishing all duties of position.
• Provided peer leadership during three month absence of supervisor by taking on additional tasks and responsibilities.

Dekalb, Illinois

• Independently instructed a communication core education course on public speaking and listening skills.
• Developed measures to evaluate student understanding of course content.
• Provided counseling referral and academic planning support for students during university crisis situations.

Des Plaines, Illinois

• Wrote feature articles based off interviews and Internet research.
• Edited feature stories for content, style, grammar and usage.
• Attended national NeoCon 2008 event and interviewed top office furniture executives on green workplace practices for feature article.
• Compiled news packages based off press releases and marketing materials.
• Provided copy editing and proofreading support for editors.

Crystal Lake, Illinois

• Copy edited staff and wire stories to comply with Associated Press style and paper’s in-house style.
• Structured and designed sports pages based off available images and content.
• Planned and created design packages for key feature stories such as major national racing and football events.
• Wrote headlines and image captions for staff and wire stories and photos.
• Completed four full-size sports pages or six or more news pages per shift.
• Returned intermittently during subsequent fall and winter 2007 for weekend and holiday work.

Dekalb, IL

• Assistant Design Editor: Assisted in training, hiring, and supervision of design staff; designed news pages and graphical feature spreads including front page designs.
• Editor: Copy edited staff stories for tone, style, clarity and grammar.
• As a designer and copy editor, wrote headlines and captions for stories. Checked facts and ensured compliance with media law guidelines.
• Reporter: Wrote 44 stories on university life and politics in four months.
• Received training in synthesis of writing, graphics and multimedia content.

Dekalb, Illinois

• Write feature articles on community events in DeKalb, Illinois and issues pertaining to Northern Illinois University students.
• Take photos to accompany news stories when needed.
• Suggest and research story ideas with editors.

Public Administration, Certificate In Management Of Non-Profit Organizations

Activities and Societies: Member, American Society for Public Administrators Student attendee, Midwest Transportation Air Quality Summit.

Master Of Arts, Graduate Certificate, Communication, Management Of Local Government Agencies

Activities and Societies: • Successful completed Teaching Assistant advanced certification through Northern Illinois University Graduate.

Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism, Linguistics

Activities and Societies: • Member, Society for Technical Communication, Northern Illinois University Chapter, fall 2006 and spring 2007 •.