June 2007 to Present: CACI, Inc.

Business Systems Analyst

• Provide software support to users of the Standard Procurement System (SPS), Procurement Desktop Defense application
• Troubleshoot functional issues with SPS application and related interfaces
• Act as system administrator for SPS and the Federal Procurement Data System (Next Generation) databases
• As on-site team lead, provide training for analysts and create reference and procedural materials
• Support system configuration and maintenance updates, user access and database security model integrity

July 2004 to April 2007: Sweet Stitch Yarn Shop

Owner/Operator

• Owned and operated retail yarn shop with annual sales between $100,000-125,000.
• Hired and trained staff and freelancers; designed and maintained class schedules.
• Designed and published quarterly newsletter with a customer reach of more than 1,500.
• Created and analyzed marketing strategies; designed and executed marketing campaigns, including display advertisements.
• Designed and developed company web site: sweetstitch.com.
• Performed daily bookkeeping and record keeping for business.
• Analyzed financial reports and planned marketing strategies to improve shop performance.
• Using industry trends and sales analysis, purchased and maintained inventory.

December 1997 to July 2004: The Seattle Times

Design specialist :: April 2001 to July 2004

• Designed and developed online weekly magazine, Pacific Northwest.
• Developed and implemented site-wide design elements.
• Participated in user testing and applied analysis to user interface design.
• Worked with print-side news to develop special projects online; designed and developed online versions of special sections.
• Analyzed ongoing usability issues with design team.

Executive Assistant :: December 1997 to April 2001

• Assisted Managing Editor in daily newsroom operations.
• Planned annual newsroom payroll and operating budgets for 25 cost centers.
• Performed ongoing cost and planning analysis of newsroom budgets.
• Prepared budget explanations and presentations for Executive Council(s).
• Coordinated news-related events and event sponsorships.
• Designed and published internal (Intranet) web pages.
• Trained newsroom employees on company policy.

EDUCATION

B.A., Communications; June, 1997
College of St. Catherine, 2004 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul MN 55105

Associate of Arts; December, 1990
Inver Hills Community College, Inver Grove Heights MN 55077

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Web design:
Advanced HTML using text editors (BBEdit, Textpad) and web-authoring tools (Dreamweaver). Image-editing skills using Photoshop and Illustrator

Mac OS/Windows:
Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint

Other: SAP, CCI, ArticleBase

Publishing: QuarkXPress, PageMaker

VOLUNTEER & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

2006 - 2007: International Training in Communications
Member

May 1999 - 2004: Communities Against Rape & Abuse (CARA)

• Webmaster :: May 2001 - July 2004
  Web site design, regular maintenance of site
• Cofounder; Co-chair, Board of Directors :: June 1999 - January 2001)

March 1998 - May 1999: Seattle Rape Relief
Crisis Line Advocate