Sales Representative High School

GREGORY C. JONES **** Olympia Court, Fort Wayne, IN 46808 (260) 484- 6054

GJones4796@ yahoo.com

Mission Statement

I am a dedicated, hard-working employee who enjoys working with people and

helping them realize their full potential and all that life has to offer.

GOAL

I am seeking a position in an organization or business that will enable me

to earn a living and that could, in time, provide me with benefits.

Education

General Diploma, New Haven High School, New Haven, IN, May 1981

Bachelor of Science, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, May 1985.

Major: journalism (3.9/4.0 GPA), minor: English (3.0/4.0 GPA), overall

3.5/4.0.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE

Expert user of Adobe PageMaker 5.0-7.0 and Adobe PhotoShop v. 5.0-6.0.

Highly Proficient in use of Quark Xpress 3.x-5.x, Macromedia Director v.

8.x, FileMaker Pro, MS Office: PowerPoint, Word, and Excel. Preferred

platform: Macintosh.

Professional Experience

2004-2010

Teacher, Fort Wayne Community Schools, Fort Wayne, IN

March 2003-March 2004

Special Sections Editor, Fort Wayne Newspapers, Fort Wayne, IN

August 2002-March 2003

Page Designer, The Daily Telegram, Adrian, MI.

September 1998-August 2002

Yearbook Sales Representative, Herff Jones Yearbooks, Indianapolis,

IN.

Self-employed position with territory covering Northwest Ohio. Based

in Toledo, OH.

September 1995-August 1998

Free-lance Graphic Designer/Writer, Fort Wayne, IN, and surrounding

communities.

1985-1997

Teacher, publications adviser at schools in Indiana and South

Carolina.

References

. Evaluations of recent professional education experience can be provided.

Many of my supervisors did not visit my classrooms and do not have first-

hand knowledge of my skills.

. Alex Bruce, former co-worker; former teacher; Fort Wayne IN.; Tel. 260-

242-0994.

. David S. Minard, former customer; assistant principal; Sylvania, OH.;

Tel. 419-***-****.

. James Fields, former student, physician, Columbia, SC.; Tel. 803-691-

0908.

CURRICULUM VITAE ADDENDUM

Honors

Outstanding Young Alumni. Named by Ball State University as one of 75

outstanding alumni from a field of more than 35,000 graduates since

1980.

Dow Jones Newspaper Fund. Special Recognition Adviser. Named one of the top

12 advisers in the nation.

Reid H. Montgomery Adviser-of the-Year Award. Named South Carolina's

Adviser of the Year, 1991, by the South Carolina Scholastic Press

Association.

Poynter Institute for Media Studies Fellow. One of 12 students nationally

chosen to study design.

Activities

Ball State Junior-High Journalism Day. Featured speaker on design, 1987 &

1988, 1991

Ball State High School Journalism Day. Annual speaker on design, 1983-

1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996.

Ball State Journalism Workshops. Yearbook Faculty, 1989-1991; Newspaper

Faculty, 1991-1996.

Florida State Press Association. Featured Speaker on design, 1995.

Gettysburg Yearbook Experience Workshop Faculty. 1990-1994, 1996, 1999-

2002.

Michigan Interscholastic Press Association Summer Workshop. Instructor at

Michigan State Work- shop, 1991- 1994.

National Scholastic Press Association. Speaker at national conventions.

South Carolina Scholastic Press Association. Speaker at state conventions;

Midlands representative, 1990; Vice-President, 1991-1993.

Southern Association of Student Councils. Adviser to publications

committee.

Sports Illustrated. Free-lance photography submitted and published, 1999.

Awards

American Scholastic Press Association

First Place, 1990, 1992

Associated Collegiate Press

National Pacemaker, 1984, 1983, 1982

All American/Five Star Award 1984, 1983, 1982

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

Gold Crown Award 1984, 1983, 1982

Silver Crown Award 1984

Medalist Award, 1992, 1987, 1988, 1984, 1983, 1982

Gold Circle Award, Design, 1984, 1983

Indiana Collegiate Press Association

Yearbook of Year, 1984, 1983, 1982

Press of America

Class AAA National Superior 1988

Superior rating 1988

Printer's Industries of America

PIA Award - Design, 1982

National Scholastic Press Association

National Pacemaker, 1992, 1991

Regional Pacemaker, 1992, 1991, 1990

All American/Five Star Award, 1992, 1991, 1990

All-American, 1987, 1988

Best of Show, First Place, 1991 National Convention, Chicago

Best of Show, Fourth Place, 1992, National Convention, Columbus, OH

Best of Show, Ninth Place, 1990 National Convention, Indianapolis

Best of Show, Tenth Place, 1993 National Convention, Washington, D.C.

South Carolina Press Association

Best Newspaper in State, 1993

South Carolina Scholastic Press Association

Best Newspaper in State, 1992

Palmetto Award, 1992

All-State, 1991, 1992

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