John Robinson

600 Barwood Park, Apt. 1534

Austin, Texas, 78753

512-524-0157

jr27nov(at)yahoo.com

 

PROFESSIONAL

 

Security and Data Technologies, Newtown PA – Engineering Assistant         11/03 – 12/05

• Created custom documentation for Philadelphia’s largest independent systems integrator

• Programmed fire alarm interface for Phillies Stadium and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

• Maintained Access Database of multiple systems’ equipment specification sheets in PDF format

• Used AutoCAD, Access, PowerPoint, Excel, Acrobat, Word and Photoshop

Contact: Larry Lit, Co-owner, 215-579-7000                                                 www.sdt-pa.com

 

Galis Photography & Video, North Brunswick NJ – Production Manager      01/00 – 11/03

• Oversaw all aspects of production at premium central Jersey photography and video studio

• Created digital effects, artwork and restorations in Photoshop

• Coordinate film and photo processing with Kodak ProShots software

• Shot photojournalism-style weddings, assisted at photo and video shoots and edited video

Contact: John Galiszewski, Owner, 732-246-4590                                       www.galispv.com

 

The Times of Trenton, Trenton NJ Sports Copy Editor/Paginator               04/97 12/99

• Paginated sports pages for daily newspaper in New Jersey’s capitol city

• Used Harris NewsMaker software on NT-based network with Atex front-end system

• Edited local and wire copy according to AP style and wrote headlines and captions

• Designed travel pages, sized and cropped photos, paginated features and wedding announcements

Contact: Jim Gauger, Sports Editor, 609-989-5742                  www.njtimes.com/contact.html

 

Rossmoor News, Jamesburg NJ Managing Editor/Assistant Editor              01/97 12/99

• Facilitated shift to electronic publication of newspaper for 6000-resident retirement community

• Trained and supervised staff of seniors in use of computer network and publishing software

• Edited copy, took photos, wrote stories, created ads, designed pages and maintained network

• Used Adobe PageMaker, Photoshop, Word, OCR and scanning software, and dial-up networking

Contact: Gene Horan, Editor, 609-655-0959                                       www.rossmoor-nj2.com

 

EDUCATION

 

MA Communications: University of Texas, Austin TX                                                           

Wrote Master’s thesis, graduate level research papers and feature length screenplays, did film
history research with primary sources, attended writing and poetry workshops and graduated in
two years with a 3.4 GPA while working to defray cost of education.

 

MA candidate English: Texas A&M, College Station TX                                                      

Focused on Medieval literature but also did coursework in writing center administration, creative
writing, technical writing and research methods. Designed writing center journal and handbook
and tutored basic English in the writing center. Chaired the Old and Middle English session of the
Fifth Annual TAMU/LSU Conference on Language and Literature and the “Chivalric Language and
Its Audience” session of the inaugural Texas A&M-Baylor Malory Symposium. Read fiction at the
Nineteenth Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Philological Association. Maintained 3.5 GPA while
working and attending classes full time.

 

BA English: Trenton State College, Trenton NJ                                                                     

Served as editor of weekly newspaper and won NJPA 1st place awards for general excellence and
editorial writing. Revived literary magazine and won Columbia Literary awards in our first year.
Served on the student government, made Dean's List and won the English department’s Ward Prize
in recognition of contributions to the academic community while working part-time and full time.

 

ASSOCIATIONS

 

Trenton Avant Garde, Trenton NJ                                                                                          

Board-member of Trenton-based nonprofit arts organization. Served as liaison to the city, secured
vendor permits, public facilities and park space for annual outdoor art festival. Coordinated board
members in production of promotional materials, including posters, flyers, mailers and web site.

Contact: Carlton Wilkinson, Founding Member, 732-869-0912

 

Aikido of Austin, Austin TX                                                                                                      

Aikido of Austin is maintained as a nonprofit educational organization where members participate
in all aspects of upkeep and administration. Served as instructor for beginners and children’s
classes and substitute instructor at
Austin Community College.

Contact: Joseph Birdsong, Chief Instructor, 512-469-9448