My Resume

I am moving to Egypt, I am open for other opportunities. Please review my resume and don't hesitate to ask for references or clips.

Objective: Teaching or training in the art of Business, NonProfit Management or Human Resources. Or to obtain a position as a Human Resources Specialist, Corporate Manager, Reporter, Editor, Column Writer or Public Relations Agent.

 Education: University of Missouri- Kansas City, May 2008

M.A. Business and Public Administration,

Emph. Strategic Management and Human Resources

University of Missouri- Kansas City, May 2004

B.A.  Communication Studies,

Emph. Urban Journalism and Mass Media

Work Experience: Assistant Store Manager, The Sharper Image Co.

Kansas City, MO & Leawood, KS, March 2006- May 2008

Recruited, hired and trained new sales teams

Consecutively ranked as a top Assistant Manager

Gained recognition for revenue, credit card sales, loyalty, add-on purchases

Consistent mystery shop scores of 90% and above

Department Supervisor, Best Buy Co.

Overland Park, KS & Leawood, KS, June 2003- March 2006

Developed business plans after analyzing prior results and market trends

Recruited, hired and trained new employees to achieve top results

Consecutively ranked top 100 in business results

Specialty coach for Customer Service, Geek Squad and Computer Sales

Trained Grand Opening team in St. Joseph, MO location

Editor In Chief, UMKC University News

Kansas City, MO, August 2003- May 2004

Coordinated Story budgets with section editors

Assigned and assembled all sections for layout, copy editing and production

Hired and maintained student staff of writers, columnists, photographers, etc.

Handled monetary allocations, managed bottom line and eliminated deficit

Special Skills: Fluency in Arabic MS Office Applications Quark/ InDesign

Typing 55 WPM Wast Law / Lexis Nexis Library research

PC Networking Customer Service Mac Proficiency

Honors, Awards, Memberships and Certificates:

Pi Alpha Alpha Honor Society, May 2008

MCNL Fundraising Certificate, May 2008

Ambassador for Peace Award, March 2006

MCMA Best in News Photography, 2nd place, March 2006

KCABJ Roy Wilkins Scholarship, November 2000

UMKC Chancellor's Scholarship, May 2000

A. Mir Scholarship, May 2000

References: Available upon request.

don't give it to someone bored

For the first time in my life I have absolutely nothing to do. Last Friday I walked across the stage to receive my Masters Degree and on  Tuesday I worked my last shift with Sharper Image. Up until this point in my life I have always had something important to wake up to do or stay up late to finish. Maybe this moment of emptiness is good, but I will argue that it isn't.

I waited forever to be done with school. Now I can't call myself a student anymore. I won't have the excuse that I have tuition and books to keep me broke. I won't even get a discount at AMC anymore... technically.

The other downfall to this newfound freedom is that  now I have no excuse not to finish the ever-growing to-do list. I have always been a list-writer and have lived by what my Palm Centro (or its ancestors, may they rest in peace) has announced as the day's task. Now that there are no tasks as time frames in my day there isn't much to get me awake before noon. It also means that posting a list of items to Craigslist.org didn't get done because... I had too long to do it.  

The moral of the story is that if you have something that needs to get done... I highly recommend you don't give it to me. I have too much time on my hands and am likely to get nothing done.