Phone: 206.250.6607. eMail: andreaswangard@yahoo.com.
Andrea Swangard
QUALIFICATIONS
Editorial proofreading, Magazine layout in Quark, website design and maintenance.
Skilled in project management, technical writing, office and construction administration.
Proficiency on both PC and Mac platforms, strong knowledge of HTML and website design.
Expert at Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook Express, Powerpoint, and Microsoft Project. Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, PageMaker and GoLive, CorelDraw, Quark Express, Macromedia Dreamweaver.
Typing: 70 words per minute. Strong writing, editing, and grammar skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Editor (May 2006 - Present)
Amazon.com - Seattle, WA
Design and creation of promotional campaigns for web. Creating and assembling images and text for marketing and promotion using Photoshop, in-house applications, and XML. Creation and organization of project information, metrics, styleguides, and guidelines.
Project Coordinator (February 2006 - May 2006)
Alaskan Way Viaduct - Seattle, WA
Coordination of project materials for large-scale engineering project in downtown Seattle.
Marketing Coordinator (November 2004 - December 2005)
KPFF Consulting Engineers - Seattle, WA
Technical writing, editing, and proofreading. Creating and assembling materials for proposals and qualification packages. Creating and editing images and text for marketing and promotion materials. Creation and organization of project information in MarketEdge software. Creation of spreadsheets for and extensive filing of PR materials and articles. Creation of company's internal website, including HTML coding, site layout and design, and implimentation of various javascripts and tools for site navigation.
Temporary Executive Assistant (September - October 2004)
Equity Office Properties Trust - Seattle, WA
Handled correspondence and project materials of a highly confidential nature.
Drafted letters and notices, performed extensive online research and created spreadsheets for use in presentations. Implemented and organized extensive filing system.
Executive Assistant (February 2003 - May 2004)
Gehry Partners, LLP - Los Angeles, CA
Duties include coordinating and reconciling travel arrangements, catering meetings,
and handling heavy phone calls. Construction administration duties include copying
and filing blueprints and architectural drawings, tracking construction documents
and materials, mailing and faxing materials, updating and maintaining project databases, and communicating with project team members worldwide.
Temporary Administrative Assistant (August 2002 - November 2002)
RAND Corporation - Santa Monica, CA
Duties included coordinating and booking travel arrangements, room and catering
reservations, filing, ordering library documents, updating program websites, creating
and editing projects in Excel, Word, and Powerpoint. Mailing and tracking of project-
related materials, scheduling meetings, drafting and editing correspondence, and
initiating, screening, and referring phones calls, faxes, and eMail.
Research Assistant (September 2001 - June 2002)
Offices of Dr. Swangard and Dr. DuPriest - Eugene, OR
Created and maintained database of medical patients in Microsoft Access and Excel.
Queried data for medical reports and studies to be published. Extensive filing.
Assistant Editor and Web Developer (January 2000 - September 2001)
CADALYST magazine - Eugene, OR
Helped produce monthly computer-aided-design magazine. Duties included
writing and layout of Product Showcase columns, Letters to the Editor, case studies,
and tips columns. Updated and maintained CADALYST's website, designed webpages
for CADALYST awards and events, and managed online columns.
Communicated with contributing editors and writers for columns and artwork.
Wrote weekly eMail newsletter read by 60,000 subscribers.
Represented CADALYST at A/E/C Systems 2001 convention in Chicago, IL.
Handled magazine's calendar of events and online collaboration columns.
Designed and maintained online CAD user's Training Guide.
Proofread monthly columns and updated magazine's styleguide.
EDUCATION
1996 - 2000
University of Oregon - Bachelor of Arts.
English Major, Computer-Science Minor.
References available upon request