Experience

Vali Cooper & Associates, Inc.

• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Office Technician

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  Erin acted as office technician in an office setting as well as in the field as a consultant for the Department of Water Resources. Up until mid-December 2012, Erin worked in the Sacramento office as an aide for the successful execution of multiple construction projects. This involved processing incoming and outgoing documents, tracking all documents received and sent by the construction office, filing, working with contractors, and any other tasks requested of Erin in order to ensure the smooth flow of each project. In December 2012, Erin was assigned to a similar position at a water pumping plant in Oroville, where she took daily meeting minutes and maintained organized records of reports, equipment, personnel on site, construction memorandums, and a plethora of other documents that were crucial to have available and updated on a regular basis. Show less



AZ-Lifestyle Magazine

• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Contributing Writer

  • Apr 2011 - Nov 2011

  Erin was a freelance writer and wrote numerous articles for various topics in each month’s issue of the magazine. Duties included either calling sources or going out into the field in order to conduct interviews with sources who could contribute to the idea of each article. Each article assigned came with great flexibility and room for creativity and originality. However, as with all types of journalism, working at the magazine demanded the ability to work under pressure with strict deadlines for articles. And although the magazine came out monthly, certain articles were needed several months prior to the run date, which required much organization and planning. The position also required locating photos for the layouts, which sometimes involved working with large companies in order to obtain the necessary photos and information. Show less



National Laser Institute

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Web Content Writer

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Erin worked as a web content writer in the SEO department of the company. Responsibilities included the ongoing research of new laser techniques, laser schools, laser treatments and trends. The ultimate goal was to use SEO tools that identified the key words that drew in the most website viewers. With that information, short articles were written on over 30 blog sites linked to National Laser Institute. Each article was unique to the blog site and used key words in order to draw in more viewers, ultimately increasing NLI’s popularity and legitimacy as a large national company. Used Wordpress to upload blog content as well as relevant photos to individual sites. During the course of this position, Erin worked with others in the SEO department to reorganize and redesign the new NLI main website. Show less



Ahwatukee Foothills News

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Erin worked without pay as an editorial intern at Ahwatukee Foothills News, a tri-weekly newspaper for a small suburb of Phoenix. With minimal supervision and guidance from colleagues, learned how to interview appropriate sources for articles in a timely and accurate fashion. Acquired skills which enhanced her work as a professional journalist including ethical practices and formatting of articles. Was assigned general events or people to cover and was usually given limited information about the subject. Comprehensive research was conducted in order to fully report each story in order to give readers the information they wanted and needed to know. Loaded articles and photos to the newspaper website as needed. Show less



The Vue on Apache

• Community Liaison

  • Sep 2010 - Mar 2011

  Erin was the community liaison for The Vue on Apache, a high-rise apartment complex occupied by primarily Arizona State University students. For part of the work week, duties included going to The Vue in order to get acquainted with residents and appeal to them in order for them to become involved in activities on campus. The overall goal was to increase student attendance at community events, particularly those put on by Sun Devil Athletics. For the majority of each work week, Erin was stationed at Off-Campus and Commuter Student Services and served as a receptionist for the building. Answered phones and welcomed students into the center, which served as an information hub for students living off-campus. Regularly represented Off-Campus and Commuter Student Services when students or parents called to receive more information on housing options, etc. Had a very clear objective of acting as a source who knew everything about the ASU campus as well as the surrounding housing options. Show less