Special Education Paraeducator

• Oct 2019 - Present

Foster Parent

• Mar 2014 - Present

Full time care for various foster children we have taken into our home. They have included a ten-years-old girl; two brothers, ages three and four (four and five when they returned to their birth father); and an infant who came to us at two days old, and currently remains with us. This has included feeding, clothing, bathing (in the case of the younger two), ensuring safe play, keeping doctor visits, transportation to and from daycare or school when applicable, keeping scheduled parental visit, reporting of any problems which may arise to case workers. Show less

Co-teacher; Men's small group leader, and discipleship; Greeter

• 2009 - Present

- Co-planned and co-taught class on basic Christian doctrine. Responsible for teaching the sections on the Trinity (the triunity of our God), on the incarnation of God the Son, and on the church. Resource for other lay-teachers if needed for any difficult issues in other sections.- Lead small groups with men of diverse backgrounds and races. One focused on living Christian faith in relation to current events, the other was a study through Ephesians. - Discipleship of several married men. - Joyfully greeting attendees at the early morning service every other Sunday. Show less

Mentee

• Sep 2011 - May 2012

Under then Director of Home Groups, Jayna Petterson: - Learned event planning (brainstorm, vision-cast, backwards engineer, organize, promote, recruit) for events training and encouraging Home Group leaders, including a conference/retreat, related people management skills and technology.- Co-taught and lead spiritual gifts and skills assessments class; managed table discussions, class activities and discussions.Under then head of Pastoral Care, Roger Schmidt (ret.):- Discussion and study of pastoral care issues.- Review and analysis of prospective group materials- Assisted in prospective planning and consideration of a church hospital visitation program.- Attendance and participation in Grief Share group.Under Paul Moffet:- Concepts in vision, leadership, management, planning, coaching, communication, and listening; all within the greater vision of forming meaningful, fruitful relationships with God and his people. Show less

Retail Floor Manager / Key Holder

• Apr 2017 - Nov 2017

- Maintain pace of production output, rotation of merchandise bins on the warehouse sales floor, and cleanliness of the sales floor. - Crowd control when bins are brought out, and during shopping. - Count out, make change, balance tills with cashiers, Make end of day cash drops, deposit them in safe, check the balance of the safe till at the end of the day. input sales totals into computer system. make end of day cash drops, deposit them in safe, check the balance of the safe till. secure safe; provide Garda personnel with access to safe for deposit pick ups. - Obtain change from bank when requested. - Secure lock-up of store, docks, and compactor at day's end. - Stock food goods at registers when needed. - Log incoming and outgoing shipments on computer. Show less

Graphic Designer

• Jul 1997 - Jul 2008

Create (design, illustrate, typeset, etc) ads and spec. ads that serve customer needs, with the goal of increasing advertising sales. This included consultation with customers and sales reps, meeting deadlines, and interacting with other offices in our region. Employed Adobe products, as well as an in-house proprietary ad building and tracking program. Worked overtime when the company needed. Create (design, illustrate, typeset, etc) ads and spec. ads that serve customer needs, with the goal of increasing advertising sales. This included consultation with customers and sales reps, meeting deadlines, and interacting with other offices in our region. Employed Adobe products, as well as an in-house proprietary ad building and tracking program. Worked overtime when the company needed.

Graphic Designer

• May 1991 - Aug 1997

With tight daily deadlines (for one daily and three weekly newspapers), created print advertisements based on consultation with sales reps: design, illustrate, typeset, layout. Build advertising pages. Employed Adobe products, as well as traditional illustration, photography, ad building techniques. Worked overtime and covered for sick coworkers when needed. With tight daily deadlines (for one daily and three weekly newspapers), created print advertisements based on consultation with sales reps: design, illustrate, typeset, layout. Build advertising pages. Employed Adobe products, as well as traditional illustration, photography, ad building techniques. Worked overtime and covered for sick coworkers when needed.

Bookseller

• Jan 1990 - Sep 1995

Customer assistance, cashiering, balance tills, close tills, make bank deposits, receive and stock merchandise, fronting shelves, maintaining a sanitary store. Came in early, stayed late, or worked extra around holidays as needed. Customer assistance, cashiering, balance tills, close tills, make bank deposits, receive and stock merchandise, fronting shelves, maintaining a sanitary store. Came in early, stayed late, or worked extra around holidays as needed.