Education

1996 to 1997                 Allentown Business School            Allentown, PA

Personal Computer/Local Area Networking

§         Certified Novell Network Administrator; A+ Certified Computer Technician; typing 60+ wpm; President’s List; Perfect Attendance

1992 to 1993                 Cedar Crest College                       Allentown, PA

Paralegal

§         Litigation; Legal Research and Writing; Legal Ethics; Computer Literacy; Finite Math

Professional experience

1998 to 2004                  Teamster Local 773                       Allentown, PA

President

§         Principal Officer of 3,800 member local.  My duties included: Contract negotiations; Managed staff of 10; Press Releases; Co-editor of Local 773 Newsletter; Designed contract proposal surveys and related charts; Established document filing procedures; Developed shop steward election procedures; Implemented network technology;  Fluent in MS Office, Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher, Front Page, WS FTP and Quick Books; Served on pension advisory board; Co-chair of Lehigh Valley Labor Management Council; Advisory Board member of Lehigh Valley/White Deer Run Drug and Rehabilitation committee; program coordinator for Lehigh Valley Industrial Relations Research Association

1970 to 1998                     Preston Trucking Co.              Phillipsburg, NJ

Truck Driver

§         Over the road and local; Dock worker; Million Mile Safe Driving Award

1967 to 1970                   United States Marine Corps            Various

Logistics Coordinator

§         Coordinated combat supply and evacuation operations in Vietnam 1967/68; Managed Division Level logistics office 1969/70; Awarded Navy Achievement Medal with combat V for service in Vietnam

1990 to present              Notary Public

Objective

My objective is to be a part of a team that affords me an opportunity to share my talents to achieve exemplary results, while at the same time share in others’ knowledge to learn new ways to overcome challenges.