Under the Cork Tree

Full CV / Resume

Experiences include:

Flower Gardening & Landscape:

soil preparation- mixing, tilling, prepping

planting- seeds, bulbs, plants, tubers, rhizomes, shrubs, small trees, indoor starts, transplanting

maintenance- watering, pruning, cultivating, weeding

lawn- edging, trimming, mowing, haul/dispose of landscape cuttings, aerate, lay sod

commercial- greenhouse sales, perennial & annual displays and inventory control, orders

design- exterior home flower & landscaper consultations, pencil sketch design, cost estimate & analysis, and plan implementation

animal & pest control- organic, non toxic

Animals, Vegetable Gardening & Farm:

soil preparation- mixing, tilling, prepping

health- exterior compost bin, vermicomposting, all organic in/out of garden

animals- 40+ years with dogs, delivered pups, cared for ill & dying animals

garden- raspberries, strawberries, lettuce, broccoli, carrots, potatoes, etc.

planting- companion planting, organic fertilizer, scheduled irrigation

Elementary Education:

teaching- K-12, all subjects

summer camp- photography, sports, arts

clubs- digital arts, newspaper, Mac

coaching- soccer, volleyball, basketball

religious- retreats, summer programs, prayer pals

arts- traveling art instructor, Fine Arts Day coordinator, school play

social- video game club, 50’s dance, holiday parties

Recreation & Athletics:

coaching-youth soccer, youth and adult sand volleyball, youth basketball, tee ball

recreation assistant- city park district athletics assistant, maintain tennis courts, manage softball teams & fields, customer service

programs- create athletic programs for low income areas, procure and deliver instruction and equipment to kids in low income areas, visiting recreation leader at La Casa De Santa Maria

Home & Childcare:

housesitting- pets (no reptiles), plants, pool, mail, garden

nanny- traveled on vacations with families, cared for children

childcare- babysitting, tutoring, swim & language lessons (basic, not formal)

cooking & cleaning- I do it all day in my home. I’m qualified and willing but eager to try other jobs.

Sales & Hospitality:

food & beverage service- serving customers, inventory control, product display, menu design

retail- clerk and sales in clothing, greenhouse, gifts

manufacturer’s representative- represented over 50 companies and over 1000 products, Northern IL, USA territory, 100% commission, inventory control, creative display, customer relationships, gift shows in Chicago

Marketing & Fundraising:

fundraising campaign- research prospective donors, create a strong fundraising message and strategies that appeal to donors, identify and donors, letter writing, maintain records, evaluate success of previous fundraising events, train volunteers, ensure legal requirements are met, use social media to promote message

events-planning and management of fundraising events, design print media, audio, and video advertising to promote event, interact with site facilitator, reconcile finances

auction- live & silent

Digital Technology:

photography- portrait, landscape, sports, family, senior, children, special event, A Day in the Life of…

videography-  edited, composed, and provided content for over 70 photo slideshow videos and 30 video

blogging- creating, maintaining, writing blogs

design- create pages with clients like Wix, WordPress, etc.  (no coding)

graphic design- self taught, still learning, brochures to holiday cards

digital scrapbooking & photo albums- documenting life with photos and video

instruction- courses for seniors and children in iPhoto, Mac, iPad, i, iCloud, App Store

media organization- photo & video files organized and backed up to cloud or external device

Digital Social Platforms:

social networking- teach or use for client promotion: Twitter, , Reddit, Instagram, Pinterest, Linked In, Tumblr, YouTube, Flickr, Snapchat, Patients Like Me, Quora, Goodreads, delicious, About Me,

blogging- blogger, tumblr, Wix, WordPress (learning)

bookmarking- Pinterest, Marks, StumbleUpon, Reddit, Pearltrees, Bookmarks

shopping- eBay, Etsy, Amazon

video- YouTube, Vimeo, Hulu, Amazon, Netflix

miscellaneous- widgets, chat rooms, microblogging, photosharing, podcasts, message boards, forums, cloud storage