Personal
Date of Birth: August 29, 1946
Objective:
I want to secure employment as editor or copy editor for a northwest Oklahoma news publication.
Work History
Jan. 2002 to present: Publisher, Fairview E-News, an e-mail
newsletter published four times a week for subscribers interested in Fairview,
Oklahoma.
April 2001 to August 2002: Developing Fairview E-News.
Dec. 1996 to March 2001: Editor: the Fairview Republican newspaper.
As editor, I was responsible for gathering, writing, editing and proofreading
news stories. I was also responsible for taking and processing most of
the photos in the newspaper. I introduced use of e-mail and the Internet
for sending and receiving legal notices from attorneys as well as news
stories, graphics, photos and ads. I also introduced scanning graphics
and photographs, digital cameras, Adobe Acrobat PDF, all leading to full
digital pagination.
Feb. 1995 - Nov. 1996: Editor: the Nowata Star newspaper. I
completely redesigned the newspaper including headline and body text fonts
and a totally new nameplate featuring a new graphic. I also introduced
the use of scanning for text OCR and photos, leading to partial pagination.
Nov. 1984 - Feb. 1995: Editor: the Fairview Republican newspaper.
I took the newspaper from phototypesetting using Varitypers to desktop
publishing using Macintosh computers. I also helped start a statewide computer
bulletin board service for the Oklahoma Press Association.
Feb. 1984 - Nov. 1984: Sports editor: the Blackwell Journal-Tribune
newspaper.
Feb. 1983 - Feb. 1984: Editor: the Custer County Leader newspaper.
Jan. 1979 - Feb. 1983: Reporter/photographer: the Custer County
Leader newspaper.
July 1976 - April 1977: Part-time editor: the Wewoka Sun newspaper.
June 1974 - Jan. 1979: Fireman/Emergency Medical Technician,
City of Wewoka
Feb. 1973 - June 1974: Ad manager: the Wewoka Daily Times newspaper.
Computer Software:
| Adobe PageMaker 6.52 | America Online 5.0 |
| Adobe Illustrator 3.0 | Internet Explorer 5.5 |
| Adobe Photoshop 4.0 | Netscape 6.2 |
| Adobe Acrobat 4.0 | Outlook Express 5.0 |
| Microsoft Works 2000 | Claris Works (AppleWorks) 6.0 |
| MultiAd Creator | Microsoft Word 4.0 |
| Smart Art 1.0 | OmniPage 6.0 |
| Typetwister 2.0 | Typestyler 3.0 |
| Windows ME | Mac OS 6.05 through 9.04 |
Hardware:
Macintosh computers: Mac Plus through iMac
Windows computer: Compaq Performa PC
UMAX Scanner.
Apple, Xante and Epson printers
Iomega Zip drives
Olympus and Toshiba digital cameras
Ethernet and USB adapters
Professional Activities:
Oklahoma Press Assn. - various committees including News and Photography,
Contests and Technology.
Winner of State Fair Sweepstakes Award as best newspaper in circulation
class in the state in 1981 and 1991.
Civic Activities:
Fairview Lions Club
Fairview Chamber of Commerce
Education
May 1969 - Received Bachelor of Arts degree from Oklahoma's East Central
State College (now East Central University) in Government. Minors in Economics
and History.
May 1964 - Graduated from Wewoka High School.
Military
Oct. 1969 - Oct. 1972 US Army with postings to Ft Leonard Wood, MO.,
Fort Devens, MA. and Kangwha Do, Korea. Attained rank of Spec 5. Military
Occupation Specialty: 98J2H Electronics Warfare Operator Instructor. Honorably
Discharged.
References:
Dr. Gary Theilen, Ph.D.
Former Exec. Director, Enid C.D.S.A.
405-749-1853 home
580-302-0782 cell (day)
Jim Slater, Principal
Fairview High School
580-227-4446
Garen Ewbank, CEO
IO2 Services
580-227-2358
Nancy Sander, Owner
Woodcreek Design
580-227-3322