Resumé

Education and Honors:

The American University of Paris (Paris, France)

B.A. International Communications – Media Studies
Graduated Summa Cum Laude and with Departmental Honors.

Relevant courses: Cultural Studies of Music Production, Media Semiotics, Media Aesthetics, Communicating Fashion, French I - IV, Media Analysis, The Internet and Globalization, Rhetoric and Persuasion: Visual and Verbal, Interpersonal Communication, Advertising, Media Globalization, Communication Theory and Research Techniques, Media Sociology, and Communication and Society.

Career Highlights:

Programme Alimentaire Mondial (March 2006)

I volunteered for the World Food Program to help find a way to make their food supply go further and improve their school-feeding program. Everything was conducted in French.

General Capital Corporation (1999 – 2005)

I helped with sales management (including filling and processing orders), I designed advertising, I designed and built web sites, and I edited audio files for web use.

LittleTC Designs (2005 – present)

I created my own web design and advertising company. Some sites that I have built are: http://www.charatez.com, http://www.rkgoddard.com, http://www.bealltower.com, http://www.msjuniotennis.com, http://www.alexandlele.com (multiple sites were recently lost due to a hosting server crash)

Travel:

I have lived in Europe for about two years, and during this time, I have traveled extensively throughout France and have been to over eleven other countries, including: The Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, United Kingdom, Mexico, Switzerland, Bahamas, Niger, Poland, Thailand, and Germany, amongst others. I have also traveled a good deal around the United States.

Skills:

  • I have an intermediate knowledge of French.
  • I am adept at many computer programs (Word, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.).
  • I have an intermediate knowledge of HTML and CSS code.

Additional Activities:

  • Copy Editor – The Planet (school newspaper) (Spring 2007)
  • Contributing Writer – The Planet (Spring 2007)
  • Contributing Writer — Paris Normal: Indie Paris News (Spring 2007)
  • Habitat for Humanity (Jackson, MS) (1999 – 2004)
  • Junior Varsity Girls Assistant Coach (Clinton, MS) (Summer 2003 and 2004)
  • Baptist Children’s Village (Clinton, MS) (Fall 2003)
  • Tutor (Clinton, MS) (2002 – 2004)
  • Stewpot (Jackson, MS) (1999 – 2004)

Possible References:

For references, please contact me.