MARY HYNAN-NICOLL

Rochester, New York 
e-mail: marykristen@yahoo.com

EXPERIENCE:


UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, PUBLICATIONS UNIT-Rochester, New York
Editorial Assistant, July 29, 2002-May 2, 2003
Assisted Copy Coordinator with editorial functions and office support (i.e. supplies, phones); Copy prepped manuscripts for desktop publishing, proofread various stages of page proofs, checked for typographical standards and consistency, and processed client changes.

EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER-Rochester, New York
Secretary - temporary work through the Employment Store-April 26, 2002-June 28, 2002
Departmental support to Accompanying, Strings, Chamber Music and Composition departments.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM – Princeton, New Jersey

Publications Assistant: April 9, 2001 – April 10, 2002

Provide technical assistance and office support to the publications office, museum curators, and conservator.  Overseer of all publication database activity, including mail order fulfillment; responsible for the production of all permanent collection and special exhibition label copy, including formatting and styling; produce public information materials for museum outreach initiatives; input manuscript corrections; supervision of one work-study student; additionally other office support/administrative duties.

 

HISTORIC BUILDING ARCHITECTS – Princeton, New Jersey (now in Trenton, New Jersey)

Preservation Architects

Office Administrator/Web Design, p/t permanent: September 1999 – April 4, 2001

 

AMERICAN MOVIE CLASSICS/METRO CHANNEL – Rainbow Media – Woodbury, New York

Executive Secretary/Web Coordinator, f/t temporary work: February 1998 - May 1998

                               

VENT! MAGAZINE

http://www.oocities.org/ventmag – Online publication for independent filmmakers

Secretarial, Web Design and Promotions, November 1997 – present (still update web site)

In addition to designing all page layouts, logos and text, also responsible for publicity, correspondence, networking for magazine, and the selling of ad space.

 

EYECLIPSE PRODUCTIONS – Merrick, New York

Independent film production company

Office and Production Assistant, May 1996 – November 1997

Duties include(d) designing and maintaining web page(s) for film production (http://www.oocities.org/ventmag/eyeclipse/), typing legal and promotional documents (e.g., licensing agreements, production notes, etc.), and assisted in some post-production activities (drafting sound cue sheets, organizing production receipts, etc.)

 

TOURO LAW CENTER Huntington, New York

Law School

Secretary to the Registrar, July 1996 – May 1997

Duties include(d) answering phones, Microsoft Office for correspondence, AS-400 for registration, transcripts and grades, invoicing, assisting students and professors, copying, filing, e-mail inquiries, preparing reports, etc.

 

MARCH OF DIMES – Pine Brook, New Jersey

Campaign for Healthier Babies

Administrative Assistant, December 1995 – May 1996

Duties include(d) answering phones, Word Perfect for correspondence, Alpha database, invoicing, assisting fundraising staff, contributors and volunteers, copying, filing, preparing reports, desktop publishing, art work and special events work.

 

GATEWAY SCHOOL – Carteret, New Jersey

Private Special Education School

Administrative Assistant, January 1994 – September 1995

Duties include(d) answering phones, MS Word and WP for correspondence, Lotus, Excel, typing progress reports, assisting students, parents, school district social workers and teachers, purchase orders, bookkeeping, copying, filing, desktop publishing.

 

EDUCATION:

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
Major in Progress: Art History
Minor in Progress: German
Not currently enrolled.
SKILLS:

PC and Mac user with 9 years of support experience and 8 years of internet experience; Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Outlook, and Publisher; WordPerfect; Database entry: Access, Alpha, and AS-400; HTML web design, Graphics/Desktop Publishing: Corel Draw, Illustrator, Paint Shop Pro, PhotoShop, QuarkXpress, and VectorWorks; Quicken/QuickBooks.
WEB DESIGN: