170 Highland Circle, Blue Ridge, GA 30513
(706) 946-6413
e-mail: ddaba@tds.net
December 2006-Present Heritage Health Care, 99 Ouida St., Blue Ridge, GA 30513 (706) 632-2271
Certified Nurse Aide. Perform direct care and tracking for residents. Georgia certification number CN0028865294
June 2006-Present Self-Employed
Stone Mason. Projects can be viewed at www.thestoneladies.bravehost.com.
January 2005-Present Self-Employed
Computer Consultant. Projects include small business networking (Healthcare Needs), Web design (Fannin County Republican Party, Tiedye Ocean, Dee's Adorable Puppies, The Stone Ladies, Freedom Fest, www.gamountainhome), general troubleshooting and maintenance.
May 1995-Present Self-Employed.
Writer, Publicist, Graphic Artist and Retailer. Projects and/or clients include: Governor's Cup Regatta (writing); Fort Recovery Industries newsletter (writing/proofreading); Klosterman Development Corp. (publicity/advertising, network maintenance); MDA Invitational Softball Tournament Program (writing/design); Jeff Macke, Carousel Dinner and Comedy Club (promotions); Fox Den (publicity); Alternative Automotive (bookkeeping); Kalvin Wayne Schanz (publicity/consulting); Sunny D Children's Theater (brochure design and production); and Enota Mountain Retreat (brochure writing/design/graphics)..
February 2005-June 2006 Briarwood Manor, 830 W. Main St., Coldwater, OH 45828 (419) 678-2311
State Tested Nursing Aide. Performed hands-on assistive services for residents, and tracked and charted changes in behavior, as well as physical and mental health.
December 1999-April 2000 and December 2005-June 2006 The Evening Leader, 102 E. Spring St., St. Marys 45883 (419) 394-7414
Staff Writer. Wrote about local topics, including government, schools and human interest; laid out pages using Quark XPress; and photographed prescribed subjects.
May 1995-July 2005 Steppin' Out/the Entertainer, P.O. Box 4, Coldwater, OH 45828 (419) 678-8453
Editor. Researched, wrote, edited and proofread features and articles for Steppin' Out, West Central Ohio's entertainment magazine. When the Entertainer, a similar publication covering Northwest Ohio, was purchased in October 1995, performed similar duties Additional duties include advertising design and production, publicity and sales.
March 2003-January 2004 The Daily Advocate, 628 S. Broadway St., Greenville, OH 45331 (937) 548-3151
Staff Writer. Wrote articles on a variety of topics, including business, government, schools and human interest, as well as a weekly opinion piece.
January 2001-January 2003 Klosterman Development Corp., 5038 Lakevista Ln., Celina, OH 45822 (419) 268-2279
Office Manager. Duties included bookkeeping using Quickbooks Pro, payroll, reorganization of filing system, development of fee structure, development of policies and procedures, advertising and employee supervision. Helped develop, maintained and troubleshot office computer network. Developed computer maintenance procedures.
December 1999-April 2000 The Evening Leader, 102 E. Spring St., St. Marys 45883 (419) 394-7414
Staff Writer. Wrote about local topics, including government, schools and human interest; laid out pages using Quark XPress; and photographed prescribed subjects.
December 1996-May 1997 Mercer County Agricultural Society, 1001 W. Market St., Celina, OH 45822 (419) 586-3239
Fair Board Secretary. Publicized activities on and solicited events for the fairgrounds. Maintained and adjusted full-charge bookkeeping using Quickbooks Pro. Solicited and designed advertising for the Fair Book. Coordinated day-to-day activities on the fairgrounds, including grounds rental, fees and maintenance.
September 1995-November 1996 Kreber Graphics, 670 Harmon Ave., Columbus, OH 43223
Lead Proofreader. Proofread, wrote and edited copy. Assisted project manager in establishing styles and producing catalogs for national corporations. Was promoted from proofreader after first project and supervised temporary staff of eight.
October 1993-September 1995
Freelance writer. Researched and wrote fictional pieces, nonfictional articles and promotional pieces for various agencies and publications.
January 1989-September 1993 Columbus Alive! 689 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43215
Assistant Editor. Duties included editing all submitted materials, writing and researching stories, supervising freelancers and columnists and writing features.
November 1982-December 1988 Owen Graphics, 5085 Westerville Rd., Columbus, OH 43231
Typesetter/Copy Editor/Markup. Marked up and typeset copy on AM Varityper.
December 1983-June 1987 Oriental Martial Arts College, 1895 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., Columbus, OH 43229
Editor. Supervised production of 24- to 36-page quarterly publication.
Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Technology, Summa Cum Laude, Kaplan University, December 2006
University of Pittsburgh, 1979-1981; Ohio State University, 1981-1983; New Hampshire College, 1985-1986; University of Phoenix, May 1992-September 1993; Kaplan University, March 1994-present
Familiar with the Internet and DOS, Windows and Macintosh computer programs, including Pagemaker, Quark, Word, Excel, Photoshop, Publisher, CorelDraw, 1st Act, Quickbooks Pro, Project, PowerPoint, Access, SQL and VB 6.0. Know HTML and able to build and maintain web sites. Understand French and Spanish; familiar with German, Portuguese and Korean. Superior organizational and communications skills.
Steppin' Out: CASS BLUE TEXAS HOLD 'EM CHARITABLE GAMBLING
Daily Advocate: GARDEN VETERANS HEIN MONTESSORI VOTING
Evening Leader samples are archived on the site www.theeveningleader.com