Trung Tieu
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
MA in Communication December 1998
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
BA in Communication December 1993 GPA: 3.53
WORK EXPERIENCE
Project Assistant from 1998 – Present
Zoological Society of Milwaukee County
Worked half time as Development Assistant – duties include grant
prospecting, grant reporting, and minor grant writing. Other duties include
working with major donors, volunteers, and general public regarding the
Development aspects of the Zoological Society.
Worked half time as Conservation Assistant
(Birds Without Borders - Aves Sin Fronteras Project) – duties include
general secretarial duties, coordinating field researchers, general accounting,
data entry, data management, proof reading of scientific research, general
academic research, and basic computer troubleshooting.
Secretary
from 1996 to 1998
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Served as support staff in Development Office. Duties include reception,
dictation, proof reading, project management, data entry, donation processing,
and fund management.
Olsten Staffing Services (currently Adecco)
Served as secretary support staff in law firms, benefit departments, and
development departments of large corporations and universities. Duties have
included reception, dictation, proofing large documents, project management,
data entry, donation processing, and fund management.
Graduate Teaching Assistant / Adjunct Lecturer from
1994 - 1998
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Developed public speaking summer course of undergraduates, presented lecture
to McNair Grant recipients on improving presentations, and guest lectured for
various professors.
Operator / Billing Manager
from January 1994 to August 1994
A & S Answering Service
Answered telephones for various offices and worked in accounts
receivable. Both jobs required technical experience with computers using
DOS, competent typing skills, and the ability to deal with difficult people
without being able to defer to others.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
Received Mediation Certificate through 20 hours of Mediation Training
through the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee program with Dr. Nancy Burrell
Fulfilled Basic and Intermediate course work in both Excel 97 and Access 97 through Computer City training.
Fulfilled Basic course work for Power Point 97 through Computer City training.
Attended two day-long workshops concerning program development, grant application, and grant reporting for non-profit institutions provided by Informal Science, Inc..
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
National Communication Association
SKILLS
Proficient in Windows based environments
and familar with Unix based environments. Proficient with Microsoft Office97 and 2000
Components – (Word, Access, Power Point, Excel, Front Page and Outlook) and
Word Perfect. Skilled at internet research for both academic and professional
purposes. Proficient in HTML. Generally able to learn new software
quickly.