Kerri A. Kadow Resume

Kerri A. Kadow
24620 Russell Road, D106

Kent, WA 98032

(507) 226-5497

resumes@sirius-books.com

Skills

· Excellent grammar and proofreading skills

Advanced experience with various computer programs, including MS Office 97, Windows 98, Word 97; Corel WordPerfect 8, Access, Outlook and FrontPage

Experience with multi-line phone reception

Knowledge of Internet, email and HTML

Familiarity with APA and Chicago Manual of Style publications guidelines.

Employment

Reader Services 8/01-Present

Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services Kalamazoo, Michigan

Scanning textbooks and materials and editing output

Reading textbooks and materials

Administrative Aide 11/98- 6/00

Vice President for Student Affairs Office Northeastern Illinois University

Intensively involved in all aspects of producing a refereed scholarly journal, including:

establishing and monitoring editorial guidelines and procedures,

soliciting and supervising submissions and authors,

editing and final copyediting.

Continued duties outlined in Secretary IV position.

Secretary IV 11/96- 11/98

Vice President for Student Affairs Office Northeastern Illinois University

Initiated ongoing projects and guided them to completion.

Performed Internet and library research.

Composed and edited materials and correspondence.

Maintained several databases for mailings.

Proofread and edited all documents produced in the office.

Performed multiline telephone reception and in-person reception.

Supervised student workers.

Researcher (temporary) 9/96-11/96

Vice President for Student Affairs Office Northeastern Illinois University

Wrote up research for and edited scholarly articles.

Performed Internet and library research.

Ensured compliance with APA guidelines.

Space Reservationist (temporary) 5/96-8/96

Commuter Center/Student Union Northeastern Illinois University

Utilizing customized software to assign reservations for eight rooms.

Contact with staff in diverse areas of the University.

Performed telephone reception.

Customer Service Representative 5/94-5/00

Ripco Communications, Inc. Internet Service Provider Chicago, Illinois

Performed telephone reception and help desk assistance.

Improved customer responsiveness and satisfaction.

Proofread marketing materials.

Edited an Internet users' manual for publication on their Intranet.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in English-Writing 1995

University of Illinois at Chicago GPA 5.0 (last semester); 5.0 in English

Interests

Reading (horror, fantasy) writing, violin, Japanese dancing, Internet

References available upon request