Celebrations Coordinator

Posted on: 2007-02-23

JENNIFER DAVIES VALAHU 861 Deer Spring Circle Concord, CA 94521 (925) 639-0685 [email protected] EDUCATION Graduate certificate in Science Communication University of California, Santa Cruz M.S. Plant Physiology University of California, Davis B.S. Botany University of California, Davis EXPERIENCE Celebrations Coordinator, Contra Costa Newspapers May 2006 - Present Walnut Creek, CA •Received ‘Top Producer’ award for 3d Quarter 2006. •Write and edit Celebrations announcements for publication using Mactive software. •Interact daily with customers by telephone and in person. •Collaborate with imaging and prepress departments to lay out the award-winning Celebrations page •Implemented conversion from paper-based to spreadsheet-based (Microsoft Excel) run sheets. •Created digital procedure for producing copies of announcements using and Adobe Acrobat and Microsoft Word. Community Information Assistant, Contra Costa Newspapers Jan. - May 2006 Walnut Creek, CA •Prepared and edited obituaries for publication using Mactive software. •Interacted daily with customers and funeral homes by telephone and in person Accounting Assistant, Bay Business Centers 1998 - 1999 San Ramon, CA •Processed Accounts Receivable checks. •Maintained proprietary database and Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Freelance Science Writer, Genetic Engineering News 1988 - 1989 New York, NY Editorial Intern, City Sports Magazine 1988 - 1989 Los Angeles, CA Associate Scientist, Sungene Technologies Corporation 1984 - 1987 Palo Alto, CA •Participated in research projects involving: Sunflower tissue culture and mutagenesis Fatty acid analysis of sunflower seeds Corn cell suspension culture system development Soybean tissue culture system development