DANIEL DOUGLAS ADAMS
129 Willowdale Drive #21 ● Frederick, MD 21702-1162 ● (301)-682-7143 ● dda@wwco.com ● http://www.wwco.com/~dda/
OBJECTIVE Seeking a technical writing position with some administrative duties
within the Northern Virginia metro area.
WORK Borders, Incorporated November 1999 – present
EXPERIENCE Responsible for inventory, cataloguing, filing; help desk;
acquisitions; some cashier work.
Virginia’s Explore Park March – October 1999
Research, teaching and assisting, public relations; some
administration, scheduling, appropriations, occasional grounds
upkeep.
Event Horizon August 1996 – present
Primary responsibilities as editor-in-chief include reading, critiquing,
and choosing prose and poetry manuscripts for publication; finance
and fund appropriations; public relations; supervising and delegation;
advertising; setting submission policies and magazine guidelines.
E-zine was purchased by owners of Omni magazine summer of 1999;
subsequently revamped under the name Singularities.
Dr. Robert Denham, Roanoke College October 1996 – May 1997
Researched literary, historical, and religious references for ongoing
projects towards publications of books, letters, and private notebooks
of scholar and author Northrup Frye; computer and library inquiries;
direct contact with experts; information management and synthesis;
general office administration; provided regular reports to supervisor.
Roanoke College April 1996 – January 1999
Public relations and inquiries during emergency and non-emergency
situations for Campus Safety; dispatched officers and coordinated
efforts with Salem, Virginia police department and local hospitals;
familiar with radio / computer communications and police codes;
handled multitasking in stressful environments; trusted with
privileged and confidential information; experience with flex hours.
Roanoke Review December 1995 – January 1999
Supervised five assistant editors in reading and critiquing
submissions as Managing Editor; performed subscription-related
tasks including finances, list management, databases, mailings; event
coordination; additional work with copy and layout via computer.
Educational Writing Workshops Since 1995
Developed and managed group exercises; leadership roles; interactive
training to produce final products; mentoring.
TEACHING Botetourt County Schools August – November 1999
EXPERIENCE Botetourt, Virginia — Substitute
William Fleming High School August – December 1998
Roanoke, Virginia — Student Teacher
Huff Lane Micro Village August – December 1998
Roanoke, Virginia — Student Teacher
Cave Spring High School August – December 1997
Roanoke, Virginia — Intern
Roland E. Cook Elementary School August – December 1997
Vinton, Virginia — Intern / Substitute
Tutor January – May 1997
Volunteer January – May 1997
As an educator for Virginia public school systems, I was
responsible for customizing course loads based upon student
audience and ability; organizing and synthesizing information into
manageable pieces based on allotted presentation time and
students’ previous experience; initiating student participation and
different sensory approaches; statistics and record-keeping; reports
to supervisors and parents; management of time and available
resources; preparing and presenting written proposals; multimedia
presentations, including public information spaces to convey
pertinent information; working in a team environment; offering
special provisions for handicapped and other challenged students.
PLATFORMS Windows 95/98/NT, Linux (Slackware/RedHat)
COMPUTER Microsoft Office Suite, ClarisWorks, Pico, Emacs; Web Browsers,
SKILLS Telnet, FTP, pine, ICQ, and other Internet applications; HTML
w/PHP extensions, Adobe Photoshop and other multimedia
applications; InteGrade
EDUCATION Teacher Licensure Forthcoming in 2000
B.A., English May 1998
Roanoke College, Salem, Virginia
Associate, General Studies May 1995
Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke, Virginia
LICENSE Elementary and Secondary Education K-12, English
ACTIVITIES/ Student Member, Virginia Education Association
HONORS Student Member, National Education Association
Kappa Delta Pi, Education Honor Society
Sigma Tau Delta, English Honor Society
Dean’s List of Honorable Mention
REFERENCES/ Available upon request
WRITING
SAMPLES