Troy Glenn Reiner Wolverton's Resume

<NOFRAMES> <html><TITLE>Troy Glenn Reiner Wolverton's Resume</TITLE></head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <CENTER><font size="+2" face="Copperplate Gothic Light"><B><a name=top href="index.html">Troy Glenn Reiner Wolverton</a></B></font><br> <font face="Garamond">101 S. Fifth St., Apt. 4<BR> Columbia, Missouri 65201<BR> (573) 875-4428<br> <a href="mailto:c655493@showme.missouri.edu">c655493@showme.missouri.edu</a> <p> <font size="-1"><a href="#obj">Objective</a>|<a href="#edu">Education</a>|<a href="#exp">Experience</a>|<a href="#hon">Honors/Activities</a>|<a href="#skil">Skills</a>|<a href="#ref">References</a></font></center> <p> <table border width=100% cellpadding=8> <tr> <td><a name="obj">OBJECTIVE</a></td><td colspan=2>To find a job as an online news reporter or editor.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=3><a name="edu">EDUCATION</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan=2>Spring 1995 -- Fall 1997</td><td colspan=2><A HREF = "http://www.missouri.edu">The University of Missouri--Columbia</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2>Enrolled in <A HREF = "http://www.missouri.edu/~jschool">Master's Program in Journalism</A>. Reporting/Writing Model with a concentration in <a href="http://www.missouri.edu/~jschool/digmo/index.html">online and multimedia information delivery</A>. Expected Date of Graduation: May 1997. Cumulative GPA: 3.7.</td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan=2>December 1993</td><td colspan=2><a href="http://www.utexas.edu">The University of Texas at Austin</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2>Graduated with Honors. Bachelor of Arts in Government, Minor in <A HREF = "http://www.utexas.edu/depts/spn/">Spanish</A>. Cumulative GPA: 3.67.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=3><a name="exp">EXPERIENCE</a></td> </tr> <tr><td rowspan=2>January 1997 -- May 1997</td> <td><a href="http://digmo.org">The Digital Missourian</a></td> <td align=right>Columbia, Missouri</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2>Special Projects Editor. As part of professional project, in charge of diversifying Digital Missourian content. Working with broadcast and editorial departments to integrate their Web content on Digmo. Will write handbook about experience, what learned.</td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan=2>August 1996 -- December 1996</td> <td><a href="http://digmo.org">The Digital Missourian</a></td> <td align=right>Columbia, Missouri</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2>Teaching Assistant. Helped instruct a reporting class that produced the first <a href="http://digmo.org/j349">original content</a> for the Digital Missourian. Copy edited students' stories and helped design the Web pages on which the stories appeared. Instructed students in use of HTML, digital photography and digital audio.</td></tr> <tr><td rowspan=2>January 1996 -- October 1996</td><td><a href="http://www.nytimes.com">The New York Times on the Web</a></td><td align=right>Columbia, Missouri</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2>Free Lance Writer/Producer. Produced the daily update of the <a href="nyt">Countdown</a> page within the politics section of the New York Times on the Web. Duties included researching and writing a "Four Years Ago" and a "factoid" section; coding the pages in HTML; and editing the work of employees helping me on the project.</td></tr> <tr><td rowspan=2>January 1996 -- November 1996</td><td><a href="http://www.nytimes.com">The New York Times on the Web</a></td><td align=right> Columbia, Missouri and New York, New York</td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2>Special Projects. Created interactive, hypertext <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/library/cyber/reference/glossary.html">glossary of Internet terms</a>. Critically evaluated both the content and design of The Times on the Web's discussion forums. Worked on marketing project, helping to publicize on the Internet a project the New York Times undertook with National Public Radio. </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan=2>August 1995 -- July 1996</td><td><a href="http://www.missouri.edu/~c652066/Weblab/WebLabFront.html">Microsoft-Missouri Web Research Project</a></td><td align=right>Columbia, Missouri</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2>On-campus director of Web research project. Oversaw closing of project and transfer of research to Microsoft. Prior to project's termination, worked as reseacher and editor. Copy edited and approved entries into database. Searched for newsworthy Internet sites to enter into database. Evaluated sites based on credibility, server and HTML reliability, and design layout. Wrote cutlines about sites for use by <a href="http://www.msn.com">Microsoft Network</a>. </td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan=2>August 1995 -- February 1996</td><td><a href="http://digmo.org">Digital Missourian</a></td><td align=right>Columbia, Missouri</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2>Assistant News Editor for World Wide Web newspaper, a paid position. Chose stories to publish in the online paper. Taught students how to select and code stories, directed students in daily production efforts. Edited stories and marked them up with HTML coding. Laid out Web pages. Searched for related Web links. Wrote <a href="cyberchat.html">CyberChat columns</a> for the Columbia Missourian. Previously, as a student taking the Digital Missourian class, worked as an online news producer.</td> <tr> <td rowspan=2>May 1995 -- December 1995</td><td>Columbia Missourian</A></td><td align=right>Columbia, Missouri</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2>Staff Writer and Copy Editor for daily newspaper. Covered city government beat. Wrote investigative, feature and meeting <a href="articles.html">articles</a>. Edited government, crime, world and feature articles. Proofed pages before printing.</td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan=2>January 1995 -- May 1995</td><td><a href="http://www.phlab.missouri.edu/~maneater/">The Maneater</td><td align=right><A HREF = "http://www.socketis.net/columbia.html">Columbia, Missouri</A></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2>Staff Writer for student newspaper. Wrote a series of articles on a state senator's proposals to promote English as the state language. Promoted to paid position as a staff writer after writing three unpaid articles as a staff reporter.</td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan=2>Fall 1994</td><td><B>Ann Richards Re-election Campaign</B></td><td align=right><A HREF = "http://cains.com/cgi-shl/sa.exe">San Antonio, Texas</A></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2>Outreach Coordinator, Director of Management Information Systems in San Antonio office of campaign. Spoke for the campaign at local public schools of all levels. Recruited high school volunteers. Organized entry of volunteer information into databases. Assisted in fund-raising.</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=3><a name="hon">HONORS/ACTIVITIES</a></td> </tr> <tr><td rowspan=2>1995 -- 1996</td><td colspan=2><b>The University of Missouri Columbia</b></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=2>Scholarship award winner.</td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan=2>1993 -- 1994</td><td><B>Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Austin</B></td><td align=right><A HREF = "http://www.quadralay.com/www/Austin/Austin.html">Austin, Texas</A></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2>Big Brother. Developed friendship, big-brother relationship with a child from a single-parent home. With child, engaged in educational and entertainment activities which helped build relationship.</td> </tr> <tr> <td rowspan=2>Summer 1993</td><td><B>Duke in Spain</B></td><td align=right>Europe</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=2>Attended <A HREF = "http://www.duke.edu/">Duke University's</A> Summer in Spain program. Studied Spanish language, history and culture for six weeks in <A HREF = "http://www.uma.es/">Málaga</A> and <A HREF = "http://www.uji.es:80/mapes/madrid.html">Madrid</A>, Spain. Achieved fluency in Spanish. Traveled throughout <A HREF = "http://www.uji.es/spain_www.html">Spain</A> during program. After program, traveled to France, Germany, the Czech Republic and Italy.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=3><a name="skil">SKILLS</a></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3>Computer Skills <ul><li>Ability to work with different operating systems: Windows 95, Windows 3.X, OS/2, MAC OS, UNIX, DOS <li>Familiarity with many word processing and text-writing programs, including Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, Describe and A-TEX <li>Thorough knowledge of and ability to design with HTML <li>Familiarity with graphics and layout programs, including Adobe Photoshop, Aldus Freehand, Quark XPress, Aldus Pagemaker and Multimedia Toolbook <li>Familiarity with digital video and audio editing programs, including Adobe Premier and Creative Wave Studio </ul> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=3>Communications Skills<ul> <li>Confident, versatile writer <li>Excellent public speaker <li>Well-trained and experienced actor</ul></td></tr> <tr> <td colspan=3><a name="ref">REFERENCES</a></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=3><a href="mailto:kevin@nytimes.com">Kevin McKenna</a>, Editorial Editor, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com">The New York Times Electronic Media Company</a>, (212) 597-8049. <tr> <td colspan=3><a href="mailto:jourbsb@muccmail.missouri.edu">Brian Brooks</a>, Editorial Director, <a href="http://digmo.org">The Digital Missourian</a>; Professor, <a href="http://www.missouri.edu/~jschool">School of Journalism</a>, <a href="http://www.missouri.edu">University of Missouri-Columbia</a>, (573) 882-7426 </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=3><a href="mailto:Bob.Sullivan@MSNBC.COM">Bob Sullivan</a>, Producer, MSNBC,(206) 936-7751.</td> </tr> </table> </font> <p> This page has been accessed <img src="http://www.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/counter?c655493/resume3.html"> times since November 4, 1995.<p> <i><script language="JavaScript">  </script> </i> <p> <hr> <p> <a href="#top">Back to the top</a><p> <a href="index.html">Back to my home page.<p> <p> <img src="yikes2.jpg"> </A> </body></html>