LYNN M. CONTOS
San Diego, CA
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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Business
Administration/
High
Technology Management - May 1998
California
State University, San Marcos
GPA 4.0 - Graduated Summa Cum Laude
Dean's Honor List, Four Semesters
Associate of Science, Business Administration
- June 1996
Certificate of Achievement, Business
Administration - June 1996
San
Diego Mesa College, San Diego, California
GPA: 4.0 - Graduated with Honors
Dean's Honor List, Five Semesters
SPECIAL SKILLS
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Excellent written and oral communication
skills.
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Excellent leadership abilities through
academic and business experience with groups, teams, and supervisory positions.
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Excellent project manager and coordinator
abilities through experience with wide array of projects.
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Excellent abilities in areas of organization,
time management, proofreading, and attention to detail.
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Experience with Windows 98, 95, NT,
and 3.1, DOS, and some basic UNIX commands.
Experience with Microsoft Publisher
and Office including Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook, and Access, Corel
WordPerfect, Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator and Communicator, WinZip,
WS_FTP, PFS: First Publisher, File, and Write, as well as a multitude of
other personal computer programs.
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Experience with many HTML editors such
as Netscape Composer, Claris Homepage, Microsoft Front Page, Macromedia
Dreamweaver, and Adobe Page Mill, as well as raw coding & modification
experience.
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Experience with graphics programs, including
Adobe PhotoShop and ImageReady, as well as Eye Candy and Kai's Power Goo.
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Familiar with many facets of web page
design and development including promotion, marketing, hosting, domain
names, banner exchanges, e-zine advertising, affiliate programs, opt-in
marketing, and search engine registration.
HONORS
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Graduated Summa cum Laude from CSUSM,
1998.
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Awarded "Top 3 Outstanding Senior Experience
Project" for work with Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Spring 1998, CSUSM.
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Winner of competition for re-design
of WWW site for the College
of Business Administration's MBA Program at CSUSM, Fall 1997.
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Business Statistics Teachers' Aid for
Dr. Sheldon Lou and Dr. Ishpal Rekhi, CSUSM, Fall, 1997.
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Past assignments, projects, and papers
have been requested by many professors and have been placed on library
reserve and/or used as in-class examples, including use in executive MBA
courses.
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Dean's Honor List, Four Semesters, California
State University, San Marcos.
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Dean's Honor List, Five Semesters, San
Diego Mesa College.
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Member, Sigma Iota Epsilon, Honor Society
for Business Students.
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Member, Phi Theta Kappa, International
Honor Society.
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Associate Member, International
Webmasters Association
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Member, The
HTML Writer's Guild
ACADEMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Graduated Summa cum Laude from CSUSM
in June, 1998.
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Awarded Top 3 Outstanding Senior Experience
Project for work with Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Spring 1998, CSUSM.
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Winner of competition for re-design
of WWW site for the College of Business Administration’s MBA Program
at CSUSM, Fall 1997.
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Flow charts, diagrams, and systems analysis
projects developed in Systems
Analysis & Design are distributed to students and used as in-class
examples. CSUSM, Dr. David Jankowski. Fall, 1997.
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Comprehensive marketing analysis consisting
of seven separate areas of analysis developed over the course of the semester
in Services
Marketing is distributed to students and used as an in-class example
in both undergraduate and MBA courses. CSUSM, Dr. Tom Anderson. Spring,
1997.
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Environmental analysis papers developed
for DeBeers and Americorp Financial for Foundation
of Business Environments are kept on file in school library for reference
by students. CSUSM, Dr. Beverlee Anderson. Fall, 1996.
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Research paper developed for Intermediate
Composition and Critical Thinking entitled "Crimes of the Couch" explored
issues in the field of psychoanalysis and is used in-class to demonstrate
proper format, writing style, and transitions. Mesa Community College,
Ms. Helen Cothran. Spring, 1996.
EXPERIENCE
Freelance Web Designer &
Developer (1999- Current)
Infinity
Web Design, San Diego, California
Launched a home-based business to
help small- to mid-sized businesses establish and strengthen Internet presence
at affordable rates. Specializing in site design, maintenance, graphics,
marketing, promotion, and hosting solutions.
Consultant and Project Manager
(1997 - 1998)
Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Challenging and demanding Senior
Experience project working on four person consulting team for NASA's
lead space flight exploration facility. Project entailed thorough investigation
of the existing process for moving, adding, and changing telecommunications
services. This was a highly technical project requiring extensive knowledge
and skills in the areas of telecommunications, networking, and business
process reengineering. Project also entailed inventory management issues,
and culminated in the delivery of a 176-page report consisting of approximately
30 extensively developed recommendations. Served as project manager and
team leader. Our team was recognized with the “Top 3 Outstanding Senior
Experience Project” award, which is the most prestigious honor awarded
by CSUSM.
Web Developer
(1998)
Palomar
Mountain Spring Water, Escondido, California
Demanding independent study project
involving development of a WWW site for San Diego area business without
prior WWW presence. Scope of work also entailed providing Internet Service
Provider and virtual web hosting service recommendations, as well as HTML
training for the individual assuming WWW site maintenance responsibilities.
Note: Although the site has since been optimized for special effects, the
content, general structure, and the organization I created, as well as
many of the graphics I developed, have been retained on the new site.
Web Developer
(1997 - 1998)
California
State University - San Marcos, San Marcos, California
Served on two-person team that performed
a complete redesign of the WWW site for the College of Business Administration’s
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program. Project was undertaken
as part of an in-class competition for which our site was selected as the
winner and subsequently implemented as the official WWW site for the MBA
Program. WWW site entails ten-page hierarchy and is accessible at http://www.csusm.edu/CBA/graduate_program/mba/home_page.html.
Office Manager and Bookkeeper
(1994 -1995)
Creative Corner, Del Mar, California
Handled accounts payable, accounts
receivable, payroll, budgeting, inventory, vendor negotiations, payroll
and sales tax filings, banking duties, and all report generation including
balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and income statements.
Lead Bartender
(1991 - 1994)
Red Onion, San Diego and Orange,
California
Supervised staff of 30+ bartenders
for high volume nightclub. Handled interviewing, hiring, training,
scheduling, inventory control, bar re-designs, promotions, sales, and customer
service. Promoted to "lead" position within three months. Consistently
achieved high dollar sales and awards; record sales of $9,800 in one eight
hour shift.
Lead Cocktail Server
(1990 - 1991)
Diego's, San Diego, California
Supervised staff of 15+ servers
cocktail servers. Responsible for interviewing, hiring, training,
scheduling, sales, and customer service. Promoted to "lead" position
within two months. Developed and implemented written order procedure
to expedite service. Consistent top-seller.
Administrative Assistant
(1984-1990)
John
M. Grubb Realtors, Walnut Creek, California
Assisted President and Vice President
of 220+ agent operation with six branches. Interviewed, hired, trained,
and supervised secretarial staff, and oversaw all correspondence, reports,
minutes, newspaper and magazine advertising, press releases, meeting arrangements,
ordering and contract negotiations for all suppliers, and software training
for agents and staff. Consistently negotiated supplier contracts resulting
in significant cost savings to the firm. Developed 300+ page secretarial
manual outlining duties, responsibilities, and procedures. Improved
efficiency of many in-house systems.
Executive Secretary
(1981-1984)
Pacific Great Western Real Estate
Investors, Pleasant Hill, California
Provided secretarial services for
real estate property managers with 250+ properties including accounts receivable,
accounts payable, payroll, rent collection, vendor negotiations, repair
coordination and dispatch, property maintenance, credit reports, renter
approval, advertising, unlawful detainer and eviction lawsuit preparation
and filings, bank account reconciliation, and standard secretarial duties
including typing, filing, and telephones.
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