CONNOR COYNE

Professional Profile

Brooklyn, New York ЗЗЗ connor at hereisnowhy dot com

EDUCATION

New School University - New York, NY
Master of Fine Arts - Creative Writing - Fiction
Graduated - May 2007

The University of Chicago - Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Arts - Humanities
Graduated with Honors - August 2001

WORK EXPERIENCE

Assistant Editor З 9 / 2005 - Present
Facts on File, Inc. З New York, NY
Write, index, design, and format reference material for Facts on File, Inc. online database.

Writing Tutor, 9 / 2005 - 12 / 2005
New School University - New York, NY
Reviewed and coached student writing, reported progress to teaching faculty.

Filing and Records Assistant, 10 / 2001 - 7 / 2004
Advanced Resources З Chicago, IL
Received and registered patients; coordinated, reorganized, and maintained records; administrative support. Employed at the Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation.

Director of Play Production Workshop, 11 / 2002
Wanderlust Arts Ensemble - Chicago, IL
Organized and directed script development during a weeklong workshop series.

Assistant Box Office Manager, 05 / 2001 - 08 / 2001
Theater on the Lake, Chicago Park District - Chicago, IL
Coordinated ticket sales, customer service.

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Founding Member, 10/2004 – Present
The Gothic Funk Nation; an artists association.

Judge, 01/2001 – 05/2005
University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt. The world’s largest.

Artistic Director, 11/2002 – 07/2004
The Nocturnal; a theater group.

SKILLS

Secretarial: Type 80 WPM, HTML, medical and administrative filing, proficient in Microsoft Office 2000; Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint, proficient in File Maker, Word Perfect, Word Pro, RefractiveWare, and IDXTend.
Human Relations: Directorial skills, customer service and public relations, marketing and publicity.
Internet: HTML, website production, copy-editing, research and publicity releases.

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