Highly motivated entrepreneur that performs writing, editing, & research services
Highly motivated entrepreneur that performs writing, editing, & research services to market career seekers, business owners, & freelance opportunities through: writing bios, resumes, cover letters, research and writing articles, editing books before publishing, creating and maintaining LinkedIn profiles, and more!
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Highly motivated entrepreneur that performs writing, editing, & research services to market career seekers, business owners, & freelance opportunities through: writing bios, resumes, cover letters, research and writing articles, editing books before publishing, creating and maintaining LinkedIn profiles, and more!
Experienced networker that runs two networking groups and routinely performs career and business related seminars on marketing yourself to obtain a job or get business.
Highlights:
*Over 11 years direct writing experience defined as positions with heavy writing
*4 years in business this December
*Almost 2.5 years as a freelance writer for SouthSoundTalk.com (an online newspaper)
*Over 3 years as a freelance writer for Tacoma.com, an online business directory
*1 year as a freelance writer for the Tacoma Art Group
New freelance writer for the Federal Way Mirror Newspaper (signed one year contract June 2016)
*New freelance writer for South Sound Magazine (July 2016)
* New freelance writer for Moot Magazine (August 2016)
Education:
Bachelor of Arts: Business Administration with an emphasis in Management University of Washington Tacoma - Tacoma, WA, September 2008 - June 2010
Created, marketed, and lead the "Walking Club" a club that promoted exercise through walking on different routes around
the University. We had a monthly business meeting that also included a monthly field trip that the club voted on for example, hiking Mt. Si, visiting the Glass Museum, etc. Lead and marketed this club through flyers, word of mouth, in-class announcements, and more from Feb. 2009 - June 2010.
Worked in the Diversity Resource Center at UW Tacoma promoting cultural events through different advertising
mediums. Managed the Diversity Resource Center's office and library. (Sept. 2009 - June 2010).
Was a staff reporter for the "Ledger" UW Tacoma's Newspaper
Composed regular articles and conducted interviews for the campus newspaper. (Oct. 2008- Dec. 2008).
Awarded the Milgard Tribute Scholarship from UW Tacoma's business school my first year at UW Tacoma.
Associate of Arts: Arts & Science degree
Olympic College - Bremerton, WA, June 2008
Honor Graduate / Dean's list for both Associate degrees.
Awarded the Herbert Goodman Scholarship (highest GPA) scholarship two consecutive years from Olympic College's
Foundation Office.
Awarded $1,000 scholarship from Olympic College in summer of 2008.
Associate of Technical Arts degree in Computer Information Systems Web Development
Olympic College - Bremerton, WA, September 2003 - June 2005
Prior to graduating in June 2005 with this degree, I obtained the following certificates from Olympic College:
Certificate of Recognition in Project Management Essentials
Certificate of Proficiency in Technical Support
Certificate of Recognition in Small Office / Home Office Associate
Certificate of Recognition in Technical Support
Accomplishments:
•Voted as best essay writer in Puyallup, WA on Thumbtack.com within less than 3 months of joining them while
working for Work Solutions.
•Circle of Kindness article published in the Women's World Magazine issue December 17, 2015 while working for Work Solutions.
•9 5-star reviews on Thumbtack.com within a year while working for Work Solutions.
•Letter of appreciation from Regional Safety Director while working at S & K Technologies (September 2008).
•Received superior achievement certificate from Commander Navy Region NW while working at S & K Technologies (September 19, 2008).
Experience
Owner
December 2012 to Current
Work Solutions - Puyallup, WA
•Performs writing and editing services to market business owners and career seekers through: writing bios, resumes, cover letters, employment paperwork, LinkedIn, articles, editing books, various business documents, and much more.
•Performs freelance writing opportunities for newspapers, magazines, and organizations. Routinely looking for freelance writing opportunities.
•Markets business through two networking groups that I lead in the community and through monthly seminars I present on career related topics such as: "How to get a job using LinkedIn," "How to write a targeted resume in 2016", and more.
•Performs monthly "How to get business using LinkedIn" seminars monthly to the community.
•Promotes and markets business daily through various means (social networking, networking, weekly newsletter, business websites, etc.)
Freelance writer for SouthSoundTalk.com
December 2014 to Current
Initiative to submit a minimum of 8 article pitches monthly to editor.
Write one article per month (some examples: a business owner feature and historic attractions in the South
Sound).
Staff Writer/Advertising Manager for Tacoma.com
November 2010 to January 2014
County Website.com - Tacoma, WA
Every week, I determined what 3 article topics I would like to write about for Tacoma.com. I wrote about community news, events, and interesting profiles on people in and around the Tacoma area. I initiated contact with the person/company, conducted an interview, wrote the article, and gathered or took the pictures or flyers necessary for the article. My articles were posted on Tacoma.com. Additionally increased readership to Tacoma.com by encouraging people to post
comments to my articles.
Within 6 months of writing for Tacoma.com, I was assigned as the advertising manager as well. I handled advertising requests, sold website marketing packages, provided website stats to customers, wrote web copy for client's websites, and more.
Lindt Chocolate Advisor
October 2013 to December 2013
Lindt Chocolate - Puyallup, WA
Sold unique flavors and types of Lindt chocolates that were not sold in stores through parties I threw, individual vendor events, etc. Unfortunately, Dec. 30, 2013 was the last day the RSVP program (the department I worked for) was not taking any future chocolate orders due to program shutting down.
Human Resource Intern for the City of Tacoma’s HR Department
June 2010 – July 2011
Reviewed resumes for human resource analyst to determine qualified applicants.
Performed various human resource and administrative duties while maintaining confidentiality.
Worked on service contracts between the City of Tacoma and other business partners.
Garden Corp Intern
Institute for Community Leadership
May 2010 - August 2010
Manager of approximately 176 participants in the Garden Corp Program.
Educated students in the program about leadership skills, how to build relationships, and how to be healthy.
Maintained a quarter acre of a garden, six cold frames, and a hot house.
Learned the Kent area through picking up and dropping off middle school and high school aged students from their homes.
Student Program Assistant
University of Washington Tacoma's Diversity Resource Center
September 2009 - June 2010
Managed the Diversity Resource Center’s office and library.
Created and promoted the Diversity Resource Center's cultural events through different advertising mediums.
Staff Reporter
University of Washington Tacoma's Newspaper
October 2008 - December 2008
Composed regular articles and conducted interviews for the campus newspaper.
Safety Technician
S & K Technologies
December 2006 - September 2008
Safety Department at Keyport Base
Designated as the Safety Training Administrator for incoming Safety Technicians on the hazmat/AUL (Authorized Use List) program on how to conduct MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) searches in HMIRS (Hazardous Material Information Resource System) and extracting MSDS numbers and other pertinent information to compile an AUL approved by OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration).
Created qualification tests and PowerPoint presentations for the Hazmat program, and trained personnel on PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), CBRNE (Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive) program, and Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), through PowerPoint presentations, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), and qualification tests that I created. Provided training on the Navy wide website/database ESAMS (Enterprise Safety Application Management System), Microsoft Office programs, and created training presentations in PowerPoint on how to operate programs within ESAMS and wrote regular office SOPs.
Conducted MSDS based safety evaluations, inspections, and PPE Assessments at Regional work centers to identify safety and health hazards. Implemented administrative or engineering controls to mitigate hazards and potential injuries. Monitored site specific AULS.
Note Taker
Olympic College's Access Services Department
Note Taker for a disabled student in my math class for fall quarter 2006 (duration of math class).
Safety IT Administrative Assistant
S & K Technologies
May 2005 - December 2006
Safety Department for Sub Base Bangor
Accountable to 30 Safety Professionals and the file management of 36 safety programs.
In navy wide safety website (ESAMS), created online safety inspection action items, and input personnel data, such as Social Security Numbers, input fit tests and medical surveillance, closed out mishap reports, scheduled training courses, and input new personnel and edited their associated duties/roles.
Wrote a Fall Protection Equipment Inventory SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) and maintained the region’s Fall Protection Equipment Inventories (4 base locations and their associated buildings) with Excel Spreadsheets.
Promoted the Driver Improvement Program for the Commander Navy Region Northwest’s website and initiated contact with the Region’s web designer to upload registration forms I designed for enrolling motorcycle students. Assisted the web designer in implementing a web link to show the amount of vacancies left in a motorcycle or driver improvement class . Advertised the motorcycle and driver improvement courses and contacting the Navy Navigator Newspaper for weekly publication.
Attended Traffic Safety Council Meetings, developed PowerPoint slide shows for the Council, took agenda action item notes and sent to all the Council Members and Attendee Invitation Notices to all Council Members.
Assisted the Safety Director with researching the Inter-service Support Agreements, and Memorandums of Agreements. Other tasks included assisting with the Safety Department’s Annual Self-Assessment.
***MOST JOBS REQUIRE YOU ONLY GO BACK 10 YEARS WHICH IS WHAT I DID, IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE OF MY WORK EXPERIENCE, PLEASE VISIT MY LINKEDIN PROFILE: www.linkedin.com/in/carlycalabrese
THANK YOU***
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