RESUME OF PAUL EVERRETT CALES

PaulCales@ameritech.net
1118 Waverly Road • Sandusky, Ohio 44870 • (419) 626-5946 [Home]

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:

To successfully apply my writing and communication skills with my creativity, my experiences, and my education to a challenging, new job opportunity.

EDUCATION:

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio
BA Major: English Literature
BFA Major: Creative Writing
GPA: 3.48
• Refer to linked page for details of relevant coursework

The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
BA Majors: Public Relations and Broadcasting
GPA: 3.13

Perkins High School, Sandusky, Ohio
College Preparatory Curriculum, including 4 years of Honors Mathematics, 4 Years of Honors Sciences, 4 years of Honors English, and 2 years of Latin. National Honor Society
GPA: 3.35/4.0

Related Experience:

Macintosh and IBM proficient; capable of troubleshooting hardware, software, and networking. Experienced with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Pagemaker, Adobe Photoshop, Filemaker Pro, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, and QuarkXPress.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Rennaissance Partners, dba da Vinci's Distinctive Impressions, Toledo, Ohio
Owner/Manager
• Built new business from scratch, including construction, purchasing, systemsand operations
• Created budgets, established credit and accounts, established prices, services, and vendors
• Processed payroll, taxes, accounts receivableand payable, daily & monthly sales recaps, P&L's
• Hired, scheduled, assigned, trained, supervised, evaluated, disciplined, & fired co-workers
• Created advertising materials and marketing plan; developed sales program & materials
• Installed computer and phone networks, developed operations and recordkeeping software

Kinko's, Inc.
Manager - Chicago XIV, Illinois (Region 48)
Manager - Chicago X, Illinois (Region 48)
Manager - Chicago IX, Illinois (Region 48)
Manager - Lincolnwood, Illinois (Region 47)
Manager - West Lafayette II, Indiana (Region 45)
Manager - West Lafayette I, Indiana (Region 45)
Supervisor - Toledo I, Ohio (Region 66)
Key-Op - Toledo I, Ohio (Region 66)
Supervisor - Toledo I, Ohio (Region 66)
Cashier - Toledo I, Ohio (Region 66)
• Refer to linked page for details of responsibilities and experiences

Ice Phoenix Enterprises, Toledo, Ohio
Director of Marketing and Operations
• Compiled, edited, and scheduled projects for publication
• Prepared distribution, advertising, and marketing for all projects
• Filed for appropriate copyrights, trademarks, and licensing on projects
• Hired, directed and supervised freelance writers, artists and designers for projects
• Performed administrative duties (i.e., budget creation, payroll)

Snappy Car Rental #321, Canton, Ohio
Manager/Sales Trainee
Manager Trainee
• Prepared billing and resolved billing questions/problems
• Completed 15-20 sales calls per day; completed daily and monthly reports

TRAININGS:

Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Speaking and Human Relations (1996)
American Management Association's Essential Business Skills (1995)
Covey Leadership Center's Seven Habits of Highly Effective People (1994)
SkillPath Seminar on Managing Multiple Projects, Objectives and Deadlines (1993)
Kinko's of Illinois Human Resources Training (1995)
Kinko's Intermediate Manager Training (1993)
Kinko's New Manager Training (1992)
Kinko's CourseWorks Training (1992)
Xerox 5090/5390 Advanced Customer Training (1993)

ACTIVITIES:

Kinko's of Illinois Operations Manual Rollout Team (1996)
Kinko's/TESOL Convention Coordinator (1996)
Kinko's of Illinois Recruitment and Retention Task Force (1995-96)
Kinko's of Illinois Holiday Party Committee (1995-96)
Kinko's of Illinois' Recruitment Department Job Fairs (1995-96)