Emergency Communications Specialist, Volunteer Radio Operator, April 2007-present
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
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- Created a church's emergency communications response plan for an area about 250 miles wide and 100 miles tall, covering parts of Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota
- Coordinated monthly with other comms specialists for their area of operations
- Mapped operators and repeaters for reference
- Trained several new amateurs for their license exams
- Contributed to and maintained the general emergency response plan
- Developed and maintained the emergency communications web site
Research Assistant, May-August 1995
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
- Helped research and write an article on computer monitoring in the workplace
Data Analyst, May 1990-July 1992
U.S. Hotline/Ads Across America, Provo, Utah
- Compared newspaper ad performance against the ad cost
- Ordered ad renewals and cancellations
- Wrote and maintained extensive spreadsheet macros in Excel
- Programmed ad performance formulas into HP financial calculators
Data Entry Clerk, February 1990-May 1990
Retrolink Associates, Provo, Utah
- Entered library card catalogs into computer database files ("retrospective conversion")
- Sorted Japanese, Korean, and Chinese language cards in the University of Hawaii catalog
Data Processing Clerk, February 1989-December 1989
East Idaho Federal Credit Union, Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Processed incoming and outgoing checks on Burroughs equipment
- Posted all Visa and EFT transactions
- Ran complete daily transaction reports and backup tapes
- Assisted with system maintenance
Teller, July 1988-February 1989
East Idaho Federal Credit Union, Idaho Falls, Idaho
- Performed transactions with customers for new account openings, deposits, withdrawals, and loan payments
- Handled large amounts of cash and balanced the cash drawer at the end of each day
- Wrote teller training manual for new computer system
Volunteer Missionary/District Leader, May 1986-May 1988
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Fukuoka, Japan
- Taught lesson material to people in their homes and in the street
- Interviewed district missionaries regarding their work and goals
- Coordinated proselyting activities in Kumamoto, Saga, Miyazaki, Sendai, Nakatsu, and Fukuoka
- Met with local church leadership to help fulfill local membership needs
- Learned to read, write, and speak Japanese fluently
- Taught and organized English class (Eikaiwa)
- Designed street contact leaflets that were used across the entire mission area
- Trained and mentored new missionaries
Range Aid/Fire Technician GS-2, May-September 1985 (seasonal work)
Bureau of Land Management, Idaho Falls district, Atomic City, Idaho
- Fought range fires using hose, pulaski (an ax-mattock combo), fuzee (similar to a road flare), and drip torch
- Maintained a high state of readiness for rapid response to fire calls
- Performed extensive maintenance on wildlife watering holes
- Helped maintain hand equipment and fire engine
- Took my turn cooking meals for the crew and helped with the upkeep
- Stayed with my crew when our engine was overrun by a large range fire
- Wrote after-action report detailing the above accident
- Usually maintained composure during the following period of burn rehabilitation
Cashier/Stock Boy, July 1982-May 1985
Food Ranch, Mud Lake, Idaho
- Performed grocery check-out transactions with customers
- Carried large numbers of heavy bags to customers' vehicles
- Unloaded boxed goods, vegetable, and dairy supply trucks
- Stocked and faced shelves
- Cleaned floor and windows after closing
Volunteer Home Teacher, February 1983-present
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Idaho, Utah, and Iowa
- Maintained monthly contact with three to five families
- Determined contact family's needs, helped when I could, and reported those needs to church leaders
Volunteer Elders Quorum President, 1994, 1997-1998, 1999-present
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Utah and Iowa
- Planned home teaching, priesthood lessons, and activities
- Interviewed home teachers regarding needs of their contact families
- Coordinated Elders Quorum efforts with those of other church groups
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