Sept 09 Resume

Kara L. Luke Professional Communicator, Writer, & Editor

[email protected] 864 West 2880 South Logan, UT 84321 Cell (435) 213-5594

Experience Writing Tutor, Rhetoric Associates Program, 2008–Present • Reviewed students’ papers for clarity, flow, format, organization, & grammar • Wrote comments on students’ drafts to specify places for improvement • Met with each student personally to discuss revision possibilities • Attended a semester-long, specialized tutoring & writing revision course Marketing Director & Copywriter, Trivium Medical Solutions, Inc., Summer 2008 • Wrote & revised website content for a luxury homes website • Collaborated with sales manager in developing website content • Performed writing duties on a job-by-job basis & kept within various project deadlines Information Specialist, National Scenic Byways Online (byways.org), 2007–2008 • Wrote, updated, & reviewed website content • Collaborated with byway experts • Generated descriptive, active stories to promote a byway • Drew byway maps using Adobe Photoshop CS2® • Used online tools like Google Calendar, Google Documents, & news alerts

Education & Skills B.S., English, Professional Writing Emphasis, Utah State University, Logan, UT, May 2010 • 3.58 Overall GPA • Skilled in MS Word, Excel, Photoshop, InDesign, & Dreamweaver programs • Edited & wrote articles for Utah State’s Student Newsletter Synopsis from 2008-2009

Honors, Awards, & Service • • • •

Recognized on Dean’s List for outstanding academic performance, 2007 Nominated by English professor for writing tutor position, 2007-2008 Awarded the Peter O. Holmgren Scholarship, 2008 Helped coordinate a holiday food drive that collected over 6,000 cans, 2008