DEIDRE MADSEN
RESUME'
OBJECTIVE
Seeking professional, integrity-focused environment where my talents and enthusiasm are best utilized.
EDUCATION
• 1977/79 Belleville Area College, Commercial Art and Design, Belleville, IL
• 1975/77 Collinsville, IL Technical School - Commercial Art (graduated top student two years successively)
• 1973/77 High School Diploma from Collinsville High School, Collinsville, IL
EXPERIENCE
ONGOING WORK:
• 1999 – Present: Intuitive Reader/Counselor, P.O. Box 3822, Sedona, AZ 86340, (928) 300-1236
• 01/00 - Present: Transformational Guided Imagery Therapy - Facilitator, Counselor, and Instructor for seminars, private therapy, group therapy
• 1998 - Present: Webdesigner, Writer, Creator
PAST WORK:
• 11/05 – 12/31/07: Shangri-La Sedona, P.O. Box 3822, Sedona, AZ 86340, (928) 282-8979 Owner/Operator/Vortex Tour Guide/ Retreat Travel Planner/Reader/Healer
• 05/04 – 02/06: Sedona Heart Center Tour Guide, Staff Reader
• 05/02-04/03: Tan Sedona Sedona, AZ (Past Owners: Nancy Duncan, 204-1685 and André Gendron 203-4704) Retail Sales, Maintain and manage facility, Light Bookkeeping
• 10/01-02/02: Escapes II, Inc. Cooper Communities, Houston, MO, Corporate Offices, 903 N. 47th St. , Rogers, AR 72756, 800/648-6401 Telemarketer
• 12/00-06/00: Alesieus Productions Branson, MO James Owens, Director Actor (seperate resumé available), Christian/Spiritual-based movie
• 10/98-12/99: Worldwide Investments St. Louis, MO Nathan Rogers, President/CEO Property Investor/Loan Officer: loan processing, secretarial, receptionist for fast-paced office
• 0 7/98-10/98: Mercantile Bank/First Star Kelly Services, 1 Met. Sq. Ste. 2180, 314/421-4111) St. Louis, MO Secretary/Receptionist for two locations: 40-line phone bank, mail distribution, light to medium clerical; assisted Exec. Sec. to CEO
• 05/98-07/98: President Casino 800 North First St., St. Louis, MO 63102, 314/622-1111 Poker Dealer
• 94-98: Industrial Interface Services Barnhart, MO Robert Lumley, President/CEO General secretarial, office management
• 86-94: Lockton Insurance Agency St. Louis, MO 314/432-0500, S. Whitaker Meyer, President, Chris Kerckhoff, (Past, Immediate) Supervisor. Secretary and Word Processing Department Manager. (Began with this firm as the ir 14th employee. Firm grew to over 60 employees at the time of my departure. Eventually the Word Processing Department processed letters, dictation, proposals, forms, applications, etc. for over 35 employees. I introduced state-of-the art computer equipment into the department which streamlined the department's workflow and implemented Lockton's ”personalized proposal covers” - colorful art/logo designs client-tailored. These covers became the company's standard in many of their corporate offices country wide.)
• 85-86: Thaw Printing Co. St. Louis, MO Paste-Up, Typesetter, Strip/Mask, Camera
• 79-85: Suburban Journals of Southern IL 5050 Collinsville Rd., Swansea, IL 62226, 877/622-5050, Publisher: Steve Holt. Paste-Up, Typesetter, Camera, Plates, (all composing room functions)
• 77-79: Vollman Advertising Company Collinsville, IL, Chuck Vollman, President/CEO 618/345-5712. Paste-Up, Advertising, Graphics
EQUIPMENT USED
PC's; minimal MAC; Hewlett Packard Printers, Scanners, Copiers, Fax Machines; Xerox; Postal Machines; Dictation Equipment; multi-line phone systems, Compugraphic Computer System and Line-O-Type Tape Typographical Equipment, Dark Room/Print Shop Camera Equipment, Stripping/Masking, Paste-Up Artist Equipment.
SOFTWARE USED
Microsoft Suite: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access; MS Money, Paintshop Pro, Xara 3D, Animation Shop, Desktop Publishing, CuteFTP, Wordperfect, Lotus 1-2-3, Corel Draw, some proficiency in Novel networking systems as well as Basic, C++ (editing only) programming languages, Dreamweaver.
AFFILIATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS
- Member Sedona Chamber of Commerce 2006
- Member SMSA (Sedona Metaphysical Spiritual Association) 2006
- Member Student Affiliate of the American Assn. for the Study of Mental Imagery (AASMI)
- Member of the Healium Group (independent, international intuitive medical adepts)
- Member of HTML Writers Guild since 1998
- Member of Missouri Synod Lutheran Church
- Member of International Thespian Society since 1977
- Past Member of MoRWA (Missouri Romance Writers Association)
- Past Member of two Creative Writing groups: Mystery and Romance
- Past Volunteer at Kabul Nursing Home, Cabool, MO
SPECIAL INTERESTS/TALENTS
• Website design/build, Dance, Theatre, Music, Vocals, Life Coaching/Counseling. Currently writing non-fiction book(s) based upon my research and development of imagery counseling-based programs committed to practically assisting intuitive expansion and growth.
REFERENCES
(Non-related. Additional references available upon request)
• Bill & Annette Spuhler, Sedona, AZ 928/282-1562
• Shayna D'Armon, Cottonwood, AZ 928/634-1362
• Kelly Crocken-Figi, O'Fallon, IL 618/604-2796