Gaskins atherine askins Katherine
Resume of Katherine Gaskins
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Gaskins atherine askins Katherine
Hell, there are no rules here. We’re just trying to accomplish something.
-Thomas A. Edison
Live out of your imagination, not your history. –Steven Covey
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Katherine Gaskins (910) 338-4353
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Gaskins 2809 Lyndon Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28405 atherine askins Katherine
Business management or administrative position with focus in marketing, customer service, and/or communications
PROFILE: More than 30 years of experience, working in profit and non-profit sectors—from Wall St. to Sesame Street—for Fortune 100 companies to family-owned microenterprises. Have owned & operated or helped launch several new businesses; worked as editor and writer for more than 25 years, including for Elsevier Science, one of the world's largest publishers of scientific, academic, association, and society journals and for a very large daily newspaper; provided administrative support to a variety of firms, most recently during the past 3 years for a law firm that specializes in real estate closings. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Wrote a number of successful grants for local, non-profit human service organizations Edited book, What Kind of Job is This, for a Nice Jewish Boy? published June 2005 Ghostwrote academic article, which appeared in an international psychiatric journal 2005; also coordinated and edited Dermatology magazine (Elsevier Science) early 1990s Developed key identity and slogans for several small businesses Developed content and designed visuals for growth equity prospectus and, with founder, worked in every capacity of publishing Behind the Scenes, a trade magazine for the film industry Wrote weekly features for large, daily newspaper, The (New Jersey) Star-Ledger Launched and operated new convenience store in Columbus, Ohio, and developed clear market identity and consistent customer base within three months, through highly personalized customer service and extremely competitive pricing strategies More than doubled the volunteer base of the service and rehabilitation department of the American Cancer Society (ACS) Essex County Unit; increased ACS presence significantly by launching and maintaining ACS cancer support and rehab programs in five area hospitals RECENT EMPLOYMENT & REFERENCES Fine Art Sales, Full- & Part-Time 10/05-05/08 Corporate Canvas, Wilmington, NC, Hap Willard, Owner/Proprietor (910) 520-7364 Administrative, Freelance 07/07-11/08 Atty. William R Shell, Wilmington, NC, Bill Shell, Attorney/Owner (910) 350-0879 Administrative, Full Time 04/06-06/08 Atty. James D Smith, Wilmington, NC, Jim Smith, Attorney/Owner (910) 762-3383 Grantwriting, Freelance 2005-Present Wrote a number of grant proposals for two local non-profits. Contacts available on request Barista 7/05-10/05 Cape Fear Coffee & Tea, Wilmington, NC, Rob Whittington, Proprietor (910) 343-1155 04/02-12/03 Caffè Phoenix, Wilmington, NC, Nate Hoffman, Proprietor (910) 343-1395 10/01-02/02 Port City Java, Wilmington, NC, Steve Schnitzler (910) 796-6646 Various Jobs for Survival 07/03-09/05 Clerk/Delivery Person, Modern Cleaners, Leonard & Lorraine Benedetto (910) 512-5481 2000-2003 Secretary/Admin Support, Wilmington, NC Attorney Jeffrey R. Baker (910) 763-3448 09/99-03/00 Clerk/Cashier, Harris Teeter Grocery Store, Wilmington, NC (910) 343-4216 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - CHRONOLOGY Freelance Writer. Variety of positions, including freelance medical writing, editing, and grantwriting 2005 - Present Co-Editor-in-Chief, Behind the Scenes magazine, Wilmington, NC: Feb 1998–1998 Sept Co-Owner/Operator, Convenient One convenience store, Columbus, OH: Jun 1996–1997 Dec Owner/Founder, WordCraft Editorial freelance writing services: Established 1990 Feature Writer, Dorf Feature Service for The NJ Star-Ledger, Springfield, NJ: Mar 1988–1990 Mar Service & Rehab Director, American Cancer Society, Essex County, NJ: Mar 1986–1988 Mar Family Service Specialist, NJ Div of Youth & Family Services, Paterson, NJ: Jun 1985–1986 Mar TEMPORARY ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT - CHRONOLOGY Mar 1993–Jan 1999: Provided editorial and administrative support and worked in a variety of capacities for a variety of firms, such as Grey Advertising; Elsevier Science; Columbus (Ohio) Community College Hospitality Program; Columbus Action for Children; Children’s Television Workshop; USA Networks/SciFi Channel; Merrill Lynch; Donaldson, Lufkin, Jenrette; Prudential Securities; Prudential Law Department; MetLife; Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Borden Foods Niche Grocery Marketing; GAF Corporation, among many others EDUCATION BA, psychology, William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ: 1981 36 of 60 credits toward Master of Social Work, Rutgerskatherine.gaskins@gmail.com University, New Brunswick, NJ Life
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Gaskins atherine askins Katherine PROFILE More than 30 years of experience, working in profit and non-profit sectors—from Wall St. to Sesame Street—for Fortune 500/100 companies to family-owned micro-enterprises. Have owned & operated or helped launch several new businesses; worked as editor and writer for more than 25 years, including for Elsevier Science, one of the world's largest publishers of scientific, academic, association, and society journals, and for a very large daily newspaper; and provided administrative support to a variety of firms, most recently during the past 3 years for a law firm that specializes in real estate closings and for an attorney who has a criminal law practice. These many years of very diverse experience allow me to bring a lively, varied skill set to any position that I hold.
ADMINISTRATIVE/ LEGAL SUPPORT Recent Employment & References
Full-Time 04/06 – 06/08
Part-Time 07/07 - 11/08
James D. Smith, JD 105 South Front Street Wilmington, NC 28401 (910) 762-3383
William R. Shell, JD 408 Sundial Court Wilmington, NC 28405 (910) 350-0879
Primarily real estate law practice
Primarily criminal practice
Prepared & filed deeds and Deeds of Trust Took & prepared Affidavits Prepared loan documents for non-institutional loans Collected supporting documentation required by lenders for loan packages Performed initial searches chain of title Did all paperwork related to preparing & submitting fully executed loan packages Prepared new business filings for submission to Secretary of State Researched & prepared Power of Attorney for use in Jordan/Palestine Prepared documents for business sales/transactions Prepared Wills Administered estates Created form templates, to increase efficiency and consistency in document preparation Performed all business office administration, including paying bills, doing payroll, set up chart of accounts in QuickBooks, bookkeeping, and all issues related to running office Located & trained new employees
Transcribed dictation Prepared court documents Prepared complex evidence exhibits Prepared new business filings for submission to Secretary of State Helped prepare contracts Found expert witnesses Located prospective witnesses/parties to case Performed evidence fact-checking Prepared subpoenas
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Gaskins atherine askins Katherine ADMINISTRATIVE/ LEGAL SUPPORT Recent Employment & References
LEGAL SOCIAL SERVICE
Part-time 2005 - 2006, 2000 - 2003
Part-Time 2005
Jeffrey R. Baker, JD 516 Market Street Wilmington, NC 28401 (910) 763-3448
Liz Kachris-Jones, Director Guardian ad Litem Program District 5 316 Princess Street, Suite 122 Wilmington, NC 28401 (910) 341-1515
Primarily family law practice
Guardian ad Litem Volunteer
Visited and oversaw the interests of one child Prepared reports for court
Transcribed dictation Prepared documents for court Helped prepare contracts & agreements Collected information for and prepared QDROs & separation agreements Performed pre-interviews with prospective witnesses
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Full-time 06/85 - 03/86 Elizabeth McGovern, Director NJ Division of Youth & Family Services Adoption Resource Center Paterson, NJ 07501 (973) 742-0063
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Full-time 1990 - 1993
Family Service Specialist
Prudential Securities Law Department, 1990 - 1992 New York City Transcribed dictation Prepared all documents related to securities litigation & NASD Prudential Real Estate Division, 1992 - 1993 Helped administratively to manage real estate caseload created by Hurricane Andrew devastation in Florida
Acted as interface between the courts and the
children, foster parents & natural parents Documented and prepared cases (created/contributed to record) for termination of parental rights Testified in court Sought adoptive families for children
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Gaskins atherine askins Katherine NEW BUSINESS LAUNCH . . .
1996 - 1997 CONVENIENT ONE Columbus, Ohio Co-Owner/ Manager This non-franchise convenience store—located adjacent to the Ohio State University campus across the street from the Law School—had four significant competitors within a 1½block radius, had been closed during the 6 months preceding our takeover, and thus had no customer base. By employing aggressive pricing and product strategies and providing very personalized customer service, within three months of opening, we were able to lure customers—who bypassed our competitors, to shop with us—and develop a steady/growing customer base. We saw a full return on our investment within the first year and this store capitalized several other businesses during the next three years. PROFESSIONAL WRITING / PUBLISHING
PSYCHIATRIC JOURNAL Ghostwrote sociological psychiatry article, which appeared in an international psychiatric journal, 2005 BOOK Edited book, What Kind of Job is This for a Nice Jewish Boy?, published June 2005 DERMATOLOGY JOURNAL Edited and contributed to Dermatology, a medical journal published by Elsevier Science, early 1990s NJ STAR-LEDGER Wrote weekly features and articles, 1988 - 1990
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Gaskins atherine askins Katherine . . . NEW BUSINESS RE-LAUNCH
1998 Elizabeth Johnson BEHIND THE SCENES MAGAZINE Wilmington, NC (910) 270-4444 Co-Editor in Chief I worked with the Founder of this nationally-distributed trade magazine for the film industry, to re-conceptualize the business basis for her source income. We redeveloped content, designed a national re-launch plan and equity prospectus, and began pitching to prospective investors, all-the-while continuing to publish monthly. Within three months, national advertisers began to contact us, unsolicited! Unfortunately, the founder did not have the financial holding power and did not want to accrue substantial debt during this re-launch period and decided to stop publishing just as the national advertisers began contacting us.
GRANTWRITING
WILMINGTON FAMILY YMCA  Wrote several successful foundation grant proposals, 2008 KIDS MAKING IT WOODWORKING  Contributed to/edited several NC and foundation grant proposals, 2005, 2008
RESEARCH
Have performed online and on-site research, datamining & data extraction, for more than 20 years, including business (competitor intelligence), academic (industrial psychology, sociology), marketing (demographics, trends), media (feature writing), legal (witness & source search).
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Gaskins atherine askins Katherine ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT & CONSULTING Business Planning & Development, Marketing, and Creation Key Identities/Brand Slogans BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING
CREATION OF KEY IDENTITIES/ SLOGANS
Full-Time 03/86 - 03/88
For the Wall Street Crowd:
Maureen Allex State Service Director American Cancer Society North Brunswick, NJ (732) 297-8000
Make Money Make Love Eat CHEF’S APRON Fine Bakery & Gourmet Deli
Director of Service & Rehabilitation Increased American Cancer Society identity, by creating presence in four medical centers/teaching hospitals and three community hospitals Recruited & trained more than 100 new volunteers Implemented cancer support programs in area hospitals & ran cancer support groups Managed and disbursed cancer supplies and financial resources Maintained statistics on service delivery Quantified value of volunteer service delivery, to demonstrate value of services provided to community Instituted Service public relations Recruited distinguished Service & Rehab Committee members Oversaw Service & Rehab Committee/Sub-Committees
For a couture dress shop: RED WALL Where East Meets West in Fashion
For a professional writing service: WORDCRAFT The language of thought The heart of emotion
For a freelance secretarial service: BIKER w/ A BRIEFCASE
__________________________________ BUSINESS PLANNING Borden Foods Niche Grocery marketing Helped create strategic plan for Borden Foods Niche Grocery Marketing
Children’s Television Workshop (Sesame Street) Helped create very first business plan for the PreSchool Education Program
Several Small, Privately-Owned Businesses Created complete business plans
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Gaskins atherine askins Katherine ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT 1990-1999
ADMINISTRATIVE Accounting
2006 - 2008 Law Office of James D. Smith Set up unique (non-template) QuickBooks chart of accounts, which allowed for tracking business by attorney by type of business by county. Performed all accounting functions, including posting all entries, doing accounts payable & payroll, preparing year-end financial statements for the accountant
1996 - 1997 Convenient One Set up the Peachtree Accounting chart of accounts Posted all entries and created the year-end financials for the accountant. Also set up a Peachtree Accounting chart of accounts for another retail convenience store
Worked in a variety of capacities for a variety of firms, such as Columbus (OH) Community College Hospitality Management Program Columbus Action for Children Monthly Highlights for Children Grey Advertising USA Networks/Sci-Fi Channel Inc. Magazine Pulp & Paper Magazine Merrill Lynch Donaldson, Lufkin, Jenrette Federal Reserve Bank of New York Adventures in Education NYU St. Vincent’s Hospital MetLife Star Graphic Systems GAF Corporation R&D, among others
1998 Behind the Scenes Magazine
SOFTWARE
Worked with the founder & the UNC-W Small Business & Technology Development Center, to create a spreadsheet "tool", which allowed monthly tracking of business and, accordingly, regular adjustments to business plan. This spreadsheet served as our accounting program.
1990s & 2005 - Present Various Project & Other Budgets Have created budgets (and business plans) for my own business. As a grantwriter, have been called upon to create or contribute to organizational or project budgets, as part of the grant-writing process
Proficient in: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Powerpoint, Publishing) Open Office (Writer) Have used: WordPerfect , AmiPro, Lotus, QuattroPro, QuickBooks, Peachtree Accounting, Harvard Graphics, Quark Express
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Gaskins atherine askins Katherine
katherine.gaskins@gmail.com
910/ 338.4353