The Whin Whin Situation

Resume

WHITNEY DOWNING
Maryville College Box 2256
502 East Lamar Alexander Parkway
Maryville, TN 37804
whitney.downing@whinwhinsituation.com
www.whinwhinsituation.com (Portfolio)
www.downingwebcred.com (Senior Thesis)

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Writing Communications

Current Writing Communications major at Maryville College; will attain undergraduate degree in May 2009.
Successfully completed 60-page Senior Thesis project for Maryville College, with a focus on Web Credibility in Journalism. (http://www.downingwebcred.com).
Intern in the Online Producer section of the Knoxville News Sentinel. Job entailed updating stories and content for posting online, as well as moderating online forums.
Staff writer for Maryville College-sanctioned student newspaper, the Highland Echo (2006-present).
Student intern during winter holiday 2006-2007; wrote articles for the Communications Department at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Graphics

Current web editor for the Maryville College student publication, the Highland Echo.
Web designer for professional speaker Robert Wilson (Jumpstart Your Meeting and Graffiti Guy Gifts) using Adobe CreativeSuite.
Web designer for Oak Ridge High School Class of 1969 alumni homepage using Adobe CreativeSuite.
Multimedia piece won Best-in-Show award at 2005 Oak Ridge High School Senior Art Show.
Artwork designer for local Haunted House hosted at Oak Ridge Museum of Science and Energy (2005).
Web designer and manager for East Tennessee Riding Club (2001-2005).
Artwork used for shirt and program designs for the Maryville College Equestrian Team.

Computer Skills

Current Computer Science minor at Maryville College; will attain undergraduate degree by May 2009.
Intern in the Online Producer section at the Knoxville News Sentinel (Fall 2008). Job entailed editing video and content for posting online.
Very familiar with HTML and CSS code.
Very familiar with Sony Vegas Movie Studio and Windows Movie Maker.
Skilled in utilization of Microsoft Office and Adobe CreativeSuite tools.

TRAVEL

Took a 3-week journey to rural China in the summer of 2008 for a sociology research project sponsored by the ASIANetwork. Project entailed interviewing indigenous peoples of the Dong and Tibetan cultures in order to gauge the effects of globalization on cultural life.
Took part in the 2004 German American Partnership Program exchange with the Stadthagen Ratsgymnasium (U.S. equivalent of high school), in Niedersachsen, Germany. Hosted a German student for 3 weeks during the school year and then traveled to Germany for 5 weeks during the summer. Attended school with host student during the trip, as well as visited other locations in northern Germany.
Competed in the North American Trail Riding Conference (NATRC) during high school (2001-2005). These competitions required extensive travel with horses in the eastern half of the United States.

WORK HISTORY

Web Editor February 2007-present
Highland Echo, Maryville, TN
http://echo.maryvillecollege.edu
Student Intern September 2008-December 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville, TN
http://www.knoxnews.com
Student Intern December 2006-January 2007, June-August 2007
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
http://www.ornl.gov
Freelance Web Designer & Editor February 2007-present

Office Assistant and Data Specialist November 2003-August 2006
Turnkey Transportation Services, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN
http://www.turnkeytransportation.com
Summer and winter breaks as well as once weekly during school year.
Office Assistant December 2006-January 2007
Park Med Urgent Care, Oak Ridge, TN
Temporary office assistant for immediate projects.

EDUCATION