Résumé: Scott "Scix" Maddix

Scott “Scix” Maddix

142 E. Main Street, South Paris, Maine 04281

(207) 743-5200 scixual@gmail.com

Objective:
An empowering and fulfilling position in which I can use my talents and skills to make a difference.

Skills:
Accounting – Running and maintaining a cash register; making bank deposits; reconciling end-of-day paperwork
Audio – broadcast, disc jockey, editing
Copyediting – includes layout and development; familiarity with AP Stylebook and Libel Manual
E-Commerce – Setup and maintenance of website shopping cart; receipt and processing of online orders; billing of
    online customers; maintaining good working relationship with customers
Interviewing – on phone, via e-mail and in-person
Leadership – small groups, teams, workshops
Painting – Acrylics and oils, specializing in abstract and reconstructivism Performance – acting, improvisation, mime
Photography – basic familiarity with film and digital cameras and darkroom techniques
Public Speaking – presentations, newscasts and Master of Ceremony
Research – both internet research and library research
Software – Adobe Photoshop for Windows and Mac, Pagemaker for Windows and Mac;
     GIMP; Microsoft Office, Powerpoint; Open Office; Paint Shop Pro; Write; basic familiarity
    with both Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
Teaching – small groups, classes, workshops, tutoring
Video – camera operation, editing
Web Design – basic HTML, web page maintenance, search engine manipulation
Writing – columns, news, features, fiction, research papers, ad copy, press releases, PSA copy,
     screenplays, poetry

Training:
Mesa College, San Diego, CA: English Major – 2000-2002
Defense Information School (DINFOS), Fort Meade, MD: Journalist, Broadcast Journalist (Top Broadcaster awarded) – 1993
Personal Development: including courses with the Human Awareness Institute and Landmark Education – ongoing

Experience:
Substitute Teacher, Maine School Administration District 17, February 2006-present: K-12.

Actor, Carnival, directed by Jerry Brown, South Paris, Maine, January-April 2006: "Horrible Henry" and "Grobert."

Freelance Reporter/Photographer, Lewiston Sun Journal, January 2006 to present: Clippings available

Performer, Jest in Tyme improv troupe, November and December 2005

Mime instructor, Jacquie Lowell Comedy Improv Courses, Fall and Winter of 2005: Created and taught one- and three-day courses in mime for comedy improv students.

Course leader, Improv for Power seminar, Spring to Fall 2005: Created, organized, advertised and taught a one-day developmental seminar for the general public; Created and taught three-hour version for business students at Grossmont College.

Freelance Photographer, Xenoyoke Magazine, January 2005: Photos of San Diego used in the January, 2005 edition.

Editor-in-Chief, Keenspace Spotlight, January - March 2003: Laid out and edited a complete 80-page comic book consisting of the art of 30 online cartoonists.

Moderator, Sex, Love and Intimacy Forum, September 2002 to 2005: Column and article writing; research; dealing with the public; mediating disputes; handling sensitive issues; providing advice; modeling mature, open and empowering communication for a readership in the thousands.

Performer, Crazed Imaginations Shadowcasting Troupe, Spring of 2001 to 2004: Performance of multiple parts, emcee, improvisational humor, costuming, PR photography and prop management for a troupe of performers drawing a crowd of 100-300 to weekly performances.

Cartoonist and Writer, Psychic Dyslexia Institute, October 2000 to present: Scripting; layout; graphic design; incidental artwork; digital lettering, coloring and shading; marketing; web design for a successful serial adventure comic with a readership in excess of 3,000.

Emcee, Twiggs Green Room Open Mic Night, 1997-2000: Emcee for a weekly performance of up to 20 acts.

US Navy Journalist, US Navy, 1993-1997: Creation and dissemination of press releases and news reports; creation and editing of newsletter-style periodical for a readership of around 3,000; copy editing; PSA creation for radio and TV; video camera operation; video editing; audio editing; radio DJ; party DJ; video news anchor for closed-circuit news program; running a closed-circuit TV and radio station; scripting for news programming; advertising; video and music library maintenance; public relations and correspondence. Also created a 180-page Cruise Book for the USS TARAWA 1996 WEST-PAC deployment, including book design, titles, endpapers, text, photography, organization, layout, and liaison with the printers, all within budget and deadline.

Other Job Experience:
Assistant, California Cycleworks, January to December 2005: Shipping; receiving; payroll; billing; marketing; logo, letterhead and ad design; catalog maintenance; website shopping cart QA and maintenance; customer correspondence; accounting; filing; hiring.

Warehouse Staff, Tantus Silicone, Summer of 2004: Packing and shipping; stock and inventory; demolding; Product QA.

Clerk and Assistant Manager, The Crypt clothing and sundries, 2001-2004: Retail staff; accounting; dealing with the public in sensitive areas; product testing; stocking; inventory; window dressing; ad design; production of educational material; product instruction; security; public affairs.

References Available on Request

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