Meghan Brennan

Norman, OK 73069

[email protected]

Skills Profile

·     Well-rounded background in human resources, training, safety, communications, editing, and operations.

·     Excellent experience developing and implementing a variety of community and local programs, including those that must comply with preset guidelines and long standing traditions.

·     Skilled in creating department objectives, tracking project development, and creating a friendly, welcoming office environment.

·     Experienced in writing inner-office correspondence, writing and presenting in convention settings, all areas of promotional events and fundraising.

·     Strong background in computers: usage, applications, programming, archiving, and networking. Familiar with all common Windows applications, including Excel, Access, and those found in the Office Suite. Experienced in common Macintosh applications with particular expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut Pro, and Adobe Page Maker.

Work History

Office Clerk,  
U-Haul, Columbia, MO

·     Support repair specialists in all stages of repair process.

·     Receive, send, and track truck and trailer inventory.

·     Administrative support for shop manager, including accounts payable/receivable, payroll, new hire training and all human resources concerns.

·     Inspection of safety equipment, material data sheets, procedures, and supplies to ensure OSHA compliant workplace.

·     Ensure upkeep on all office equipment, computer troubleshooting.

·     Maintain accuracy of all repair inventory, including ordering, receiving, and tracking repair production supplies.

·     Generate forms in compliance with national guidelines.

·     Other duties as assigned and necessary.

May 2005 – Sept 2006

Temporary Worker, Express Personnel, Columbia, MO

June 2006 – Sept 2006

·     Temporary assignments as office clerk, banquet wait staff, and product demonstrator.

Student Worker: English/Creative Writing Department, Stephens College., Columbia, MO

January 2003 - May 2006

·     Webpage development and maintenance.

·     Nominated Best Student Worker 2005

·     Prepared all English/Creative Writing Department flyers, promotional events calendars, guest logs, and student co-ordination materials.

·     Organized all special events with the student body, Leadership Planning Office, Student Services, and Student Government Association, as well as inter-club co-ordination.

·     Delivered prepared and original creative works at all appropriate events.

·     Held office of Vice President of the International English Honors Society: Sigma Tau Delta, leading to the attainment of the Best National Chapter Award at the National Conference in 2006.

·     Lay groundwork for Literary Lunch broadcast, which displays the work of Stephens students to the Columbia area every Friday on the college’s radio station, Sweet 90.5 FM.

·     All seasonal decoration of English hallway.

·     Peer teacher in Mythology, Spring 2006- Created and implemented reading assignments, exam, grading scale, and teaching guide.

·     Lay groundwork for department Alumni letter.

·     Maintain office records, office supplies, teacher schedules, proctor exams in absences, and other duties as necessary.

Hub Office Assistant, Sears, Columbia, MO

Nov. 2004-Aug,. 2005

·     Maintain financial records for store.

·     Ensure correct and accurate deposits, withdraws, and balance in regards to store safe, including daily register reports/deposits from all departments, change orders, and company deposits.

·     Ensure correct delivery and installment appointments for all Sears products.

·     Track in-store customer shipments, receiving, and item retrieval.

·     Ensure all items in store are properly priced and signed.

·     Maintain office equipment, supplies, and documents.

·     Maintain store customer phone and address list using Access.

Cashier, Sears, Columbia, MO

March 2003-Oct. 2004

·     Ensure speedy and pleasant experience throughout checkout process.

·     Encourage credit applications.

·     Handle customer questions, complaints, returns, and other points of customer-retailer experience.

·     Ensure tidiness of store.

·     Received Quarterly Associate award for consistently superior customer service, 2004. 

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts: Creative Writing

Stephens College, Columbia, MO

2002-2006

Activities/
Memberships

·     Co-President, Diversity Club

·     Vice-President, International English Honors Society: Sigma Tau Delta

·     Treasurer, Searcy House Plan

·     Student Contact, Necropolis Haunted House

·     Associate Fiction Editor, Harbinger literary magazine

·     Student Ambassador, Stephens College Admissions Office

·     Peer Teacher in film, PACE program

·     Peer Teacher in Fiction and Poetry, Mid-Missouri Young Writer’s Conference

·     Teaching Assistant, Mythology

·     Consistently recognized as embodying Stephens’ 10 Ideals and being a campus leader

·     Actively writing and published in national literary journals

·     Pet and house sitter since sophomore year in high school