Alan Helton
St. Louis, MO 63144
ah@alanhelton.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • I attend Webster University as a video production major. My most desired professional career involves producing podcasts and building websites. I have experience with computer networking and web server maintenance.
  • I had a few temporary jobs over two years working in inventory management and data entry.
  • Video editing and audio engineering is a large interest of mine. I like to be creative and computers are the most effective tool to accomplish this task. I hope to model my professional career around it.
  • I have experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Final Cut Pro, Sony Vegas, Soundtrack, and Adobe Photoshop. I learn to use applications fast.
  • I love to work with the general public. As a deli employee at Global Foods Inc., it was the aspect I really looked forward to every day

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Eliot Unitarian Podcast
April 2008-Present

  • I master a podcast of a weekly Unitarian Sermon.

Professional Employment Group
2005-2006

  • Inventory Clerk at Build-A-Bear Workshop St. Louis
    Received and filled orders made by customers over the internet.
  • Data Entry Specialist for Marketing at Edward Jones Investments
    Organized data from customer surveys and built ratings figures for direct mailers and customer advertisements.

Global Foods Inc.
October 2007-February 2009

  • Deli Clerk
    I worked with customers helping them with their lunch meat needs. I also stocked shelves, kept inventory and oversaw general maintenance of the deli.

EDUCATION

Ohio University School of Communications
2005-2007
Telecommunications Major
3.4 Accumulative GPA

Webster University
2008-Present
Video Production Major
3.4 Accumulative GPA

Webster Groves High School
2001-2005
3.2 Graduating GPA
AWARDS AND EXTRACURRICULARS

  • Won three awards for best costumes, best use of main character and audience choice for What Daddy Does at the 2007 St. Louis 48 Hour Film Challenge
  • I helped produce an episodic on-campus drama for two years as gaffer on Maybe By Then
  • I edited interview segments for a childrens’ television show that is now being presented in elementary school across Ohio
  • Received a citizenship award from the St. Louis Optimist Club Good Samaritan award for local St. Louis teenagers
  • Louis Armstrong Award for Music Excellence For excellence and outstanding performance in musicianship and styl

REFERENCES

Please contact me for references.