PAMELA A. SEXTON
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13841 W. 138th St., Apt. 102
Olathe, KS 66062
[Send email to request phone number] 26-8886 mobile
SUMMARY
A seasoned professional with an aptitude in both technical and soft
communication skills. An effective communicator and accomplished web developer.
Excellent team player and active member of a market research team that helped
identify key strategic initiatives and aided executives in a variety of
organizational units to be competitive in a highly charged and demanding
industry.
• Web development/content mgmt • Market research
• Training and presentations • Competitive intelligence
• Intranet/portal management • Newsletter publication
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MORGAN HUNTER, Lawrence, KS - Web Content Specialist
February 2011 – Present (Contract position)
• Providing web content editing, publishing, and programming support for the
GCSAA.org (Golf Course Superintendents’ Association of America with headquarters
in Lawrence, KS) by supporting them in transferring their website into the Ektron
CMS.
FOR SALE BY OWNER STORE, Overland Park, KS – Assistant Manager
April 2010 to present (Hours vary from PT to FT)
• Update/maintain real estate sales data and FSBO specific information on
multiple websites
• Promote FSBO listings and services using social networking sites (Facebook,
LinkedIn, Zillow)
• Prepare customers' real estate data for monthly magazine
SPRINT – Overland Park, KS. 2000 to 2009
SPRINT Market and Research Insights – Overland Park, KS. 2008 to March 2009.
Market Researcher II
• Provided a comprehensive understanding of competitive environment/competitors
to help inform leadership on strategic direction.
• Managed CI studies performed by external vendor for internal client groups
• Partnered with appropriate internal subject matter experts to prepare consumer
focused sales tools addressing key competitive offerings
• Assisted with ad hoc assignments prepared for various levels of leadership
• Contributed to weekly competitive intelligence report distributed to
Leadership
SPRINT CORPORATE RESEARCH CENTER – O.P., KS. Aug. 2004 to Sept. 2008 Market
Researcher II
• Answered reference/research inquiries for the entire company (60,000+
employees) via e-mail, direct contact or by phone on a rotation with other
staff.
• Provided technical support (coding, editing, and content creation) for the
Research Portal, an intranet tool used to access primary, secondary and
competitive intelligence research as well as news on the telecom industry. Also,
tested the application for updates or enhancements.
• As the communications lead, provide scheduled and custom virtual tours and
presentations of the Research Portals to employees interested in learning more
about this research tool.
• Wrote abstracts, edited articles on the telecom industry for our daily
newsletter, and edit and publish a weekly and monthly newsletters for my
workgroup
• Provided virtual tours and presentations of Sprint’s Research portal.
SPRINT ITAD SITE SYSTEMS – O.P., KS. Oct., 2000 – Aug. 2004. IT Consultant and
Software Engineer
• One of 9 developers who updated and supported 5 intranet and one internet
application for two internal business units in the Sprint’s Wireless division
(PCS) consisting of 500+ employees with offices in six regions.
• Served on an on-call rotation 24-7 to maintain software and services
SAINT LUKE’S HEALTH SYSTEM – Kansas City, MO. 1998 - 2000. Webmaster
• Served as the webmaster for a system with 7000 + employees, 150 IT staff, 8
hospitals and over 25 medical offices.
• Provided technical and programming support for the health system’s website and
that of the Mid-America Heart Institute.
• Managed the system’s Windows NT web servers providing hardware and software
support including the installation and upgrade of the webserver software and site
tracking software.
HAYS MEDICAL CENTER - Hays, KS. 1997 –1998. Internet Specialist
• Managed the company’s website and founded their Intranet site
• Developed HMC’s and regional hospitals’ Internet and Intranet strategy
• Assisted in the development of internal communications using diverse
applications to enhance clinician access through a web-based environment
• Served as the database developer for this regional medical center covering
western KS, eastern CO and southwest NE
OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
FHSU NURSING DEPT - Hays, KS. 1996 – 1997. Office Manager. Supervised 5 student
assistants and managed undergraduate services office and departmental website.
KSU LIBRARIES Chemistry/Biochemistry Library – Manhattan, KS. Library Assistant
II and Assistant to Head/Branch Librarian. 1991 to 1996. Supervised 6 student
assistants and managed online course reserves - assisted faculty in putting
course materials on the web. Assisted in the establishment and development of a
web site for KSU Libraries.
EDUCATION
MASTER OF ARTS in ENGLISH, Dec. 1994, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE in HISTORY (with an emphasis in English), May 1988. Kansas
State University, Manhattan, KS. College of Arts and Sciences Ambassador,
1986-88.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS at Austin. Incomplete Masters in Library and Information
Science. 1988 – 89.
IT SKILLS
HTML and web programming, JavaScript, Visual Basic, Perl/CGI, Java, ASP, Cold
Fusion, PHP, databases
(MySQL, SQL, Access, Oracle), DreamWeaver, Adobe Photoshop, WS-FTP, WebTrends,
MS Office
(PowerPoint, Word, Excel), Macintosh and Unix O/S, CMS (TeamSite, Vignette,
Ektron)
AFFILIATIONS/PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Horse Therapy Volunteer at Heartland Therapeutic Riding in Stilwell, KS (4+
years) and Midnight Farm in Baldwin City, KS (3 months)
American Field Service (AFS), Volunteer, 1991-present. Host parent and liaison
for foreign exchange students. District Rep. for Olathe school district, Kansas
School for the Deaf, and DeSoto.
Kansas City Online Community, member
LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pamsexton
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