Donna Grace Vickery
 [Send email to request phone number] 61-6854 / [Send email using form at bottom]

Resume – 2008

POSITION APPLIED FOR
Telecommuting jobs, editing, proof-reading, writing.

INTRODUCTION
54 yr woman w/ unique life; main life experience is in agriculture (cowgirl),
ranching, cattle, horses, foreign guest ranching, office administration. Fairly
highly educated, good language skills, good people skills. Conservative, upbeat,
happy personality; have had tough times, have high appreciation & live w/ honor
by the cowboy code.

JOB HISTORY & EXPERIENCE
Managed agribusiness office. Administered & rescued failing federal grant
program. Owned & operated guest ranch business. Assistant; Video livestock
auction business. Own & run webdesign business, design & maintain websites and
internet advertising. Owned & operated a 6500 acre cattle ranch w/ a 600 hd
commercial cow calf operation, 50 hd registered momma cows & 100 hd horse
operation; breeding, raising, training & marketing. Did agricultural field
research, and performed product representation, sales, customer relations &
problem solving. Job development in agricultural community, Teaching certificate.
USPS Postmaster Relief.
	
SKILLS
Interviewing & screening applicants, determining eligibility, hiring & firing,
counseling, maintaining confidentiality. Payroll. Bookkeeping. Accounting. Office
computer skills. Organizational skills, detailed record keeping, customer
service, proof-reading, interpersonal/problem solving skills, networking &
communication to avoid & solve problems, to identify inefficiency & waste.
Leadership skills, teaching, instruction, training & management skills,
interpersonal and follow-through skills; ability to oversee & interact with a
variety of people and build an environment based on teamwork. I manage time,
prioritize responsibilities, and produce desired results within required time
frames. I can make independent decisions, maintain confidentiality of sensitive
information, & exercise good judgment. I can be flexible, creative & sensitive to
changing situations & needs. Physical outdoor work w/ livestock, horse training,
tractor, haying, feeding.
	
ACCREDIDATIONS - ACCOMPLISHMENTS - QUALIFICATIONS
BS, major Animal Science, minor Art. Post grad work (offered assistantship) Beef
Cattle genetics. Vocational Agriculture teaching certificate, minor endorsements
Science, Biology & Art. Artificial Insemination technician (bovine, equine).
Founded international horse registry (www.curlyhorses.org). Researched & compiled
information, networked personally w/ world renowned geneticists. The World
Equitana (world’s largest horse fair) held biannually in Essen, Germany, heard of
my program CCCH; received complimentary booth & stall to officially introduce
this rare breed to Europe in 1999. Have appeared in magazine articles, books & on
TV. Have written magazine articles, submitted photos. Latest articles: AQHA April
2008 Americas Horse, about my site HancockHorses.com, and Valley Equestrian
(theVEonline.com) about my rare hypoallergenic ranch horses. Photography. Artwork
(was invited to do one-man western art show by an international art gallery)
Received 30 hours of therapeutic foster parenting training annually to meet
licensing requirements. Have received all health checks, background checks,
fingerprint and DOT record checks. Back in the day: College secretary of Rodeo
Club, Dean’s List 5 semesters, member, Delta Tau Alpha Honor Society.
	
STRENGTHS
Honest, loyal, dependable, mature. Creative & intuitive w/ common sense. I am
very motivated to establish full or part time work that I can enjoy until I
retire. Excellent references available upon request.