Brenda Young
P.O. Box 1201
Burnet, TX 78611
 [Send email to request phone number] 25-4797
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Objective:  I would like to expand my professional writing skills using my
experience as a business, technology and product marketing feature reporter.

 Professional Experience:

Victory Publishing Company
Business and News Reporter

My freelance assignments range from covering business and community news to
writing feature articles for several publications with Victory Publishing LLC. 
My priority assignment is writing for their monthly publication, The Highland
Lakes Business Journal.  I also provide court coverage and feature articles for
their other publications, The River Cities Tribune, The Picayune and the magazine
101 Fun Things To Do.  I write a variety of business and technology articles, and
I also provide still art photographs, Web news videos and voiceovers as
assigned.

Off The Record Research, LLC
Investigative Reporter

This position consisted of conducting marketplace/Internet research and writing
reports outlining trends in consumer spending throughout the national retail
industry.  I maintained a list of contacts with retail managers, conducted cold
call interviews and analyzed research data to write reports which were provided
to Wall Street investors and portfolio managers.

Austin Independent School District
LAN/WAN Network Administrator, Instructional Assistant

I networked computer labs in Kindergarten-5th grade elementary schools.  I
provided server maintenance and installation of new hardware and software,
trained staff on the use of equipment and peripherals required by the school
district and tutored students on the use of educational computer software
applications.

Education:

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism/Public Relations--Southwest Texas State
University, San Marcos, TX. December 1989.


Brenda Young
P.O. Box 1201
Burnet, TX 78611
 [Send email to request phone number] 25-4797
[Send email using form at bottom]