Jennifer Elaine Sardam
10665 Gramercy Place
(Apartment no. withheld for personal security)
Columbia, MD 21044
Work: (703) 693-4987
Home: (301) 919-0484
jennifer.sardam@us.army.mil
http://jennifersardam.com
SKILLS: 10 years experience in public affairs, writing, editing, interviewing and photography. Over 3 years experience in publishing a quarterly magazine and website for the military and civilian community. 6 years technical proficiency using QuarkXpress and Adobe Photoshop. 16 years advanced computer experience with hardware and software, PC and Mac, up to Microsoft Office 2007. Over 65 wpm typing speed. 2 years regional and national trade show experience. Direct-mail marketing, public relations, advertising and design within the newspaper and oilfield industries. Moderate experience writing and designing lengthy technical reports for an environmental engineering firm. Detail-oriented. Excellent researcher, with polished interpersonal, oral and written communications skills. Creative, self-starter and enthusiastic learner. Experience in Adobe GoLive, HTML, and medium fluency in German and French. Freelance experience as a stringer for various community publications. WORK EXPERIENCE: Company: Employment Location: 10/2006 to Present Marketing Coordinator Company: Employment Location: 12/2004 to 10/2006 Marketing and Educational Services Coordinator Company: Employment Location: 9/2003 to 7/2004 Print Journalist/Magazine Editor Employment Location: 8/2000 to 8/2003 Print Journalist Employment Location: 7/1998 to 8/2000, and 8/2003 to Present * Maryland Army National Guard 10/2006 to Present: (29th MPAD; Baltimore, MD) EDUCATION: 8/2001 Defense Information School (DINFOS), Fort Meade, Maryland U.S. Army Editor's Course 7/1999 Defense Information School (DINFOS), Fort Meade, Maryland U.S. Army Basic Journalist's Course 1996-1998 Jones College, Jacksonville, Florida Business Administration (42 semester hours) SECURITY CLEARANCE: Secret
OBJECTIVE: A challenging fulltime position in communications, as a media analyst or public affairs professional.
Strategic Communications Analyst
MPRI (L-3 Communications)
1320 Braddock Place
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-1692
http://mpri.com
Headquarters, Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Public Affairs
Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia
http://www.army.mil/institution/armypublicaffairs/
Hours: 40 weekly
Provide media monitoring, analyses and assessments to Headquarters, Department of the Army, Office of the Chief of Public Affairs (OCPA). Retrieve national and regional TV news broadcast transcripts through the research tool, Critical Mention, and perform extensive print news media research using Lexis-Nexis. Visually convey raw data in numerous formats and incorporate data into subjective analyses using the Burrelle-Luce software, VMS Insight, as a resource. Research and follow new media coverage as it relates to Army OCPA initiatives determined by senior leadership. Provide detailed analyses of public response to Army issues via research from Technorati and Google blog searches targeting specific keywords and taxonomies. Produce and distribute intensive daily reports on media coverage of major issues designated for awareness by OCPA. Recommend to OCPA, key issues of high-visibility media coverage that require attention or media outreach.
Navarro Research and Engineering
669 Emory Valley Road
Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
http://navarro-inc.com
Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center (RMOTC), Casper, Wyoming
http://www.rmotc.doe.gov/
Hours: 40 weekly
Marketing in Casper, Wyoming, for the Department of Energy's (DOE) one-of-a-kind 10,000-acre oil and gas technology testing facility at Teapot Dome Field. Managed trade show marketing at regional and international shows such as Houston's annual Offshore Technology Conference. Wrote technical articles that were published in key local and trade publications, on company and DOE Office of Fossil Energy's websites, and in marketing collateral. Customer relationship management. Scripted and recorded public service announcements, wrote press releases and designed media packets. Facilitated and managed media attendance at press conferences and other promotional events. Provided photography services to promote company facilities and equipment. Designed marketing collateral and produced a company newsletter. Collaborated with design agencies for significant publishing projects.
Lee Enterprises, Inc.
201 North Harrison Street
Davenport, Iowa 52801-1939
http://lee.net
Casper Star-Tribune
170 Star Lane
Casper, Wyoming 82604
http://trib.com
Hours: 50 weekly
Developed, wrote and presented marketing proposals to elicit sponsors to fund local Newspaper in Education (NIE) program. Analyzed state circulation and readership statistics to develop targeted marketing strategies. Developed ongoing public relations program with Wyoming teachers. Advertised and distributed newspaper education-targeted curriculum for use by educators and presented these in the classroom environment. Developed written materials for direct-mail marketing of newspaper’s educational services to a specialized target audience, and promoted NIE through in-paper ads, website and point-of-purchase (POP) materials. Published monthly newsletter for NIE-subscribing teachers. Produced teaser ads for upcoming feature stories and special sections, in collaboration with newspaper editorial department. Cross-promoted newspaper programs through community businesses and broadcast media outlets. Managed and hosted events for parent, student and teacher attendance, to demonstrate the newspaper's value in elementary education, and assure successful long-term marketing reach.
U.S. Army, 1st Infantry Division (1st ID) Public Affairs Office
Wuerzburg, Germany, Leighton Barracks
http://www.1id.army.mil
Hours: 40+ weekly
Covered and photographed military training exercises, family support activities and other U.S. Army or NATO-related events in Germany and Switzerland. Published a 32-page, full-color magazine, Duty First, with a circulation of 7,000. Published photos in Stars and Stripes newspaper, European edition.
U.S. Army National Guard
29th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment (MPAD)
Fifth Regiment Armory
Baltimore, MD 21201
https://www.md.ngb.army.mil/
Hours: Approx. 400 hours annually
Produced media analysis reports daily, from October 1999 to May 2000, during Operation Joint Forge, for distribution to Army public affairs officers in Bosnia. Developed press conference scenarios to train Army senior leadership to interact effectively with civilian media. Marketed Army National Guard activities during local, overseas and combat-zone assignments to photograph and provide coverage of military units for distribution to military and civilian print media. Regularly trained colleagues in graphic design and basic to advanced journalistic techniques. Deployed to Korea and Germany. Wrote articles highlighting all U.S. Armed Forces members while deployed for six months to Qatar, Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan.
* Wyoming Army National Guard 8/2003 to 10/2006: (111th Press Camp; Laramie, WY)
* Florida Army National Guard 7/1998 to 8/2000: (107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment; Saint Augustine, FL)
