OBJECTIVE: A position where I can use my writing, research, and teaching skills.
Deborah A. Palmer E-mail: Deborah.palmer280@gmail.com Email: palmtreesplanet@yahoo.com
EXPERIENCE:
Senior Security Officer 1/2008 to present Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Protect Artwork and ensure the safety of galleries and visitors. • Assist visitors and staff with directions to specific galleries and art objects • Enforce rules and regulations of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Research Manager 7/1994 to 12/2006 United Way of New York City
• Developed short and long term research strategies and objectives in collaboration with staff, offering input to sources of data and the development of program timelines. • Assisted with the development of grant proposals and reports. • Provided comprehensive—industry, individual and corporate profiles and research data. • Identified prospects for special giving initiatives and events. • Ensured that research data is properly maintained in the Andar Fund Management application. • Developed and maintain standardized formats for presentation of customized research outcomes to the requestors. • Evaluated supplementary research resources and applications.
Information Specialist United Way of New York City
• Market and promote the CARES (Community Access to Resources) database by conducting product demonstrations for both internal and external constituents. • Conduct CARES Trainings at Human Resources Administration Job Sites. • Prepare specialized reports and label requests for both in-house and external clients, utilizing CARES, the Internet and LexisNexis research databases. • Conduct Internet training for United Way staff development. • Responsible for the creation and updating of an Internet/Netscape Navigator guidebook for staff use.
President 10 /93 to 7/94 A Word In Season, Inc. • Word-processing and Desktop Publishing business, meeting the administrative and computer needs of cultural and community based institutions and organizations. • Co-partner with DND (Dreams Never Die) to provide computer software instruction.
Marketing Associate Assistant 1/90 to 10/93 HSBC/Marinvest • Responsible for marketing and sales presentation support for Marketing, Fixed Income and Equity departments. • Administrator of the ClienTrak Database Sales Support System. • Responsible for creating and updating graphs used in the Quarterly Reports to clients and for interoffice use. Promotions Assistant/List Coordinator 1/82 to 12/89 Reader's Digest • Consolidated and centralized the subscription list by converting manual data to a computerized format. • Generated printouts for staff research; reports and labels for the Advertising department. Oversaw the maintenance of the Subscription List. • Worked with three copywriters in the preparation and management of special monthly sections for the magazine including: Food Digest, Carolyn Davis Buy-Words, and the Cleaning Section. • Served as alternate Typographer utilizing the Agfa Compugraphic MCS/PowerView 10.
Education: BA - Marymount Manhattan College - Major: English GPA: 3.7 Armed Service US Army – November 1977 to November 1981 Honorable Discharge
