Resume

Robert P Witham
34 Perry Lane
Cambridge, NY 12816

EXPERIENCE

2006 - Present - The Eagle Newspaper, Cambridge NY

I am a general assignment reporter for The Eagle Newspaper in Cambridge, NY. This position involves attending and reporting on local government meetings and school board meetings; reporting on local events of community interest; researching and conducting interviews to complete stories for publication; and news photography.

2006 - Present - Freelance Writer, Cambridge NY

I am a freelance writer with a specialty in web content. During the course of this business I have written hundreds of articles, many pages of website content, and a book on Internet Search Engine Optimization.

1992 - Present - Itinerant Minister, Cambridge NY

I am an itinerant minister and public speaker. This position involves public speaking at church services and religious meetings; leading services and study groups; and providing pastoral care and spiritual counsel to individuals.

1999 - 2005 - Freelance Webmaster, Cambridge NY

I provided web design and hosting services to churches and ministries throughout the United States. This position involved Internet marketing; telephone and e-mail sales; coordinating with clients to develop plans and objectives for their website; writing and editing web content; and design, development and deployment of websites. Graphic design was accomplished using Jasc PaintShop. Sites were all hand-coded HTML, XHTML and CSS with occasional PHP or JavaScript as required.

1999 - 2000 - Loon Lake Media, Libby MT

I worked as a computer programmer developing Windows applications for bailbond and legal clients at this dot.com startup company. This position involved computer programming using Visual Basic 6 with MS Access databases; technical writing; web design and programming; and technical support by e-mail and telephone.

2001 - 2006 - Northeastern Ambulance Service, Cambridge NY

I was responsible for the pre-hospital and inter-facility care and treatment of sick and injured patients. This position involved assessing patient condition to determine injury or illness; interviewing patients, family members and witnesses at the emergency location; communicating with patients, family members, fire and police personnel, and medical staff; compliance with all state and regional treatment protocols; documentation of all care provided along with all triage and treatment decisions made on each emergency call or transport; radio and telephone communications with dispatchers and other emergency personnel; and safe emergency vehicle operation in all weather and traffic conditions.

SKILLS, TECHNOLOGIES & PROJECTS

  • News Reporting, Web Content Writing, Technical Writing
  • News Photography
  • Public Speaking, Teaching
  • Podcasting, Radio Production
  • Non-Profit Leadership and Management
  • Web Design, HTML, XHTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL
  • Computer Programming - Visual Basic
  • Windows XP, Linux Operating Systems

EDUCATION & INTERESTS

  • Jacksonville Theological Seminary, Jacksonville FL - BA, Theology
  • Practical Bible College, Johnson City NY - 2 years pastoral/theological studies
  • NY Certified Emergency Medical Technician - 2002-2005
  • Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY - Paramedic Science classes