The Résumé of David Burns  

 

David W. Burns, III
901 N. Pollard Street
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Arlington, Virginia 22203
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Education

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
September 2004- June 2006; Los Angeles, California
Bachelor of Arts in History, Political Science (emphasis in American Politics)

  • Double-majored, graduated in June 2006 with Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science.
  • Member of Bruin Debate parliamentary debate team.
  • Active in campus community by serving in Student Government as Deputy Chief of Staff for the General Representative #2's office in the Undergraduate Student Association Council.
  • Further developed my critical thinking, communication, and research skills.

Fresno City College
August 2002-May 2004; Fresno, California
Transfer to 4 Year University

  • Executive Vice President of Associate Student Government of Fresno City College for the 2003-04 school year, previously held office of Senator.
  • Completed the Leon S. Peters Honors Program.

Professional Skills

  • Highly proficient in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.), Windows Mobile, Apple Mac OS X, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and numerous other applications. Comfortable in working on either Windows or Mac platform. Knowledgable in HTML.
  • Self-starter, dedicated, capable of initiating and steering projects through to completion.
  • Excellent communication skills, customer friendly and focused.

Work Experience

United States Conference of Mayors
June 2006-Present; Washington, District of Columbia
Internship, Education Policy

  • Primary role includes researching and analyzing issues, attending and reporting on congressional and Department of Education actions.
  • Played critical role in organizing a roundtable conference in Ohio bringing together over 50 parties to reform school funding.
  • Experienced in working with members of congress, civic leaders, stakeholder groups, and federal government departments, focus on mayoral involvement in education.
  • Writing experience with the Conference's largely circulated US Mayor. Writing samples available.

Stuff On My Cat.com / Mario Garza, Inc.
June 2005-Present; Fresno, California
Site Administrator

  • Administrator for a high-traffic humor web site with over 24 million visitors in its first year alone.
  • Implemented a Content Management System and lead a site redesign effort that allows for better publishing and archiving.
  • Developed and deployed a complete plan for generating revenue and 100% self-sustainability based principally upon advertisements. Later expanded to include merchandising and publishing.

University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
January 2005-June 2006; Los Angeles, California
Consultant, Bruin OnLine

  • Senior Technical Support Consultant serving over 85,000 users, supporting internet services to students, staff, faculty, and the UCLA Medical Center.
  • Trained new consultant staff, developed training materials along with the supervising staff.
  • Highly proficient with a large variety of internet and e-mail applications, protocols, and commands, as well as with numerous office suite applications such as Microsoft Office.

Clovis Unified School District
September 2004-May 2006; Clovis, California
Consultant, Teaching American History Grant

  • Acted as a consultant with educators to develop a curriculum and lesson plan to better integrate the use of information technology in the classroom.
  • Produced 26 "Exhibitions" to assist educators and students in learning course material outlined by the California Department of Education History & Social Science standards for grades 5, 8 and 11.

Solocue Internet Solutions
August 1999-August 2006; Clovis, California
Co-Owner/Project Manager/Developer

  • Develop and manage web sites for a wide variety of clients, emphasizing on non-profits, education, and small business web sites.
  • Create professional web sites and offer a "complete solution" to clients, provide everything necessary to begin and maintain their web site.

Extracurricular Activities

  • Member of the Citizens Academy in the City of Clovis, California; a group of proactive citizens interested in participating in local government.
  • Executive Vice President, Associated Student Government of Fresno City College, 2003-04. Previously a Senator to the Student Government. Issues focused around combating fee hikes, student health and safety, and campus pride/spirit.
  • Deputy Chief of Staff for General Representative's office in the Undergraduate Student Association Council, University of California Los Angeles (2005-2006). Policies focused around shared governance at the university, campus spirit, and increasing student participation in student government.
  • Member of Bruin Debate parliamentary debate team, 2005-06. Previously a member of Fresno City College Forensics team since 2003-04 school year.
  • Committee Chair, for CALMUN Model United Nations Conference, Long Beach, California (2006). Previously participated as a delegate since the 2003-04 school year.

Sample Works

Published Articles

Web Sites

  
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