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CURRICULUM VITÆJIMMY BUTTS
519 Madden Bridge RoadCentral, SC 29630(843) 324-3252 jbutts@live.comBorn: 12 September 1981 in Columbus, Ohio
EDUCATIONClemson University
Clemson, SCPh.D. Rhetorics, Communication, and Information Designcurrent
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SCMaster of Arts, EnglishMay 2008
The College of Charleston
Charleston, SC Artium Baccalaureatum, English; Minor in Secondary EducationMay 2004
WORK EXPERIENCEClemson University
Clemson, SC
Instructor, Freshman Composition
Aug 2009-Present
The Tile Council of North America
Clemson, SC
Technical Writer
Summer 2010 Wrote technical material for the laboratory including standard operating procedures, articles forpublication, and documentation to move toward accreditation for the laboratory.
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
Instructor, Freshman Composition
Fall 2008
Bonsal American
Charlotte, NC
Research & Development Associate
May 2005–Aug 2009 Worked in a research laboratory setting developing new products for a national company founded upon the Sakrete™ brand name. Facilitated research by writing lab reports, conductingresearch for cement based chemistries, visiting customers to conduct technical presentations,and performing laboratory experiments to generate publishable results.
Winthrop University Writing Lab
Rock Hill, SC
Writing Lab Consultant
Fall 2007
Anthropology: Winthrop University Literary Journal
Rock Hill, SC
Design Editor & Prose Editor
Oct 2006–Apr 2007Sought prose submissions by generating advertising and meeting with writing classes.Proctored judging of writing submissions and guided selection process for the prose
submissions. Worked closely with the General Editor to make stylistic decisions, as well ascontent decisions. Formatted the content of the literary journal in Adobe Photoshop andInDesign.
St. Johns High School
Johns Island, SC
English Teacher
Fall 2004Taught 10
th
and 11
th
grade English courses and a Creative Writing course at a Title I high schoolin the Charleston County School District. Worked with students to improve failing test scores.Collaborated with a Reading Specialist to develop the school’s curriculum. Coached SpecialOlympics and took students to competitions.
College of Charleston Writing Lab
Charleston, SC
Writing Lab Consultant
Sept 2002–Dec 2003
Miscellany: The College of Charleston Literary Journal
Charleston, SC
Editor of Graphic Design
Oct 2002-May 2003 Advertised and promoted the journal to obtain student submissions. Facilitated judging of writing submissions and helped guide the selection process. Made several guiding decisions by working closely with the General Editor. Formatted the content of the literary journal in AdobePhotoshop and InDesign. Distributed journals across the Charleston area.
PUBLISHED PAPERS
“The Effects of Multimodality Upon the Literate Text, Or A Traditional Five-Page EnglishPaper.”
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20.1-42010“Looking Back: Linking Writing Lab Consultants of the Past with the Present” Writing Lab Newsletter 28.2 October 2003
CONFERENCES
Research Network Forum. CCCC. Atlanta, GA. April 6-9, 2011.“Prison Play: A Manifesto Concerning Escape.” CCCC. Atlanta, GA. April 6-9, 2011.“Quixote’s Ludic Hero-Quest as a Precursor to G4M3R S7UD13S.”
Gaming Panel National Popular Culture & American Culture Association.
New Orleans, LA. April 8-11
,2009.
“The New Billy Pilgrimage: Seeking the Complex Anti-War Stance in Vonnegut’sSlaughterhouse-Five.” College English Association. Pittsburgh, PA. March 26-28, 2009.“Fanny Burney’s Evelina as a Rib to the Gothic.” South Eastern American Society for EighteenthCentury Studies: Gothic Panel. Winthrop University. Charlotte, NC. March 6-8, 2009.“Computers Can Do Lit Crit Too: Microsoft’s New New Critical Reading of ‘The Yellow Wall-Paper.” 9
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English Graduate Student Association Conference: The Machine in the Garden2.0. University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Charlotte, NC. January 30, 2009.
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