Travis Yeager

104 Ashley Drive Fairview Heights, IL 62208 tyeager@siue.edu 618.830.6609

PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
To pursue further knowledge and skill in a manner that encourages productivity and constant improvement, be it within myself or amongst coworkers. Simply put, to find joy everyday in what it is I do.

WORK EXPERIENCE Gregory Communications, August 2011 to Now.

Mass Communications Intern. Designed websites for the St. Louis Metro Autism Forum. Created agency reports, wrote copy, and completed research in different fields. Worked to plan events and expand business into new markets using various Internet marketing tools (ie Craigslist).

Central Garden and Pet, April 2011 to Now.

Merchandiser/Brand Representative. Completed tasks at various home improvement stores in the St. Louis, MO Metro Area. Kept product full in specific floor locations. Built displays and kept stores on planogram. Worked with store management and team members to get more space for my product. Guest service, team work, as well as working well as an individual were all required skills.

Target Corporation, September 2006 to February 2011.

Dayside Logistics Team Member, Completed basic stock room duties. Got items ready to be worked to the floor. Back stocked overstock items. Worked items on the floor and helped guests to find items. Built bikes. Large amount of guest service and team work were required.

EDUCATION ASSOCIATES OF ARTS, May 2009, Southwestern Illinois College,

Belleville,IL.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, Mass Communication, December 2011,

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL

SKILLS SOFTWARE Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint,

Excel) and iWork (Pages, Keynote, Numbers). Skilled with Adobe

Creative Suite (Dreamweaver, Photoshop, etc.) and Apple Final Cut Pro. Proficient with both Windows and OS X machines.

PERSONAL Extensive experience working and communicating with

peer groups. Self-motivated and quick to adapt to new situations and environments. Experienced in fast paced situations dealing with multiple projects. Resourceful and adept at learning new methods and approaches to typical problems.

OTHER User of all major social media networks (Google+, Twitter,

Facebook). Basic understanding of SEO and E-Commerce applications. Designer of multiple websites and network pages with HTML and editing tools. Basic camera knowledge and proficient when editing photos or videos. Familiar with all major citation types (APA, Chicago, etc.). Experience with WordPress, SquareSpace, and Blogger.

LOGISTICS Worked daily on multiple projects with multiple deadlines.

Proficient with many types of equipment (Bailers, pallet jacks, fork lifts, etc.). Built and fixed many types of bikes in time limits. Worked on a large team but also had to be a Strong individual worker with a good sense of work ethic and drive.

REFERENCES ANDY SMARR

Central Garden & Pet Territory Manager Fenton, Missouri (314) 365-8058

DENNIS BURHANS
Central Garden & Pet Territory Manager OFallon, Missouri dburhans@central.com (706) 818-3475

JANICE GREGORY
Gregory Communications Troy, Illinois Jgregory01@msn.com (618) 593-5146 *more references available on request