Thea A. Kinyon
San Francisco, CA

thea_kinyon@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVE

Part-time reception, sales, or sales support position in an office or retail environment.

EXPIRIENCE

Street Canvasser. California Public Interest Research Group - San Francisco, CA - August 2002
- Commission-based membership sales for environmental/political nonprofit organization.
- Worked both alone and in teams presenting to the general public in outdoor city locations.
- Extrememly fast paced - required stamina and an upbeat attitude above all else.

Cashier. Purple Pepper PizzaCafe - Oakland, CA - September 2000-February 2002
- Phone/Counter Customer Service.
- Entered orders and customer information into computerized order/delivery system.
- Food preparation.
- Strong language skills needed with customers/coworkers who spoke little English.

Literacy Tutor. Mason County Literacy - Shelton, WA - June 2000-August 2000
- Worked one-on-one with young children to improve their reading and math skills.
- Patience, encouragement, and other teaching skills were necessary.
- Maintained personal relationships and friendly interactions.

Receptionist. Gallup Independent Newspaper - Gallup, NM - August 1999-February 2000
- Ran front desk operations; took and delivered messages, filed all complaints.
- Occasionally worked in a team tracking subscriptions.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

- Knowledge of Windows 3.1, 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP Professional, Mac and Amiga operating systems.
- Expirience running a small business in Graphic and Website design, and Commercial Illustration.
- Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, MS Word, and HTML.
- Working knowledge and reading ability in French, still developing knowledge of Spanish.

EDUCATION AND AFFILIATIONS

- Academy of Art College - San Francisco, CA - Currently Enrolled, Advertising Major
- Maybeck High School - Berkeley, CA - 2-year Scolarship, Diploma, June, 2002
- Girl Scouts of America - September 1995-February 2000 - 500+ Cookies sold, 1998

References are available upon request. Thank you, hope to hear back from you soon!