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 Introduction:
Who is Gil Davis? Why is he applying for a job here? These questions and more will be
answered in the course of perusing this Internet resume. Why not a "professional paper" presentation? I have been doing resumes for people for many years. They mostly look the
same. A bit of info here and there, some of it true, some of it "enhanced." Since I take pride in
my work, I wanted to make this unique and honest. I receive disability due to a back injury in 1995, so part-time work is perfect for me. In addition, I have done freelance audio production
for extra income, and sometimes just for the fun, paid or not
Personal:
I was born in Rochester, New York, with my father reaching retirement age very shortly afterward. Because of that, I lived in
many areas of the country and attended a number of schools during my childhood years, since he wanted to travel and see
the country while he had the chance. In my adult life, I've extensively traveled in the USA and had to chance to interact with
many types of people. I occasionally ride a motorcycle, am a ham radio operator, and a "computer whiz" according to all of my friends.
Experience:
Currently have spent the past several months as a part-time freelance ATM repair tech. Most recently, nine years of selling
new items at the flea market, including doing all of my own paperwork, spreadsheets, taxes, and much more. More than
three years as an occasional live DJ with all of my own equipment and music, and one year part-time as a radio board-op and
occasional air talent, typically a half-hour to five hours on a Saturday or Sunday night. I was actually hired by KMJC for 10 months, but 17 weeks prior to my hiring, I was a co-host for Wild Weekend, a zany and entirely unpredictable oldies radio
show. I have a somewhat youthful, but mature sounding voice and had the opportunity to do a number of paid spots and sweepers while working at KMJC.
I have had many years of dealing with the public. I am familiar with computers and the major software such as Microsoft Word
, Publisher, and Excel. I have also been acquainted with and used on-air programs such as Sam3 Broadcaster, and have some professional production/editing programs such as Adobe Audition and much more experience with Sony's Sound Forge.
Two years of desktop publishing, part-time. More than fifteen years of professional experience in a retail electronics store; as a sales manager, computer specialist, or retail salesperson.
Incendntally, this site was designed by me, with a lot of help from NetObjects Fusion Ver. 9.
Work History:
Currently I am a freelance part-time ATM repair tech for FCTI in California with experience on Titan and Xtremo ATM machines.
1997—2006 The Bananarama (Self Employed)
Flea Market Vendor.
Sales, ordering, and all forms of paperwork necessary to run business that catered to over 200 customers per weekend day.
Researched new products, created new displays, and worked with many aspects of retailing.
1996—1997 Desktop Publishing (Self-Employed)
Desktop Publisher
Freelanced for a local print shop and did resumes, flyers, and assorted ads at a rate of $25 per hour. Modified photos when
needed, using Corel Draw. Occasional newsletters and menus.
1977—1995 (with about a 3 year hiatus)
Radio Shack, mostly in Phoenix and San Diego
Various positions
For a total of 14 years and 9 months, worked with Radio Shack in a number of positions including 3 years as an assistant
manager, 3 years as a computer specialist, 5 years as a manager, and almost 4 years between part-time and full-time sales.
I pushed my last store from #27 out of 33 in the district to consistently #7, just under the mall stores and the major strip
stores (I was in a small strip center), by increasing sales of computers, cell phones, and high-ticket items. Also cleaned up
the store, remerchandised it to fit its location and featured the items that an up and coming area needed (speakers, cables,
antennas). Won many sales awards including Regional Rookie of the Year, several times awarded Manager of the Month, a
pile of high dollar sales awards, other awards that I can't recall, and a number of congratulatory letters from John Roach (at
the time, CEO) on my store's performance. Left due to back injury (did not incur injury on the job).
1988—1989 KMJC-San Diego, California
Part-time Board Op and Air Personality
Though my title was board-op on a "religious format" time-for-lease station, for 17 weeks I also co-hosted a show called, Wild Weekend, a zany and sometimes unpredictable show that would play Oldies and top-40 rock on Saturday night, following
Mike Cook's, Hooked on Trivia. The station gave us a discounted rate on the airtime since we were both employees. We
went out and got sponsors, but between my full-time sales position at Radio Shack and this, plus trying to find time to sell
airtime, there just weren't enough hours in a week. So, I just went back to doing the board-op job, plus filling in for
broadcasters that couldn't make it when there was a live shift to be done. Got kudos from both the live broadcasters and
callers for professionalism on air when I had a chance to actually broadcast live.
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