Shell Oil Website - Last summer, I worked for three months as the replacement for Shell's sole webmaster for the immense, 4,000 page website for the United States while she went on pregnancy leave. By the end of my first day, with no instruction other than to watch Amanda Vitulli (whom I was replacing) work, I was completely familiar and capable with their web software, TeamSite, and quickly launched into my assigned job. By mid summer, the vast majority of the original cleaning and organizational work I had been originally assigned in preparation for the worldwide site redesign was completed, and I was graciously allowed to take part in and observe the multi-faceted process that took Shell's many country websites to the next level. I was lucky enough to represent the United States in a conference call between all of Shell's English-speaking countries (excluding South Africa) and spent many weeks creating or revamping new sections of the U.S. site for smaller organizations within the company. I was given the most positive of feedback by all of my coworkers, and have hopes of coming back to work with them again in the near future.
Swift Energy - In the summer of '06, I worked as a summer hire in Swift's Records department. I am proud to say that I was well received there, and even asked to return again this summer. I was asked to inventory hundreds of unshelved and unlabeled records and to type up two new Excel inventory spreadsheets.
Web Design - One of my favorite pastimes is in the simple pleasure of designing a web page. At the age of ten I began teaching myself to read and write HTML, and have since made a habit of creating or restructuring one web page every three weeks. It wasn't until I began to build up a list of requests from my close friends that I had the idea to make a few spare pennies from it. For the last three years, I have been charging my "customers" a small fee for the service of creating and maintaining their web sites, which has worked out well - I have a lighter load of requests, and a slightly heavier pocket! Although my meager business is currently handled completely through word of mouth, I hope to expand to something more professional in the near future.
Girl Scout Camp Councilor - For two summers I worked as a camp councilor at Misty Meadows, a local Girl Scout camp which specializes in horseback riding. Here I learned varying levels of leadership and responsibility, working with both my two- and four-legged children. It was a valuable and enjoyable experience.
Baby Sitting - Like most young girls will do, I like to earn a bit of extra money through babysitting. I take pride in the fact that all of the families I have worked for have called me back, which reassures me that I am doing my job well.
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