Jean Murray professional resume

Jean Wilson Murray, MBA, PhD
301 Cottage Grove Ave SE
Cedar Rapids IA 52403
jean@thethrivingwriter.com
319-558-7168

 

Summary of Experience

 Jean Wilson Murray is a professional writer with many years of experience in business and communications subjects, and the skill to create clear, crisp, concise writing to help your business boom!

 Areas of Writing Experience

Business Principles
            Business Plan writing
            Business Startup

Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship

Business Law

Business Economics (macro- and micro-economic principles)

Principles of Investing

Personal Finance/Financial Management

Bookkeeping Applications

Interpersonal Communications

Public Speaking

Insurance and Risk Management

Human Resource Management

Business and Professional Writing

Technical Writing

Business Regulations (OSHA, ADA, ERISA)

Legal and Ethical Principles

Principles of Management

Mass Communications

Organizational Communications

Economic History

Marketing Principles

Job Search Skills, including Resume Writing and Cover Letters

 

I have also written:

·         Employee benefit plan descriptions

·         User guides and manuals

·         Policies and procedures

·         Academic writing:

o        Master’s project - Business plan

o        PhD dissertation "Chiropractors as Entrepreneurs"

o        Abstracts, posters for presentation at conferences

·         Speeches

·         PowerPoint presentations

Skills and background

·        Expertise in grammar and sentence skills.  For four years, I taught classes in grammar and usage for court stenographers.  (Try making that one interesting!)  I know an adverb from a participle and how to use each correctly in a sentence.

·        Skillful in the 7 C’s – clear, concise, complete, correct, courteous, conversational, and constructive. 

 ·        Deadline driven, punctual, and conscientious about assignment guidelines.  I follow your directions and deliver what you require. 

·        Detail-oriented.  I know you want perfection.  I strive for 100 percent accuracy on every document I produce.

·        Proficient in Word, Excel, QuickBooks, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat.  I have been around computers since the mid-1980s and I know my way around computer applications and the Internet. 

·        Productive, prolific writer.  In addition to my freelance work, I have three blogs and I write several articles a week for free article sites. 

 About the author

Dr. Jean Murray has been a professional writer and educator for almost 30 years.  In her career, she has been in personnel and employee benefits management positions, educational administration, and she served as a college faculty member in junior college, business college, and professional school positions.  She has owned several successful businesses: computer consulting and word processing, small business consulting, professional writing. 

 Most recently, Dr. Murray has been writing books, articles, and blogs to help young professionals start into practice.  She created Planning for Practice Success, which clear, no-nonsense advice, as well as easy-to-use financial spreadsheets to guide users through the process of business plan writing, business startup, and funding.

 Professional Experience

 Professional positions:

Personnel and employee benefits management positions 1969 – 1979.

Business Administrator at large Presbyterian church in Seminole, FL:  1985-1987

Administrator (various positions) in Academic Affairs – Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, Iowa – 2000-present

Academic positions:

Junior college, business college and professional/graduate school positions teaching business classes.  1980 – present.

 Businesses Owned:

Suncoast Business Services, Seminole, Florida:

 – 1980-1985 – Computer, word processing, and small business consulting

Emence Enterprises LLC (dba Planning for Practice Success)  - 2003 to present – Resources and consulting services for professional practices.

The Thriving Writer – freelance writing – 2007 to present.

 
Credentials

MBA in small business management from Cleveland State University, 1974.

PhD in Management from Walden University, 2000.