Resume for Julie Kennedy

Education
September 2005	Boston University	Boston, MA	M.A. International Relations
May 2000	Swarthmore College	Swarthmore, PA	B.A. Psychobiology

Work Experience
8/2005 – Present	Self-Employed	Alexandria, Va	Full-time
Database Mangement / Website Development
Microsoft Access database development, including construction of user interface
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5/2005 - Present	Personal Assistant to Author	Alexandria, Va	Part-time
Personal Assistant
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8/2000 – 5/2004	Quality Resource Systems, Inc.	Fairfax, Va	Full-time
Systems Analyst
Training state employees on the use of the user interface for a Microsoft Access database Microsoft Access database development, including construction of user interface Help file construction· Website development and management including the creation of interactive webpages to make tables and graphs based on user selections Statistical analysis using the SAS programming language Graphical analysis using ESRI’s ArcGIS software
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6/1998 – 6/2000	Fairfax County Public Schools	Fairfax, Va	Holidays
Substitute Teacher
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6/1999 – 8/1999	Swarthmore College	Swarthmore, Pa	Full-time
Summer Researcher
Programmed, performed, and analyzed psychology experiments studying the phenomenon called the Reverse Stroop Effect Continued and adapted research to write thesis on the Reverse Stroop Effect
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6/1998	Department of State	Fairfax, Va	Full-time
Instructional Assistant
Course for American teachers overseas to learn about the latest technological advancements affecting the classroom
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6/1997, 6/1998	National Security Agency	Fairfax, Va	Full-time
Instructional Assistant
Course for math and science teachers to learn how to integrate technology into their lessons
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7/1996-8/1996, 7/1995-8/1995	Fairfax County Public Schools	Fairfax, Va	Full-time
Instructional Assistant
Introductory Computer Science course for students of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

Qualifications and Skills
Italian Language – self taught and immersion course in Italy summer 2004 Extensive knowledge of and experience with Pascal, MS Office Professional (including programming in MS Access), RoboHelp, FrontPage, HTML, SAS, ArcGIS, MediaFace Familiarity with C, Java, Macintosh OS, Corel Office, PhotoShop, TI Software, J Script, VB Script, SurfStats, Wise Installations Completed coursework in Java and Pascal

Personal Hobbies
Black and white photography – everything from hand rolling bulk film to developing prints in my darkroom and hand painting the final product Cross-stitch – including my own designs Canoeing Reading novels and works of history; writing personal essays and poetry Website development – including personal website at www.juliekennedy.com and professional website at www.juliekennedy.net Logic games and puzzles

Honors and Affiliations
2004 – Graduate Assistantship, Boston University
2002 – International High IQ Society
2002 – American Mensa
1999 – Sigma Xi, the scientific research society
1999 – Awarded stipend for summer research in Psychology
1997 – National Merit Finalist
1997 – Who’s Who among American High School Students
1997 – AP Scholar with Honor
1996 – AP Scholar with Distinction
1995 – National Honor Society
1994 – National Latin Honor Society

Volunteer Experience
8/2005 - present	Falls Church Healthcare Center	Falls Church, Va
Clinic Defender	4 hours per month
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12/2000 – 5/2004	Falls Church Healthcare Center	Falls Church, Va
Clinic Defender	4 hours per month
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9/1997 – 4/2000	Planned Parenthood	Philadelphia, Pa
Clinic Defender	4 hours per month
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6/1998 – 8/1998	INOVA Fairfax Hospital	Falls Church, Va
Patient Escort	4 hours per week
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6/1998 – 8/1998	INOVA Pediatric Center	Falls Church, Va
Assistant	8 hours per week