Riley Wilson
Hood College
401 Rosemont Ave.
Frederick, MD 21701
(301) 814-3406 raw5@hood.edu
Education: Bachelor of Arts – communication arts and Spanish. Expected graduation date – May 2014, Hood College, Frederick, MD.
Qualifications Summary:
- Ability to develop articulate and coherently-written documents.
- Ability to research and analyze documents published in print and on the internet.
Computer Skills:
- Experience with PC computers.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office software and functionality.
- Basic training with Microsoft Indesign.
Pre-Professional Experience:
- Worked in both volunteer and paid positions as a softball trainer for the Maryland Champions Fastpitch Softball Organization.
- Assisted in equipment and drill station set-up.
- Demonstrated examples of proper fundamental softball throwing, catching, hitting, and pitching techniques for large groups of softball players with ages eight and up.
- Instructed softball players individually on fundamental techniques.
- Held a position as a co-captain of the Clarksburg High School softball team.
- Encouraged positive attitudes on and off the field.
- Set standards of focused and serious conduct during practices and games through personal demeanor.
- Functioned as a news managing editor for the Clarksburg High School newspaper, The Howl.
- Investigated various news story ideas through online research and through interviews in person and via phone and email.
- Composed accurate, grammatically sound news articles that complied with Associated Press style.
- Raised funds for the newspaper through the sale of cookie dough.
- Visited shopping centers in the Clarksburg and Germantown area for ad canvassing.
- Reviewed submitted articles to ensure adherence to AP style, grammar, and punctuation.
- Volunteered for the physics department of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
- Acquired basic knowledge of scientific terms related to spectroscopy.
- Further developed skills regarding Microsoft Excel.
Contacts:
Former Owner and Head Trainer
Maryland Champions Fastpitch Softball Organization
15420 Comus Road, Boyds, MD 20841
W: (301) 515-1201
C: (301) 461-0198
CoachRustyDillon@aol.com
Former Head Softball Coach
Clarksburg High School
22500 Wims Road, Clarksburg, MD 20871-4100
W: (301) 444-3504
Larry_A_HurdJR@mcpsmd.org
Former Newspaper Advisor
The Howl
Clarksburg High School
C: (301) 335-7272
sara@umdgrb.umd.edu
Director of NIST Data Center on Atomic Spectroscopy
NIST
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8422,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8422
W: (301) 975-3222
jreader@nist.gov
Group Leader, Atomic Spectroscopy
NIST
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8422:
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8422
W: (301) 975-2817
john.curry@nist.gov