: About Me

RYAN S. ROGERS

RYANSROGERS@GMAIL.COM

WINDSOR, ON, CANADA

EDUCATION
2000-2007 University of Windsor Windsor, ON
Bachelor of Arts (Honours English Language and Literature)
Bachelor of Arts (Communications Studies)
Minor in History
2005-2006 Youth Leaders on Board, United Way Windsor, ON
Board of Director training for the not-for-profit sector.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Summer 2005 Present The Lance Windsor, ON
News Reporter/News Editor
Coordinated news leads and a team of writers for the news section of the paper.
Designed the layout for the weekly publication using Adobe InDesign CS2.
Edited, revised, and double-check all articles and facts.
Attended National Conference of the Canadian University Press in Vancouver, BC (2007).
Contacted and interviewed people with professional courtesy while representing The Lance.
Met weekly deadlines for each publication.
Took/edited photographs of local news events (using Adobe Photoshop) when necessary.
Summer 2006 Present In Business Windsor Magazine Windsor, ON
Free Lance Writer
Interviewed business leaders in the Windsor-Essex community.
Profiled businesses and wrote feature stories for the local area.
In-depth research prior to each interview.
Punctual and professional submissions made for the monthly publication.
Represented In Business Windsor Magazine with professionalism.
Summer 2005 Easter Seals Society, Canada Windsor, ON
Program Coordinator
Raised $4000 while coordinating the Above Par for Easter Seals Kids! Fundraiser.
Staffed charity events, acquired gifts and prizes, and developed promotional materials including radio interviews, sponsors, and press releases.
Took minutes at Board Meetings and assisted in promotions for Easter Seals events.
Was directly involved with fundraising programs like Power Play, Penny Power, Paper Eggs, Above Par, and Fire Fest during the summer.

Summer 2000 and 2001 Art Candle & Fragrance Toronto, ON
Apprentice Costing and Efficiency Analyst
Performed cost analysis on the previous year's invoices to determine inflation.
Assessed past invoices to calculate how much the material suppliers were charging the company, and compensated for inflation. These measurements were used to calculate the next year's product catalogue.
Conducted time studies to calculate the labour portion of the cost of production.
Implemented and modified labour requirements around the factory to maximize cost-efficiency.
Reorganized labour categories on product assembly processes to more accurately reflect the cost of production.
Advised on the production costs of prototypes for the company's product line.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2003 - 2006 Windsor West Optimists Club Windsor, ON
Charter Member and Board of Director.
Helped to plan and execute the Sigma Chi 100 Hour Hot-Tub-A-Thon for tsunami relief.
Represented the Windsor West Optimists Club at Zone meetings.

2000 present Participation in the Windsor Community Windsor, ON
Designed and executed fundraisers for charity including bottle drives and garage sales.
Applied to be a Big Brother for the Windsor Essex Big Brothers and Big Sisters program.
Assisted in campaigning for a seat in the 2001 Federal Election for the Windsor West riding.

1999 2001 Participation in the Nobleton Community Nobleton, ON
Coached the Nobleton Mite's, Nobleton Mosquito's and Nobleton Rep teams in 1999, 2000, and 2001 respectively.
Selected to be a member of Camp Enterprise, a business student leadership camp, hosted by the Rotary Club in 1999.
Participated in three consecutive years to the annual Roast Beef Dinner fundraiser hosted by the United Church of Nobleton from 1996 to 1999.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR

2003 present Volunteer Writing Experience
News Reporter for the Lance, the student paper at the University of Windsor.
Published in the Windsor Spitfire's 2004-2005 and 2006-07 Yearbooks.
Published in the June, July and August editions (2006) of Upfront Magazine.

2000 - present Sigma Chi Fraternity Windsor, ON

Held positions of President, Magister (Pledge Class Mentor) and Secretary (twice).
Attended leadership conferences in Nebraska (2003), Kansas (2004), and Muncie (2005).
Balfour Fellow, academic advisor and alcohol awareness officer (2005-06).
Organized and presided over meetings using Roberts Rules of Order.
Chaired a committee developing goals and strategies for our chapter.
Presented to an Ontario-wide leadership conference.
Represented tenants' interests on the Kappa Mu Fraternity Housing Corporation.
Helped in running the annual "Tri Star Basketball" skills competition for children in Windsor.
Represented interests of the Fraternity in the Inter Fraternity/Sorority Council.

1998 - present Sporting Events
Organized and participated in Road Hockey events for friends and family.
Earned Bronze Medallion in swimming.
Played and still play baseball during the summer months.
Currently a member of Good Life Fitness Clubs.
Play ice hockey.
ACHIEVEMENTS/AWARDS
2006 MVP for Faces On College Baseball league for Team Crush.
2005 Randy Levasseur Award, for outstanding chapter development.
2004 Optimist Club 6 Member Star Award.
2003 J. Dwight Peterson Outstanding Chapter Award.
2003 & 2002 - Thomas Cowan Bell Award for recognition of higher learning.
2000 University of Windsor Residence Entrance Scholarship.
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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Although trolling for trophy striper might be a common favourite these days, every now and again another giant, rare and timeless oddity emerges from the cold dark Tanzanian waters off the East African coast of the Indian Ocean. Once news of the catch reached the shore, ichthyologists scurried to see the specimen. Reeled in on July 16, weighing over 60 lbs and over 1.34 metres long, Tanzanian fishermen pulled a coelacanth's on board. The fish's dark and toothy appearance always draws attention, and the bragging rights of any mariner lucky enough to hook the ancient beast. Often prefixed as...

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