THOMAS HALL ThomasHall.Resume.v5.5.0.m.txt /unconstrained workinglife@neverstopwalking.com 646-484-8466 OBJECTIVE/OVERVIEW Aware of the perils of excessive vagueness or generalization, I nonetheless hope basically just to do interesting, meaningful, and/or lucrative work (contract or employed) at this time. Ideally my job would challenge me, utilizing my hands, my good judgement, or my spoken, written, or creative talents. Whatever business problem troubles you, you could almost certainly thrust me in the middle with instructions and parameters. Mature and experienced, I will know what I can do myself and what I need help with. I have faced simple laborers and sometimes aggressive attorneys, and customers across the spectrum. A prodigious learner, un-averse to having to prove my ability or value, I would like to be able to do it quickly. Growth opportunities are almost certainly a prerequisite for longevity, if that is what you want. I am open to traveling, and potentially to compensation either stable or tied closely to risk and reward; likewise to a schedule based either on time or the completion of specific projects. I don’t consider any kind of work beneath (or above) me. Good at documenting my work for co-workers or successors, I strive for professional expendability, and consider it an achievement when another, preferably up-and-coming or more settled employee could sit at my desk or grab my clipboard and pick up where I left off with minimal trouble. I enjoy hard work, and am usually insightful and graceful enough to make my employer look good. SOME RECENT WORK HISTORY 2014 Columbia University New York, NY Porter/Maintenance Staff *A temporary job maintaining clean and orderly buildings and turning over residential units on move out, preparing for fall move ins. I appreciated the large institutional experience. 2004 -2012 KVA, LLC/Emerging Brooklyn, LLC Brooklyn, NY Project Manager *Probably the most varied job of my life: Real Estate Agents, Attorneys, Co-Op Buyers, Tenants, Supers, Bankers, Accountants, Building Inspectors, Housing Advocates, Contractors and occasionally Investors found me their primary contact on a mid-size Co-Op Conversion Project in the Borough of Brooklyn. Directly oversaw a staff of 20-25. 2003-2004 Lutfy/Brinkmann Residence Brooklyn, NY Brownstone Renovation *Hard, rewarding work stripping, sanding, wood finishing, plastering, priming and painting. The building was a beautiful five story brownstone on the edge of Bedford-Stuyvesant that has previously had very little done to it in its life of over a hundred years. 2000-2001 Getaway Adventures Petaluma, CA and Hilo, HI Tour Leader, later Operations Manager *Getaway Adventures was a small but rapidly growing provider of tours, custom vacation packages, and corporate offsite events. My role involved an attempt to virtually guarantee a great experience to a wide variety of guests, sometimes under adverse circumstances, while hiking, biking, kayaking, or horseback riding in the Bay Area, and the big island of Hawaii. 1998-1999 RJM Systems, Inc. San Francisco, CA Receptionist, Computer Trainer *Duties included creating and maintaining a new client communications database in Symantec ACT, basic PC Technical Support and Training, Handling Invoicing and Collections. 1997-1998 Rudolf Steiner Foundation Harlemville, NY Assistant to the Treasurer *Duties included research and reporting on the marketing of Socially Responsible Mutual Funds, and on Credit Union issues; writing manuals for the use of the computer system; overseeing an office expansion project, including negotiating with and hiring contractors, doing construction drawings, project cost management and approval of all items for payment. EDUCATION 1989-1993 Summerfield Waldorf School Santa Rosa, CA National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalist, SATs: Verbal 95th Pct, Math 99th Pct, Overall, 99th Percentile VOLUNTEER WORK Habitat for Humanity Tijuana, Mexico and Sewanee, TN Puentes de Amistad Maclovio Rojas, Baja California, Mexico Little League Baseball Coach Sebastopol, CA SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE Computers: Wordpress, HTML, Mixing Cloud and Local, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Windows/Mac, Palm /Synchronization, Print/Network Troubleshooting Carpentry Electrical Work Apartment Design Cross-Country Hitchhiking and Cycling Black and White Photography PREVIOUS /OTHER EMPLOYMENT Robert Monk Electric Alexander Electric and Plumbing Northeast Securities SRW Construction 101 Main Bistro and Wine Bar Financial Pathways Newgent Management Primerica Financial Services Spectrum Hospice Topolos Russian River Vineyards Hendricksen Naturlich Flooring and Interiors Hardwood House Floors East West Café Chaat Café (north Indian) Summerfield Biodynamic Farm The University of California at Berkeley