Tammy Plotner
8215 Center Street
Caledonia, OH 43314
(419) 845-2629 – H
(740) 389-2392 – W
(740) 386-2438 – C
Objective: Associate
Editor, Contributing Writer, Researcher and Website Content for a venue
specializing in astronomy
Highlights of Qualifications
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Inquisitive,
creative, resourceful and technical-minded
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Educated in the
science of astronomy and an experienced observer
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Self-motivated,
dedicated and hard-working
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Excellent skills in
writing, communication and speaking
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Established author
with a reputation for meeting deadlines
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Talented in website
content, design and management
Relevant Skills and Accomplishments
Journalistic:
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Successfully authored
three unique astronomy observing guide books within the last year. The first
release in e.book format was downloaded in excess of 500,00 copies. “365 Days
of SkyWatching” has been translated into several languages and is in use in a
variety of universities and astronomy clubs.
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Established a highly
successful and popular weekly astronomy observing column which has enjoyed a
powerful readership for the last five years.
These columns are widely reproduced among a variety of websites,
premiering in “The Universe Today” and stretching as far as MSNBC.
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Researched, authored
and edited science-minded articles featuring the work of many noted astronomers
such as Dr. J. Kissel, Dr. Paulo Freire, Dr. Luc Arnold, Dr. Ranja Gupta, Dr.
David Dunham, Brent Archinal and others. Many of these articles have went into
republication and accepted into such organizations as IOTA and SETI.
Website Content:
- Serving
as designer, content writer, coder and webmaster for Warren Rupp
Observatory (www.wro.org) and a member of the webmaster team for
the Astronomical League (www.astroleague.org).
- Experienced
in creating content for “Universe Today” (www.universetoday.com) an
internet publication which reaches an average of 125,000 readers daily.
- Designed
my own website to which new content has been added on almost a daily basis
for the last five years. It’s
popularity ranges into about 125,000 unique page hits per year.
Astronomical
- Qualified
for, and received, numerous Astronomical League Observing Awards such
as: Honorary Messier Club,
Binocular Messier Club, Lunar Club, Sunspotter’s Club, Constellation
Hunter’s Club, Globular Cluster Club, Gold and Silver Comet Hunter Award,
Double Star Club, Lunar II Club, Binocular Deep Sky Club, Urban Observers
Club, Herschel 400, etc.
- Qualified
to operate the 31” telescope housed at Warren Rupp Observatory. Also highly experienced with personal
telescopes such as 12.5” dobsonian, 8” Newtonian reflector, 6” Intes
Maksuktov, 4.5” Newtonian reflectors, 102mm refractors, and a wide variety
of binoculars and assorted telescopes.
- Experienced
public speaker who has given countless astronomy programs to the general
public, scout troops, local schools, libraries, planetariums, universities
and star parties.
Administrative
- Served
for the last five years on the Board of Directors for Warren Rupp
Observatory
- President
of the Richland Astronomical Society
- Founding
member of Astronomy For Youth
- Applied
for, and received, $35,000 in educational grant money to restore and
improve Warren Rupp Observatory.
Additional grant monies are pending
- Implemented
a highly successful fund-raising campaign for WRO, which continues to date
- Plan,
organize and execute annual Hidden Hollow Convention
Employment History
- 1996 to
date - Full-time Assistant Drug/General Merchandise Manager for Kroger Co.
- 1982 to
date – Self-employed, free-lance writer
- 1976 to
1982 – Full-time company librarian for GTE
Educational History
- 1976
Graduate – River Valley High School
- OSU –
Public Education Graduate: Creative Writing
- OSU –
Public Education Graduate: Article Writing