John McDonnell

13872 Beaujolais Court

Chantilly, VA 20151
Cell: 1-703-220-7427
Email - jmf8f090@westpost.net
Objective
Career changing professional with over 20 years work experience seeking full tim
e position while pursuing paralegal certification. A personable self-starter, t
eam player, comfortable with public interface; organized with extensive IT exper
ience, some previous law firm experience.
Work Experience
Apple Computers/Apple Store - 4/9/2001 to present
Conduct computer usage training/teaching in one-to-one situations; supervise "pe
rsonal projects" students and do troubleshooting for their projects; serve at th
e Genius Bar diagnostic and repair station; work the sales floor as business and
end-user sales associate; provide scheduling and training assistance for depart
ment managers; mentor new employees.
CompUSA - 9/21/1998 - 4/6/2001
Worked as small business and end-user sales associate in retail sales.
Telesec Temporary Services and Decision Data Collection - 1994 -1998
Conducted on-site and telephone market research; handled customer satisfaction s
urveys and acted as liaison between research company and store managers; perform
ed administrative research and assistance; held long term temp position screenin
g and archiving the records from the construction of a major office building.
Pollock, Vande Sande & Priddy, - 1/4/90 - 1/10/94
Provided patent research assistance; managed office equipment and materials; pla
nned and organized regular partner and staff meetings; acted as administrative a
ssistant for nine attorneys, eight secretaries and other support staff.
Wegner & Bretschneider - 8/8/1988 - 8/1989
Provided patent research assistance, file management; and administrative assista
nce; assembled case files for patent file cases submitted to the US Patent Offic
e; couriered documents between offices and the US Patent Office.
Education
Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY - Associate Degree
George Washington University, Washington, DC - attended 1983 to 1985
Northern Virginia Community College/Paralegal Certification Program - Current
Other Accomplishments/Interests
Eagle Scout 1979
Assistant Troop Master, Troop # 131, Arlington, VA 1987 to 1994
Northern Virginia Astronomy Club 2006 - present
General assistance with club events, educational outreach; instructional resear
ch
References available upon request