Photojournalist/Web Designer/Teacher John W. Myers 	2020 Pinedale Road, Rockingham, NC 28379
Email: john@johnmyers.com 	Home: (910) 419-9806	 Mobile: (910) 995-3975	Website: johnmyers.com

(For samples of my writing, photography, web design and teaching, see: http://www.johnmyers.com/siteindex.html)

WORK ETHIC:
* "My best skill is a serious work ethic. In print publishing since 1975 and web developing since 1996, I've never missed a deadline. Whether writing, photography, web design or teaching, whatever I do, I do with all my heart."

TECHNICAL SKILLS: 
* 2001: Macromedia-Allaire ColdFusion for programming using HTML/ColdFusion and SQL to collect, query and report on Internet databases on websites.
* 2001: Macromedia Flash 5 and Dreamweaver UltraDev 4 for multimedia and dynamic special effects on websites.
* 1996 to present, website creation, design and redesign with HTML and JavaScript (hand-code skills). 
* 1994 to present, user of Adobe Photoshop, Quark Xpress, Adobe Pagemaker and other Mac and PC DTP and graphics programs.
* 1997 to present, E-Commerce experience with Mercantec Softcart shopping cart program and other Perl/CGI programs.
* 1975 to present, writer, photographer, editor, page layout/designer for print and Internet publishing.
* 1997 to present, experience with Windows NT, 95 and 98. 
* 1988 to present, experience with Apple Macintosh OS 6-9.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
* July 1996 to present, self-employed and contract web developer/designer, Macintosh and PC computer consultant, writer, photojournalist and teacher.
* June 2001 to April 2005, copy editor, reporter and photojournalist for the Richmond County Daily Journal newspaper in Rockingham, NC.
* August 1999 to July 2001, contract instructor at Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC, teaching "Web Page Design" and two courses I developed for the SCC Continuing Education Department, "Web and Print Graphics using Adobe Photoshop 6.0" and "Writing for Publication."
* May 1975 to present, professional photojournalist, writer-photographer, published first novel in May 2000, "The Crossland Shootout, Adventures of a Photojournalist."
* February-October 2000, web designer for Internet development company KOZ.com of Durham/Research Triangle Park, NC, system administrator and webmaster for www.SoccerOnline.com.
* December 1996 to April 1999, catalog and web publisher for Dexter Sport Science of Carthage, NC, international sales and distribution of sports supplements and health nutrients. Launched and developed Internet Website to online shopping with Electronic Commerce of entire line of 1,300-plus products. Writing, editing, photography, design, layout and printing of color catalogs quarterly. 
* March to July 1996, editor of Sandhills Living, twice-weekly lifestyles magazine in Southern Pines, NC, owned by Park Newspapers of Moore County. 
* 1994 -1996, editor of Cabarrus News, monthly newspaper in Concord, NC, owned by David Drye Co. 
* 1993-1994, freelance photojournalist for Charlotte Observer of Charlotte, NC, Moore County Citizen News-Record of Aberdeen, NC, and other central NC newspapers. 
* 1990-1993, editor of Hometown News and North Davidson Observer, two weekly newspapers in Denton, NC. 
* 1988-90, managing editor of Montgomery Herald, weekly newspaper in Troy, NC. 
* 1982-88, associate editor to managing editor of Moore County Citizen News-Record, daily newspaper in Aberdeen, NC. 
* March to November 1982, media director for Harris Blake for U.S. Congress 8th District campaign in Southern Pines, NC. 
* 1978-82, news editor of Moore County News and News Outlook, weekly newspapers in Southern Pines and Carthage, NC. 
* 1976-78, news and feature writer-photojournalist for Fayetteville Times, daily newspaper in Fayetteville, NC. 
* 1975-76, news and feature writer-photojournalist for Sanford Herald, daily newspaper in Sanford, NC.

EDUCATION: 
* August 1999 to June 2001, enrolled in Internet Development associate degree program at Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC.
* January 1998 to May 1999, member of the first graduating class of Internet Technologies Certificate Program at Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC.
* 1975 graduate of University of Missouri at Columbia, School of Journalism, bachelor's degree in photojournalism.

MILITARY: 
* U.S. Navy 1967-71. U.S. Navy Fire Control Technician-Gunnery.  Vietnam War service January to November 1969 aboard USS Mullinix, DD-944. Honorable Discharge in 1971 as Second Class Petty Officer, E-5. 

AWARDS: 
* Second place, enterprise newswriting; third place, profile featurewriting; daily newspapers, NC Press Association, 2003.
* Second place, newswriting, weekly newspapers, NC Press Association, 1984.
* First place, editorials; third place, investigative reporting, weekly newspapers, NC Press Association, 1981.

REFERENCES: 
* Cindy Ellison, Director, Computer Training Programs, Continuing Education, Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC, 910-695-3779, Email: ellisonc@sandhills.edu
* Jim Anderson, Professor & Coordinator, Internet Technology, Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC, 910-695-3803, Email: andersonj@sandhills.edu 
* Shirley Fuller, principal of West Rockingham Elementary School, Rockingham, NC, 910-997-9802.
* Ralph Baldwin, former general manager of Moore County Citizen News-Record, now vice president of Jones Newspapers at Daily Post-Athenian, Athens, Tenn, 423-745-5664, Email: rbaldwin@xtn.net
* John F. Mannion, president of Maximar Data, Systems and Services, Pinehurst, NC, 910-695-0067, Email: info@maximardata.com