Tim Ludolph
2933 Ordway St NW * Washington, DC 20008 * 202-320-1800 * tludolph@hotmail.com
 
EDUCATION
 
American University, School of International Service, Washington, DC		                               May 2005
Masters of International Relations
Comparative & Regional Studies: Europe, Mediterranean Affairs

Illinois State University, Normal, IL					    	                               May 2000
Bachelors Degree 
Multi-Disciplinary (Journalism, Math and Science Ed foci)
Cum laude graduate

WORK EXPERIENCE
 
Intern / Writer							       	            August 2003– December 2004
Mediterranean Agenda
•	Writer in charge of Balkan, Bulgarian, and Romanian news coverage for scholarly journal
•	Published over 100 articles in 13-week contract, including two large features

Technical Lead / Assistant Project Manager			   	                 December 2000 - July 2003
Storage Networks, Chicago, IL
•	Lead representative for third largest client in the company and the entire Chicago region
•	Handled responsibilities for operations, engineering, and customer service departments
•	Installed and supported large systems of backups and restores with a success rate of over 98%, one of the highest success rates in the company
•	Identified and implemented changes that were to bring company close to $1 million/quarter in lost revenue
•	Created all customer-facing documentation and status reports on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis
•	Won company's highest awards for on the job performance, dedication, and initiative
 
Head Writer/Copy Editor						                                      May - September 2000
Hunting.net, West Dundee, IL
•	Wrote all new content for site, which included features, tutorials, and product descriptions/reviews
•	Edited all existing content and helped maintain and relaunch site
•	Only writer for the largest website of its kind during 5-month contract

Writer/Copy Editor/Assistant Page Designer				         		  January - May 2000
Daily Express, London, England
•	Wrote a variety of articles for the Diary (entertainment news/gossip page)
•	Edited content for entire department and designed alternate page layout daily
•	Youngest member of department for third largest paper in London

Reporter/Editorialist						        		       August - December 1999
Daily Vidette, Normal, IL
•	Wrote for features, news and entertainment sections of college paper
•	Most published writer on staff, appearing in over 85% of the editions
•	Won several in-house awards for features and interviews

RELATED EXPERIENCE

* Co-founder of D4Tech, a web design and PC services company in Chicago
* Highly familiar with Quark, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, SPSS, and Microsoft Office products
* Taken time management, project management, and business writing classes and seminars
* Creator and curator of popular website with editorials, travelogues, and media reviews
* Traveler to 15 countries over last two years
* Teaching myself Italian, moderately skilled in Spanish
* Member of Golden Key National Honor Society and other honors groups during collegiate career