Resume

• 2016

  Certified Crisis and Trauma Specialist

  Peachtree Professional Education

  Inc

  Certified Stress Management Coach

  Spencer Institute/National Exercise and Sports Trainers Association

• 2013

  American Counseling Association

  Professional Association of Résumé Writers & Career Coaches

• 2010

  Master Tutor Trainer

  Association for the Tutoring Profession

  Flamingnet.com

  Reader's Favorite - Honorable Mention

  Fiction/Animals Category - 'Don't Call Me Chip'

  Reader's Favorite International Awards - 2018

  New Apple 2018 Solo Medalist Award

  Short Story - 'Don't Call Me Chip'

  New Apple Literary Awards

  Five Star Review Award (2)

  THE CAREER-MINDED STUDENT

  Litpick.com

  Top Choice Award for 'The Career-Minded Student'​

  Litpick.com

  Certified Master Tutor Trainer

  Association for the Tutoring Profession

  Certified Professional Career Coach

  Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches

• 1994

  Master of Arts

  Anthropology

  EOP Tutoring

  Binghamton University

• 1992

  Pratt and Huth

  Buffalo State College

  Delaplane Publications

  Canisius College

  SUNY Buffalo State

  Buffalo History Museum

  Served as academic advisor for all Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) freshmen

  provided academic & career counseling for all COPE students

  taught seminar course focused on critical thinking for HEOP freshmen

  and administered all COPE Office tutoring services. Created/taught career development course for HEOP freshmen that assists students in researching potential careers and locating internship/job opportunities within their prospective major. Taught introductory and advanced coursework in Archaeology and Socio-cultutral Anthropology.

  Canisius College

  Pratt and Huth

  Buffalo State College

  Buffalo History Museum

  Buffalo

  New York

  Served as curator for the museum's Native American Collection.

  Anthropologist

  Anthropology and History

  Anthropology and Museum Studies Instructor

  Buffalo State College

  Provide personal

  academic and career counseling to EOP students. Relevant certifications and training certificates include: Career Coach & Counselor

  Psychology

  Stress Management Coach

  E-Therapy and Integrative Mental Health.

  SUNY Buffalo State

  Career Advisement Writer/Vlogger

  I provide articles and vlog posts for websites that provide career guidance and support to job seekers at all stages of their professional lives. My outreach includes work for Hub.Careers and other web-based companies. I have provided career guidance to professionals on every continent but Antarctica (I'm working on that last one).\n\n

  Delaplane Publications

• 1989

  Bachelor of Arts

  Anthropology

  Senior Mentor & Senior Tutor - EOP Academic Resource Center

  State University of New York College at Buffalo

  Prehistory of Western New York

  Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

  The Master Student

  Introduction to Archaeology

  Indigenous Peoples of Eastern North America

  Freshmen Career Seminar

  Freshmen Seminar

  Role of the History Museum

  Certificate in Mindfulness

  Allegra Learning Solutions

  LLC

  Certified Anger Resolution Therapist

  Institute on Chemical Dependency Studies

  Certificate in Positive Psychology

  Zur Institute

  Certificate in Integrative Mental Health

  Allegra Learning Solutions

  LLC

• Maintain food stores for departmental food pantry

  which provides free food for students in need. Maintain records of inventory and restock shelves.

  EOP Caring Corner

  Educational Opportunity Program

  SUNY Buffalo State

  Academic Administration

  Creative Writing

  Editing

  Program Development

  Museum Collections

  Resume Writing

  Academic Advising

  Research

  Publishing

  Curriculum Development

  Curriculum Design

  Copy Editing

  Higher Education

  Literature

  Career Counseling

  Grant Writing

  History

  Press Releases

  Proofreading

  Social Media

  The Niagara Frontier's Unwritten History

  The Niagara Frontier's Unwritten History

  Vlara

  consumed by the loss of her love

  traveled eastward alone in search of a new home

  though Fate had other plans for the druid priestess. Struggling against brigands

  time

  and memory

  Vlara soon finds the unexpected; a cause and a family. VLARA’S SONG is the anchor story in this anthology

  which includes tales of a troll turned vegetarian

  a soldier losing his memory in the midst of battle

  the final days of a Keep’s defenders in the face of overwhelming odds

  and a master magician reconsidering his decision to teach. Each story includes notes from author Neil O’Donnell

  which detail his motivations behind characters

  scenes and story arcs. Read along and find out what truly drives a fantasy author as his pen hits paper.

  Vlara's Song

  Résumés remain the primary device with which jobseekers grab the attention of hiring managers and land that all-important job interview. Yet

  jobseekers continue to submit résumés filled with errors

  errors that likely cause their résumés to get shredded. This book provides guidance to help jobseekers to avoid making common résumés mistakes and to create résumés and cover letters that get them noticed and offered interviews. THIRD EDITION UPDATE: This new edition includes guidance for navigating Applicant Tracking Software (ATS) along with advisement on creating a LinkedIn page.

  Resume Essentials

  Third Edition

  Newly ordained

  Father William Sullivan set out as a missionary to aid a hurricane-ravaged village in South America. However

  he never arrived. Storms and sea life conspired to maroon the priest on a remote island void of human life. Still eager to serve

  Father William refuses to allow isolation to prevent his helping those in need; the wounded

  the desperate and the defeated. So with pen

  paper and bottles

  Father William casts messages into the surf intent on reaching those who need him the most.

  Hope in a Bottle

  Winner of Literary Titan's 'Gold' Award. 300 years ago

  the USS Carl Sagan blasted off from overpopulated Earth in search of survival. Returning to Earth

  the Sagan's crew finds humanity now extinct and Earth populated by deadly

  once extinct prehistoric predators.

  Return of the Sagan

  PEOPLE OF THE SWORD

  combines myth

  history

  and conquest with music

  sorcery and a touch of romance to impart the struggles of two vastly different cultures suddenly dependent on one another for survival. Confronted by a common enemy

  the wizard Crarnock

  the druids and knights of Tropal realize that only through cooperation can they defeat Crarnock’s goblin army. The journey will test the resolve of both peoples as they realize that their collective bias and misunderstandings are as much a threat as Crarnock himself.

  People of the Sword

  An easy to read guide for recent college and high school graduates on how to write a stellar résumé. From highlighting relevant skill sets & accomplishments to easily developing smart

  effective formatting styles

  this guide is geared to help graduates stand out to employers and better compete for jobs immediately upon graduation.

  Writing Standout Résumés: A Guide to Help Recent Graduates Get Noticed & Hired

  Bellwood

  OCD and Me

  Winner of New Apple's Short Fiction Award (2018) as well as the Literary Titan Gold (2018) and the LitPick Top Choice Awards! Timothy Patrick Horrigan is a bold

  feisty and loyal chipmunk who defends his human and all the woodland animals from the new neighbors who make life hell for everyone. By the way... he really hates being called 'Chip'.

  Don't Call Me Chip

  THE CAREER-MINDED STUDENT provides undergraduates with a complete toolkit for excelling in classes

  researching their strengths/interests

  finding a suitable major and preparing to compete for jobs immediately after graduating from college. Awarded the 'Top Choice' Award from Litpick.com.

  The Career-Minded Student

  A son of the Erie Nation

  'Calling Wren' called the Niagara Frontier home until his capture at the hands of the Seneca and their Haudenosaunee brethren. In time

  after rising from servant to adopted son of the Seneca's Bear Clan

  Calling Wren must make the ultimate decision: join the England-backed Haudenosaunee Confederacy in annihilating the Erie or die standing with the remnants of his Erie kin.

  Calling Wren

  Neil

  O'Donnell

  M.A.

  CPCC

  Buffalo State College