Richard K. Green
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Work Experience:

March 1988 - Jan 1990 Administrator-External Communications, General Telephone Co., Benton, Iowa
  • Reorganized monthly meeting schedule with state staffs to save department $4,500 monthly.
  • Developed and implemented community relations/corporate-giving program, which donates more than $10,000 to local organizations based on employee involvement.
May 1986 - March 1988 Employee Communications Administrator, Waldrop Corporation, Iowa City, Iowa
Prepared, edited and distributed information to 5,000 employees in three states. Developed strike communication plan.
  • Wrote, organized and complied "briefing book," including company, geographical, governmental, economic and community information for use with visiting executives.
  • Investigated and established electronic mail procedures, which enhanced timely communication to employees and basically eliminated paper and printing costs.
  • Inherited struggling management publication and made it an award winning piece.
  • Managed informal communications program where executives met with groups of employee with company executives.
Nov 1980 - May 1986 Assistant Editor, Daily Times, Flora, Iowa
Began career as reporter for daily city newspaper, circulation 7,500. Promoted to city editor after three years and became assistant editor in November 1985.
  • Implemented desktop publishing system and new printing equipment which significantly reduced production costs and speeded production by 45%.
  • Worked with advertising team to expand number of advertisers and develop special advertising promotions; increased advertising budget 30%.
Education: Indiana university, Bloomington, Indiana
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (1979)

Achievement/Honors: IABC (International Association of Business Communicators) EPIC (Excellent Performance in Communication) Award--First, News/Magapaper (1992, 1993)
IABC EPIC Award-First Place, Employee Newsletter (1991, 1993)
IABC EPIC Award-First Place, Management Publication (1990)

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