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Howard Cowan. Here’s a Snap Shot. Ability to lead, direct and work well with other people Self Motivated Academically Successful Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Pinnacle Studio11 Hands on experience as a video journalist with a news station 375 S. 9 th Street #4803
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Howard Cowan Here’s a Snap Shot • Ability to lead, direct and work well with other people • Self Motivated • Academically Successful • Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Pinnacle Studio11 • Hands on experience as a video journalist with a news station • 375 S. 9th Street #4803 • San Jose, CA 95113 • (530) 852-1085 cell • howard.cowan@hotmail.com
Work History Student-in-Residence for Accessible Instructional Materials San Jose State —San Jose, CA/ October ‘09 Responsibilities include: Creating accessible documents in Word and PowerPoint forms, helping faculty convert documents to accessible forms Burger King Team Member Spartan Shops and Burger King– San Jose, CA and Auburn, CA/ October ’08 to October ’09 and June ‘09 to August ‘09 Responsibilities included: Creating specialized sandwiches and burgers, expediting food, taking orders, handling money, restocking supplies, and demonstrating excellent customer service KCRA 3 High School Playbook Sideline Reporter KCRA/KQCA-TV– Sacramento, CA / July ‘07 to May ‘08 Responsibilities included: Interviewing, shooting video footage, posting of videos for the web, managing state-of-the-art video equipment; editing video, writing: voiceover and blogs; interacting with large groups in a professional setting. SFLL Baseball Umpire Meadow Vista/Colfax, CA / April ‘04 to June ’07 Responsibilities included: Interacting with coaches and parents, making judgment calls, teaching skills of the game.
Volunteer Work Camp Counselor Camp Tamarack– Shaver Lake, CA June ’04 to July ’07 Responsibilities included: total responsibility for six to eight young boys (ages nine to twelve); supervision during hikes, overnight trips, swimming activities, sports Youth Boys Basketball Coach ARD Summer League–Auburn, CA May ’06 to July ‘06 Responsibilities included: Teaching: the basics, simple plays, teamwork, integrity, and scheduling practices.
Education Undergraduate High School BS, Journalism Emphasis in Radio/Television/News Minor: Humanities San Jose State University San Jose, CA General Education Colfax High School Colfax, CA
Awards Academic Fellowships Service & Performance Awards • Chester Gibbs Merit Scholarship • Colfax High School • 2008 • CSF Seal bearer • California Scholarship Federation • 2008 • Alpha Omega Award • Colfax High School • 2006-2008 • Civic Award-Best of Show • Tower of Youth Film Festival • 2007
References Cynthia Rostankowski: Associate Professor-Humanities/Faculty-in- Residence for Accessible Instructional Materials-College of Humanities cynthia.rostankowski@sjsu.edu, (408) 924-4508 Ray Stacy: Store Manager- Auburn Burger King (530) 889-9600 Danielle Price:Supervisor- Spartan Shops: Burger King dprice@spartanshops.sjsu.edu, (530) 305-9231 Aaron Slavik: Digital Production Manager- KCRA/KQCA-TV ASlavik@hearst.com, (916) 325-3746 Stephanie Fowler: Head Umpiring Coordinator-SFLL (530) 878-8266
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