Résumé
Objectives
Seeking creative, artistically challenging editing and design projects or other interesting work. Inquiries to demiurge@fibitz.com or:
Frances Jean Bergmann
W5679 State Road 60
Poynette, WI 53955-8564(608) 566-9087
Employment Dark Regions Press, darkregions.com
June 2011–present: Copy editor.Avol's Bookstore, avolsbookstore.com, 315 West Gorham St., Madison, WI.
May 2004–present: Bookseller, graphic designer, webmaster.DeForest Post Office, DeForest, WI.
April–August 2004: Substitute rural carrier.PoemFactotum, poemfactotum.com.
2003–present: Poetry submission, editing, and chapbook publishing service.Center for Family Policy and Practice, cffpp.org, 21 N. Pinckney St., Madison, WI
February 2003–January 2011: Web maintenance.USGS National Wildlife Health Center, Madison, WI.
2002–2003: Graphic illustrator.Student Life office, MATC, Madison, WI.
2001–2002: Graphic designer. Also web designer for the Yahara Journal.Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets, wfop.org.
2000–present: Website design and maintenance. Also editor for 2008 Wisconsin Poets' Calendar and did publishing layout for 2006, 2008, and 2009 Calendars.Kinko’s, Newark, DE, and Kinko’s Westside, Madison, WI.
1998–2000: Copy consultant.
Education Viable Paradise—Martha's Vineyard, MA
September 2008: science fiction & fantasy writing workshop.Madison Area Technical College—Madison, WI
2003–2008: completed Web Developer Certificate. 3.9+ GPA.Catskill Poetry Workshop—Oneonta, NY
June 2002: partial scholarship.Madison Area Technical College—Madison, WI
2000–2002: completed Web Design certificate. Dean’s List 2001 - 2002; MATC Foundation scholarship.University of Wisconsin—Madison, WI
Fall 2000: Advanced poetry class. 4.0 GPA.Cecil Community College—North East, MD
1996–1999: classes in Photoshop, QuarkXPress, independent study in digital imaging. 4.0 GPA.Anne Arundel Community College—Arnold, MD
1994–1995: classes in graphic design, Photoshop, Illustrator.University of Wisconsin—Madison, WI
1976–1979: Bachelor of Science—Psychology. Minor in biochemistry.
Experience
Dreamweaver
InDesign
Illustrator
HTML
Flash
JavaScript
Painting and drawing
Creative writing
Editing
AppleWorks
MS Word and Excel
Photoshop
Diverse background, including: fluency in spoken and written French; over 70 credits of studio fine arts; publication and public performance of my own poetry, which has won many awards including, most recently, the 2011 Joy Bale Boone Award from the Heartland Review. Writer of science fiction, including “Pale Horse,” winner of Rosebud Magazine's 2006 Mary Shelley Imaginative Fiction Award. Organizer for large equestrian competitions and Pony Club events. Solely responsible for the content, design, and maintenance of madpoetry.org, a public-service website for Madison poets and poetry events. Current poetry editor for Mobius: A Journal of Social Change, mobiusmagazine.com.