Bryan Lewis Bass
E-mail: blbass@earthlink.net

Skills Summary

Web Design Website Management Public and Media Relations
Technical Writing Technical Editing  Desktop Publishing
Web Database Administration ColdFusion Server Administration Apache Server Administration
Layout Newsletter Production Speechwriting
Writing Instruction Crisis Communications Photography

Programming Skills  

HTML CFML PHP
SQL MySQL PERL
ColdFusion/CF Script some Oracle and PL/SQL some Javascript, Unix and VB Script

Computer Software

PageMaker PhotoShop Word/WordPerfect
Dreamweaver HomeSite Fireworks
EMS MySQL Manager PremiumSoft MySQL Studio Apache
FrameMaker Jasc Paint Shop Pro Corel Draw
Tetranet LinkBot Astra Site Manager Microsoft Access
Microsoft Publisher Corel Photopaint Most HTML editors
Microsoft FrontPage PowerPoint Corel Quattro Pro
Microsoft Excel Netscape/Microsoft Explorer
MS Windows
...and many more.

Experience

BryanBass.net
Owner, 2005-Present
Management of various properties in Wilson, Johnston, Edgecombe, and Carteret Counties. Duties include property identification and acquisition, contract negotiations, and maintenance.
-- 2714 Byerly Drive, Wilson
-- 2507 Marybeth Drive, Wilson
-- 3323 Christopher Drive, Wilson
-- 1400 Chesnee Drive, Wilson
-- 4607 Pinehurst Drive, Wilson
-- 115 Nina Street, Emerald Isle
-- 57-acre tree farm, Johnston County
-- 600-acre farm, Edgecombe County
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Lockheed Martin Corporation (Contractor for the US Environmental Protection Agency)
Research Triangle Park, NC
Web Developer, September 2000 to 2009
Internet Publishing and Maintenance for websites within the EPA including the Office of Air and Radiation (www.epa.gov/oar/), Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards (www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/) and the Environmental Technology Opportunities Portal (www.epa.gov/etop/). Developed Coldfusion and PERL programs for data-input/reporting and usage metrics.

State of North Carolina

Public Information Office, NC Department of Correction (DOC).
Public Information Officer, February 2000 to September 2000.

Responsibilities included:
-- maintaining DOC website -- www.doc.state.nc.us;
-- writing press releases and articles for the department's newsletter; 
-- responding to information requests from media;
-- producing DOC newsletter;
-- speechwriting.

Office of Public Affairs, NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Technical Writer / Editor / Webmaster, October 1993 to February 2000.

Responsibilities included:
-- writing articles for the department's newsletter and press releases;
-- editing books, instructional manuals, brochures, newsletters and press releases;
-- designing, reviewing, and maintaining Internet pages for state and national agencies (listed below);
-- training DENR employees in Internet site development;
-- editing DENR monthly newsletter; 
-- maintaining DENR monthly Calendar of Events;
-- teaching grammar, writing, and editing skills to DENR Employees and Environmental Health Interns;
-- photographing DENR events as needed;
-- working as information officer for NC Emergency Management and the State Emergency Response Team (SERT).

Internet Sites

North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, 
www.enr.state.nc.us

North Carolina Aquariums,  www.aquariums.state.nc.us

Norris Tolson, Candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture,  www.tolson2000.org (inactive)

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, 
www.dhhs.state.nc.us

North Carolina Department of Correction,
www.doc.state.nc.us (maintenance only)

State Capital Law Firm Group,  www.sclfg.com

Division of Soil and Water Conservation, www.enr.state.nc.us/ENR/DSWC

Neuse River Rapid Response Team Report, www.enr.state.nc.us/neuse

National Association of State Land Reclamationists,
www.siu.edu/~coalctr/naslr.htm

NC Wetlands Restoration Program,  h2o.enr.state.nc.us/wrp

Publications

Spring Hope Enterprise, Spring Hope NC.

Reporter, 1991 to 1993 (Part-time).
Covered local events, including those in Bailey, Middlesex, Wilson and Raleigh.

The Collegiate, Barton College's student newspaper. Barton College, Wilson NC

Editor, 1991 to 1993.

Duties included:
-- writing and editing;
-- assigning stories;
-- page layout and design;
-- photography;
-- ad sales and design.

The Pine Knot, Barton College's student yearbook. Barton College, Wilson NC

Photographer, 1991 to 1993.

Other Publications

Common Trees of North Carolina: How to Know Them, 16th Edition, 1995 (Editor)

North Carolina Farmer

South Carolina Farmer

Nashville Graphic, Nashville NC

North Carolina Builder Magazine

Wilson Daily Times (student intern, 1992)

Special Projects at DENR

Public information officer, 1999 Special Olympics World Games.

Public information officer during Hurricanes Bertha, Bonnie, Felix, Fran and Floyd (SERT).

Public information officer, Western Carolina floods, January 1998. (SERT).

Member U.S. Coast Guard Oil Spill Response Team, 1995.

Education

Barton College,
Bachelor of Arts in Communications (Journalism), 1993.

North Carolina State University,
--  Fundamentals of Java Programming, seminar. October, 1998.

National Institute of Correction,  Public and Media Relations.
April 2000.

Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, NC.
--
Programming in C, March 1999;
-- Introduction to Oracle and PL/SQL, March 2001 

National Seminars Group  (a division of Rockhurst College Continuing Education Center), Raleigh, NC. Understanding and Using Javascript, Seminar, May 1999.

EEI Communications, Alexandria, VA. Advanced Substantive Editing. May 1996.

Committees

DENR-Internet Committee (chairman), DENR Low-literacy Writing Committee, NC Department of Correction Web Users Group.

Awards

Lockheed Martin Thunderbolt Award
Lockheed Martin Lightning Award

College Activities

NCSU Adult Lifelong Student Organization (president), Student Government Association Representative, Council of Presidents, Constitution Committee, Barton College Publications Committee, Barton College Jazz Band, NCSU Forestry Club.


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