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Howard Rice

308 N. Gaylee Lake Drive, Wendell,NC

Summary

Professional with experience as a writer and editor for daily newspapers. Recent experience has been in information technology, but a desire to make a positive impact in a difficult time for the United States and the world prompts a career change.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Systems Specialist

Frontier Communications / Verizon
04.2000 - Current
  • Started as a cell center representative and was promoted into IT in 2006
  • Have worked mostly remotely since 2006
  • Was part of company sold to Frontier by Verizon in 2010
  • Currently manages multiple Active Directory domains as a domain administrator
  • Administers Office 365
  • Creates and maintains single sign-in configurations
  • Manages multi-factor authentication via Azure, AD FS, and Network Policy Server

Assistant Sports Editor

Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
06.1993 - 05.1998
  • Was vital part of sports department for daily morning newspaper with circulation of 20,000
  • Covered local and high school sports beats, often writing under deadline
  • Worked at least two desk shifts per week, with each requiring editing copy, designing pages, selecting and sizing photographs, and writing headlines and captions
  • Daily newspaper with circulation of 20,000

Sportswriter

The Gazette
08.1990 - 05.1993
  • Worked part-time, covering mostly high school and local sports for a daily newspaper with circulation of 100,000
  • Learned to excel under deadline pressure, writing for a city-wide audience

Education

B.S. - Mass Communications, Minor in Political Science

Colorado State University - Pueblo
Pueblo, Colorado
05.1992

Skills

  • Research
  • Writing and editing for publication
  • Performing under deadline pressure
  • Active Directory
  • PowerShell
  • AD FS
  • Office 365
  • Azure
  • Single sign-on and multifactor authentication
  • DNS

Timeline

Systems Specialist

Frontier Communications / Verizon
04.2000 - Current

Assistant Sports Editor

Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
06.1993 - 05.1998

Sportswriter

The Gazette
08.1990 - 05.1993

B.S. - Mass Communications, Minor in Political Science

Colorado State University - Pueblo
Howard Rice