JOHN DAVID CREAMER
Summary
I' am seeking a position in which I will enable to utilize my experience, intelligence, common sense, and ability to interact with people. I would love to be able to interact with others where I can progressively develop into an asset to this organization, which in turn, will become an asset to me.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Conference Chairperson/Liaison
Alliance of Christian Churches
04.2001 - 12.2017
- Senior Pastor/Bi-Vocational
- Pastor the church; oversee three other ministers at this time; conduct quarterly Church Council meetings and yearly congregational meetings
- Chairperson of the Conference Committee for the Alliance of Christian Churches; planning the meeting place each year, working with the Hotel Liaison; booking flight schedules; taking care of equipment rentals: piano, sound systems, audio and visual equipment; organizing seminar classes
- Marketing the Conference to churches to get them to join the conference
- I am responsible for a 87% growth of churches that have attended the conference and a 122% growth in our conference attendance
- Teaching Seminars: public speaking, leading praise & worship, collaborating with committees; motivating and training others on the conference committee, interacted with other task forces and committees for planning the conferences, planned the order of worship for each service and scheduling special music and presentations
- Working with other churches, teaching their music department how to incorporate Praise & Worship music into their services
- Responsible for marketing the church and getting more people attending
Visual Communications
Luminant Division of TXU Energy
10.2008 - 03.2009
- Generate ads, flyers, newsletters, calendars, handouts and PowerPoint presentations
- Created all visual communications for the company
Director of Marketing
Garden Estates of Tyler
08.2007 - 10.2008
- Coordinated Community Relations
- Brought in more residents into the community
- Acquired relationships with other agencies for referrals into the community
- Visit with the residents to make sure they are happy
- Correct any problems that might be happening within the community
- Work with the managers and staff to make sure things work well together and smoothly
- Develop relationships with the medical and rehab community to find housing for residents being discharged
- Generate ads, flyers, newsletters, calendars, note cards, greeting cards, handouts, and PowerPoint presentations for the community
- I assist the administrator with mail outs, letters, phone calls, and other administrative duties daily
Medicare Specialist
Sterling Life Insurance Company/Sterling Health Plans
01.2006 - 12.2007
- Sell Life Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance, Critical Care Insurance, Medicare Supplement Policies, Medicare Advantage Plans, and Prescription Drug Plans to Medicare Enrollees and those who qualify
- PALS Mentoring Project to mentor new agents
- Agent Support
Desktop Publisher
Total Expressions (Side Business)
05.2000 - 11.2007
- Create brochures, newsletters, flyers, calendars, logos, pictorial directories, bulletins, visitation cards, letterheads, business cards, business stationery, websites, menus, PowerPoint presentations, business presentations, name badges, window decals, digital photographs, writing and editing
Executive Administrative
Welch Funeral & Memorial Center
11.1998 - 10.2004
- Served as liaison/assistant to the Chief Executive Officer
- Served as liaison/assistant to the Chief Operations Officer
- Served as liaison/assistant to the Administrative & Financial Director
- Supervision, Data Entry, Purchasing
- Desktop Publisher: created newsletters, brochures, PowerPoint presentations, business cards, websites, calendars, ad layouts, flyers, memorial bookmarks, memorial books, memorial folders, remembrance registries, staff meeting agendas and minutes, typed obituaries, created and maintained a computerized bulletin board, created quarterly and yearly debriefing reports
- Payroll; accounts receivable, accounts payable; life insurance contracts; maintained the telecommunications: long distance and local telephone accounts; maintained and ordered office supplies within budget
- Customer Service: acted as corporate Customer Service Representative with all client families and friends resolving complaints; created and maintained mailing lists and generated mail merges
- Special events coordinator
- Maintained database with all data entry requirements
- Training: computer software, telephone etiquette, telephone systems, networking
- Computer Support: maintained the computer network, maintained all computers and made monthly backups, maintained the company server, kept computers updated, troubleshoot and corrected computer problems, created and maintained our website
- Maintained three different databases with over 100,000 records each
- Provided day-to-day assistance as a financial assistant
- Assisted with desktop publishing with graphic design expertise
Associate Minister
The Lighthouse Church of Liberty City
06.1992 - 06.1997
- Assistant to the Pastor; scheduled appointments, kept books for different ministries, created and updated the database for the congregation, edited and published weekly bulletins, and created and designed newsletters
- Praise and Worship leader and sound engineer
- Wrote and directed dramas; and directed the King's Kids (a children's ministry)
Education
High School Diploma -
Longview High School
Longview, TexasComputer Science - Micro-Computing
Kilgore College
American Sign Language - ASL Skills Certification, Graphic Design, Photography, Visual Communications
Tyler Junior College
Theology - Ministry
Northwestern Theological Seminary
Skills
- Microsoft Office Professional
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Works
- Paradox Database
- Quicken Quick Books Pro
- Microsoft Windows 95-365 Professional
- Microsoft FrontPage
- Microsoft Publisher
- Microsoft PictureIt
- Adobe PageMaker
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- FoxPro Database
- Corel Office Professional
- Corel WordPerfect
- Corel Quattro Pro
- Corel Presentations
- CorelFLOW
- Microsoft Networking
- Serif PagePlus
- Lotus 1-2-3
- Ami-Word
- DayTimer Organizer
- Claris Works
- Calendar Creator Plus
- Print Shop Deluxe
- PBX and Key System Telephone Systems
- Typing (124 wpm)
- 10-key by touch
- Filing
- Bookkeeping
- Accounting
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Shipping and Receiving
Music Ministry Experience
- Mobberly Baptist Church
- Oakland Heights Baptist Church
- Hallsville Assembly of God
- Emanuel
- Spectrum
- Remnant
- Continental Singers
- TRUTH
- Compassionate Heart Ministries
- Spring Hill Assembly of God
- Lighthouse Church of Liberty City, Texas
- St. Gabriel Community Church
- Alliance of Christian Churches
- Life Covenant Church
- First Christian Church
- ABIDE
Volunteer Experience
- East Texas Center for Independent Living – East Texas Advocacy Project, Health Sub-Committee Member
- City of Tyler Police Department, Volunteer Police Officer
Timeline
Visual Communications
Luminant Division of TXU Energy
10.2008 - 03.2009
Director of Marketing
Garden Estates of Tyler
08.2007 - 10.2008
Medicare Specialist
Sterling Life Insurance Company/Sterling Health Plans
01.2006 - 12.2007
Conference Chairperson/Liaison
Alliance of Christian Churches
04.2001 - 12.2017
Desktop Publisher
Total Expressions (Side Business)
05.2000 - 11.2007
Executive Administrative
Welch Funeral & Memorial Center
11.1998 - 10.2004
Associate Minister
The Lighthouse Church of Liberty City
06.1992 - 06.1997
Computer Science - Micro-Computing
Kilgore College
American Sign Language - ASL Skills Certification, Graphic Design, Photography, Visual Communications
Tyler Junior College
Theology - Ministry
Northwestern Theological Seminary
High School Diploma -
Longview High School
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