James R Mealler
Hearing Aid Provider at Bookcliff Ave, Grand Junction, CO

BOOKCLIFF FAMILY HEARING CENTER - Grand Junction, CO
Owner/Operator LIFE ACADEMY - Grand Junction, CO
Teacher GRAND MESA ADOLOSCENT CENTER - Grand Junction, CO
Milieu Counselor Self-employed--AdWest - Grand Junction, CO
Advertising Consultant KSTR RADIO - Grand Junction, CO
Advertising Sales Rep SELF EMPLOYED - Cedar Rapids, IA
Freelance Photographer/Writer MOUNT VERNON SUN - Mount Vernon, IA
Reporter/Photographer/Ad Sales Rep CHILDREN'S HOME OF CEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids, IA
Milieu Counselor COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY - Fort Collins, CO
Art Department Work/Study--Freelance Illustrator MONFORT OF COLORADO - Greeley, CO
Butcher Workman D & D BEAN COMPANY - Greeley, CO
Forklift Operator MCDONALD'S RESTAURANT - Fort Collins, CO
Maintenance Man HARDING SECURITY SYSTEMS - Fort Collins, CO
Security Alarm Installer DIXON, INC. - Grand Junction, CO
Lead Receiving Clerk/Warehouseman DELTA PRODUCTS - Grand Junction, CO
Warehouse Man/Maintenance WESTERN TRANSFER - Grand Junction, CO
Mover's Helper TOWN OF FRUITA - Fruita - Fruita, CO
Street/Water/Sewer Utility Worker WEBER BASIN JOB CORPS - Ogden, UT
Electrical Construction Trainee FAR EAST CAFE - Grand Junction, CO
Busboy FRUITA TIMES - Fruita, CO
Printer's Helper

COMMUNICATION: REPORTS/PRESENTATIONS/TECHNOLOGY * Provided award-winning customer service as small business owner for 18 years dealing with directly with customers. As a milieu counselor, worked to develop meaningful rapport with clients to assist in achieving therapeutic goals establinshed by a professional treatment team * Maintained detailed behavior logs for use by other counselors and treatment team * Authored professional correspondence to customers and vendors * Developed and authored news and feature stories and advertising copy for print and electronic media, as a reporter and media sales rep in print and electronic media. * Produced news/advertising-related photographs utilizing various design techniques suitable for print advertising, and news broadcast. * PowerPoint presentations (including custom editing /photshopping of photographs) * Versed in various computer programs including MS Word, Excel, QuickBooks Pro, and PowerPoint. TEAM BUILDING/INTERPERSONAL SKILLS * As a co-owner of Bookcliff Family Hearing Center, participated in the formation and structuring of a nationwide professional management support team, Audigy Group, designed to provide customer service, management, HR, and marketing support to member offices. * As a milieu counselor, supervised daily living activities for up to 10 adolescents in a residential facility.* Maintained awareness of treatment plans for clients in my unit and, at times other units. Implemented treatment plans on the daily living level. * Provided one-on-one and group counseling to clients to help them overcome their personal issues and worked to bring 10 individuals in the cottage together as a family. Taught and modeled positive interactions with others, teaching clients to substitute assertive, constructive social skills, for destructive, aggressive, destructive behaviors. * Worked closely with other staff members to operate as a team, capable of functioning effectively in any of the three facilities, ensuring smooth shift transitions milieu activities. WAREHOUSING/MATERIALS/CONTROL/MAINTENANCE * As a building maintenanceman, performed minor electrical, structural and mechanical maintenance and repairs * As a warehouseman and lead receiving clerk, safely operated gas and electric forklifts and electric pallet dollies to unload trucks and distribute small tools and inventory. * Counted and tracked electronic parts, distributing them to various departments, accurately filling parts requests. * Drove a variety of small, single and double axle vehicles to transport materials between warehouses and manufacturing facilities.

Grand Junction, Colorado Area

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