Robert Anthony Cowan
Burglar Alarm in Portland, OR

Public Information Coordinator at City of Portland, Office of the City Auditor

Public Relations and Communications

City of Portland, Office of the City Auditor - Portland, Oregon Area since Sep 1989 - Public Information Coordinator City of Portland - Portland, Oregon Area Feb 1987 - Sep 1989 - Metropolitan Human Relations Commission Moonlighting Administrative and Business Services - Portland, Oregon Area Jan 1985 - Dec 1987 - Owner/Principal US Bank, Trust Department - Portland, Oregon Area May 1985 - Feb 1987 - Trust Operations Assistant KEZI-TV, ABC News Affiliate, Chambers Communications - Eugene, Oregon Area Sep 1982 - Jun 1983 - Television News Intern KWAX-FM Radio, University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon Area Sep 1981 - Jun 1982 - Freelance Reporter Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet - US Navy - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Mar 1978 - Apr 1980 - Journalist and Public Affairs Briefer NAVCOMMSTA Harold E. Holt - US Navy - Western Australia, Australia Oct 1976 - Mar 1978 - Newspaper Editor and Public Affairs Staff

University of Oregon 1980 - 1983
Bachelor of Science, Journalism Defense Information School, DINFOS 1976 - 1976
Linfield College 1974 - 1976
Portland State University

Strategic Communications, Media Relations, Publication Design, Public Relations, Journalism, Editing, Web Content, Press Releases, Information Graphics, Adobe Creative Suite, Branding & Identity, Government, Graphic Design, Storytelling, Publications, Feature Articles, Publishing, Event Management, Community Development, Research, Social Networking, Nonprofits, Social Media Marketing, Public Affairs, Fundraising, Event Planning, Proposal Writing, Spokesperson

TRAVEL: Countries I've lived in: United States, Australia. Countries I've traveled to: Canada, Mexico, Ecuador (and Galapagos Islands), New Zealand, United Kingdom, Spain, France, Italy, Turkey, Greece

Hermes Creative Awards
Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals
2012 Hermes Creative Award (Platinum, Publication Design) 2012 Hermes Creative Award (Gold, Publication Design) 2012 Hermes Creative Award (Gold, Media Relations/Response) 2011 Hermes Creative Awards (Platinum (2), Publication Design) 2011 Hermes Creative Award (Platinum, Media Relations/Response) 2011 Hermes Creative Award (Gold, Publication Design) 2011 Hermes Creative Award (Gold, Media Relations/Response) 2010 Hermes Creative Award (Platinum, Publication Design) 2010 Hermes Creative Award (Gold, Publication Design)
MarCom Awards
Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals
2012 MarCom Award (Gold, Media Relations/Response) 2011 MarCom Award (Platinum, Media Relations/Response) 2011 MarCom Award (Platinum, Television Placement) 2011 MarCom Award (Gold, Brochure/Informational) 2011 MarCom Award (Gold, Newspaper Placement) 2010 MarCom Award (Gold, Corporate Branding Campaign) 2010 MarCom Award (Gold, Design/Letterhead) 2010 MarCom Award (Gold, Design/Business Cards)
Website Awards
Association of Local Government Auditors (ALGA)
2011 Bronze Website Award 2009 Gold Website Award

IS-100.b Introduction to Incident Command System, Federal Emergeny Management Agency
IS-700.a National Incident Management System (NIMS), Federal Emergeny Management Agency
IS-702.a NIMS Public Information Systems, Federal Emergeny Management Agency
G-290 Public Information Officer, Federal Emergeny Management Agency
Certification in Public Information, J. Lindsey Wolf PIO Institute, California Association of Public Information Officials