| Peter Adams |
271 Highland Ave. #1
Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 591-8127
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| EDUCATION |
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Williams College, Williamstown, MA
B.A. with Highest Honors in History and B.A. in English, June 2000
Honors thesis topic: Nazi newsreel propaganda
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| EXPERIENCE |
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Boston, MA
Executive Assistant, September - November 2000:
Supported four managers and one director in Business Assurance Division. Maintained and edited files and correspondence. Managed billing and invoices. Proofread and edited tri-yearly corporate magazine.
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Fawcette Technical Publications, Palo Alto, CA
Sales Administrator and Production Coordinator, July - August 2000:
Provided daily administrative contact between the clients, editorial staff and advertising sales department of an industry-leading software development magazine. Maintained sales resources and managed insertion orders, proofs and film. Proofed and laid out advertisements for upcoming issues.
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Sterling Software, NAS Systems Division, NASA, Moffett Field, CA
Technical Writing Intern, Summers 1997, 1998, 1999:
Wrote two news articles and one long feature for bimonthly newsletter, and compiled shorter pieces. Edited newsletter content and division user manuals. Updated and inventoried NAS web site. Participated in complete redesign of division web-presence.
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WCFM 91.9 FM, Williamstown, MA
Programming Director, January - December 1999:
Designed and implemented two semester-length program schedules. Selected both semester-long and weekly specialty programming.
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Junior Advisor Program, Williams College, Williamstown, MA
Junior Advisor, September 1998 - May 1999:
Selected by peers to serve as a live-in residential advisor and social mentor to a group of twenty-two first-year students. Organized group events and activities.
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Caravan Electronic Publishing, San Jose, CA
Remote Web Assistant, September 1998 - January 1999:
Updated and edited text and visual web-content for a variety of remote clients.
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WCFM 91.9FM, Williamstown, MA
External Public Relations Director, January - December 1998:
Completely redesigned radio station web site. Wrote and maintained public relations content. Collaborated on promotional item design. Wrote press releases for station and college events. Created, produced and hosted weekly news program.
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| PUBLICATIONS |
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"A Beautiful and Distant Fight: Analyzing the Agenda of Nazi Wartime Newsreels," a 143-page thesis. Received Highest Honors and the Graves Essay Prize for best thesis in the History Department, Williams College, Spring 2000.
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"Globus: An Infrastructure for the Information Power Grid," Feature Article, Gridpoints, Winter 1999
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"DoD Takes Advantage of NAS Metacenter Experience," News Article, NAS News, September - October 1998
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"Portable Batch System Goes Commercial," News Article, NAS News, September - October 1998
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| PERSONAL |
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Graduated from Woodside Priory School, Portola Valley, CA... Radio disc jockey for seven semesters... learning German... have driven across the country five times... backpacked in Spain and Italy... Built this site [in UNIX]...
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