BARRETT J. AHERN
1245 W. Chase Ave. APT 3 Chicago, IL 60626 612.616.3572 bjhahern@gmail.com
EDUCATION:
LAKE FOREST COLLEGE, Lake Forest, Illinois September 2004 – May 2008
Awarded a Forester Scholarship in Writing
B.A. in Creative Fiction Writing
B.A. in Business
HURON UNIVERSITY IN LONDON PROGRAM, London, England September 2006 – December 2006
Coursework in Business Management, Economics, Finance, Marketing and Advertising
EXPERIENCE:
LAKE FOREST COLLEGE WRITING CENTER, Lake Forest, Illinois
Tutors mentor peers at every level of competency, and in all disciplines, who want to improve their written expression.
Tutor October 2007 – May 2008
- Identified trends and common errors in student writing across disciplines;
- Designed strategies and techniques to help students improve writing across a variety of writing styles including: expository, scientific, business, and creative; and
- Presented teaching strategies and techniques to Director of Center, Supervisors, Staff, and Writing Center Tutors.
THE STENTOR, Lake Forest, Illinois
The Stentor is Lake Forest College’s award-winning student-run newspaper.
Staff Reporter September 2005 – May 2007
- Generated and investigated story topics;
- Contributed a minimum of three 500 word articles per semester; and
- Assisted with the editing process to ensure a clear, stylistically consistent and factually correct newspaper.
WINDSONG FARM GOLF CLUB, Independence, Minnesota
Windsong Farm G.C. was voted the 4th best new private course in America by Golf Digest.
Caddy Master May 2003 – October 2005
Assistant Manager of Locker-room April 2006 – October 2006
Worked for four seasons, beginning during course construction
- Managed out-door staff of six to twelve employees;
- Designed and implemented opening and closing procedures;
- Invented and applied caddy scheduling hotline and managed 70 caddies;
- Created caddy ranked payment system and designed an excel-based staff management model to match caddy ratings with member preference and tee times;
- Created the course yardage book – from initial measuring stage to graphic design and page layout to coordinating printing;
- Managed procurement of all locker room supplies and responsible for budgeting and financial reporting.
ANALYTIC SKILLS:
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Word Perfect, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Participated in The Exquisite Corpse Project, a group-driven art project involving still images, text, video, and sound in collaboration with Lake Forest College, Monmouth College, Oberlin College and Collorado College.
- Skilled micro-fiction and short story author.
- Intensive course-work in Environmental Writing and Postmodernism.
- Founding member of the Lake Forest Athenean Literary Society.
SELECTED WRITING, FULL PRINT OR ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
- An Investor’s Perspective on Structured Finance Transactions Involving Senior and Subordinated Debt
- A Rating Agency’s Perspective in the Analysis of IHDA Homeowner Revenue Bonds, 2008 sub-series A
- How non profit-maximizing interests can result in anti-competitive behavior: USPS
