Address: 631 East Bank Street, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54935-2853 - residence

Telephone numbers: # (920) 923-1918 - home, Email address: jsilah@fdlct.com

Portrayed the lead character in “Broadway Show Tunes,” a musical revue that provided an opportunity for the ARC to perform on stage

Portrayed the antagonist, "Rex," in “Convictions,” now renamed “Wizard Reborn,” the interactive, multi-media novel that was released on CD ROM.  It is currently accessible over the Internet at http://www.webdadi.com/WizardReborn/Default.asp.

Portrayed pioneer Colwert Pier in “Fond du Lac County, The Gathering Place,” the video documentary that depicts the history of the Fond du Lac area

Managed Fondy Trophy Company, Incorporated, a retail and wholesale recognition awards corporation, full-time for over nine years, serving as

	Administration:  Owner and General Manager
	Advertising Manager and Sales Manager
	Product Designer and Retail Display Designer
	Responsible for budgeting, purchasing, shipping, receiving and safety
	Human Resources Director, Production Supervisor, and Staff Instructor

Managed, for the Fond du Lac School District, full-time for eleven years:

	The Goodrich High School Audio/Visual Department Maintained and set up all A/V equipment for meetings and presentations. Responsible for mailing and shipping
	The 758-seat Goodrich High School Little Theater, serving as Theatre Manager: responsible for budgeting, purchasing, receiving, safety Technical Director, Sound Technician and Lighting Technician Fondy Tech Crew Advisor, recruited, organized, instructed and supervised the theatrical technical team of volunteer students

Co-managed the Memorial Plaza business rental building part-time for five years

Tenants included Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Fondy Trophy Company, the Media Novel Production Studio, Planned Parenthood, Sleek Images and Walker Chiropractic

Illustrated many theatrical and concert posters and programs for Goodrich High School, which resulted in increased attendance at their events

Illustrated five theatrical posters for Fond du Lac Community Theater, which resulted in increased ticket sales

Designed the original logos for six organizations, which resulted in a improved image for:

Created the official web site for Fond du Lac Community Theatre, using Microsoft’s Front Page program

Continue to work as Community Theatre’s Webmaster at www.fdlct.com.  This web site provides interactive communication and information to its members and to the general public

Proficient at Internet, Microsoft Front Page, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, and Outlook Express.

Worked in customer service in the private sector for two corporations:

	The Fond du Lac Memorial Company, Incorporated
	Fondy Trophy Company, Incorporated

Worked in customer service in the public sector for the Fond du Lac School District for eleven years as:

	Audio/Visual Specialist, providing A/V support to all teachers, staff members and students
	Theatre Manager, providing facilitation and technical work for all of the clients of the Goodrich Little Theatre

Designed many original recognition awards for Fondy Trophy Company, including:

	An original, innovative aluminum extrusion that created more variety in trophy columns with less inventory
	Several different original standards (metal bends) for trophy columns
	“The Pentagon Plaque” which became a prestigious award for officers in all branches of military service who served at the Pentagon

1. “The Pentagon Plaque” in two sizes

2. “The Pentagon Desk Set” in walnut or imported Italian marble

3. “The Pentagon Paperweight” in marble

Co-designed the SaddleBox brand floral holder for the SaddleBox Company, to make it easier and more economical to manufacture

Designed retail displays, both in-store and window, for Fondy Trophy Company that resulted in a better image and additional sales

Designed forms and signs for Fondy Trophy Company and for Goodrich High School that resulted in greater efficiency and safety

Designed the set for the “Cableview” local movie review television series, which resulted in a more professional appearance for the show

Designed and supervised the construction of the three sets for Bravo Production’s “Annie, Junior,” which resulted in professional settings at a lower cost

Designed theatrical and concert posters and programs for Goodrich High School that resulted in increased attendance at those events

Designed twelve theatrical posters for Fond du Lac Community Theatre that increased ticket sales to those shows:

Designed two posters for the University of Wisconsin – Fond du Lac’s “Future Fair” business and industry expo in 1983 and 1984

Designed the outdoor advertising billboards that increased ticket sales for those three shows

Edited the book, “Thoughts and Feelings,” for the Fond du Lac Area Writers, which provided published examples of the club members’ written works

Currently edit the Fond du Lac Community Theatre Web Site, www.fdlct.com that recruits new members, broadens communication, and encourages more interaction between members

Coordinated and facilitated over 330 different events for the Fond du Lac School District, including all of the following:

	Theatrical productions - plays and musicals
	Music Concerts - band, choral and orchestra
	Recitals - dance and piano
	Presentations – meetings and speeches

1. The University of Wisconsin – Fond du Lac Science Fiction and Fantasy Club

   	Monthly meetings with film showings
   	“The Future Fair” business and industry expos in 1983 and 1984

2. The University of Wisconsin – Fond du Lac Film Club’s monthly meetings with film showings

3. The Fond du Lac Area Writers club’s monthly meetings

   	Recruited, scheduled and introduced the guest speakers
   	Arranged for the annual Christmas dinners
   	Arranged for the annual summer picnics

Produced, wrote, directed and edited two short 16mm films for classes at the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh:

Co-edited the 16mm film, “The Book That Broke the Doc,” for the U.W.-O. Radio-Television-Film Department

Worked in the production of “Fond du Lac County, the Gathering Place,” the video documentary that depicted the history of the Fond du Lac area, serving as:

	A grip, cord wrangler and lighting assistant
	An actor, portraying pioneer Colwert Pier

Operated and trained employees on sheet metal fabrication equipment:

	Manual bending machines (two table-top models)
	Manual sheet metal rolling machine
	Manual sheet metal table shears
	Manual sheet metal hole punch

Operated and trained employees on woodworking equipment:

	Electric circular table saw
	Electric hand-held jigsaw
	Two electric drill presses, one on a tabletop stand and one on a floor stand

Operated and trained employees on three different engraving machines:

	Pantograph - the New Hermes brand “GTX Super” mechanical tracing machine
	Stamper - the Automark brand electronic metal typing machine
	Computerized - the New Hermes brand computer-controlled engraving machine

Formulated and executed advertising and marketing strategies for Fondy Trophy Company, which resulted in increased sales

Conceived and co-organized “The Future Fair” science expo for the University of Wisconsin - Fond du Lac that explored the future, and increased public exposure to the college by drawing thousands of people to the event

Sold television commercial spots for cable TV as an advertising Account Executive for Charter Media

	Maintained several large, key accounts, including those through advertising agencies
	Prospected, developed and sold to many new accounts

Sold business analysis services as the Special Sales Representative in Field Service for the George S. May International Company

Sold advertising and designed ads as an account representative for the Oshkosh Advance-Titan college newspaper at the University of Wisconsin -Oshkosh

Sold monuments and markers as a salesman for the Fond du Lac Memorial Company, Incorporated

Sold recognition awards as the Sales Manager at Fondy Trophy Company, Incorporated, to businesses, organizations, individuals, and to the military at the Pentagon

	Created an initial customer base at the start of the company
	Increased sales at a rapid rate, which caused company growth
	Retained customers for reorders at an extremely high retention rate

Conducted the monthly meetings as the President of the University of Wisconsin - Fond du Lac Science Fiction and Fantasy Club for several years

Conducted the bimonthly meetings as the President of the University of Wisconsin - Fond du Lac Film Club for several years

Conducted the monthly meetings as the President of the Fond du Lac Area Writers club, and as a guest speaker on the topics of newsletters and play writing

Introduced the Wisconsin Regional Writers meeting, representing the Fond du Lac Area Writers at the W.R.W.A.'s Fortieth Anniversary in the Retlaw Hotel Ballroom  

Performed a dramatic reading of classic ghost story poems for the ladies of the Masons in Fond du Lac for Halloween, 2006

Spoke to Goodrich and Fond du Lac High School classes as a guest lecturer

	Tim McKeon's Drama students on the topic of Technical Theatre
	Earl Jewett’s English students on the topic of Theatre
	Orin Mueller’s Applied Communications students on the topic of Communications

Taught a seminar, “Radio Active,” on the subject of radio for the Gifted and Talented Program, which resulted in a greater understanding of the medium for the students

Taught production of recognition awards to employees, which resulted in more efficiency and better products

	Design of trophies, wall plaques and paperweights
	Fabrication of trophy columns, inserts and engraving plates
	Assembly of trophies, wall plaques and paperweights