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Gerry MuellerGerald (Gerry) D. A. Mueller, M.M.C.
610 E. Bell Rd. Ste 2-377
Phoenix, Arizona 85022
Email: gerry@ipublishweb.com
Call: (602) 471-9494

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Alaska Fishing Vacations: GoRiverRat.com

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Professional Internet Publishing History

2001 – present – I design, market, publish and host web sites for several small businesses on an entrepreneurial basis.  Following is a list of published web sites, which I designed in Adobe Creative Suite CS4 integrating Dreamweaver , Flash , Fireworks, Photoshop, SoundBooth and Acrobat.  I develop these sites and provide monthly upgrading and Internet marketing. I perform expert SEO (Search Engine Optimizing), secure email campaigns, online marketing and surveys.

Small Business Online Directory at: http://www.atDirectory.net
Web Site Developer and Online Marketing Group at: http://www.iPublishweb.com,
Alaska Summer Vacations at: http://www.goriverrat.com
Semeruco Landscaping and Cleaning Service at: http://www.semeruco.com,
Blue Capital Law at:http://www.bluecapitallaw.com
Isa's Cleaning Services at: http://isascleaning.com
Lori Phillips Hormone Support at: http://www.hormonenurse.com
Sue Legore Cleaning and Painting Services at: http://www.suelegore.com
Kim Kori Bronze Art Studio at: http://www.kimkoristudio.com, Original Designer

2004 - Webmaster for John Wise General Contractor last seen at: http://www.jrwise.net
2001 – 2003 Original Owner/and Graphic designer for www.PortalWest.com 

1994 – 2001, Owner of GoodTimes Publishing Corporation, desktop publishing on an entrepreneurial basis
2001 -- Webmaster for Susan C. Stein last seen at: http://www.susancstein.com
2001 -- Webmaster for Phoenix Pools and Spas last seen at http://www.phxpools.com
2001 -- Webmaster for Kim Kori Bronze Art Studio at: http://www.kimkoristudio.com

Curriculum Vitae

Post Graduate Academics

2001 -2002, Continuing part-time Masters Degree in Business Administration (M.B.A.) (Emphasis E-Commerce) student at the University of Phoenix (Scottsdale, Arizona); working toward a master's degree in e-commerce.  To date, the coursework has included Marketing Management, Business law and the Regulatory Environment, Statistics for Managers, International Business, Ethical Theory and Business, and Applied Microeconomics (this is a program designed for working professionals).

1999 – 2001, Internship (paid position for two years) Paradise Valley Community College Assistant to the Director of Public Relations & Marketing. The position required 20 hours per week. As Assistant to the Director of Public Relations, my responsibility was interviewing the top-level academic professionals in all PVCC programs, new, present and future. I wrote weekly feature stories and processed all photographs ready for print in the Paradise Valley Community College Perspective newsletter, which was distributed district-wide and made available to all Maricopa Community Colleges’ Executive Administration Offices, Faculty, Students, Staff and the Public. I also taught English (ESL 071 - English as a second language). Moreover, in concert with the internship, I completed a second six-credit-hour internship program at Arizona State University. The internship program was a post-baccalaureate technical writing and English rhetoric and composition certification program.

1999 – Community College Teaching Certificate, State Board of Directors for Community Colleges of Arizona granted Mr. Mueller the Arizona Community College Regular (A.1.a.,lifetime) Teaching Certificate. 

1999 – Instructor, I taught ESL-079 (English as a Second Language)  in concert with my two-year internship at Paradise Valley Community College.

2000 – Graphics Editor; Paradise Valley Community College Puma Press newspaper 

1999 – 2001 Continuing education at University of Phoenix, Masters Degree in Business, (emphasis e-commerce) At present, I am 50 percent completed with the MBA e-commerce program.

1996 – 1998, Master of Mass Communication degree: Graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunications from Arizona State University (Main Campus) with a 3.8 GPA. My Master’s thesis, A study of the symbiotic interaction among three prestige U.S. newspapers and the Montana Freemen during the 81-day anti-government standoff in 1996, was the first applied project be published on the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunications web site for cap stone projects. Now also available at: http://www.ipublishweb.com/freemenstudy.html

1994 – 1996, Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism: Arizona State University, For my second language requirement, I studied Ancient Latin for the purpose of gaining greater command of the English language.

1992 – 1994, Associate of Arts degree: Paradise Valley Community College, Honors (Emphasis area: Intercultural Communication).

1987 – 1995, Rio Salado Community College; computer studies: Microsoft Word, FrontPage, Excel, Word Perfect, PageMaker (now Adobe InDesign).

1979 – Western Real Estate College; Accomplished by being licensed as a Sales Agent in the State of Arizona

Scholastic Honors and Awards

 2000 – Paradise Valley Community College Puma Press Club Lynx Magazine award for excellence in reporting, writing, photography, and artistic expression.

1994 – Paradise Valley Community College; Dean's list with a 3.67 GPA 

1993PHI THETA KAPPA with an academic award for the following honors project: 

“Researching Intercultural Communication” The annotated bibliography listed every publication through 1994 in the Maricopa County Community College Library system on the topic of intercultural communication.  The publication is currently on display as supplemental reference material at Paradise Valley Community College Library. 

Note well: Paradise Valley Community College used “Researching Intercultural Communication” as a model honors project during North Central College Accreditation for its English and Humanities division in 1994. 

1987 – Rio Salado Community College; Dean's list with a 3.85 GPA 

Cap Stone Award

Graduate Commencement Speaker Paradise Valley Community College distinguished me by featuring me in a new tradition honoring alumni speakers at the 1999 Paradise Valley Community College Graduate Commencement Ceremony. 

Academic Organizations

1996 – 1997,  ASASU, Public Relations Director of ASU's student government under two one-year administrations.

1993 – present,  PHI THETA KAPPA, Alpha Omicron Chi 

Professional Organizations

1996 – 1998, SPJ – Society of Professional Journalists – President – I was selected for this two-year position by my Graduate Committee Chairman at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunications, College of Public Programs, Arizona State University, Tempe.

1992 – 1996, IABC – International Association of Business Communicators

1995 – 1996, NPPA – National Press Photographers Association 

Published Works

 1999 – March, Editor of The DesertTimes® and Webmaster of deserttimes.com® last seen at: http://members.tripod.com/deserttimes 

1998 – Feb. Graduate Master's Thesis—A study of the symbiotic interaction among three prestige U.S. newspapers and the Montana Freemen during the 81-day anti-government standoff in 1996.  The thesis included a computer-assisted content analysis to measure how newspaper exploitation of terrorist activity in the United States impacts the American populace.  This 1998 study was the first thesis published as a model on the Walter Cronkite School Web site. Now viewable at: http://www.ipublishweb.com/freemenstudy.html

2000 – April, Paradise Valley Independent – PVCC’s spring production of Our Town comes to town
2000 – April, Foothills Sentinel – PVCC’s spring production of Our Town
1995 – September, The Business Journal – “Veteran banker was key to state growth”

Arizona State University Student Publications

1994 – 1996, State Press commercial ads
1996 – 1997, As ASASU's, Director of Public Relations, publishing responsibilities included newsletters, media kits, brochures, ad production, and speech writing (samples available) 
1995State Press – “Building materials in the riverbed”
1994Sun Devil Spark – “Student grills Arizona’s Governor Fife Symington” 

Paradise Valley Community College Student Publications

 2000 – March  – Lynx Magazine – At home in the theatre: Guest Director Graham Whitehead Coaches Our Town 
2000 – April  – Lynx Magazine – PVCC tip-toes its way to the stage
1994 – April  – Puma Press – “Campus ashtrays, policies promote inhalation and cancer”
1994 – March  – Puma Press – “Computer facelift on campus” 
I will produce hard copies upon request for interviews.

Academic References

Dennis Russell Ph.D., – ASU Graduate Committee Chair, Office: (480) 965 –5011, Home: (480) 503-0367

Howard Greenlee, M.B.A., – PVCC Director of Public Relations & Marketing - Retired

Alan Tongret, M.F.A., – PVCC Theatre Producer at: alan.tongret@pvmail.maricopa.edu (602) 787-6580
 
Anne Eller, M.A., – PVCC Director of Student Life at: eller_a@pvc.maricopa.edu (602) 787-7245 

Judy Galbraith, – PVCC Journalism Faculty at: jlgalbrait@aol.com (602) 787-6772

Christine Ferguson Ph.D., – ferguson@sccmail.maricopa.edu (480) 423-6417 

Professional References

Lori Phillips – (602) 348-3686 Promotion for Lori Phillips, R.N. at www.hormonenurse.com

Isa Parrault – (480) 329-8049 Promotion including desktop publishing for Isa’s Professional Cleaning Service at: www.isascleaning.com

Sue Legore – (602) 570-7000 Promotion for Sue Legore Companies at: www.suelegore.com

Hermann Braasch - info@semeruco.com

Personal References 

Brough Stewart, 15215 n. 5th Ave., Phoenix, Arizona 85023, brough@xroads.com (602) 789-8402 

Anne Manross, 4455 E. Douglas Ave, Higley, Arizona 85236, amanross@re.state.az.us (480) 985-0096
 
Irene McCready, 4323 E. Nesbit, Phoenix Arizona 85032 (602) 494-8894

Cindy Grisamer – (602) 423-7497

Gloria Hart – glrha6@aol.com (602) 741-0497

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Professional Internet Publishing History

2001 – present – I design, market, publish and host web sites for several small businesses on an entrepreneurial basis.  Following is a list of published web sites, which I designed in Adobe Creative Suite CS4 integrating Dreamweaver , Flash , Fireworks, Photoshop, SoundBooth and Acrobat.  I develop these sites and provide monthly upgrading and Internet marketing. I perform expert SEO (Search Engine Optimizing), secure email campaigns, online marketing and surveys.

Small Business Online Directory at: http://www.atDirectory.net
Web Site Developer and Online Marketing Group at: http://www.iPublishweb.com,
Alaska Summer Vacations at: http://www.goriverrat.com
Semeruco Landscaping and Cleaning Service at: http://www.semeruco.com,
Blue Capital Law at:http://www.bluecapitallaw.com
Isa's Cleaning Services at: http://isascleaning.com
Lori Phillips Hormone Support at: http://www.hormonenurse.com
Sue Legore Cleaning and Painting Services at: http://www.suelegore.com
Kim Kori Bronze Art Studio at: http://www.kimkoristudio.com, Original Designer

2004 - Webmaster for John Wise General Contractor last seen at: http://www.jrwise.net
2001 – 2003 Original Owner/and Graphic designer for www.PortalWest.com 

1994 – 2001, Owner of GoodTimes Publishing Corporation, desktop publishing on an entrepreneurial basis
2001 -- Webmaster for Susan C. Stein last seen at: http://www.susancstein.com
2001 -- Webmaster for Phoenix Pools and Spas last seen at http://www.phxpools.com
2001 -- Webmaster for Kim Kori Bronze Art Studio at: http://www.kimkoristudio.com

Curriculum Vitae

Post Graduate Academics

2001 -2002, Continuing part-time Masters Degree in Business Administration (M.B.A.) (Emphasis E-Commerce) student at the University of Phoenix (Scottsdale, Arizona); working toward a master's degree in e-commerce.  To date, the coursework has included Marketing Management, Business law and the Regulatory Environment, Statistics for Managers, International Business, Ethical Theory and Business, and Applied Microeconomics (this is a program designed for working professionals).

1999 – 2001, Internship (paid position for two years) Paradise Valley Community College Assistant to the Director of Public Relations & Marketing. The position required 20 hours per week. As Assistant to the Director of Public Relations, my responsibility was interviewing the top-level academic professionals in all PVCC programs, new, present and future. I wrote weekly feature stories and processed all photographs ready for print in the Paradise Valley Community College Perspective newsletter, which was distributed district-wide and made available to all Maricopa Community Colleges’ Executive Administration Offices, Faculty, Students, Staff and the Public. I also taught English (ESL 071 - English as a second language). Moreover, in concert with the internship, I completed a second six-credit-hour internship program at Arizona State University. The internship program was a post-baccalaureate technical writing and English rhetoric and composition certification program.

1999 – Community College Teaching Certificate, State Board of Directors for Community Colleges of Arizona granted Mr. Mueller the Arizona Community College Regular (A.1.a.,lifetime) Teaching Certificate. 

1999 – Instructor, I taught ESL-079 (English as a Second Language)  in concert with my two-year internship at Paradise Valley Community College.

2000 – Graphics Editor; Paradise Valley Community College Puma Press newspaper 

1999 – 2001 Continuing education at University of Phoenix, Masters Degree in Business, (emphasis e-commerce) At present, I am 50 percent completed with the MBA e-commerce program.

1996 – 1998, Master of Mass Communication degree: Graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunications from Arizona State University (Main Campus) with a 3.8 GPA. My Master’s thesis, A study of the symbiotic interaction among three prestige U.S. newspapers and the Montana Freemen during the 81-day anti-government standoff in 1996, was the first applied project be published on the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunications web site for cap stone projects. Now also available at: http://www.ipublishweb.com/freemenstudy.html

1994 – 1996, Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism: Arizona State University, For my second language requirement, I studied Ancient Latin for the purpose of gaining greater command of the English language.

1992 – 1994, Associate of Arts degree: Paradise Valley Community College, Honors (Emphasis area: Intercultural Communication).

1987 – 1995, Rio Salado Community College; computer studies: Microsoft Word, FrontPage, Excel, Word Perfect, PageMaker (now Adobe InDesign).

1979 – Western Real Estate College; Accomplished by being licensed as a Sales Agent in the State of Arizona

Scholastic Honors and Awards

 2000 – Paradise Valley Community College Puma Press Club Lynx Magazine award for excellence in reporting, writing, photography, and artistic expression.

1994 – Paradise Valley Community College; Dean's list with a 3.67 GPA 

1993PHI THETA KAPPA with an academic award for the following honors project: 
“Researching Intercultural Communication” The annotated bibliography listed every publication through 1994 in the Maricopa County Community College Library system on the topic of intercultural communication.  The publication is currently on display as supplemental reference material at Paradise Valley Community College Library. 

Note well: Paradise Valley Community College used “Researching Intercultural Communication” as a model honors project during North Central College Accreditation for its English and Humanities division in 1994. 

1987 – Rio Salado Community College; Dean's list with a 3.85 GPA 

Cap Stone Award

Graduate Commencement Speaker Paradise Valley Community College distinguished me by featuring me in a new tradition honoring alumni speakers at the 1999 Paradise Valley Community College Graduate Commencement Ceremony. 

Academic Organizations

1996 – 1997,  ASASU, Public Relations Director of ASU's student government under two one-year administrations.

1993 – present,  PHI THETA KAPPA, Alpha Omicron Chi 

Professional Organizations

1996 – 1998, SPJ – Society of Professional Journalists – President – I was selected for this two-year position by my Graduate Committee Chairman at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunications, College of Public Programs, Arizona State University, Tempe.

1992 – 1996, IABC – International Association of Business Communicators
1995 – 1996, NPPA – National Press Photographers Association 

Published Works

 1999 – March, Editor of The DesertTimes® and Webmaster of deserttimes.com® last seen at: http://members.tripod.com/deserttimes 

1998 – Feb. Graduate Master's Thesis—A study of the symbiotic interaction among three prestige U.S. newspapers and the Montana Freemen during the 81-day anti-government standoff in 1996.  The thesis included a computer-assisted content analysis to measure how newspaper exploitation of terrorist activity in the United States impacts the American populace.  This 1998 study was the first thesis published as a model on the Walter Cronkite School Web site. Now viewable at: http://www.ipublishweb.com/freemenstudy.html

2000 – April, Paradise Valley Independent – PVCC’s spring production of Our Town comes to town
2000 – April, Foothills Sentinel – PVCC’s spring production of Our Town
1995 – September, The Business Journal – “Veteran banker was key to state growth”

Arizona State University Student Publications

1994 – 1996, State Press commercial ads
1996 – 1997, As ASASU's, Director of Public Relations, publishing responsibilities included newsletters, media kits, brochures, ad production, and speech writing (samples available) 
1995State Press – “Building materials in the riverbed”
1994Sun Devil Spark – “Student grills Arizona’s Governor Fife Symington” 

Paradise Valley Community College Student Publications

2000 – March  – Lynx Magazine – At home in the theatre: Guest Director Graham Whitehead Coaches Our Town 
2000 – April  – Lynx Magazine – PVCC tip-toes its way to the stage
1994 – April  – Puma Press – “Campus ashtrays, policies promote inhalation and cancer”
1994 – March  – Puma Press – “Computer facelift on campus” 
I will produce hard copies upon request for interviews.

Academic References

Dennis Russell Ph.D., – ASU Graduate Committee Chair, Office: (480) 965 –5011, Home: (480) 503-0367
Howard Greenlee, M.B.A., – PVCC Director of Public Relations & Marketing - Retired
Alan Tongret, M.F.A., – PVCC Theatre Producer at: alan.tongret@pvmail.maricopa.edu (602) 787-6580 
Anne Eller, M.A., – PVCC Director of Student Life at: eller_a@pvc.maricopa.edu (602) 787-7245 
Judy Galbraith, – PVCC Journalism Faculty at: jlgalbrait@aol.com (602) 787-6772 
Christine Ferguson Ph.D., – ferguson@sccmail.maricopa.edu (480) 423-6417 

Professional References

Lori Phillips – (602) 348-3686 Promotion for Lori Phillips, R. N. at www.hormonenurse.com
Isa Parrault – (480) 329-8049 Promotion including desktop publishing for Isa’s Professional Cleaning Service at: www.isascleaning.com
Sue Legore – (602) 570-7000 Promotion for Sue Legore Companies at: www.suelegore.com

Personal References 

Brough Stewart, 15215 N. 5th Ave., Phoenix, Arizona 85023, brough@xroads.com (602) 789-8402 
Anne Manross, 4455 E. Douglas Ave, Higley, Arizona 85236, amanross@re.state.az.us (480) 985-0096 
Irene McCready, 4323 E. Nesbit, Phoenix Arizona 85032 (602) 494-8894
Cindy Grisamer – (602) 423-7497
Gloria Hart – glrha6@aol.com (602) 741-0497