About Me
My name is Shelby Gardner and I am an accounting student at BYU who loves the written word. I am originally from Vancouver, Washington, and I would be lying if I said I didn't miss Portland bookshops. I enjoy reading and writing, and I even occasionally find time to do bookbinding. I love fitting the fine details into the big picture, whether I'm working on a financial plan or a magazine, or just my plan for the day. I currently work as a TA for a business writing class and volunteer as the assistant fiction director for Leading Edge Magazine. It is my hope that I'll be able to keep using my writing and editing skills to help create beautiful things. Please take a look at some of my editing and writing samples, and feel free to contact me if you would like to know more.

EDUCATION
Brigham Young University    
Graduation: June 2020                                                                                                      
Major: Accounting                                                                                                                          
Minor: Editing                                                                                                                                
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Clark Community College                                                                                                              
Associate of Arts, Concurrent Enrollment                                                                                 
GPA: 3.97/4.0
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Editing and Design Courses

• Genre and Substantive Editing: Principles of magazine publishing and training in graphical and substantive editing
• Basic Editing Skills: Copyediting principles found in the Chicago Manual of Style
• Modern American Usage: Current usage conventions of Standard American English
• Introduction to Print Publishing: Basic course in design and layout skills for Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign
• Creative Writing: Introduction to writing and reviewing short fiction, poetry, and nonfiction

Business and Accounting Courses

• Principles of Accounting: Intermediate course in financial statements and managerial accounting
• Principles of Finance: Introduction to investing and methods of financing
• Introduction to Information Systems: Introduction to basic programming and data structures
• Introduction to Marketing: Introduction to basic marketing theory

 
VOLUNTEER SERVICE
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program                                                                                
Tax Preparer                                                                                                                                

• Interviewed clients to insure accuracy and completion of data and to determine eligibility for different programs
• Prepared accurate tax returns for about three clients a week
• Reviewed and corrected tax returns prepared by other volunteers

Leading Edge Magazine                                                                                                 
Assistant Fiction Director                                                                                                                       

• Evaluated two submissions a week for relevance and quality
• Provided substantive feedback for authors
• Consulted with other staff members to determine which manuscripts to publish

 
EXPERIENCE
Brigham Young University
Teaching Assistant

• Taught lessons on grammar and structure for business writing
• Evaluated and corrected student papers
• Maintained class Learning Suite page

Sinotech USA                                                                                                                 
Warehouse Employee                                                                                                              

• Assembled, tested, packaged, and shipped products, including electronics, under deadlines
• Helped develop assembly procedures to improve production speed
• Identified, troubleshot, and repaired faulty products to reduce inventory losses and improve profitability
• Trained two other employees in assembly steps and procedures to improve assembly line efficiency and to reduce production delays due to employee turnover

Local Logistics                                                                                                         
Office Assistant                                                                                                                         

• Reviewed data for 20 drivers to correct errors and reduce penalty costs
• Prepared weekly summary reports for each driver to help owner evaluate performance
• Maintained confidentiality of individual driver reports
• Performed basic research to assist the business owner in making decisions for effective growth

SKILLS AND INTERESTS

• Computer Applications:  Microsoft Office including Excel and Access, Tableau, basic SQL, VBA, InDesign, HTML 5
• Basic Bookbinding