Timothy Sheil
609 Mather St., Apt. D, Alton IL 62002    Telephone: (815) 501-8370   Email: tos60006@yahoo.com

Education	Master of Arts in Teaching, May2012, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
	BA, Fall 2010, SIUE. Summa cum laude. Major: English; Minor: Mass communications

School experience	Mentoring ESL students, Spring 2010, Collinsville Middle School
	Mentor, Fall 2008, afterschool program, San Nicolas Urraca, Cusco, Peru.

Work experience

September 1999	Assistant City Editor	Daily Herald, 150,000-circulation
to August 2008	P.O. Box 155, Arlington Heights IL 60006	(847) 427-4300
	Supervisor of six reporters covering nine towns and local school districts (including Elgin U-46). Responsible for performance evaluations and training. Served on error-tracking, database, core market and Breeder’s Cup committees. Directed series that won state AP investigative reporting award.

August 1998	Assistant News Editor	Daily Herald, 150,000-circulation
to September 1999	P.O. Box 155, Arlington Heights IL 60006	(847) 427-4300
	No. 2 supervisor of night news desk staff numbering more than 20. Responsible for page layout, tracking page flow and meeting deadlines for five zoned editions. Filled in for news editor in her absence.

May 1993	News editor	Daily Southtown, 55,000 circulation
to August 1998	6901 W. 159th St., Tinley Park IL 60477	(708) 633-6700
	Supervisor of a staff of 10, producing news pages for three daily zoned editions. Directly responsible for page 1 design, deadline performance, page flow, performance evaluations and staff training. Member of in-house redesign committee. Two-time winners of Inland Press Association front page design contest during this period.

August 1991 	Assistant news editor	Daily Southtown, 55,000 circulation
to May 1993	6901 W. 159th St., Tinley Park IL 60477	(708) 633-6700
	No. 2 supervisor of night news desk, responsible for daily production of pages for zoned editions, tracking page flow and meeting deadlines. Filled in for news editor in her absence. Member of paper’s pagination committee.

September 1989	Assistant news editor	The News-Star, 37,000 circulation
to August 1991	P.O. Box 1502, Monroe LA 71210	(318) 322-5161
	No. 2 supervisor of night news desk, responsible for daily production of pages for zoned editions, tracking page flow and meeting deadlines. Filled in for news editor in his absence.

May 1988	Copy editor/layout	Quad-City Times, 65,000 circulation
to September 1989	Copy editor with general editing and headline-writing duties, and an emphasis on page design and pagination of three zoned daily news editions.

February 1984	Production assistant	Turline Associates/The Art Department
to February 1988	Dublin, Ireland
	Lived and worked in Dublin for four years, first for a publisher in its production department, then as a typesetter for a design studio mainly catering to advertising agencies.
Associated skill	High-intermediate Spanish speaker

References	Available on request