Chad's Résumé

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	Chad Mosher
	Flint, MI 48506	chad[at]chadmosher.com www.chadmosher.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/chadmosher

	Career Objective
	I would like to receive a position that I may use to showcase my skills. I hope to grow and progress with this to achieve a high rank in my work based on my successes and what I am able to perform.
	Education
	Aug. 08 - Present	University of Michigan-Flint Sophomore Flint, Michigan » Expected completion: May 2012 Major: Communications
	Aug. 04 - June 08	Kearsley High School High School Diploma Flint, Michigan » I took honors and AP courses every year in my high school career.
	Work Experience
	Oct. 09 - Present	Game Shows Blogger About.com » I write a weekly blog for GameShows.About.com! With editor Carrie Grosvenor I write articles on things from tips on how to get onto a game show to realistic views on the landscape of game shows to ways to succeed on call-in programs to even fun anecdotes and stories from my experiences in games.
	Dec. 04 - Present	Middle School Quiz Bowl Coach Kearsley Community Schools Flint, Michigan » Along with Mrs. Karen Richards, from December to April, I'm co-coach of the middle school Quiz Bowl team in the Kearsley district. We're usually pretty successful. During the season, I run two one-hour practices a week, along with moderating twenty matches between schools at various meets.
	Aug. 08 - Dec. 08	Host PlayCafe Flint, MI, Michigan » I hosted two-hour shows on PlayCafe.com, the first online game show network. I hosted remotely in my Flint studio via a streaming video broadcast. I hosted over 35 hours of live internet games. I performed these tasks on a web camera in a studio set up in my home, and I got favorable feedback from the viewers each time.
	Oct. 07 - Dec. 08	Operations Manager/Writer/Production Assistant PlayCafe Redwood City, California » I worked as a trivia writer, a question-triggering production assistant and an operations manager at PlayCafe.com, the first online game show network. I wrote over 1,200 trivia questions for this position, along with distributing prizes, updating live leaderboards online and providing live support in the chat rooms. I have learned so much about the game show industry, the video producing industry and the internet/technical aspects through this job.
	Oct. 08 - Nov. 08	Writer & Assistant van Straaten Entertainment, Inc. Los Angeles, California » I wrote trivia for game show host and comedian J. Keith van Straaten's game show pilot presentation, "The Waiting Game". I also wrote material and assisted in design of visuals for his live game show concept "Word 1", which had a three-day test run live in Los Angeles.
	Skills & Abilities
		»   HTML – I can perform intermediate programming in HTML. »   Microsoft Office – I can operate all of the features in the Office programs. »   Outlook – I can operate all of the features in the Outlook programs. »   Windows Operating System – I am very fluent in working with Windows 95 all the way to Vista. »   Good communicator – I don't have trouble getting my messages and thoughts across properly and competently. »   People person – I like interacting with people. This is good, as I had to interact with users of the site and contestants in my work. »   Creative – I tend to have very good, innovative ideas. I helped develop new formats and games during my tenure at "PlayCafe". »   Able to multitask – I do very well at doing multiple things at once. »   High energy – I tend to be very excited about things that I'm working on/interested in and will put that into my work. »   Organized – I have all of my "ducks in a row," so to speak and can use that to my advantage in a work environment. »   Problem-solver – If I've got a problem, I'm able to solve it normally, appropriately and within my time constraints. »   Spanish – I am nearly fluent in the Spanish language. I have participated in studies for seven years.
	Volunteer Experiences
	May 06 - Aug. 08	Board Member Flint Youth Advisory Board Flint, Michigan » This is a board sponsored by Genesee County used to discuss opportunities for youth in the area. We, as members, volunteered when the time arose as well.
	May 06	Special Olympics Flint-Area Games Flint, Michigan »  I volunteered all day at the Flint Special Olympics. This was a unique eye-opening and heart-warming experience that I thoroughly enjoyed.
	Dec. 04 - Mar. 08	Assistant Coach for Quiz Bowl Armstrong Middle School Flint, Michigan » I assisted, pro bono, as the coach/moderator for the Armstrong Middle School Quiz Bowl team. It is now a paid position.
	Extracurricular Activities
	July 09	Game Show Network » As part of their GSN Live "Road Trip", the Game Show Network traveled to the homes of some of the bigger winners on the show and I was one of the lucky ones chosen! I was the only one on the trip to host a segment - We played a game where a home viewer who called in won an awesome prize. Impressed by my performance, on-air host Heidi Bohay remarked, "Chad should come down here and be on GSN Live."
	Mar. 09	Game Show Network » I was a semi-finalist in GSN's "Play Every Day" game show host competition in Detroit. I hosted a live game in front of an audience with real contenders to audition for a guest spot on the "GSN Live" program.
	Dec. 08	Million Dollar Password » Passed multiple tests and auditions to appear on the CBS game show "Million Dollar Password", hosted by Regis Philbin. I won $25,000 on the program. This showcases my intellectual skills and ability to convey the English language in a public forum.
	May 06 - Aug. 08	Volunteerism » Part of the Genesee County Youth Advisory Board, where we worked to better serve the youth of Flint. As part of this organization, I worked in soup kitchens, shelters, participated in a "drive-by" raking program and participated in the Buick Open golf tournament.
	Sept. 06 - May 08	Broadcasting » I was part of Kearsley High School's television program, K-NEWS. The highlight of my time there includes the two very successful and popular pieces produced, edited and hosted by me based on the television program "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?"
	Dec. 05 - May 08	Spanish Club » I periodically participated in events in the Foreign Language Club. It helped me get a wide range of views and experiences from the rest of the world.
	Nov. 01 - May 08	Quiz Bowl » I was in quiz bowl for seven years of my academic career; Achieved first place in tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade. This is a fun activity that showcases my intellectual skills in a public forum.
	May 05 - Jan. 07	Music » I created a parody music CD and distributed it in May 2005 along with another one in April 2006. It was a parody of pop albums, because I cannot sing. This helped me get some exposure and helped me start some sort of a "public life."
	Sept. 04 - June 05	Drama » I have participated in high school acting classes. I feel acting skills are a good skill to have.
	Jan. 03	Jeopardy! » Passed multiple tests and won second place on a special week of the TV quiz show "Jeopardy!" Like Quiz Bowl, this showcases my intellectual skills in a public forum.
	References
	References available upon request