Laurie Mann 330 Commodore Dr. McDonald, PA 15057 412-638-4961 ldtmann@dpsinfo.com 
Escrow Administration Moon Township, PA 15108 January 11, 2012 To Whom It May Concern: I’m writing in response to the Craigslist ad for an Escrow Administrator. I am a freelance writer with a long background as an office administrator, tech writer, Web developer. For the last few years, I’ve been doing volunteer work for conference planning, involving managing a database for conferences that involve between 100 and 600 panelists. I have extensive experience with spreadsheets, databases, tax preparation, E-mail and filing. My resume is attached; I hope you’ll consider calling me in for an interview. Sincerely, Laurie Mann Laurie Mann 330 Commodore Dr. * McDonald, PA 15057 * (412) 638-4961 ldtmann@dpsinfo.com objective To use my background with computer applications and office administration to support Escrow Administration for Moon Township. Experience "2005- Various contract jobs, including documenting work site inspection forms and practices, and inventory management." "2004-2005 PennFuture Pittsburgh, PA Communications Assistant Updated Web content, coded Web pages in HTML and ColdFusion, maintained Access databases, assisted with press conferences." "2000-2004 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Web Site Developer, Database Developer, Writer Wrote content for over two hundred Web pages, maintained Access databases, Excel spreadsheets and paper-based filing systems." "1997-2000 ANSYS, Inc. Canonsburg, PA Documentation Developer Researched, wrote and tested twenty manuals documenting computer-aided engineering software." "1996 Lycos Pittsburgh, PA Technical Staff Answered Webmaster E-mail, made Web site enhancement proposals." "1983-1993 Stratus Computer Marlboro, MA Technical Writer (1990-1993), Production Manager (1984-1987), Producer (1983-1990) Wrote over twenty manuals. As production manager, I hired and trained employees and developed a departmental intranet." Education "1976-1977, 1978-1979, 2000-2001 University of Pittsburgh Earned a B.A. in English Writing in 2001 with honors, courses include sociology (minor), history, GIS/GPS, medical history, writing for electronic media, and document processing. Cumulative GPA: 3.26. 1975-`976 Carnegie Mellon University " SKILLS "Operating Systems: Windows, MacOS, Unix Software: Quicken, Excel, Access, Word, many E-mail & calendar systems. Other: Extensive online research and conference management experience. Developed over 1,200 Web pages. Currently, Webmaster of the Boskone Web site. Very familiar with tax preparation and real estate."