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Mark E. Gnarro
42 Hawley St. Apt. # 300
Grayslake IL., 60030
(224) 772-7628
gnarrom@yahoo.com
Objective: To acquire a position as a Paralegal/Legal Assistant, or a job that is suitable to my
educational background, as well as my previous work and life experiences.
Experience: Completed a Criminal Justice Practicum. I was assigned to work with the Vernon
Hills Police Department in Vernon Hills Illinois, I also worked with the Waukegan Police
Department in Waukegan Illinois. May 21-August 20, 2016. A & F Underground Const. Co.
Waukegan Illinois. Installed underground water piping systems and complete underground sewer
and water systems for new residential housing communities. Operate heavy equipment, transport
materials for back-fill with Semi-Dump. Current Illinois Commercial driver’s license, class
A*M, endorsements (N), Tanker. August 1979- December 1982.
JCM Custom Home Const., Inc. Grayslake Illinois. Construction of Custom Homes in Lake and
Cook counties on North Shore. Supervised crew of carpenters, scheduled delivery of materials
for job (s). Coordinated accounts payable and receivable, in charge of company payroll and all
general duties associated with the business. January 1983- July 1987. While working at CBOE, I
attend the CBOE Institute. I was schooled in basic, intermediate, and advanced stock option’s
trading strategies and procedures.
Chicago Board Options Exchange. Richardson Greenshields LTD, floor personnel, runner,
phone clerk, trade checker. Sage Clearing Corp. runner, phone clerk, data entry clerk, trade
checker. I. K. Securities Ltd. Phone clerk, trade checker. I worked directly on the CBOE trading
floor and I was also responsible for a variety of back office duties. September 1987- May 1997.
Pickus Construction and Equipment Corp. Waukegan Illinois. Union carpenter, commercial
construction of 12- unit apartment buildings. June 1997- December-2002.
State Line Transport, Waukegan Illinois. Nationwide transport of custom and classic
automobiles to dealer’s and private parties. February 2003- July- 2006.
MEG. Const. Corp. Ingleside Illinois, Self-employed construction subcontractor. Custom home
renovations and new construction additions to existing dwellings. August- 2006, July- 2009.
Skills: Excellent communication skills, written and verbal. Computer skills: Proficient with
Word, Excel, Power point, Outlook, Windows OS 7, Ability to trouble shoot software and
hardware problems.
Education: North Park University, Chicago Il. BA in Criminal Justice December 2016. College
of Lake County, Grayslake Il. Certification in Paralegal Studies May 2011.
Unites States Marine Corps: Honorable Discharge
