1. Taylor Bruce Tyson
144 Lanier Drive, Apt. 511a, Statesboro, Georgia | 30458 |678-346-6097| tt01802@georgiasouthern.edu
Education
Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA May 2015
Bachelor of Arts in Writing and Linguistics, minor in Journalism
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Qualifications and Awards
Member, Georgia Southern Honors Program and 1906 scholarship recipient, 2011-present
Recipient, Georgia Southern Harbuck Award for Creative Writing, 2013
Recipient, Roy F. Powell Award for creative nonfiction, 2013
Honorable mention for fiction writing, 2013
Honorable mentions for creative nonfiction and fiction, 2014
Media intern, Georgia Southern Department of Writing and Linguistics, January 2015-present
Served as editor for Fledge journal of first-year writing
Aided in departmental media presence
Member, Georgia Southern University Programming Board, 2012-present
University Programming Board emcee, 2014-present
Set up and hosted events, assisted in risk management, wrote event scripts, interacted with
crowds
Radio host, WVGS 91.9 “The Buzz”
Planned programming and wrote show outlines
Worked with broadcast equipment to produce content
Leadership member of Adrenaline Show Choir, 2011-2014
Secretary—wrote newsletters, coordinated with other organizations, 2011-2013
Vice President—directed practices, planned events, 2013-2014
Presenter at annual LGBTQ and Allies conference, 2013
Presented on writing LGBT characters in fiction
Employment
2010 to Venture Netcomm, Inc., Loganville, Georgia
Present Data Communications Technician
• Built and maintained wired and wireless data networks
• Wrote technical documents, such as statements of work and budgetary proposals
• Interacted with customers and vendors in order to meet networking needs
• Worked in various environments (schools, hospitals, factories, etc.) and observed
protocol for each environment to ensure safety
2. Taylor Bruce Tyson
144 Lanier Drive, Apt. 511a, Statesboro, Georgia | 30458 |678-346-6097| tt01802@georgiasouthern.edu
References
Steve Plitt, President
Venture Netcomm, Inc.
505-B Plantation Park Drive
Loganville, GA 30052
678-377-0007
Splitt@vniconnects.com
Dr. Dan Bauer, Chair
GSU Department of Writing and Linguistics
dbauer@georgiasouthern.edu
Emma Bolden, Professor of Creative Writing
GSU Department of Writing and Linguistics
emmabolden@georgiasouthern.edu
Dr. Les Loncharich, Professor of Technical Writing
GSU Department of Writing and Linguistics
lloncharich@georgiasouthern.edu