Dominic J. Lombardo is seeking a full-time position as a band-class instructor teaching elementary, middle, or high school students. He holds an Illinois Professional Educator License endorsed for K-12 music. His experience includes over 29 years teaching band classes in Catholic schools, working as a woodwind instrument cosmetician, performing as a woodwind musician, and serving as an election judge. He graduated cum laude from DePaul University with a B.M. in Music Education.

1. DOMINIC J. LOMBARDO
660 Sheridan Avenue
Aurora, Illinois 60505-2212
1-224-639-7337
djl8658@yahoo.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-j-lombardo
POSITION SOUGHT
Full-time permanent salaried position as band-class instructor, with a written contract. This position may entail
teaching elementary-school or middle-school or high-school students or any combination thereof, and it may
be pieced together by teaching band class at a number of different sites, adding up to a full week's work.
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Illinois Professional Educator License, Endorsed K-12 for Music. License expires on 30 June 2020.
License ID number 2074515.
Attended and completed Virtus “Protecting God’s Children” workshop in February of 2004. Attended and
completed Virtus “mandated reporter” workshop in June of 2008. Virtus certification is up-to-date. Copy of
workshop attendance certificates is available upon request.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Election Judge, Cook County Clerk, Chicago, IL September 2016 to April 2019.
Perform duties of election judge in Federal, state, and municipal elections, both primary and
general elections.
Help to set up voting booths, voting machines, card programmers, and voter check-in equipment
on the day before the election.
Check in voters, as well as helping first-time voters, election-day registration, and directing
those who were not in the proper precinct as to where to find their proper polling place.
Program and issue cards for electronic card-reader voter machines, and issue write-in
ballots.
Assist with final tabulation of and consolidation of votes, payroll tabulation, packing of all
equipment, and delivery of ballots and other items to regional tabulation center at the end of
election day.
Self-employed Woodwind Performer, Chicago area February 2015 to present.
Play "the good old songs" (from the 1660s through the 1960s) on flute, clarinet, and
saxophone in solo (primarily) and duet performances at nursing homes, libraries, churches, and
other venues.
Woodwind Instrument Cosmetician, Quinlan and Fabish Music, Burr Ridge, IL
September 2008 to July 2013.
Cleaned and polished woodwind instruments (flutes, oboes, bassoons, clarinets, saxophones),
cleaned and spruced up instrument cases, and ensured that the proper instrument accessories
were stored in the cases in preparation for instrument rental and/or sale.
Tracked, stored, and prepared orders for woodwind-instrument accessories.
Wrote rental contracts at band and orchestra registrations.
Mentored part-time apprentice woodwind cosmeticians.

2. WORK EXPERIENCE (continued)
Self-employed Band Class Instructor in Catholic grade schools,
Archdiocese of Chicago, Diocese of Gary, and Diocese of Joliet September 1980 to May 2009.
Taught small-group lessons during the school day.
Taught larger-group band rehearsals at all levels from beginner through advanced either "before
school" or after school.
Conducted the full bands at concerts and band contests and at school and parish assemblies
and at parades.
Prepared students for solo and ensemble contests.
Assessed student progress and issued regular student progress reports and report cards.
Billed, collected, and deposited band-class tuition payments and band-class activity fee payments.
Solo Contest Adjudicator, Chicago area March 1981 to present.
Rated band-student individual performances in a number of areas of musical ability
at solo contests and at solo/ensemble contests, providing constructive criticism and
suggestions for improvement to the student(s), both in writing on the adjudication sheet and in
spoken comments to the student immediately after completion of his/her performance.
Usher and Usher Supervisor, Andy Frain Services, Inc., Chicago, IL March 1976 to September 1991.
Worked in ushering, crowd control and crowd management at many venues, including Orchestra Hall,
Auditorium Theatre, Comiskey Park, James C. Petrillo Music Shell at Grant Park, and McCormick Place.
Chief Usher, June 1980 to September 1991.
Gave group briefings to ushering crews at work sites.
Supervised ushers on the job, helping out with ushering when short-handed.
Used conflict-resolution techniques to help defuse tense situations, particularly in dealing with
angry patrons.
Filled out and submitted compliment forms and complaint forms as regards specific
ushers, when on-the-job performance warranted it.
Filled out and submitted incident reports regarding on-the-job incidents (e.g., accidents, patron
fights, and the like).
Filled out and submitted payroll sheets for jobs worked.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
De Paul University, 1976-1980. Graduated in June of 1980 “cum laude” with a B.M. in Music Education.
Fenwick High School, 1972-1976. Graduated in May of 1976. Arion Award for Outstanding Service to the
Fenwick Band, and Faculty Honor Award in Latin.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Member, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (professional music fraternity), Kappa Phi chapter, since March 1977.
Knights of Columbus. 3rd-degree Brother Knight in Maria Council # 4836 (Park Ridge/Rosemont, IL)
since October 2002. Council Recorder (recording secretary), September 2014 to May 2018
and June 2019 to present.
Member, National Catholic Band Association, 1988 to 2015. Author of Chicago Region report from
1995 to 2007.