Wes Jones

Project Management & Crisis Management

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361-537-3536

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Hello! I'm Wes!

I am a graduate of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. I majored in Communication with a minor in Public Relations. I am interested in pursuing a career in either project management or crises management. I am currently working on my Masters Degree in Public Administration. My anticipated graduation date is May 2022.

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EDUCATION

2020-Present

Master's Degree

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - CORPUS CHRISTI

Currently, I am in the Masters in Public Administration program at Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. Specifically, I am focusing on emergency management and public safety. I have a current grade point average of 3.9/4.0 and plan to graduate in May of 2022.

2015-2019

Bachelor's Degree

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - CORPUS CHRISTI

I graduated from TAMUCC with a Bachelor's Degree in Communication with a minor in Public Relations. I graduated with a 3.62 out of a 4.0 scale making the Dean's List. I also participated and took on leadership roles in Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and Communications Club

2011-2015

High School Diploma

RICHARD KING HIGH SCHOOL

PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

2019-Present

College of Liberal Arts Events Specialist

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Currently, I am the event specialist for the College of Liberal Arts. I help plan and coordinate events for the College. I also help run the website for the college. In addition, I have provided events for a online format including ceremony videos, livestreams, and social media. I also help create and distribute promotional material such as posters, newsletters, and social media post.

2019

University Center Event Set Up Crew

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

As a student worker for the University Center, I helped execute event set up and breakdown. I also coordinated with staff and team members on clients' needs. In addition, I would help setup electronics, AV, and technical equipment and organize meetings, ceremonies, and parties.

2018

Special Events Assistant

Santos McBain Management & Planning

At Santos McBain Management & Planning I was able to work with city councils, clients, and several South Texas communities. I helped plan special events, created graphic designs, released press releases, and helped create city council agenda packets.

2017

Public Relations/Events Intern

House of Rock

At House of Rock I assisted in creating social media posts, blog posts, press releases, and was able to interview musical guests. I also gained experience in Snapchat, by helping House of Rock increase their Snapchat engagement.

2017

Activities Director

Laity Lodge Family Camp

At Laity Lodge Family Camp I oversaw camp activities, transportation, staff, and family safety. I helped ensure that all projects were maintained and run safely.

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Public Relations

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

I have been in event/project management for the past five years. In this time, I have expiernce coordinating large events, hosting livestreams, website editing, video production, and more. Project managent to me is about building relationships and creating enviornments that allow people to come together to collaborate and grow.

CRISIS MANAGEMENT

CrisisManagment

Crisis Management is what I am most passionate within the field of public relations. My senior year I was able to take a crisis management course. We built a crisis plan for the Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation. Over the course I was able to contribute work into this crisis plan. This includes organizational history, reviewing past crises, and preparing for future crises. Below you will find specific examples of what I did during this course.

Crisis Action Plan

The action plan is where you create potential crises that could potentially happen. In this situation I created a crisis plan for if a hospital was accused of committing insurance fraud. The action p-lan gives detailed response for steps the foundation would need to take in response to this crisis

PR Writing

PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING

I have developed a foundation of knowledge in public relations writing. This includes creating press releases, social media posts, blog postings and more. Below you will find some samples I was able to do either for school or through internships.

Graphic Design

GRAPHIC DESIGN

I have developed skills in creating a variety of graphics. I have experience in working with Canva, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Word, and Excel. I have used these tools to create info-graphics, flyers, logos, charts, newsletters.