LEE GORDON JONES
PO Box 231
Falls Church, Virginia 22040-0231

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Gypsum Association, Washington, DC
January 2004 to Present, Director of Promotion Services

• Duties include: Writing, editing, and publishing press releases, newsletters, and promotional materials, including a monthly column in a trade magazine; Designing and coordinating the development of on-line training programs; Supervising the development and placement of advertising; Managing sales, purchases, printing and inventory for the association's bookstore; Performing routine website maintenance.

Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industries, Falls Church, VA
January 1999 to January 2004, Director of Technical Services

• Duties included: Providing technical support to the association membership; Writing the Tech Update for the Members' Only newsletter; Writing a monthly column that addresses technical concerns of the industry; Serving as staff liaison for all AWCI's technical committees; Representing AWCI in industry organizations; Managing the association's foundation library; Managing sales, purchases, printing and inventory for the association's bookstore.
  

Duron Paints and Wallcoverings, Inc., Beltsville MD
February 1989 to December 1998

• Product Manager of Multi-Effect Finishes: July 1997 to December 1998
  Duties included: Demonstrating products and application techniques to store and sales staff, contractor customers, design professionals; Providing technical support to store staff, sales staff, design professionals and end users; Creating custom product samples for use as sales tools; Developing training materials to support products; Maintaining product inventory and literature .
• Training Coordinator: January 1996 to July 1997
  Duties included: Revising existing training programs on paint technology, customer service, wallcovering, sundry products; Developing new training modules on paint technology, sundry products, and budgeting; Facilitating training programs on paint technology, wallcovering, customer service, and budgeting.
• Mid-Atlantic Regional Technical Manager: February 1994 to January 1996
  Duties included: Investigating product complaints in the field, and issuing written reports with findings; Representing Duron as an expert witness in litigation; Evaluating potential painting products and providing written recommendations; Working with research and development department to field test new products; Facilitating paint technology training to company employees.
• Technical Services Representative: September 1991 to February 1994
  Duties included: Providing technical support to store staff, sales staff, design professionals and contractor customers; Performing laboratory tests on products and producing written reports; Producing written remedial recommendations for all aspects of architectural paint problems; Creating product labels, technical data sheets, and product compliance test reports.
• Assistant Store Manager: February 1989 to September 1991
  Duties included: Filling customer orders; Maintaining ordered store inventory; Performing all other standard retail store operations.

L&M Wallcovering, LTD, Alexandria, VA
February 1884 to February 1989, President

• Owned and operated family business installing wallpapering finishes for private clients.

Myer Emco, Washington, DC
November 1981 to February 1984, Operations Manager, Salesperson

• Managed inventory and conducted commissioned sales for regional Hifi/electronics store.

EDUCATION

Certificate, Professional Writing for Business, Government, and Industry, 2007
Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, Virginia

Bachelor of Arts, English, 1980
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in multiple PC and Macintosh programs, including word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.