Brynn Kara Davis
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
10/14 – Present R. Christopher Goodwin & Assoc., Inc. Lawrence, KS
Laboratory Specialist
Perform technical editing on project reports (Above average performance in technical editing resulted in my first listing as a contributing author to a project report.)
Record data and generate reports using Site Forms and other site-specific paperwork
Prepare prehistoric and historic artifacts for curation per state specific requirements
Contribute to bagging and labeling of artifacts for curation
Compile and summarize in-house communication records into succinct communication logs
01/07 – 10/11 Various Staffing Agencies Lawrence, Topeka, &
Overland Park, KS
Bookkeeper / Accounting Clerk / Payment Specialist (Elk Composites, Sprint, Aviva, & Allen Press)
Reconcile weekly payroll
Process internal payroll entries using Excel
Enter goods sold and compare figures with monthly budgets using Excel
Reconcile manually recorded daily production with production entered into PeopleSoft
Run daily accounting for daily production using PeopleSoft
Prepare General Ledger journal entries
Update all inventory unit costs in PeopleSoft
Resolve disputes on customer accounts
Post returned payments to customer accounts for a variety of payment processes
Prepare Accounts Payables (using multiple budget centers)
Process General Ledger journal entries
Key in Accounts Payable into accounting software and mail out checks
Process daily Accounts Receivables – Generate deposits as well as apply payments to invoices in accounting software
Perform collection calls on past due accounts
Reconcile bank statements
Data Entry
01/01 – 12/06 The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
03/04 – 12/06 Kansas Geological Survey
Administrative Associate
Customer Service - first person customers see when they walk into the Survey and the person who answers the phone when customers/consumers call-in to the Survey
Retail Sales - both over the phone and walk-in
Preparation and shipment of customer orders
Assist Survey staff with package shipment and acquisition (USPS, FedEx, UPS, etc.)
Generate customer invoices and receipts
Accounts Receivable
Maintain customer database in QuickBooks
Maintain publication inventory
Maintain Excel spreadsheets to account for Destination Based Sales Tax filing requirements
01/01 - 03/04 KU Printing Services
Accounting Specialist
Job Costing - Analyze and figure the total cost of all customer jobs
Generate customer invoices for both Printing Services and Campus Mail
Accounts Receivable - Process seller’s side of SOV’s in PeopleSoft Financials
Accounts Payable - Process payment of invoices in PeopleSoft Financials
Produce weekly billing report for Director and Associate Director
Process deposits for all three Printing Services Accounts - Printing Services, Wescoe Publications, and Campus Mail
Help resolve customer invoice questions/problems
Main back up for receptionist - Answer incoming multi-line phone and assist customers
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD EXPERIENCE
09/08 – 01/09 Aerotek E&E Staffing Kansas City, MO
Archaeology Technician
Prepared prehistoric and historic artifacts for curation using state of Arkansas curation methods and standards
Catalogued site photographs and negatives using archival methods for curation
Physically verified that all artifacts were accounted for and inscribed with correct accession numbers according to the site catalogue
Spring 2001 The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
Student - Training in Archaeological Field Work (course)
Obtained additional experience in proper excavation techniques
Obtained additional experience in how to properly document field activities
Obtained additional experience in how to use the Total Mapping Station
Worked at Rolfe Mandel’s Claussen site along Mill Creek in northeastern Kansas
Practiced field work techniques around Clinton Lake in Lawrence, Kansas
Summer 2000 The University of Oklahoma Beaver, OK
Student - Odessa Yates Site (field school)
Excavation of pithouses
Conducted pedestrian surveys
Performed initial labwork and processing of excavated materials
Assisted with geophysical surveying of the site
Helped map the site using the Total Mapping Station
Completed the proper documentation of all field activities undertaken
EDUCATION
2004 The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
B.A. Anthropology, Honors
CERTIFICATIONS
PADI certified Open Water Diver - Diver No.------------
MEMBERSHIPS
Professional Archaeologists of Kansas (PAK)
INTERESTS & HOBBIES
Archaeology
Forensic Anthropology
Ceramics
Oil painting
Making jewelry
Reading
Cross Stitching
Crocheting
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
10/14 – Present R. Christopher Goodwin & Assoc., Inc. Lawrence, KS
Laboratory Specialist
Perform technical editing on project reports (Above average performance in technical editing resulted in my first listing as a contributing author to a project report.)
Record data and generate reports using Site Forms and other site-specific paperwork
Prepare prehistoric and historic artifacts for curation per state specific requirements
Contribute to bagging and labeling of artifacts for curation
Compile and summarize in-house communication records into succinct communication logs
01/07 – 10/11 Various Staffing Agencies Lawrence, Topeka, &
Overland Park, KS
Bookkeeper / Accounting Clerk / Payment Specialist (Elk Composites, Sprint, Aviva, & Allen Press)
Reconcile weekly payroll
Process internal payroll entries using Excel
Enter goods sold and compare figures with monthly budgets using Excel
Reconcile manually recorded daily production with production entered into PeopleSoft
Run daily accounting for daily production using PeopleSoft
Prepare General Ledger journal entries
Update all inventory unit costs in PeopleSoft
Resolve disputes on customer accounts
Post returned payments to customer accounts for a variety of payment processes
Prepare Accounts Payables (using multiple budget centers)
Process General Ledger journal entries
Key in Accounts Payable into accounting software and mail out checks
Process daily Accounts Receivables – Generate deposits as well as apply payments to invoices in accounting software
Perform collection calls on past due accounts
Reconcile bank statements
Data Entry
01/01 – 12/06 The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
03/04 – 12/06 Kansas Geological Survey
Administrative Associate
Customer Service - first person customers see when they walk into the Survey and the person who answers the phone when customers/consumers call-in to the Survey
Retail Sales - both over the phone and walk-in
Preparation and shipment of customer orders
Assist Survey staff with package shipment and acquisition (USPS, FedEx, UPS, etc.)
Generate customer invoices and receipts
Accounts Receivable
Maintain customer database in QuickBooks
Maintain publication inventory
Maintain Excel spreadsheets to account for Destination Based Sales Tax filing requirements
01/01 - 03/04 KU Printing Services
Accounting Specialist
Job Costing - Analyze and figure the total cost of all customer jobs
Generate customer invoices for both Printing Services and Campus Mail
Accounts Receivable - Process seller’s side of SOV’s in PeopleSoft Financials
Accounts Payable - Process payment of invoices in PeopleSoft Financials
Produce weekly billing report for Director and Associate Director
Process deposits for all three Printing Services Accounts - Printing Services, Wescoe Publications, and Campus Mail
Help resolve customer invoice questions/problems
Main back up for receptionist - Answer incoming multi-line phone and assist customers
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD EXPERIENCE
09/08 – 01/09 Aerotek E&E Staffing Kansas City, MO
Archaeology Technician
Prepared prehistoric and historic artifacts for curation using state of Arkansas curation methods and standards
Catalogued site photographs and negatives using archival methods for curation
Physically verified that all artifacts were accounted for and inscribed with correct accession numbers according to the site catalogue
Spring 2001 The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
Student - Training in Archaeological Field Work (course)
Obtained additional experience in proper excavation techniques
Obtained additional experience in how to properly document field activities
Obtained additional experience in how to use the Total Mapping Station
Worked at Rolfe Mandel’s Claussen site along Mill Creek in northeastern Kansas
Practiced field work techniques around Clinton Lake in Lawrence, Kansas
Summer 2000 The University of Oklahoma Beaver, OK
Student - Odessa Yates Site (field school)
Excavation of pithouses
Conducted pedestrian surveys
Performed initial labwork and processing of excavated materials
Assisted with geophysical surveying of the site
Helped map the site using the Total Mapping Station
Completed the proper documentation of all field activities undertaken
EDUCATION
2004 The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
B.A. Anthropology, Honors
CERTIFICATIONS
PADI certified Open Water Diver - Diver No.------------
MEMBERSHIPS
Professional Archaeologists of Kansas (PAK)
INTERESTS & HOBBIES
Archaeology
Forensic Anthropology
Ceramics
Oil painting
Making jewelry
Reading
Cross Stitching
Crocheting