Philip Siddons

Current

• Technology & Communications Coordinator at Buffalo Urban League
• Owner & Operator at Fly By Night Publishing

Past

• Computer Instructor at Buffalo Employment and Training Center
• Computer Trainer at BETC at Buffalo and Erie County Private Industry Council
• Adjunct Teaching Faculty at State University of New York at Buffalo

• Presbyterian Minister at Four Congregations
• Project Manager at Barrister Informatin Systems, Inc.
• Instuctor at New Horizons Computer Learning Center
• Applications Instructor at IKON (New Horizons)
• Software Instructor at Computer City
• Marketing Coordinator and Corporate Publications at WIVB-TV
• Director of Marketing & Advertising at PCI

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Education

• Classes Conducted by the United Way
• Colgate-Rochester Divinity School
• Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

• Wheaton College

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Website
• My Company

Philip Siddons’s Summary

I am an office automation and electronic publishing specialist and I absolutely love what I do. The same for the people with whom I work. I am committed to corporate excellence and I thrive on producing (and helping my colleagues produce) the most professional communication possible. I have a passion for empowering others to accomplish their goals and communicating in print, on the web or face-to-face the best of what our organization can offer to meet client needs. I bring the highest level of professionalism to the team and through supportive team building, adroit project management and the wise use of front-edge technology, I provide the highest level of internal and external communication possible.

As the Technology and Communications Coordinator for the Buffalo Urban League, I am leading the organization in not only its external marketing but also its internal staff communication and documentation. As a certified 6 Sigma project manager, I maintain thorough staff communication with our client base and supporters through web and electronic publications as well as produce quarterly newsletters and multiple annual fundraising event print communications. I support all departments in the most efficient use of computer technology.

I have overseen our migration from multiple and redundant local area networks to a centrally-managed Windows 2003 Server wide area network which includes a Citrix server farm, voice-over-IP telephony, a Wi-Fi and network access through Citrix and Windows mobile capable smart cell phones. I have provided the highest level of communication for marketing, advertising and internal staff training as well as office automation support – carefully balancing intelligent technical support in a context of compassionate and empathetic training in every firm in which I’ve worked. My lifetime commitment to continual technological and social learning enhances communication, use of technology, team building and has achieved company results.

Philip Siddons’s Specialties:

Production Software Expertise
Microsoft Word (Microsoft certified expert), Adobe InDesign CS3: InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat Professional; Microsoft Project, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, WS FTP Pro and CuteFTP Pro, Blackboard CourseInfo, TechSmith's SnagIT (screen capture) and Jing and Camtasia video screen capture programs, the establishment of collaborative tools such as Intranets and online surveys.

Philip Siddons’s Experience

• Technology & Communications Coordinator

  Buffalo Urban League

  (Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  April 2003 — Present (6 years 8 months)

  Member of the Senior Management Team and reports to the President and CEO. Responsible for Project Management of company's ongoing annual operations such as the Gala, Scholarship Award Program, Golf Tournament, Black Family Technology Awareness Seminars, Taste of Soul and Juneteenth; Company print and web publications; Computer Network Administration Support and Maintenance as well as Community Outreach & Support and Affiliations.

• Owner & Operator

  Fly By Night Publishing

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

  January 1985 — Present (24 years 11 months)

  Web and print publishing originating at http://FlyByNightPublishing.com

• Computer Instructor

  Buffalo Employment and Training Center

  (Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Human Resources industry)

  June 2002 — April 2003 (11 months)

  Software Instructor for Computer Hardware, Microsoft Office. Instructor for Resume preparation, Interviewing Skills, Personality Preference

• Computer Trainer at BETC

  Buffalo and Erie County Private Industry Council

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  2002 — 2003 (1 year )

• Adjunct Teaching Faculty

  State University of New York at Buffalo

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Education Management industry)

  January 2000 — December 2002 (3 years )

  Visiting Lecturer for the Classics Department

• Presbyterian Minister

  Four Congregations

  (Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

  June 1980 — February 2002 (21 years 9 months)

  6/80 – 2/02 Presbyterian Church (Minister):
  Maryvale Drive Presbyterian (Cheektowaga, NY);
  [10/97-2/02]; University Presbyterian (Buffalo, NY) [1/92 – 7/93];
  Deerhurst Presbyterian (Kenmore, NY) [6/80 - 1/87];
  Wright’s Corners Presbyterian (Lockport, NY) [75 - 6/80]

• Project Manager

  Barrister Informatin Systems, Inc.

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  June 1995 — August 1996 (1 year 3 months)

  Project manager for all installations of accounting software for law firms around the country

• Instuctor

  New Horizons Computer Learning Center

  (Public Relations and Communications industry)

  1994 — 1995 (1 year )

• Applications Instructor

  IKON (New Horizons)

  (Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

  September 1994 — June 1995 (10 months)

  Instructor for Microsoft, Lotus and Corel software applications

• Software Instructor

  Computer City

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Computer Software industry)

  January 1994 — August 1994 (8 months)

  Instructor for Microsoft, Lotus and Corel

• Marketing Coordinator and Corporate Publications

  WIVB-TV

  (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  July 1989 — January 1992 (2 years 7 months)

  Produced all print communications and marketing materials; computer support.

• Director of Marketing & Advertising

  PCI

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Hardware industry)

  July 1988 — July 1989 (1 year 1 month)

  Produced all marketing and advertising, ran trade shows

Philip Siddons’s Education

• Classes Conducted by the United Way

  Six Sigma Training 2008 — 2009

  Activities and Societies:

  United Way Six Sigma Training, resulting in Yellow Belt Certification on 6/16/09 through the United Way of Buffalo & Erie County

• Colgate-Rochester Divinity School

  DMin , Feminist Studies , 1977 — 1980

  Thesis published by Judson Press in 1980 as "Speaking Out For Women"

• Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

  MDiv , Religion & New Testament Studies , 1972 — 1975

• Wheaton College

  B.A. , Double Major: Literature & Religious Studies , 1967 — 1972

  Activities and Societies:

  Varsity Soccer

Additional Information

Philip Siddons’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Company

Philip Siddons’s Interests:

6 Sigma Yellow Belt Training & Certification Adobe InDesign All Network Training Courses Completed at Computer Education Services IBM Reading Recognition Software (for adult literacy training) Online upskill.org class on Macromedia’s Dreamweaver A+ Certification Classes in Computer Hardware & Operating Systems Building a Course in Blackboard’s CourseInfo (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced); PhotoShop (Beginning, Intermediate & Web related), Dreamweaver Fred Prior: Project Management Seminar; Microsoft Internet Project Management Seminar; Novell 200 Networking Technologies Lotus Notes Application Development I, System Admin. I, Basic Notes Concepts; Notes Technical user; Presentation Skills Seminar, Novell Groupware; Certified Netware Administrator (CNA) 1/9/95 Candidate ID 216525685 Reg. #: 726DTT0995. Novell Netware 508 Netware 3.1 Admin. Course; Lotus Notes Software “Basic User” & “Technical User.” Stowell Data (Marketing) Research Inc.

Philip Siddons’s Groups:

Community Connect of the United Way (a technology collaboration advisory board for non-profits in Buffalo New York)

•    infoTech Niagara
•    Green
•    PMI Buffalo
•    Fans of Digsby
•    Buffalo Technology Community
•    Linked Strategies

Philip Siddons’s Honors:

6 Sigma Yellow Belt Certification (group "Champion") 2009
Nominated "Teckie of the Year" at InfoTech Niagara 2009
“MOUS Microsoft Certified Expert in Word”
Winner of the Art Diectors/Communicators Gold Award for the Millard Fillmore Hospitals Annual Report 1986
Graduate: Dale Carnegie Management Seminar
Certified Ventura Professional by Xerox (desktop publishing specialist)
Xerox Computerized Publishing Specialty Training, three advanced levels
1980 Certified Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Performax International Management Instrument Facilitator.
Author of book Speaking Out For Women (Valley Forge: Judson Press, 1980).

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