Scott Edward Downey

(716) 785-3176                                                                                   346 Central Ave.

down3156@gmail.com                                                                       Silver Creek, NY 14136

 

Experience

New York State Thruway Authority, Albany, NY 5/16 to present

Toll Collector

• Collect money from travelers and answer questions about the Thruway, including providing directions as needed

 

Dolce Automotive, Silver Creek, NY 7/15 to 9/16

Mechanic/detail

• Automotive repair and service
• Prepared cars for auction or retail sale

 

Valley Tire Inc., Dunkirk, NY

Commercial Tire Servicemen 8/97 to 5/00 and 2/04 to 8/10

• Delivered, installed and sold commercial tires to commercial truck fleets and independent operators

 

Freelance

Western New York Automotive Art, On-line Publication, 2015-present

• Responsible for all content at wnyautomotiveart@wordpress.org, a website dedicated to showcasing unique and interesting automobiles
• Interview auto owners, prepare articles for publication, and take and prepare photographs for the site

 

Writer, Editor and Publisher, Project 49, a science fiction novel, 2016

 

The Leader (weekly student-run campus newspaper), SUNY Fredonia 2013 to 2015

• Wrote profiles, political and current event articles

 

Skills

• Knowledgeable in mechanical workings of most motor vehicles
• Customer service
• Knowledgeable in both AP and MLA styles, camera operation, Photoshop and CS6
• Copy editing

 

Education

State University of New York at Fredonia

Bachelor of Arts, 2016

• Double major, English and journalism
• GPA 3.52
• Dean’s List, 7 of 8 semesters

 

Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY, 2012-2013