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This is
everything to date. From my education
and professional work experiences to
fishing and my associations with various
companies and other individuals.
Andrew A. Ragas
Westchester, IL 60154
Cell: (708) 256-2201
Email:
andrew@ragasmedia.com
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Education:
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Loyola University Chicago,
Chicago, Illinois.
B.A. Communication Studies
(August 2005 — May 2010)
Loyola University Chicago,
Chicago, Illinois.
A.A. Visual Communication / Fine
Arts
(September 2009 — May, 2010)
St. Joseph High School,
Westchester, Illinois. High
School Diploma
(August 2001 — May 2005) |
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Work Experience:
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Time on the Water Television
Lemont, IL // (630) 841-5423
http://www.timeonthewater.com
Website Designer, Fisherman &
Camera Crew
November 2009 — Present
Duties include website design
and marketing, filming and video
production, training to be
future producer starting in 2011
season, and recurring guest
roles as a fisherman on the
television show. Time on the
Water airs on Saturdays at
9:30am on Comcast Sports Net,
Chicago, and on UPN-14 in
Madison, Wisconsin.
Ragas Media
Westchester, Illinois // (708)
256-2201
http://www.ragasmedia.com
Owner, Website Designer
January 2006 — Present
Projects include
conceptualization, graphic
design, and HTML coding. Clients
include villages and law
offices, healthcare, charitable
organizations, businesses &
corporations, personal web
sites, television and outdoor
media platforms, etc. A diverse
range of clients includes, but
is not limited to:
www.fishing-headquarters.com,
www.lowellcorp.com,
www.timeonthewater.com,
and
www.drscw.org.
A complete list of clients can
be viewed by visiting
www.ragasmedia.com.
Prairie State Outdoors
Peoria, Illinois // (309)
686-3212
http://www.prairiestateoutdoors.com
Writer & Staff Blogger
April, 2009 — Present
Writer, Fisherman, and
Adventurer for
prairiestateoutdoors.com -
website for Illinois hunting,
fishing, and outdoor news. I go
fishing, handle the regional
fishing coverage for northern
IL, and write about all of my
adventures to over 2-million
people in the state.
Read my blog at
http://www.prairiestateoutdoors.com/index.php?/nillfishing/
Village of Westchester, IL
Westchester, Illinois // (708)
345-0020
http://www.westchester-il.org
Website Designer
August, 2009 — November, 2009
Re-designed original village
website during the fall of 2009.
Worked with village government
managers and officials to create
a new website that is
information-based that delivers
the needs for all village
residents.
Lowell Corporation
West Boylston, MA // (508)
835-2900
http://www.lowellcorp.com
Website Designer
Fall 2007 — Spring 2008
Re-designed the corporate web
site from scratch during the
fall of 2007 and continuing on
an as-needed basis in the
future. Lowell Corporation from
West Boylston, Massachusetts,
specializes in heavy-duty
industrial, utility, and
military tools and mechanical
components.
Eddie Bauer
Oak Brook, Illinois // (630)
574-8060
Stock
October 2004 — December 2004
General stock-room work on a
seasonal basis during senior
year of high school.
Responsibilities included
folding clothes and placing
security sensors on items,
performing stock checks for
customers and interacting with
them, setting-up store display
racks, and keeping stock room in
clean and orderly fashion. |
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Fishing Industry
Experience:
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Time on the Water Television
Lemont, IL // c/o Frank Hyla
(630) 841-5423
http://www.timeonthewater.com
Website Designer, Fisherman &
Camera Crew, Production
November, 2009 — Present
Ragas Media
Westchester, Illinois // (708)
256-2201
http://www.ragasmedia.com
Owner, Video Production, Website
Designer, Fishing Services
January, 2006 — Present
Prairie State Outdoors
Peoria, Illinois // c/o Jeff
Lampe (309) 686-3212
http://www.prairiestateoutdoors.com
Writer & Staff Blogger
April, 2009 — Present
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago, Illinois // c/o Dale
Bowman (815) 422-0012
http://blogs.suntimes.com/bowman/
Contributor for the weekly
Midwest Fishing Report,
DesPlaines River reports &
Featured in multiple articles.
November, 2008 — Present
Fishing-Headquarters.com
Chicago, Illinois // (708)
256-2201
http://www.fishing-headquarters.com
Owner and editor of multi-media
and multi-species angling
website,
fishing-headquarters.com
January, 2007 — Present
StankX Bait Company
Kalamazoo, Michigan // c/o
Travis Crosman (269) 267-0120
http://www.stankxbaitco.com
Website Designer, Pro-Staff
May, 2009 — Present |
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Sponsorships:
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AC Plugs Swimbait Company
Grover Beach, California
http://www.acplugs.com
Mark Knoch - (800) 868-9830
January, 2009 — Present
Bearpaws Handpoured Baits
Walden, New York
http://www.bearpawshandpouredbaits.com
John Olsen - 324 Browns Road,
Walden, NY., 12586
January, 2007 — Present
Big Dady Fishing Rods
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
http://www.bigdadyrods.com
Randy Emerich - (570) 622-1252
January, 2009 — Present
CB’s Hawg Sauce
Olivia, North Carolina
http://www.cbshawgsauce.com
Randy Jones - (919) 499-4448
January, 2007 — Present
StankX Bait Company
Kalamazoo, Michigan
http://www.stankxbaitco.com
Travis Crossman - (269) 267-0210
May, 2009 — Present |
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Professional References:
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Scott Rieder
Sales Manager, Lowell
Corporation.
(508) 835-2900 - (ext) 15
Pete Janns
Euro Notions - Sewing Supply
Distributor.
(773) 584-6400
Stephen McCracken
Projects Manager, DuPage River
Salt Creek Workgroup.
(630) 768-7427
Frank Hyla
Owner & Host, Time on the Water
TV and Outdoors.
(630) 841-5423
Jeff Lampe
Owner & Editor In-Chief, Prairie
State Outdoors.
(309) 686-3212
Dale Bowman
Outdoors columnist for the
Chicago Sun-Times.
(815) 422-0012
Travis Crosman
Owner, StankX Bait Co -
Kalamazoo, Michigan.
(269) 267-0120
Brent Beckwith
Walk on Water Ice Benefit
coordinator.
(815) 459-6454 |
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