Some Tid Bits About Me

Personally

I am a native Buffalonian who grew up alongside the Elmwood Village area. I enjoy city living and the freedom of walking to many local destinations. I also enjoy hibernating during the cold wintery months with a stack of good books and movies. When the short season of warm weather arrives, I cherish creating peaceful places filled with flowers and green textures. I also love to experience the uniqueness of newly visited places when I travel.

To keep active, I look forward to playing tennis, swing dancing, Jazzercis-ing, practicing yoga, cooking new recipes, and gardening. I also enjoy watching a good play, hearing a good joke and spending time with family and friends.

Professionally

In my professional life I have always sought to improve my skills, gain knowledge and be an asset to people I work for or with. In doing so I have taken several personality/profile tests to better understand how I work and what I naturally do best. The findings of some of these tests are below.

• Gallup StrengthsFinder: Top 5 Themes –
  Strategic, Individualization, Achiever, Relator, Responsibility
• Myers Briggs Type Indicator –
  ENTJ
• Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior –
  25 (Overall Interpersonal Needs: medium level rating)

For those of you who have taken these tests, you will have some idea of what these results mean. For those of you who haven’t taken them or even heard of them, I would suggest looking them up. They lend much insight into a person’s behavior and personality. By gleaning this information you can help improve your leadership style and working relationships both on and off the job. It’s really quite interesting.

More Tid Bits About Me

Able to leap tall buildings? No.
Do many things? Yes.

Design
Illustrate
Manipulate Photos
Restore Photos
Layout Print Materials
Layout Web Designs
Write Content
Edit Content
Communicate
Provide Instruction
Manage Deadlines
Smile
Interview People
Enjoy Life
Organize Projects
Be Creative
Run Focus Groups
Think Out of the Box
Collect Data
Analyze Data
Analyze The Problem
Lead a Team
Breakout Tasks
Be Flexible
Set-up Procedures
Write How-Tos
Choose Software
Use Technology
Create Efficiency
Select Fonts
Manage Fonts
Manage Digital Assets
Create Digital Assets
Be Part Of A Team
Get The Job Done
See Processes
Think Critically
Correct Direction
Remain Humble
Be Appreciative
Balance My Checkbook
Delegate When Necessary
Be Thankful
Work Independently
Say Thank You
Setup Basic Websites
Help Friends
Figure Things Out
Be Compassionate
Take Photographs
Focus
Be Positive
Enjoy A Challenge
Be Professional
Support Others
Lead
Plan Ahead
Wear Many Hats
Say No
Say Yes
Say Maybe
Say Not Sure. Let Me Get Back To You
Research Problem
Write Code
Read Code
Learn Quickly
Accept That Things Change Daily
Develop Training Materials
Make Presentations
Bring Chocolate
Listen Carefully
Listen and Not Comment
Listen and Comment
Give My Truthful Opinion
Keep My Mouth Shut
Develop Strategies
Read Between the Lines
Work Hard
Whistle
Rest Easy
Drink Coffee
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Thank you for reading and have a wonderful day!

Sincerely — Joan Irving

“Enjoy being where you are. No matter what class you take or project you do, you will always find some nugget of information to take away from the experience.”