Jerry Mollenhauer
48618 Beaver Dam Road, Elysian, MN | 612-877-1275 | jerrym.relest@gmail.com
Objective
To further my career as a professional fiction writer, by honing my creative skills and providing the opportunities for beneficial professional contacts.
Education
St. Mary’s College, 1966-1868, Mankato State College 1969-1970
· English Literature Major, Biology Minor
Mankato Vocational/Technical College 1970-1973
Carpentry apprenticeship
The Loft, Minneapolis,
Creative writing courses attended in 1997, 1998, 2003
Skills & Abilities
Construction Management, Cost Estimating, Construction Means and Methods Consulting
Creative writing
· Fiction
· Poetry
Publications
· Short Stories
· Fuel Magazine- “Saddle”
· City Primeval- “Saddle”
· Array Magazine- “No Way Home”
· The Aurora Journal of Poetry&Prose- “The Catch”
· Red Herring Mystery Magazine- “Late Caller”
· Dogwood Tales Magazine- “Confessional”
· The Writers’ Journal- “The Catch”
· Professional/technical papers
· ASPE-Estimating Today (2)
· Business Structuring for the Estimating Consultant
· Networking To Build An Estimating Consultancy
· DCD- Design Cost Data Magazine (3)
· WHY C.E.R.T. ?
· Getting Started As An Estimating Consultant
· Saying NO to GO, When It’s OK to Reject a Client
· Construction Savvy Magazine (1)
· Construction Estimating Pitfalls and Pratfalls
· Minneapolis Tribune- OP-ED
· The Great Wall of the Americas
Presentation and Public Speaking Experience
· TARGET Corporation, Minneapolis 2002-2006
· Presentations on the subjects pertaining to the Cost of Construction of Retail Facilities
· ASPE-American Society of Professional Estimators National Convention, Indianapolis, 2014
· Presentations on the subject of “Establishing an Estimating Consultancy”
· MN AIA- Architects Institute of America, Minnesota Convention, 2015
· Presentations on the subject of “Tough Love Estimating”
· The Loft-Minneapolis, 1998
· Presented a reading of short story “The Low Spot”
· St. Peter Arts Center, St Peter, MN
· 2016- Presented a reading of novel excerpt “Fire”
· 2017- Presented a reading of novel excerpt “Making Up”
· WCCO Radio 2017
· Formally scheduled interview- discussed my article “The Great Wall of the Americas” with MC John Williams and selected call-in listeners
Grands and Awards
· The Writers’ Journal-First Honorable Mention for “The Write to Win” contest for “The Catch”
· 2016 Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council- PLRAC/McKnight Emerging Artist Grant
