Hugh Don Doss                                        Home Phone: (830) 257-1135
322 Lower Turtle Creek Road               Cell Phone: (830) 377-4320
Kerrville, TX  78028                                E-mail:  don@dondoss.com

Thank you for taking the time to view my resume.  Hopefully you will find the information ordered and user friendly so you will find what you are looking for quickly.   If you do have additional questions, please feel free to either call myself, or one of the references listed.

A DVD IS NOW AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.  PLEASE SEE THE VIDEO CLIPS PAGE FOR A REAL MEDIA PREVIEW!

Don is a multi-faceted vocal & instrumental musician, educator, conductor, composer, arranger, minister, website author, sound engineer, recording producer, network supervisor, video editor, lighting designer and also a committed and loving father and husband.  He has worked very hard at building solid relationships through the youth and adult music education/ministry positions he has worked, and believes that his biggest strength is encouraging individuals to step beyond the norm and accomplish larger than life dreams and goals.  Believers will be helped to find the God-given talents and abilities and where God can use them in his kingdom's purpose, and those that need the love of God will see that care and light through Don's life and work.

Please view the employment history, or select the individual skill categories you are interested in.  Below are some quick highlights and accomplishments with links to more information.

MINISTRY

• Licensed to the Ministry by Trinity Baptist Church of San Antonio
• Served as Youth and Music Ministry in Southern Baptist Churches (SBC) and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) congregations
• Also held music ministry positions at United Methodist Churches and the Presbyterian Church (USA)
• Have been given opportunity in all affiliations to fill the pulpit and preach on Sunday morning

CHURCH MUSIC

• Over 25 years of directing church music ministries
  
• Contractor for large and small professional orchestra projects
• Taught associational and state level music conference classes through both the Baptist General Convention of Texas
• Was a member of the Oklahoma Baptist Assist-Team while in Oklahoma. Led conferences included these topics:
            Beginning an Instrumental Music Program
            Bivocational Music Ministry
            Growing Youth Choirs
            Orchestration Made Easy
• Written and composed hundreds of instrumental and choral pieces specific to particular group needs
• Composed 5 full musical/dramas designed for the Middle School church choir
  
• Led summer mission projects and choir concert trips to many locations across the United States including Miami, New York and San Antonio. Trips outside of the U.S. include England and Mexico
• Served as orchestra director and arranger for Oklahoma Singing Churchman concerts and recording projects
• Contract orchestra arranger for churches across the U.S.

MUSIC EDUCATION

• Taught band, orchestra and choir in public and private schools in Oklahoma and Texas
  
• Over 20 years teaching music through church music school programs
• Directed both Bands and Choirs on TMEA level contests

VIDEO SYSTEMS

• Designed, built, and supervise Video Ministry
  
• Recorded and streamed worship services from April 2013
• Telestream Wirecast and Matrox Technology

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

• Computer Applications – Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Lotus, Word Perfect, Publisher, Graphics Applications, Paint Shop, Adobe, Corel, Netware, Micrografx, Photoshop, Digital Imaging, etc. Microsoft / Windows proficient - Novell Network Supervisor
• Internet Composition – WordPress, Joomla, HTML, FrontPage , NetObjects Fusion, Macromedia Applications, Shockwave, Flash , ISP Management
• Multi Media - Cakewalk, Finale, Avid Cinema, Pinnacle Studio, Digital Projectors, Soundboards, Sound Engineering, Recording Mix Setup and Engineering, Video Editing and Production

OFFICE MANAGEMENT

• Managed hotel front office operations including HR operations
• Bank teller experience in money handling
• Taught office software classes to 50+ office personnel Initiated computer network operations for large staff

                                     (This website built by Don Doss updated on 2/5/15)