Gary M.

Piwonka
P. O. Box 278 La Ward, Texas 77970
361/920-3284 gped5154@westpost.net
Professional Summary
23 Years experience as a Court Reporter. 15 years experience as General Manager
of Businesses.
Experience
OUTBACK GRASS FARM
Dates of Employment
Owner/Manager
Oversee day-to-day operations
May 2007 - Present

Redas Grass Farms, Inc. Dates of Employment

General Manager
04/1998 a" 04/2007
*
Responsibilities: Oversee day-to-day operations of 20 employees;
Responsible for sales, invoicing, licensing, inventory, quality control, dealing

with customers, etc.

County of Matagorda, Texas Dates of Employment
Official Court Reporter for the 130th Judicial District
06/1983 a" 12/1997
Responsibilities: Providing a verbatim record of all court proceedings,
marking and filing exhibits; providing transcripts, when requested;
reading back testimony to juries; preparing Statement of Facts for Court
of Appeals, many of which consisted of thousands of pages involving
Multi-party litigation lasting months. Also reported numerous domestic
matters, numerous criminal cases, including capital murder cases.

County of Wharton, Texas Dates of Employment

Official Court Reporter for the 130th Judicial District
02/1980 a" 05/1983
Responsibilities: Provide verbatim record of all court proceedings and
Transcribed whatever was requested. Also reported numerous depositions
in off time.

County of Galveston
Dates of Employment
Official Court Reporter for County Court-at-Law
Responsibilities: Report all hearings and transcribe anything
04/1978 a" 01/1980
requested.

Richard Smith & Associates

Dates of Employment
Freelance Court Reporter
09/1975 a" 03/1978
Responsibilities: Verbatim reporting and transcribing of numerous
Depositions, arbitrations, conferences; substitute Reporter in
The United States District Court, Eastern Division at Chattanooga.
Reported and transcribed on a daily copy basis Nuclear Regulatory
Commission hearings. Reported many hearing in Tennessee Circuit
Court and reported depositions in Alabama and Georgia.
Education
Tidehaven High School
El Maton, Texas
High School Degree
McMahon Court Reporting College (NCRA approved)
Houston, Texas
Stenograph Institute of Texas (NCRA approved)
Dates attended
09/1967 a" 05/1970

Dates attended
09/1971 a" 12/1972
(Government closed school)
Dates attended
10/1973 a" 02/1975
Abilene, Texas
Graduated with Business Degree in Court Reporting

Member of National Court Reporters Association; National Verbatim Reporters Asso

ciation; AAERT; Texas Turfgrass Association; Texas Sod Producers Association.
Holder of Certificate of Proficiency issued by the National Court Reporters Asso
ciation; former holder of RPR designation issued by the National Court Reporters
Association; Former holder of CSR in Texas, Georgia and Tennessee. (Did not ke
ep up CE points when wasnat reporting)

References will be furnished upon request