"Find Your Strength." - Spaulding Rehabilitation Network
Education
Kinesiology, The University of Rhode Island
September 2013 - September 2017
GPA: 3.19
Relevant Coursework
Exercise Testing and Prescription
Physiology of Exercise
Athletic Injuries
Andover High School
September 2009 - May 2013
Experiences
McGraw Center Intern, Spaulding Rehabilitation Network
May 2017 - August 2017
Adapting recumbent cycles and kayaks to participants specific needs
Trailering equipment needed when cycling or kayaking outside of McGraw
Interacting with people with different physical and cognitive disabilities across each of their spectrums from mild to severe
Sailing Instructor and Boat Handyman, The University of Rhode Island Sailing Center
September 2015 - April 2017
Repairs to all the boats owned by the university
Instructing sailing classes while driving powerboats
Ensuring the facilities are kept clean and organized
Ski Team Captain, The University of Rhode Island Ski Team
September 2015 - September 2016
Ensuring the team is properly outfitted
Organizing and managing the schedule for the team’s preparation and on
time arrival at the mountain
Providing strategy instructions on the race course
Camp Counselor and Sailing Instructor, Camp Cody
June 2015 - August 2015, June 2016 - August 2016
Teaching six, 1 hour-long periods of sailing classes to adolescents
Complete responsibility for eight adolescent campers
Delivery Boy, Teatone/Mootone Asian Cuisine
April 2011 - December 2012
Delivering customer’s orders in a timely manner
Interaction with new people during every shift
Dock Hand, Constitution Marina
June 2009 - September 2009
Maintenance of docks
Ensuring facilities are kept clean and tidy
Catching and sending boats off at the dock
Skills
Derived From My Kinesiology Degree
Ability to prescribe exercise
Ability to take blood pressure and heart rate measures
Knowledge about the human body and its functions
Knowledge about exercise-related injuries
Understanding the physiology of exercise
Understanding the mechanics and physics of the human body
Derived from being a McGraw Center Intern
Ability to adapt recumbent cycles and kayaks to a variety of needs, general or specific with adaptive modules
Ability to maneuver trailers
Ability to transfer people to and from their wheelchair to and from a variety of recumbent cycles at different heights as well as kayaks
Knowledge about a variety of physical and cognitive disabilities
Knowledge about proper form while using a cycle or kayak
Knowledge about how recumbent and upright cycles as well as kayaks work and how to integrate adaptations in each of them
Understanding how the same physical or cognitive disability can present different from person to person
Derived From The University of Rhode Island Sailing Center
Understanding the importance of being careful with toxic chemicals
Knowing how to repair vessels
Keeping work area tidy and clean
Being observant to know when somebody needs assistance or encouragement
Derived From Being The University of Rhode Island Ski Team Captain
Strong leadership skills
Highly organized with managing the Team’s equipment and preparational needs as well as directing and ensuring on-time arrival to events
Derived From Camp Cody
Able to communicate and diffuse disputes of many kinds
Diverse environment requires constant learning and adaptation
Initiating activities during downtime
Creating original activities to complement sailing classes
Problem solving is necessary when supervising eight adolescents and
working with 500+ across the camp
Very detail oriented; ensuring all my camper’s social and medical needs were met
Leadership skills; eight adolescents looked up to me as a role model for 2+ weeks
Cooperation with coworkers to make sure all the needs of camp were being met
Great work ethic; it is necessary to keep up with work as a counselor since it is an around-the-clock job
Derived From Being a Delivery Boy
Keeping focused for several consecutive hours with no break
Positive interactions with difficult customers
Derived From Being a Dock Hand
Keeping work area tidy and clean
Clear and concise communication when working in a fast-pace environment (docking multi-million dollar boats safely and efficiently)