Andrew Kelly Resume
Andrew Kelly
Mercer Island, WA 98040 ? ------------ ? ------------ ? ------------/in/andrewjarralkelly/
Education
California State University Fullerton Fullerton, CA
Master of Arts in History, GPA: 3.8/4.0 May 2017
Comprehensive exams in military history, British Colonialism, Early Modern Europe
Relevant coursework: historical and writing methodology, publication editing, public and oral history, museum exhibit development, military history, American history.
Phi Alpha Theta, History Student Association
Chapman University Orange, CA
Bachelor of Arts in History, GPA: 3.5/4.0 May 2015
Relevant coursework: American history, military history, World War II, data analysis and collection, critical thinking, research presentation and interpretation, academic and journalistic writing, sociology.
Cum Laude, Phi Alpha Theta, Chancellor’s List
Work Experience
C2 Education 710 NW Gilman Blvd Suite D106, Issaquah, WA 98027
Teacher November 2018-Present
Supervisor: Lucy Huang ------------ $23.50/hour 30-40 hours/week
• Create detailed lesson plans that cater to the student’s needs and subjects. Lessons are specifically designed for the student’s to think critically about the presented subject matter, allowing students to utilize newly acquired knowledge to school, college, and beyond.
• Teach strategies for the SAT, SSAT, ACT, and other standardized tests.
• Help students with school material, mainly English, reading, writing, and history (regular, Advanced Placement, and IB programs).
• Develop study plans for advanced placement exams, specifically for world and European history. This involves sorting through C2 given material, creating vocab and study guides, and bringing outside material to create a wholesome learning experience.
iDecisionSciences 500 Yale Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109
Research Assistant February 2018-October 2018
Supervisor: Susan Leaman ------------ $28/hour, 20 hours/week
• Conducted research on topics such as food safety and handling, to better help the agricultural industry stay updated on new technologies and safety trends. Synthesizes information into edited articles and documents for publication.
• Helped edit industry policies and safety regulations for everyday workers to better understand and implement.
• Kept policies and articles up-to-date so the iDecisionSciences can move into foreign markets.
• Compare and contrast different regulations from varying industries and countries, such as comparing the United States agricultural standards to Japan and China.
• Managed my own time from home and consult with my supervisors on a bi-weekly basis to make sure projects and assignments are current and relevant. Stay current with new developing technologies coming forth in the agricultural industry.
Varsity Tutors Seattle, WA (online company)
Contracted Tutor November 2017-present
No Supervisor ------------ $21/hour, 4-10 hours/week
• Teaches students to achieve academic goals, overcome current struggles, and prepare for standardized tests including the SAT and GRE. Students reported a full grade higher in their desired class and greater satisfaction with their learning capabilities. Specializes in History and study skills.
• Organizes lesson plans upon request of clients. This ranges from writing exercises to test prep and study strategies.
• Communicates with parents and students about what they should do outside of tutoring sessions.
• Text or email for check ins to see how students are doing with their assignments.
The Rinks, Inc. 13071 Springdale Street, Westminster, CA 92683
Operations Lead; Ice Technician; Operations Staff December 2012-July 2017
Supervisor: Holly Collins ------------ $14/hour, 20 hours/week
• Created a daily task management system for Operations employees, which promoted better usage of employee time and helped maintain the facility, and consequently saved the company money from emergency repairs.
• Helped design a customer incentive program to bring in prospective customers while providing enriching opportunities for current ones. This led to 50% sales increases on days we implemented the programs.
• Brought in and trained new hires that fit the company’s future vision.
• Effectively maintained ice conditions and maintenance equipment, including the Zamboni, daily.
• Conducted annual ice maintenance and reconstruction duties. This involves removing the existing ice sheet and creating a new one.
• Designed an Ice Technician training program to create uniformity and promote overall safety throughout The Rinks facilities.
• Conducted daily customer service activities such as operating cash registers and registering customers for skating programs.
• Maintained administrative work for adult and youth hockey leagues as well as our skating school programs throughout the year. This includes creating and updating rosters, signing players and skaters up for the correct programs, and accepting and processing payments.
Academic Experience
Welebaethan Journal of History (CSUF) 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831
Managing Editor August 2016-May 2017
(Supervisor: Dr. Vanessa Gunther ------------) Unpaid, 10 hours/week
• Monitored three student editors and their respective authors, guiding both through their editing processes and conducting my own edits. Process included a triple-blind review board, extensive substantive and line edits per the Chicago Manual of Style, historical research, and visual article design.
• Helped select papers that will go through the editing process over the course of the next 4 months. This process happens twice a year in February and September.
• Led tutorials on how to conduct line edits, spot and create a proper thesis statement, and basic grammar and punctuation for Chicago Manual of Style.
Taking a Stand: Legacies of Latina Activism in Southern California 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831
Exhibit Designer January-May 2016
(Supervisor: Dr. Margie Brown-Coronel ------------) Unpaid, 5-10 hours/week
• This exhibit at the Heritage Museum in Santa Ana focuses on the legacies of four Latina women active in politics from the late nineteenth century through the mid twentieth century.
• Worked with a group of fellow history students to create, install, and present an exhibit profiling the history of Latina political and social activism in the community. Created a budget, fact-checked research, designed a presentation system to communicate historical findings to a general audience, and conducted round-table interviews with some of the exhibition subjects.
Women, Politics, and Activism since Suffrage Project 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831
Oral Historian August 2015-June 2016
(Supervisor: Dr. Natalie Fousekis ------------) Unpaid, 5 hours/week
• The Women, Politics, and Activism Project (WPA) focuses on the political lives and actions of Southern California women from the 1960s to the present.
• Conducted in-depth historical research on two local Orange County female politicians—Whittier City Councilwoman Cathy Warner and Anaheim Councilwoman Shirley McCracken—led formal recorded oral history interviews with both, transcribed their interviews, and submitted the materials to the Center for Oral and Public History at California State University Fullerton.
Voces Novae: Chapman University Historical Review 1 University Drive, Orange, CA 92866
Managing Editor May 2014-June 2015
(Supervisor: Dr. Leland Estes ------------) Unpaid, 5-10 hours/week
• Worked as an editor on two consecutive editions of Chapman’s student-run history journal. Both issues won the national Phi Alpha Theta prize for best undergraduate journal. Helped select papers, conducted individual edits and additional historical research, supervised teams, proofed final edits, organized layouts, and formatted papers for online publication.
Phi Alpha Theta Southern California Regional Conference 3900 Lomaland Drive San Diego, CA 92106
Conference Presenter April 2015
(Advisor: Dr. Leland Estes ------------) Unpaid, 5-10 hours/week
• Presented historical research on the First Anglo-Afghan War (1842) and the British retreat from Kabul, Afghanistan to an academic audience. Chapman’s award-winning history journal Voces Novae later published an extended version of this article.
Student Success: Data Collection, Interpretation, and Presentation 1530 W 17th St, Santa Ana, CA 92706
Research Assistant October 2012 – February 2013
(Advisor: Dr. Fernando Ortiz) Unpaid, 5-10 hours/week
• Constructed and distributed a school wide survey aimed discovering patterns between student study habits, success (success in terms of grades and how long the have been at Santa Ana College), and their use of campus resources (such as the library, tutoring, and professor office hours) at Santa Ana College.
• Collected the surveys and interpreted the results into usable data. Finding that students were not using campus resources efficiently and there was no correlation between campus resource usage and student success.
• Presented the data to faculty members in order to push them in a direction to help get students to graduate and/or transfer quickly and effectively, and improve the utilization of campus resources for students.
Skills
Computer: Microsoft suite, database navigation; technical writing.
Academic: History research and presentation; editing and publishing; writing; public speaking; data analysis.
References
Andrew Kelly
Mercer Island, WA 98040 ? ------------ ? ------------ ? ------------/in/andrewjarralkelly/
Education
California State University Fullerton Fullerton, CA
Master of Arts in History, GPA: 3.8/4.0 May 2017
Comprehensive exams in military history, British Colonialism, Early Modern Europe
Relevant coursework: historical and writing methodology, publication editing, public and oral history, museum exhibit development, military history, American history.
Phi Alpha Theta, History Student Association
Chapman University Orange, CA
Bachelor of Arts in History, GPA: 3.5/4.0 May 2015
Relevant coursework: American history, military history, World War II, data analysis and collection, critical thinking, research presentation and interpretation, academic and journalistic writing, sociology.
Cum Laude, Phi Alpha Theta, Chancellor’s List
Work Experience
C2 Education 710 NW Gilman Blvd Suite D106, Issaquah, WA 98027
Teacher November 2018-Present
Supervisor: Lucy Huang ------------ $23.50/hour 30-40 hours/week
• Create detailed lesson plans that cater to the student’s needs and subjects. Lessons are specifically designed for the student’s to think critically about the presented subject matter, allowing students to utilize newly acquired knowledge to school, college, and beyond.
• Teach strategies for the SAT, SSAT, ACT, and other standardized tests.
• Help students with school material, mainly English, reading, writing, and history (regular, Advanced Placement, and IB programs).
• Develop study plans for advanced placement exams, specifically for world and European history. This involves sorting through C2 given material, creating vocab and study guides, and bringing outside material to create a wholesome learning experience.
iDecisionSciences 500 Yale Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109
Research Assistant February 2018-October 2018
Supervisor: Susan Leaman ------------ $28/hour, 20 hours/week
• Conducted research on topics such as food safety and handling, to better help the agricultural industry stay updated on new technologies and safety trends. Synthesizes information into edited articles and documents for publication.
• Helped edit industry policies and safety regulations for everyday workers to better understand and implement.
• Kept policies and articles up-to-date so the iDecisionSciences can move into foreign markets.
• Compare and contrast different regulations from varying industries and countries, such as comparing the United States agricultural standards to Japan and China.
• Managed my own time from home and consult with my supervisors on a bi-weekly basis to make sure projects and assignments are current and relevant. Stay current with new developing technologies coming forth in the agricultural industry.
Varsity Tutors Seattle, WA (online company)
Contracted Tutor November 2017-present
No Supervisor ------------ $21/hour, 4-10 hours/week
• Teaches students to achieve academic goals, overcome current struggles, and prepare for standardized tests including the SAT and GRE. Students reported a full grade higher in their desired class and greater satisfaction with their learning capabilities. Specializes in History and study skills.
• Organizes lesson plans upon request of clients. This ranges from writing exercises to test prep and study strategies.
• Communicates with parents and students about what they should do outside of tutoring sessions.
• Text or email for check ins to see how students are doing with their assignments.
The Rinks, Inc. 13071 Springdale Street, Westminster, CA 92683
Operations Lead; Ice Technician; Operations Staff December 2012-July 2017
Supervisor: Holly Collins ------------ $14/hour, 20 hours/week
• Created a daily task management system for Operations employees, which promoted better usage of employee time and helped maintain the facility, and consequently saved the company money from emergency repairs.
• Helped design a customer incentive program to bring in prospective customers while providing enriching opportunities for current ones. This led to 50% sales increases on days we implemented the programs.
• Brought in and trained new hires that fit the company’s future vision.
• Effectively maintained ice conditions and maintenance equipment, including the Zamboni, daily.
• Conducted annual ice maintenance and reconstruction duties. This involves removing the existing ice sheet and creating a new one.
• Designed an Ice Technician training program to create uniformity and promote overall safety throughout The Rinks facilities.
• Conducted daily customer service activities such as operating cash registers and registering customers for skating programs.
• Maintained administrative work for adult and youth hockey leagues as well as our skating school programs throughout the year. This includes creating and updating rosters, signing players and skaters up for the correct programs, and accepting and processing payments.
Academic Experience
Welebaethan Journal of History (CSUF) 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831
Managing Editor August 2016-May 2017
(Supervisor: Dr. Vanessa Gunther ------------) Unpaid, 10 hours/week
• Monitored three student editors and their respective authors, guiding both through their editing processes and conducting my own edits. Process included a triple-blind review board, extensive substantive and line edits per the Chicago Manual of Style, historical research, and visual article design.
• Helped select papers that will go through the editing process over the course of the next 4 months. This process happens twice a year in February and September.
• Led tutorials on how to conduct line edits, spot and create a proper thesis statement, and basic grammar and punctuation for Chicago Manual of Style.
Taking a Stand: Legacies of Latina Activism in Southern California 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831
Exhibit Designer January-May 2016
(Supervisor: Dr. Margie Brown-Coronel ------------) Unpaid, 5-10 hours/week
• This exhibit at the Heritage Museum in Santa Ana focuses on the legacies of four Latina women active in politics from the late nineteenth century through the mid twentieth century.
• Worked with a group of fellow history students to create, install, and present an exhibit profiling the history of Latina political and social activism in the community. Created a budget, fact-checked research, designed a presentation system to communicate historical findings to a general audience, and conducted round-table interviews with some of the exhibition subjects.
Women, Politics, and Activism since Suffrage Project 800 N State College Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92831
Oral Historian August 2015-June 2016
(Supervisor: Dr. Natalie Fousekis ------------) Unpaid, 5 hours/week
• The Women, Politics, and Activism Project (WPA) focuses on the political lives and actions of Southern California women from the 1960s to the present.
• Conducted in-depth historical research on two local Orange County female politicians—Whittier City Councilwoman Cathy Warner and Anaheim Councilwoman Shirley McCracken—led formal recorded oral history interviews with both, transcribed their interviews, and submitted the materials to the Center for Oral and Public History at California State University Fullerton.
Voces Novae: Chapman University Historical Review 1 University Drive, Orange, CA 92866
Managing Editor May 2014-June 2015
(Supervisor: Dr. Leland Estes ------------) Unpaid, 5-10 hours/week
• Worked as an editor on two consecutive editions of Chapman’s student-run history journal. Both issues won the national Phi Alpha Theta prize for best undergraduate journal. Helped select papers, conducted individual edits and additional historical research, supervised teams, proofed final edits, organized layouts, and formatted papers for online publication.
Phi Alpha Theta Southern California Regional Conference 3900 Lomaland Drive San Diego, CA 92106
Conference Presenter April 2015
(Advisor: Dr. Leland Estes ------------) Unpaid, 5-10 hours/week
• Presented historical research on the First Anglo-Afghan War (1842) and the British retreat from Kabul, Afghanistan to an academic audience. Chapman’s award-winning history journal Voces Novae later published an extended version of this article.
Student Success: Data Collection, Interpretation, and Presentation 1530 W 17th St, Santa Ana, CA 92706
Research Assistant October 2012 – February 2013
(Advisor: Dr. Fernando Ortiz) Unpaid, 5-10 hours/week
• Constructed and distributed a school wide survey aimed discovering patterns between student study habits, success (success in terms of grades and how long the have been at Santa Ana College), and their use of campus resources (such as the library, tutoring, and professor office hours) at Santa Ana College.
• Collected the surveys and interpreted the results into usable data. Finding that students were not using campus resources efficiently and there was no correlation between campus resource usage and student success.
• Presented the data to faculty members in order to push them in a direction to help get students to graduate and/or transfer quickly and effectively, and improve the utilization of campus resources for students.
Skills
Computer: Microsoft suite, database navigation; technical writing.
Academic: History research and presentation; editing and publishing; writing; public speaking; data analysis.
References