Brian Borchard's Resume
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Brian Borchard's Resume

Brian A. Borchard
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EDUCATION
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
Anticipated Graduation: May 2023
Bachelor of Arts: English, Psychology
Cumulative GPA: 3.733

AWARDS & HONORS
Dean�s List: Achieving a 3.65 GPA or higher semesterly. -Fall 2019
Thoroughbred Society: Achieving a 3.67 GPA or higher semesterly while partaking in a varsity sport. -Fall 2019
Psychology Department Award: Awarded to a graduating senior who demonstrated academic excellence in the department throughout the year. -Spring 2019

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Skidmore College Varsity Swim Team: Expected to attend daily practices and lifts to train for meets and championships with an emphasis on team dynamics. -Fall 2019�Present
Wayne Valley Varsity Swim Team -Fall 2015�Spring 2019
~Team Captain: Expected to write workouts and create meet lineups for the team, along with creating a supportive atmosphere conducive to athletic performance. -Fall 2018�Spring 2019
~Team Statistician: Expected to record the times of all swimmers and format them in excel, creating graphs to detail swimmers� progression and to assist in meet strategy. -Fall 2017�Spring 2019
National Honors Society Executive Board Member: Oversee Honors Society events and act as a representative other members could come to with questions. -Fall 2017�Spring 2019
National Art Honors Society Executive Board Member: Oversee and lead Honors Society projects and act as a representative other members could come to with questions. -Fall 2015�Spring 2019
Wayne Valley Culinary Competition -Fall 2015�Spring 2019
~Team Captain: Expected to construct a theme, obtain recipes, and cook meals serving over three hundred guests while mobilizing a team and dividing tasks among the group. -Fall 2017�Spring 2019

WORK / VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Independent Lifeguarding & Swim Lessons: Made sure children were safe and followed the rules around the pool while teaching them how to swim. -Summer 2015�Present
Swim Instructor for Oasis Battered Women�s & Children�s Center: Dedicated time to teach underprivileged children how to swim, and having fun with them in the pool. -Summer 2016�Summer 2019
Honors Society Tutoring: Tutored children of all ages in any subject, along with providing essay assistance and editing. -Fall 2017�Spring 2019
Memory Project: Drawing a portrait of an underprivileged child from a foreign country to give them the gift of art. -Fall 2015�Spring 2019
Assistant Ceramics Director for Spring Lake Day Camp: Taught children how to work with clay, ranging anywhere from pinch pots to wheel throwing. Also was in charge of putting a protective glaze on their work and firing them in the kiln. -Summer 2015

RELEVANT SKILLS & COURSES
Land of Absurdity (Honors English), Introduction to Literary Studies, Human Dilemmas seminar, and Fiction: Provided foundational and advanced skills in critical reading, text analyzation, and exceptional writing.
Introduction to Business & Management: Provided skills in business strategy, the complexities of management, and effective advertising.
Introduction to Psychological Sciences, Sociology, and Cognition: Knowledge regarding human cognitive behavior, able to understand and appeal to specific demographics, statistical analysis, and understanding how people interact with the world.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and basic knowledge in Adobe InDesign.