Richard Burton

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Cherry Valley, CA 92223

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GRADUATE STUDENT WITH A STRONG WORK ETHIC AND EXCEPTIONAL RECORD OF SERVICE

WITH EXPERIENCE IN VARIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS RANGING FROM UNIVERSITY-LEVEL

CLERICAL POSITIONS TO A NUMBER OF HEAVY CONSTRUCTION TRADES. PROVEN

LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES IN THESE DIVERSE OCCUPATIONS WITH ENHANCED PERSONAL

SKILLS. WORKS WELL INDIVIDUALLY AND CONSISTENTLY CONTRIBUTES IN A

CHALLENGING, TEAM-ORIENTED ENVIRONMENT.

Work Experience

RESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT, THE CENTER FOR BRIGHT KIDS, GOLDEN COLORADO-JUNE

2010 THRU AUGUST 2010

Community assistant position for the Residential Staff at the Center for

Bright Kids at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. The CBK

Summer Programs offered rising 3rd through 11th graders the opportunity to

focus on one intensive course of study using a combination of enrichment,

acceleration, and compression models designed to intellectually challenge

very bright students. The main role of residential staff in these programs

was to develop the living community, provide structured, enthusiastic,

student-interest-driven recreational time for students, and offer social

and emotional support with some limited counseling during the course of the

program. As an RA, I was assigned a wing of 13 male students during the

11th grade program, and a wing of 13 male students during the 3rd grade

program.

Community Assistant, University of Redlands, Redlands, CA - 2007-2008

Community assistant position for the Residence Life staff at the University

of Redlands in Redlands, CA. Position was primarily an intensive leadership

role in greater dormitory and community environments. This position

required staff to live in residence at the University of Redlands among

enrolled students. Duties included, but were not limited to, the

maintenance of a staff members' appropriate floor or hall, facilitating

floor meetings, planning and coordinating educational and social

programming, working closely with staff and faculty, conscientious

contribution to protection and maintenance of the well being of the

community at large, counseling, CPR training, suicide prevention, and

maintenance of an empowered staff identity.

General laborer and fabricator, WCM and Associates Inc., San Bernardino, CA

- (Summer ) 2007 and 2008

General laborer and fabricator for large scale HVAC company located in San

Bernardino, CA. Position required the demolition and installation of

various sized air conditioning units. Often jobs were large school

district ventures in the higher and lower deserts consisting of multiple-

unit installations and custom fabrications. Duties required excelled

interpersonal relationship skills as well as an outstanding communication

aptitude, a strong work ethic, and a mature knowledge of power tools,

welding, copper brazing, heavy equipment/machinery, and Class B driving

experience.

Apprentice, Reliable Plumbing, Colton, CA- (Summer) 2006

Apprentice plumber for small-scale private contractor located in Colton,

CA. Position consisted of small scale and larger scale installations and

repairs of pipes and fittings, water supplies, sanitation, and heating

systems as well as custom fabrications. Company consisted of few members,

imparting an even greater value on team-work and interpersonal

relationships with employees.

Sales Clerk, Calimesa Tower Video, Yucaipa, CA - 2003-2005

Rental clerk for independent video store and local distributor located in

Yucaipa, CA. Position consisted of basic clerical duties and tasks, e.g.,

renting and selling videos/dvds, stocking movies, and basic cleaning and

upkeep of store environment as well as managerial duties such as ordering

movies, concession items, networking with other distributors, and payroll

preparations. Our staff was small, allowing for a healthy, spirited and

vital team dynamic.

Sales Clerk, Barnes and Noble Booksellers (College Division), Redlands, CA

- (Summer) 2005

Sales Clerk for the Barnes and Noble college division campus bookstore

located at the University of Redlands campus in Redlands, CA. Position

consisted of basic clerical duties, e.g., sales of clothing, food stuffs,

and textbooks, stocking of school supplies and textbooks, and PR with

textbook suppliers and greater Barnes and Noble offices as well as

warehouse duties primarily consisting of advanced shipping and receiving

duties.

Education

- CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES

Master of Arts candidate in the Department of Philosophy. Expected

graduation 2011.

- Johnston Center for Integrative Studies, University of Redlands,

California

B.A. in Philosophy and Literature. Graduated May 2009.

-Yucaipa High School, Yucaipa, CA

Diploma. Graduated June 2005.

-Teaching Experience

Fall 2008. Student facilitated seminar. Undermining Philosophy:

Existentialism in Literature and Film

-Conference Presentations

February, 2010. "'Deserve's Got Nothin' to do with It': The Ironies

of Unforgiven." Asheville, North Carolina. Co-authored and presented

with Greg Salyer, PhD, University of Redlands. Southern Humanities

Council Annual Conference.

February, 2008. "It Seems Like I Heard These Stories Before':

Rereading Ceremony." Knoxville, Tennessee. Southern Humanities Council

Annual Conference.

- Publications

(Forthcoming) "Signals of Violence: Contemplating Symbolic Acts of

Violence in Postcolonial Discourse." Philosophy in Practice. California

State University Los Angeles. (Spring 2010).

skills

-Communications - Strong written and verbal. Proficient in MS Word and

Excel.

-Interpersonal Skills - Rich experience in team-oriented, dynamic work

environments. Collegial and able and accept supervision. Work history

positively reflects adeptness in various ventures and trades.

-Hard working - Concerned with quality and excellence. Custom fabrication

calls for a precise attention to quality and detail. Throughout college,

worked long hours in strenuous, challenging environments. Summer

employment required management of close to 65 hours a week.

-Other - Proficiency with various power tools and heavy equipment e.g.

pettibone, forklift. Basic knowledge of welding; excelled knowledge and

experience of copper brazing. Class B driving experience, i.e., 25-foot

bob tail, flat-bed, semi-truck. 5+ years of heavy labor experience.

Graduate level reading, and writing skills.

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