Engineering High School

KOJO O. DEGRAFT-HANSON

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Boston, MA 02215 Buford, GA

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EDUCATION

Cornell University, School of Engineering, Ithaca, NY

Bachelor of Engineering: Operations Research & Engineering

Graduated May 2009

Minor in Africana Studies

Cumulative G.P.A.: 2.85

Phillips Academy Andover, Andover, MA

National Achievement Scholar

Graduated June 2005

OBJECTIVES: Seeking full time engineering employment in a position that

utilizes my work ethic, technical abilities, energy and personal

interaction skills.

APPLICABLE WORK SKILLS

While at El Mina Associates, I used AutoCAD to revise construction plans -

ensuring their compliance with state and county regulations. . At MATCH, I

convert a daily stream of homework, attendance, and behavior data into

detention lists which I disseminate amongst the staff. . I also tabulate

and compile the data into weekly reports for analysis and tracking

purposes. . With Zampus, Inc. I assisted the tech team in database cleanup

and maintenance using MyPhp, and in organizing the website's content. .

While working for the Ithaca Youth Bureau, I collected, archived, and

utilized background and job-related information for over forty teenage

employees using FileMaker Pro and Microsoft Access.

INTERPERSONAL WORK EXPERIENCES

As a MATCH tutor, I interact with several parents each week via phone and

email in order to create and maintain a unified message of the expectations

we hold for each of my five tutees and the athletes I coach. . At El Mina

Associates, I collaborated with contractors to maintain the integrity of

original construction designs while still making the county board's

corrections. . With Zampus, I was responsible for personally recruiting

website testers and content providers. . I also organized and led focus

groups to discuss privacy, aesthetics & campus issues.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Computer: Microsoft Word . Excel . PowerPoint . Access . AutoCAD .

FileMaker Pro . Photoshop

Languages: HTML . AMPL . Matlab . Java . VBA . R . Competent in Spanish

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

[Fall 2009 ~ Present] MATCH Charter Public High School, MATCH Corps Tutor,

Boston, MA . [Summer 2008] Youth Employment Service, Y.E.S. Representative.

Ithaca, NY . [Summer 2007] El Mina Associates, Inc. (Civil Engineering

Design), Technical Assistant. Murrayville, GA . [Spring 2007 ~ Spring 2009]

Zampus, Inc., Campus Ambassador / Content Moderator. Ithaca, NY

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