Kevin B. Neidorf
********@*****.***
Objective To gain experience in film making, product management, advertising, and or marketing for any part of the high-end bicycle industry.
Education South Plantation High School, Plantation, FL
-Graduation class of 2009
-Graduated from the Environmental Science and Everglades restoration magnet program
-4.25 Weighted GPA.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
-Graduation class of 2013
-Media Production Major
-Awarded Dean’s List multiple times
-Active member and ride leader of Florida State Cycling Team
Work The Great Bicycle Shop, Tallahassee, FL June ’10- Present
Experience 850-***-****)
Mechanic
-Assembling, selling, and repairing bikes
-First job in a well-recognized bike shop
Cherry Communications, Tallahassee, FL May ’10- July’10
Telemarketer
-Conducted telephone polls for local political candidates
Scott’s Bikes, Plantation, FL Feb ’10- May ’10
Mechanic
- Restored and repaired hundreds of bicycles to working condition
- Helped design ads for the shop
Dippendorf Delivery Co., Pembroke Pines, FL June ’09- Aug ‘09
Delivery assistant
-Helped deliver snack foods to summer camps throughout Broward County
Ross Media, Atlanta, GA June ’08- Aug ‘08
Telephone Operator/ Video editor
-Made and received calls regarding television advertising throughout country
-Edited commercials for local car dealerships
Skills Computer: Familiar with Mac, PC, and Linux operating systems. Proficient in Final Cut Pro, After Effecs, Photoshop, InDesign,
Premiere Pro, and Microsoft Office.
Mechanical: Professional bicycle mechanic familiar with working on nearly every kind of bicycle imaginable. Experienced in building
frames from raw bamboo.
Video: Four years experience shooting and editing video recreationally, competitively, and for school. Currently enrolled in the Media
Production Program at Florida State University.
Activities
and Honors Florida State Cycling: 2010-Present
Active member and ride leader, applying for mountain bike captain next season.
Krank it Up! Community Bicycle Project: 2009-Present
Currently the Monday mechanic, volunteering up to eight hours a week to help people learn how to fix and build their own bicycles.
Published Essay: 2009
Essay about Facebook, “Facelessbook,” published in the 2010 freshman English textbook, “On Writing,”
FSU Urban Cycling Club: 2009
Founder, site manager, and ride organizer/ leader
SPHS Sword and Shield Newspaper Editor: 2008-2009
Sports section editor and layout designer for high school newspaper
SPHS Solar Knights Racing Team: 2007-2009
-Member of highest ranked high school solar car team in the nation
-Helped with the building process of the Solar Knight II solar car which was raced to respective third and first place victories around the
Texas Motor Speedway.
-Filmed and edited promotional videos of the car in action which were used to help raise funds for the team.
-Advisor and mechanic of a hydrogen-fuel cell powered recumbent tricycle
Lexus Eco-Challenge Grand Prize Winner: 2009
Member of and videographer/ editor for the “SPHS Eco-Geeks” team which won Lexus’s $50,000 grand prize
Senior Symposium 2009
First prize recipient in a school-wide environmental science fair for constructing a functional bicycle out of Bamboo, as well as starting a
“Bike Month” program that exchanged refurbished bicycles for well-written essays about the benefits of cycling.
Culpepper Journalism Foundation 2009
Scholarship recipient for outstanding video work throughout high school
References: JC Lakey
Manager of The Great Bicycle Shop in Tallahassee, FL
Allan Phipps
Solar Knights Racing sponsor and AP Environmental Science teacher at South Plantation High School
Alyce Culpepper
South Plantation High School’s magnet program coordinator and video instructor
Justin Pogge
Volunteer mechanic at Krank it Up! community bike shop and frame builder/ owner of Old Field Cycles
Create a with
Weebly