“With the aim to overcome myself and being successful, I am prepared to start my career from the bottom and create some prestige as a professional person taking my effort and hard work as a base.”

To whom it may concern:

My name is Luis Alejandro Castillo Torres, I am Mexican and I am 22 years old. I am writing these lines because my professional career as a Deck Officer of the Merchant Navy is about to start and I am willing to fulfill my training period on board of your vessels, or any other type of vessels, such as: tankers, containers, cruises, etc. I consider myself as a prepared person who can achieve any goal set by himself and I have received an excellent education at the Nautical School of Veracruz “Cap. Alt. Fernando Siliceo y Torres” being a top-class student, which will be very useful during my professional life.

I think it is important to learn new things every day, so my aim is to learn and keep preparing myself on board vessels by acquiring new experiences in the daily routine on board. I am a quick learner and can pick up new concepts and tasks very quickly and would like to begin my training as soon as possible. I am ready for this challenge and am prepared to work as long as it is necessary on order to fulfill my goal and contribute to the development of your enterprise. I have been studying all I can about every type of navigation, especially the celestial, because I think it is important to know the traditional way of navigation.

I believe that my skills together with my education and training at the Nautical School will make me a very competitive candidate for this position, as it can be seen in this resume and I also want to mark that I have no problem with being outside home in the long term and that I will be available from July 1st, 2017 or even a few days before if necessary.

Yours Sincerily.

Luis Alejandro Castillo Torres.

Deck Cadet.

Luis Alejandro Castillo Torres

Address: Calle 28 #248 Costa Verde, Boca del Río, Veracruz, México.

Date of Birth: December 26th, 1994 (22 years old).

Telephone: +52-229-*-**-**-**.

Passport Number: G21659265.

oDate of Issue: 15/07/2016.

oPlace: Veracruz, México.

Visas:

oB1/B2 Type: 201***********.

oC1/D Type: 201***********.

E-mail: ac1tkg@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: Be part of an Enterprise in which I can put into practice all my knowledge and have the chance to reach all my goals and growing up in the workplace, as well as in the intellectual and personal areas, helping to the development and prestige growth of the Enterprise which I will work for.

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

COLLEGE STUDIES

Studied at Escuela Náutica Mercante “Cap. Alt. Fernando Siliceo y Torres” in Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico the Deck Officer career from August 2013 to June 2017, finishing by being a top-class student and getting a score average of 9.6.

HIGH SCHOOL

Studied at “Colegio Cristóbal Colón” in Veracruz, from August 2010 to June 2013, being also a top-class student.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

During the career time at the Nautical School of Veracruz I was sent 3 times to the Harbor Masters of Veracruz and Playa del Carmen, Mexico in order to support the Harbor Master personnel with looking forward for the safety of tourists when doing nautical sports during the summer, winter and spring break vacations and also helping them in case of emergency, getting excellent results. First period was on July 2014 (three weeks), the second was on December 2016 (two weeks) and the last one on March-April 2017 (two weeks).

In December 2015 I sailed in M/V Burgos for a trip from Coatzacoalcos Port to Veracruz Port and vice versa for a 5 days period, being a guest enabled temporary as a Deck Cadet and helping the 3rd and 2nd Deck Officers to fulfill their tasks.

On September 2016 I got the distinction as “First Sergeant of Students” at the Nautical School, being this the maximum rank available among cadets at school. This means that my duties were: looking forward for the discipline at school and assist the school managers with keeping the school in order, putting into practice my leadership and my crowd controlling abilities; also serving as a model student for future generations.

PROFESSIONAL APTITUDES

Teamwork disposal.

Ability to solve problems in a fast way, as well as negotiation capability.

Good relationships with co-workers.

Adaptability, persuasiveness and able to control emotions.

English language management.

Electronic devices management and quick adaptability when using new ones.

PERSONAL APTITUDES

Empathic and respectful to others, both with superiors and subordinates.

Responsible for my actions.

Problem solving in a correct way.

Tendency to perfectionism while working or doing a job, achieving good results.

Sincerity and loyalty to others.

COURSES TAKEN

Basic Training for the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) Course.

Rescue boat piloting Course.

Fire-fighting Basic Course.

Tankers and RO-RO familiarization Course.

Technical English (Merchant Navy English).

Survival at sea Course.

Man Over Board Course.

Mexican Maritime Law Course.

Medical First Aid Course.

Leadership and Crowd Controlling Course.

LANGUAGES

First Language: Spanish.

Second Language: English.

-Level: B2 (Band 6.5) with IELTS Certification from Cambridge University.

Speaking: Band 6.0.

Writing: Band 6.0.

Listening: Band 6.0.

Reading: Band 7.5.

Third Language: French (Beginner Level).

DISTINCTIONS

Honorable mention for academic excellence during the semester from July to December of 2014.

Honorable mention for disciplinary excellence during the semester from July to December of 2014.

Honorable mention for academic excellence during the semester from January to June of 2015.

Honorable mention for academic excellence during the semester from July to December of 2015.

Rank distinction as “Class Student” on September 2015.

Honorable mention for disciplinary excellence during the semester from January to June of 2014.

Rank distinction as “Corporal of Students” on March 2016.

Rank distinction as “First Sergeant of Students” on October 2016.

COMPUTING APTITUDES

Using of Microsoft Office (Word, Power Point, Excel, Publisher, Outlook, etc.)

Using of Windows System at a User Level.

Basic use of Corel Draw and Corel Photo Paint.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Driving Licence Type “C”, as private driver.

National Military Service Card.

Valid ID from the Electoral National Institute.

Medical Examination issued by the Mexican Communication and Transport Department.

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