Lauren Ben
**** **** ******, *** *******, Texas *8233 215-***-**** *************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE
To use earned skills and obtain a professional career as a Meteorologist
STRENGTHS
Able to accomplish tasks and work efficiently with minimal supervision
Strong organizational and time management skills
Respectful with a positive attitude
Strong leadership and conflict resolution skills
Self-starter
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
North Park Auto Dealership, San Antonio, TX, January, 2017 – Present
Service Writer for Ford, Mercury, Lincoln, and Subaru
Liaison between patrons and technicians to see repairs of vehicles through
Provided support for customer relations and managed guest accounts
Senior Care Centers of America, Trevose, PA, February 2012 – July 2014
Administrative Assistant promoted to Human Resources Coordinator, February 2013 – June 2014
Created stock orders, processed marketing requests, regulated company messages, created corporate calendars and public announcements
Maintained counts for 20 center locations, corresponded with clients and referrals
Charged with ensuring new employees are set up with benefits and insurance, accurately maintaining payroll, apt in navigating Pre-Employ to confirm confidential criminal background and drug screen information
Tasked with ensuring all workers compensation requests were put in the system and paid out
Office Team Staffing Agency, Trevose, PA, September 2011 – February 2012
Customer Service and Administrative Assistant
Kept records and accounts up to date
United States Marine Corps
Weather Forecaster, July 2010 - Present
Section Head of Meteorology, Oceanography, and Meteorological Maintenance Marines
Oversee junior Marine meteorological observations, teach classes for professional advancement
Forecast for operational missions, including specific impact thresholds to ground and aviation components
EDUCATION
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Completed over 80 hours towards a BS in Meteorology, August 2014 – December 2016
Millersville University, Millersville, PA
Completed 15 hours towards a BS in Meteorology, August 2012 – December 2012
United States Marine Corps and United States Air Force Joint Weather Forecasting School, Biloxi, MS
Obtained over 1600 classroom hours and observation hours, leadership courses, teamwork exercises, information security protection classes, October 2010 – September 2011
ACTIVITIES, HONORS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Was in Honors College, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences at the University of Oklahoma
Recipient of Joe Friday Scholarship from Atmospheric & Geographic Science community
Former Historian and President of OU’s Sooner Air Traffic Control Association
Granted Secret Government Security Clearance from career in the United States Marine Corps
Was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for supporting disaster relief during Major Hurricane Harvey and Irma by standing as METOC Chief