DERRICK DERKSEN
***** * ******* *** *** ***, Oklahoma City, OK 73139 H: 405-***-**** C: 405-***-****
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Professional Summary
As a newly graduated, entry level person, I have basic experience in the mental health field.
I have volunteer experience relevant to the type of work I want to do. I volunteered as a
call-staff member at NumberNyne crisis hotline where my responsibilit ies included talking
to t roubled people and helping them deal with issues going on in their lives. I did not talk
m uch as our main goal was to just listen and provide people with information about
establishments that could help them based on their specific needs. I have also volunteered
for and completed the youth mentor program at Goodwill. I was assigned to an at-r isk youth
and my job there was to be that child's friend and show them that just because they come
f rom a rough background does not mean they are stuck in that life. We met every weekend
and just spent three to four hours together playing sports and video games and talking
about what his dreams and desires were as well as how he could achieve them. My current
volunteer work is at CCFI, Center for Children and Families Inc. There I help at r isk
families involved in divorce with minor children, enroll in parenting classes mandated by
D HS and the Court. I also help provide low income families with diapers and formula for
t heir children.
Skill H ighlights
Charismatic Knowledge of how to communicate/relate to children
Fast Learner Superior Communication Skills
Knowledge of how to deal with depressed
people Efficient in task management and t ime management
Knowledge of how to deal with crisis
situations
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Accomplishments
In High School I achieved a weighted 4.2 GPA and I was a Valedictorian and lettered in
academic excellence.
I was named captain of the Carl Albert H igh School chess team and finished my chess
career as a state champion premier player. Chess team was my favorite part of H igh School
and I dedicated a lot of time to being the best I could be.
At Rose State college I graduated with my Associates in Psychology achieving a 3.7 GPA
and being inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa Junior College Honors Society.
At my current job, CrackerBarrel, I was awarded the employee of the month award only
t hree months after I started working there and was nominated for the employee of the year
t hat same year.
P rofessional Exper ience
Server 01/2011 to Cur rent
CrackerBar rel Oklahoma City, OK
At CrackerBarrel I wait tables and run food as well as doing to-go-orders occasionally. As a
server at CrackerBarrel, I exercise my people/communication skills relating to the
customers, adding humor to their day, and listening to what they want to share about their
l ives. I have achieved the highest position as a server available which is a four star skill
t rainer, meaning that I take new employees and t rain them on how to be a server and the
specific procedures for employment at CrackerBarrel.
Food and Beverage 02/2010 to 12/2010
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma City Zoo OK
I worked at the Zoo as a fry and grill cook in the Canopy Restaurant located inside the Zoo. I
took orders and prepared them. I also made sure that the fryers, ovens, and grill were
p roperly operation each day.
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Concession / Usher 05/2008 to 11/2008
Oklahoma City,
Harkins Theatres OK
My responsibilities at Harkins were to sell concessions and clean out auditoriums after the
movies ended.
Education and T raining
Bachelor of Science :
Psychology 2013
University of Oklahoma Norman, OK, US
Associate of Science:
Psychology 2011
Rose State College M idwest City, OK, US
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