Samantha Adams
Permanent Address: Email:
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Richmond, IN 47374
Objective
To obtain a position that will allow me to utilize and hone the skills I have obtained teaching and
studying foreign languages and cultures.
Education
Ball State University December 2011
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish
Minor in Chinese
Experience
Acceptance Now – Richmond, IN November 2013-Present
• Called customers to remind of upcoming payments
• Called past due customers
• Created work schedules
• Answered phone calls
• Entered customer information in the computer
• Assisted host store with needed translation
• Sold various appliances
• Wrote agreements for new customers
• Transferred accounts to Rent-a-Center
El Caballo Blanco Mexican Restaurant – Connersville, IN October 2004-September 2013
• Served as a translator for employer and employees
• Expanded knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook while assisting
with restaurant bookkeeping and website maintenance
• Took and placed orders with Pepsi and Sysco
• Created employee workers schedules
• Developed superior Spanish communication skills
Fayette County School Corporation- Connersville, IN January 2012-May 2013
• Taught level one and two high school Spanish
• Created lesson plans for daily instruction of 50 minute periods
• Gained excellent organizational and time management skills through lesson planning
• Evaluated student’s performance through homework, projects, and tests/quizzes
• Adapted quickly and effectively to different class circumstances
• Organized field trips to broaden students’ understanding of Hispanic culture and language
• Co-Sponsor of Spanish Club
US Internet –Connersville, IN March 2011-January 2012
• Communicated with the shipping department about customer complaints
• Created shipping orders when customers signed up for the service
• Scheduled appointments with technicians to install or remove service
• Broadened communications skills by answering Spanish calls
• Translated Spanish e-mails
IU Honors Program- San Luis Potosí, Mexico June 2007-August 2009
• Taught Spanish Phonetics to American students
• Assisted teachers with grading homework and recording grades
• Developed a greater understanding of Mexican culture through field trips
• Organized the itinerary for the choir
Volunteering
• Aided police with Spanish translation needs
• Tutored Chinese students in English at Ball State
• Taught El Caballo Blanco employees in English after hours
• Attended doctor visits with non-English speakers to ensure proper translation
• Conducted tutoring sessions for high school Spanish students
Honors and Activities
• Member of Alpha Mu Gamma Foreign Language Honorary
• Participant in IU Honors Program 2005
References
• Avis Stewart
Vice President of Earlham College
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• Jeff Darter
IT Manager for the West Palm Beach Department of Elections
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• Colleen Tincher
Spanish Teacher at Franklin County High School
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