Mariah Burks

**** *. ***** ***., *******, IL ****7

acukoz@r.postjobfree.com 773-***-****

Profile Summary

Strong time management skills as a peer mentor while maintaining full time student

status

Excels at problem solving, completing multiple projects in a timely manner

Capable of researching and troubleshooting coding errors

Experienced with working in a group

Excellent communication skills

Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word and Power Point

Experienced working on Windows XP, Window 7 and Windows 8.1

Basic understanding of Mac OS

Knowledge in C++ and Java languages

Basic understanding of C and Linux

Introductory knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign

Work Experience

September 2015 December 2015

Elmhurst College Elmhurst, IL

October 2014 December 2014

Title: Peer Mentor

Mentoring and tutoring Elmhurst college students enrolled in the science programs

Scheduling, supervising and guiding the progression of study groups

Maintained consistent availability and communication with members of study groups

April 2009 July 2011

Coldwell Banker Real Estate Oak Park, IL

Title: Office Assistant

Responsible for filing, registering lock boxes and keys, routing communication, data

processing and scheduling appointments with clients and prospects

Assisted with the distribution and design of advertisement to prospective clients

Prosser High School Chicago, IL June 2011- July 2011

Title: Youth Leader June 2010- July 2010

Served as a mentor to incoming students

Responsibilities included introducing students to a new environment and providing

guidance in math and English courses

Planned and supervised student events and activities

Leadership Experience

September 2008 December 2011

JROTC Cadet: Prosser High School

Junior Reserves Officer Training Corps (JROTC), a military based program that prepares

students for leadership roles and motivate them to be better citizens

Class Leader September 2009 June 2010

o Maintained attendance and grade records, monitored class activity, collected

funds for planned class events and reported to supervising teacher

Squad Leader September 2008 June 2010

o Lead a squad in drill competitions, assisted the evaluation of members of the

competitive drill team and performed in junior and senior city wide competitions

Drum and Bugle Corps September 2008 December 2011

o Performed in various volunteer events while maintaining school work, learned

and memorized music yearly and participated in city wide competitions

September 2011 June 2012

Lead Team Member: Rube Goldberg Club

A competitive club that aims to complete a simple task, in a minimum of twenty steps, by

building a device that works without human interaction

Managed progress and functionality of project

Provided materials and ideas toward the completion of the project

Participated in city and regional high school competitions

Education

Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL) Anticipated May 2016, Current GPA 3.81

Major: BS Computer Science

Minor: Computer Game and Entertainment Technology

References are available upon request.

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