To the Attention of: Pine Street Inn

From: Bruce Arafe

After having seen your listing online, I have decided to send my resume. I believe that my career experience and education has prepared me to work in a position for your agency.

I hope we can talk soon.

Bruce Arafe

166 Chapel Street Apt. side

Newton, MA 02458

857-***-****

Bruce Arafe

166 Chapel Street

Newton, Massachusetts 02458

857-***-****)

EDUCATION

Harvard University Extension Program 2010-2018

Master’s Degree – Political Science/Government

University of Massachusetts - Boston, MA. 2005

Bachelor of Arts Degree – Political Science

Bentley College Paralegal Program 2002

Waltham, Massachusetts

Certificate Program- Approved by American Bar Association

Employment

Seniors Helping Seniors 2020-2023

Work with senior citizens out in the community one on one. Work involves engaging senior citizens in various activities, such as going to a coffee shop, movie, a walk,

and other activities.

Medical Transportation Company 2018-2024

Work involves engaging with MH and MR

clients who also have physical disabilities. Work involves facilitating clients work

program, transporting clients to work programs.

Self-employed housing contractor 1985-2023

Work involves working to develop homes and properties in the Middlesex and Essex County. During the 35

years that I have worked on homes, I have remodeled

homes.

Self Employed – Taxi Business 2003-2010

Worked as an independent Contractor/ Taxi Owner

with Watertown Taxi

Self Employed – Paralegal Business

Represented clients on accident injury, business, and debt cases. 2005-2007

Office of the Attorney General – Paralegal 2004

Worked in the Civil Trial Division on real estate cases, and personal

injury cases preparing subpeona lists, Deposition Summary, and

preparation of questions for Attorneys to consider during the

presentation of their cases. Also organized cases for various

Attorneys, and assisted in the presentation of cases.

Through working in the Office of the Attorney General, I came to

understand the many types of legal forms that become part of a case.

I also learned how to coordinate complex legal cases from start to finish

that were thousands of pages long.

Visiting federal courts, state courts, and government agencies in order

get the legal forms and evidence that I needed for a case, was the

most interesting part of my job.

Bowdoin Street Lodge - Residence Counselor 2002-2004

Dispensed medications, enforced rules of the halfway house,

talked to clients, maintained shift log.

Bristol Lodge Homeless Shelter, Waltham, Ma. – Counselor 2002

Dispensed medications to guests, recorded medications in logbook.

Conducted intake evaluations of new guests, and recorded in profile

guest log.

Talked to homeless guests about their problems.

Maintained daily log report and shift activity report.

Department of Commerce-Census Bureau, Natick, Ma. 2000

Administrative Clerk.

Reviewed citizenship status of applicants wanting to be hired.

Logged employee applications onto computer.

Assisted manager in selecting new hires, and maintained 10,000

employee file.

Investigated and resolved problems that came up with employee files.

Newton Election Commission, Newton, Ma. - Warden 1988-1992

Managed 6 employees at voting precinct.

Prepared voting machines for election.

Reviewed voter lists for documentation of voter registration.

Compiled election results and submitted same to Newton Election

Commission.

Bernett Research Inc., Brighton, Ma. - Field Researcher 1988-1992

Interviewed Massachusetts citizens on their attitudes toward the

television media, 1992 presidential campaign, and medicine in America.

Recorded the gas and oil prices, and quality of service of 30 gas

stations in the City of Boston and surrounding suburbs, and submitted

results to the New York client. Surveillance of these gas stations

was needed, to accurately record their prices.

Provided architectural drawings of geographic areas chosen to be

researched by clients in television media study.

SPECIAL CAREER EXPERIENCES

Assisted in public relations for presidential campaigns in 1984 and 1984-1990

1988, and gubernatorial campaign in 1990.

Assisted Newton alderman in development of the city plan for 1988

additional handicapped parkin

Special education tutor at Greater Lawrence Educational 1988

Collaborative. Encouraged development of clients academic

and social skills.

Tutored in English in the Massachusetts Literacy Program. 1988-1989

Taught men and women unable to read English how to read.

Internship at Belchertown State Hospital and Holyoke Boys Club. 1978-1979

Encouraged clients social and academic skills.

Santa Claus during the Christmas season at the Arsenal Mall in 1982-1984

Watertown Ma. and at the Newington Mall in New Hampshire.

Worked as a residential counselor for Bay Cove Human Services 2002-2004

at 37 Bowdoin St. Boston. My job was to dispense medications to

to clients, talk to the clients, take the clients out on a special

activity once a week, keep a budget, and maintain the functionality

of the premises.

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