DEREK SOUTHERLAND
Jamaica, NY ***** Phone: 917-***-****
Email: *****.**************@*****.*** Twitter: @DSPNSJU Instagram: @dspnsju
Objective: To use my people skills, as well as my heart and mind for sports to advance my career
Education
St. John’s University, Queens, NY
Master of Professional Studies in Sport Management; GPA: 3.8 May 2020
Bachelor of Science in Communication Arts; GPA: 3.3 May 2018
Experience
St. John’s University - Queens, NY
Athletic Department Fuel Station Intern January 2020 - March 2020
●Neatly displayed and served food and beverage items to St. John’s University student athletes
●Transported packages up to 40 lbs.
●Took inventory of items made available to student-athletes.
Hospitality Representative December 2018 – February 2020
Serviced St. John’s basketball guests during games
Services include food service, ushering, coat check, and ticket taking
Freelance Cameraman, Audio Producer for SJU-TV September 2016 - Present
●Produced audio and video of St. John’s University events
●Events include soccer, volleyball, basketball, lacrosse, baseball, softball, and convocation
●Have experience with www.redstormsports.com, Big East Digital Network, and ESPN3
Softball Manager September 2015 - May 2016
●Produced video for coaching staff to review with the team
●Organized the set up and break down of equipment of practice and gameday
●Maintained equipment storage
Freelance Journalist September 2014 - Present
●Recapped and reviewed various St. John’s University Athletic teams
●Covered Basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, volleyball, lacrosse, tennis, golf
●Covered on johnnynation.com and personal Instagram page @dspnsju
Lady Diamond Pros Youth Softball - Queens, NY
Assistant Coach August 2017 – March 2020
●Enhanced various skills of youth softball players aged 8-18
●Oversaw successful 10th Annual Father’s Day Tournament (2018) featuring multiple teams across Long Island
●Official scorekeeper
Archbishop Molloy High School - Queens, NY
Gameday Operations Specialist October 2010 - Present
●Efficiently operated gameday equipment to make sure basketball games proceeded smoothly
●Equipment includes scoreboard, shot clock, and stat book
Skills and Abilities
●Google: Docs, Slides, Sheets
●Microsoft: Word, PowerPoint, Excel
●Technical: Canon XF305, Soundcraft Si Compact, and Daktronics equipment.
●Interpersonal: Relationship building, Communication