Misha Somogyi
[Alexander Mikhail]
**** * ****** **** - *** Tempe AZ 85281 610-***-****
***********@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/misha-somogyi EDUCATION
Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, AZ Fall 2021 – August 2025 Bachelor of Science, Conservation Biology and Ecology, Minor in Film and Media Production
• ASU Academic Achievement Scholarship & Sun Devil State Scholarship Recipient (4 years)
• ASU Melikian Center, Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Scholarship Recipient
• Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellow
ASU Melikian Center Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS), Tempe, AZ May 2024 – July 2024
• Enhanced Russian language proficiency and cultural understanding (8-week intensive immersion program). ASU Global Education Study Abroad Program, Costa Rica May 2022
• Explored Costa Rica’s ecosystems to learn and implement Biodiversity Conservation skills.
• Reclaimed mangrove seeds for habitat restoration, identified new turtles for tracking and protection, and restored a mangrove nursery.
Urban Persistence Research Project Internship, Tempe, AZ Fall 2021 – Summer 2022
• Analyzed data of 5 major environmental crises as part of Dr. Michael Smith’s student research team at the ASU Teotihuacan Research Laboratory collecting and summarizing population data from various ancient societies to understand persistence through demographic shocks. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
The Association of Filmmakers at ASU (AFA), Tempe, AZ, Creative Assistant January 2024 – Present
• Coordinate club event planning, slide shows and marketing. ASU New College of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, Glendale, AZ, Peer Mentor February 2023 – August 2023
• Provided answers to students with questions about major, studies, or general ASU concerns and scheduled advising appointments with campus resources and student aid services. Soaring Phoenix Films, Tempe, AZ, [https://linktr.ee/soaringphoenixfilms] October 2022 – Present
• Collaborate with other ASU students to produce short films. La Sandia Mexican Restaurant, Tysons Corner, VA, Host June 2021 - August 2021
• Welcomed and seated guests in a timely, friendly, and efficient manner, managed the seating chart and monitored the restaurant activity to determine seating flow, and managed the wait and reservations lists. Giant Foods, McLean, VA, Cashier June 2019 – March 2020
● Interacted with our customers to help answer any questions, scanned purchases, bagged groceries, and processed all transactions in both full-service lines and the self-checkout area. INTERESTS & MEMBERSHIPS
Boy Scouts of America – Troop 349, Falls Church, VA & BSA Troop 55, Great Falls, VA 2012 – 2021
• National Eagle Scout Association
• Eagle Scout Project at Mount Daniel Discovery Woods Outdoor Classroom (2019)
• Held leadership positions since achieving First Class rank (2016 – 2021)
• Completed BSA Leadership Training (2015 – 2019)
St Luke Youth Ministry, McLean, VA 2019 – 2021
• Engaged in servant leadership for church youth group dedicated to personal/spiritual development, social justice, and aiding less fortunate individuals in Orange, VA to make homes safer, warmer, and more efficient Arts – Film Production, Directing, Screenplays, Acting, Drawing, Writer, Cellist, Composer Foreign Languages – Russian (Advanced), French (Beginner), Spanish (Beginner) Global Travel – Europe, United States, Costa Rica