Darrin Gonzales

Darrin M Gonzales 2025 16th St. Gering, NE 69341| -|- Objective US Citizen with MA in English seeking to join an Editorial/Publishing or Marketing Communications Team on a Part Time or Temporary Employment basis while pursuing a rMA in Literary Studies at University of Amsterdam. Recently graduated Summa Cum Laude from University of Nebraska—Kearney with a Masters of Arts in English Literature. Culturally curious, creative, great initiative, energetic, enthusiastic and willing and able to perform at the highest levels required to meet our team's goals. Work Experience CERTIFIED BARISTA | STARBUCKS | MAY 2018-AUGUST 2018 · Craft delicious beverages daily for guests · Maintain positive barista-to-guest connections ensuring a pleasant guest experience and involving the guest from every step of the process from drink order to drink pass-off · Promote a friendly and safe environment mindful of the Starbucks mission statement that “Everything we do is through the lens of humanity” GRADUATE ASSISTANT | UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-KEARNEY | AUGUST 2016-MAY 2018 · Designed and taught courses, ENG 101 (Introduction to Academic Writing) and ENG 102GS (Academic Writing and Research), to undergraduate students · Instructed students in the elements of composition and in writing essays from major genres (Narrative, Persuasive/Argumentative, Research) · Leveraged a variety of engaging materials from different media (ranging from academic essays to film) to inspire critical thinking in relation to situations relevant to the general studies student · Satisfactorily fulfilled the guidelines for instructing writing composition and achieving the required outcomes for General Studies courses per the Department of English and the University of Nebraska-Kearney criteria LINE COOK/CERTIFIED GRILL MASTER (CGM) | RED LOBSTER | FEBURARY 2017-FEBRUARY 2018 · Prepared quality seafood meals that exceeded customer expectations and the quality SOP (standards of preparation) outlined by Red Lobster · Promoted a safe and clean kitchen environment by utilizing consistent communication with all culinary staff, managers, and waitstaff · In the CGM position, managed all kitchen processes by quality checking meals, briefing waitstaff on kitchen status, training new kitchen staff, and assisting culinary manager in their duties CREW MANAGER/CREW MEMBER | COUNTRY CONSTRUCTION-ABC SEAMLESS SIDING | MAY 2013-AUGUST 2016 (SUMMER EMPLOYMENT) · Constructed and installed quality siding, gutters, windows, and other exterior housing fixtures · Communicated with homeowners, involving them in daily progress reports and educating them on their purchased products and on various stages of the installation process · As Crew Manager, successfully and efficiently directed all on-site activities ensuring the correct installation of product, creating high morale and promoting productivity amongst crew members, training new employees in installation procedures on-site, and securing customer satisfaction RECEPTIONIST | WESTERN PATHOLOGY CONSULTANTS INC. (WPCI) | MAY 2012-AUGUST 2012 | · Directed calls to appropriate recipients while exercising a knowledgeability of drug and drug-testing related incidents in order to ensure customer confidence in company drug testing procedure and product · Performed daily upkeep tasks around the office to ensure office space was clean and attractive · Processed, organized, and filed drug testing reports on a company database · Underwent training and education in order to administer and supervise federal DOT (Dept. of Transportation) drug testing and pre-employment drug testing Other Activities UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-KEARNEY WIND ENSEMBLE | 2013-CURRENT UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-KEARNEY PRIDE OF THE PLAINS MARCHING BAND |- TAU BETA SIGMA NATIONAL BAND HONOR SOCIETY |- · Served on Planning Committee in charge of structuring and organizing the 2016 Midwest District conference held at UNK · Served on Ritual Committee- · Utilized anthropological research to revise chapter’s Alumni Recognition ceremony · Served as Vice President of Membership- · Developed the Membership Education Program (MEP) for prospective members · Chaired the Membership Committee and planned events for chapter recruitment · Served on Midwest District Advisory Council (MDWAC- · Encouraged inter-chapter communication across the district · Worked with chapters across the district on developing programming and effective means of communication RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION (RHA) | NOVEMBER 2013-MAY 2014 · Engaged with the University of Nebraska - Kearney student body through event programming in order to enhance student experience on campus · Developed and enhanced the organization through a summer workshop focused on redesigning RHA, developing service-leadership skills, outlining a plan for increased campus sustainability efforts, and increasing UNK’s social media presence · Interacted with the local community by designing programs that invited the community to UNK’s campus to participate in community-wide, community-focused events UNK DEPARTMENT OF DANCE | SPRING 2013 · Performed as Lead Role in the first act of a student directed and choreographed pop ballet UNK DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE |- · Performed as “Anthony Marston” in the stage adaptation of Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” · Performed in Fall and Spring One-Acts Program Presentations and Publications “Dolorous Creation: Wounds and Making in the Perceval Cycle” (2015) · Presented at the UNK Student Conference of Language and Literature (2016) “A Little Cosmos: The Artist at the Verge of Creation” (2014) · Presented at the UNK Student Conference of Language and Literature (2015) · Presented at the University of Nebraska-Omaha’s European Studies Conference (2014) “Building Camelot: Figurations of the Artist in the Poetry of Lord Alfred Tennyson” (2014) · Presented at the UNK Undergraduate Research Conference (2014) · Presented at the UNK Student Conference of Language and Literature (2014) Wondering, Dreaming: Orientation in Bavo Defurne’s North Sea Texas and Brian Selznick’s Wonderstruck. · MA Thesis. Published by ProQuest, 2018. Education MAY 2018 |MASTER OF ARTS (MA) ENGLISH LITERATURE | UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-KEARNEY · GPA (Current): 3.968/4.0 MAY 2016 | BACHELOR OF ARTS (BA) | UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-KEARNEY · Major: English Literature · Minor: English Popular Culture · Cum Laude/GPA: 3.772/4.0 Awards and Recognitions · UNK Department of English “Outstanding Student” Award (2016) · Graduated Cum Laude (BA-2016) · Dean’s Academic Award of Excellence -, all eight undergrad semesters) · 1st Prize: Charles Bousma Essay in Philosophy Scholarship (2014) · “Maritain and the Uses of Art in Solzhenitsyn’s Cancer Ward” · Reynold’s Chair Scholarship for Poetry Writing (2014) · Undergraduate Research Fellowship (2014) · UNK Board of Regent’s Scholarship (2012) · Omaha World-Herald/Kearney Hub Scholarship (2012) Other Skills · Spanish Fluency at A2/B1 CEFR proficiency · Dutch Fluency at A2 CEFR proficiency References DR. SUSAN HONEYMAN | PROFESSOR ENG462/ENG848P (ADOLESCENT LITERATURE/GRADUATE SEMINAR IN ADOLESCENT LITERATURE) | THESIS DIRECTOR · PHONE: - · E-MAIL:-ROBERT FERNANDEZ | FORMER REYNOLD’S CHAIR OF POETRY | PROFESSOR ENG217/419H(BEGINNING/HONORS ADVANCED POETRY WRITING), 822P (THE LYRIC POEM), ENG 895 (DIRECTED READINGS AND RESEARCH: POETRY, VISUAL MEDIA, AND THEATRE) | MENTOR · PHONE: - · E-MAIL:- MARTHA KRUSE | DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES | PROFESSOR ENG 805 (TEACHING OF COMPOSITION) · PHONE: - · E-MAIL:-