811 Snow St.Phone:-
Sugar Grove, IL-
EDUCATION
Northern Illinois University; DeKalb, IL
Bachelor of Science in Art Education with Illinois certification, December 2008
Rock Valley College; Rockford, IL
Associate of Art, May 2005
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Wrote 500-page art curriculum for high school aged students.
Created individualized behavior plans for specific students.
Chosen to head a summer mural project for early childhood students.
Trained colleagues in multiple positions.
Self-taught the use of many applications to streamline performance and multiple jobs.
Maintained a five-star rating on both Etsy and Facebook for self-owned business.
EXPERIENCE
Owner/Operator, Sweet Pea Leather Crafts; August 2014 to Present
Manufactured handmade leather accessories.
Created and maintained Etsy storefront and all social media accounts.
Managed all business accounting.
Accounting Specialist III, Smithfield Foods; August 2011-March 2016
Used Outlook to manage communication and requests from sales team.
Issued checks to commercial customers utilizing Excel and SAP.
Calculated and payed rebates to military.
Teacher, Chesterbrook Academy; September 2010 to July 2011
Collaborated with co-teacher in a four-year-old classroom.
Created lesson plans that adhered to the goals and curriculum of Nobel Learning Communities.
Created and implemented classroom management strategies within the four-year-old classroom.
Teaching Assistant, Land of Learning; March 2009 to September 2010
Led the before school program for students aged 2 to 12 years of age.
Collaborated with head teacher in planning and teaching the 3-year-old classroom.
Substitute taught, utilizing lesson plans written by head teacher.
Supervised summer camp pool trips.
Bookseller, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, DeKalb, IL; September 2005 until March 2008
Utilized Barnes & Noble software to locate books, place orders, and hold items.
Children’s story time coordinator from Spring 2006 until Spring 2008.
Data entry of Membership and Educator Card applications.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Computer proficiency, Microsoft Office; Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
Type up to 60 words per minute.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Graduated Summa Cum Laude from N.I.U.
Graduated with Honors from Rock Valley College.
English Achievement Award from Rock Valley College in 2005.
History Achievement Award from Rock Valley College in 2004.