administering programs

updating files

As a swim instructor I had to make a

program to teach swimming to
planning
people at different experience levels, agendas/meetings
from afraid to get their face wet to
advanced swimmers, and measure
their progress.

At the sports science lab we update a

database which tracks all changes and
tests on a clients equipment. This data
then updates clients based on the
information I provide.
setting up demonstrations

advising people

planning organizational
needs

People learn better when they can see

someone else perform the action first
and copy it. This was especially the
case during swim lessons.
sketching charts or diagrams

analyzing data
As a technician working for WSU I
spent time performing tensile tests
on metal specimens in order to
collect raw data and thus calculate
the properties of the metal.

predicting futures

At the sports science lab we have a

Kiazen system where any
improvement is a welcome one. It is
impossible to completely
communicate ideas with the group
without drawing a picture so everyone
is on the same page.

rehabilitating people

assembling apparatus

Some of the students I

taught swimming lessons writing reports
to had previous bad
experiences with water At the sports science lab and working
and I had to help them
overcome their fear in
order to make progress.
writing for publication

auditing financial reports

organizing tasks

As a swim instructor we were in

charge of our own accounts including
making sure that our clients paid for
each lesson.

I had to complete a senior thesis my

I have had a job in
senior year of college and the goal was
addition to taking a full
to achieve a publication. I did my
load of classes and doing
report on the Shear Alignment of
research for my senior
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thesis.

use in Poly-dicyclopentadiene
Composites

prioritizing work

expressing feelings

calculating numerical data

checking for accuracy

As a technician working for WSU I

spent time performing tensile tests
on metal specimens in order to
collect raw data and thus calculate
the properties of the metal.

Accuracy is an important factor when

testing equipment at the sports
science lab. We calibrated our
machines every week in order to make
sure we got accurate results.

creating new ideas

finding information
While working on my senior thesis I
did not have much background on
meeting people
my project and it was up to me to
find out information that was helpful
to the project.

classifying records

handling complaints

coaching individuals

While I was teaching swim lessons

evaluating programs
there were parents who did not think
their kids were making progress.

I worked as a swim instructor and I

was a den chief in the Boy scouts of
America.

handling detail work

editing work

collecting money

tolerating interruptions

compiling statistics

imagining new solutions

At the sports science lab we are
constantly thinking of new ways to
make our job easier and make the
work flow smoother.

inventing new ideas

interpreting languages

At the sports science lab we are

confronting other people constantly thinking of new ways to
make our job easier and make the
work flow smoother.

proposing ideas
dispensing information

adapting new procedures

constructing buildings

coping with deadlines

For any project to be started at the SSL

we needed to pitch the idea to the
boss.
investigating problems

My senior year of college

I had no idea what I was doing at the
I had a deadline for my
sports science lab when I started and
senior thesis and I
my first task was to memorize the
couldnt drop everything
standards for testing equipment.
to work on my project.

The cannons would frequently break

at the sports science lab and most of
the time we did not know why right
away.

negotiating/arbitrating conflicts

promoting events

locating missing information

speaking to the public

raising funds

dramatizing ideas
estimating physical space

writing letters/papers/proposals

questioning others

reading volumes of material

being thorough

While I was working for Carlson

excavation I frequently had to
estimate how materials we needed or
had to remove for a project.
organizing files

coordinating
schedules/times
remembering information
College.

Working part time, going

managing people
to school full time, and
doing research created a
lot of scheduling
conflicts.

interviewing prospective employees running meetings

selling products

listening to others

supervising employees

teaching/instructing/training
individuals

relating to the public

enduring long hours

inspecting physical objects

I worked a part time job,

went to school full time,
and was doing research
for my senior project. I
was lucky to get 4 hours
of sleep during finals
week.

At Carlson excavation I had to access

the condition of heavy machinery and
make the appropriate repairs in order
to bring them back to working
condition.

entertaining people
Part of working for the sports science displaying artistic ideas
lab is giving tours to companies and
classes that would come in.
deciding uses of money

managing an
organization

distributing products

delegating responsibility
mediating between people

measuring boundaries

serving individuals

At Carlson excavation I was the middle

ground between the client and the
operators. I had to know what the
client wanted and then I had to convey
that information to the operator.

motivating others
counseling/consulting people

persuading others

operating equipment
At Carlson excavation I operated
heavy machinery. At the sports
science lab I operated powerful air
cannons, high speed cameras, and
compression fixtures.

reporting information

summarizing information

supporting others

encouraging others

delegating responsibilities

determining a problem

defining a problem

comparing results

screening telephone calls

maintaining accurate

drafting reports

records
Sports Science Lab.
collaborating ideas

administering
medication

comprehending ideas

overseeing operations

motivating others

generating accounts

teaching/instructing/training
individuals

thinking in a logical
manner

making decisions

becoming actively involved

defining performance
standards

resolving conflicts

analyzing problems

recommending courses
of action

selling ideas

Carlson Excavation
preparing written communications

expressing ideas orally to

conducting interviews
individuals or groups

performing numeric analysis

conducting meetings

setting priorities

setting work/committee goals

developing plans for

projects

gathering information

taking personal responsibility

Broke a piece of equipment at the
sports science lab.
maintaining a high level of activity
Swim Instructor, Carlson Excavation

providing discipline when necessary

thinking of creative ideas
Teaching kids swimming.
enforcing rules and
regulations
Lifeguarding

developing a climate of enthusiasm, interacting with people

teamwork, and cooperation
at different levels
Sports science lab, Swim instructor

Swim instructor

creating meaningful and challenging taking independent

meeting new people

Swim Instructor, Carlson Excavation,
Sports Science Lab
picking out important information
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skillfully applying professional

work

action

knowledge

Senior Thesis Research

Carlson Excavation

Sports Science Lab, Carlson excavation

knowledge of concepts
and principles

providing customers with service

maintaining emotional control

under stress

I worked a part time job, went to

school full time, and was doing
Senior Thesis Research,
research for my senior project. I was Carlson Excavation,
under a lot of pressure but managed Sports Science Lab
to balance everything.
knowledge of
community/government affairs

Swim Instructor, Carlson Excavation,

Sports Science Lab