Luis Rene Flores

Luis Rene Flores

7300 Royal Arms Dr.
El Paso, TX 79912
915-208-2449
lrfloresp64@yahoo.com
lflores14@miners.utep.edu

EDUCATION

 Franklin High School – El Paso, TX, Aug. 2005 – June 2009

 University of Texas at El Paso – El Paso, TX, Aug. 2009 – Present (Spring, May
2011)

WORK HISTORY

 Pizza 101 (El Paso, Texas) – April 2010 – Nov 2010 - 20-30 hrs/wk
◦ Cashier/Cook/Delivery 
◦ Gained significant experience in managing time effectively by multi-tasking to
achieve goals.
◦ Prepared all ingredients, maintained restaurant clean and cooked.
◦ In charge in absence of owner, handling register, deliveries, orders and cooking
◦ Created marketing ideas and developed promotional sales such as deals and
creating facebook page.

 Pazo's Entertainment (El Paso, Texas) - Nov 2009 - Sep 2010 - 15-20 hrs/wk
◦ Team Leader
◦ Responsible for 3-6 employees per event through set up and breakdown of
rides.
◦ Supervised use of rides during events making safety top priority.
◦ Moved up to Team Leader from Team Member after 3 months of employment. 

 Cracker Barrel (El Paso, Texas) - July 2008 - May 2009 - 10-25 hrs/wk
◦ Retail/Guest Service
◦ Achieved top seller out of 11 retail/guest service employees by achieving sales
per shift goal on regular basis.
◦ Earned a raise and excelled in the Rising Star program of Cracker Barrel.
◦ Gained extensive experience in people skills and selling techniques.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

 St. Luke Catholic Church - Dec 2005 - 3 hrs

◦ Made guitar and musical arrangements for annual Christmas play during
Catechism classes.
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◦ Performed and sang Christmas songs as part of the play.

 St. Jude Catholic Church - April 2006 - 3 hrs

◦ Conducted choir through annual Passion of the Christ play.
◦ Performed and sang along with choir.

 Riverside High School Special Olympics - Sep 2008, Sep 2009 - 15 hrs/wk
◦ Along with other athletes of the Franklin High Football team, worked security
around the track and field controlling traffic.

 Franklin High School Earth Day Festival - April 2009, April 2010 - 16 hrs/wk
◦ Promoted event and local band performances and got great turn out.
◦ Managed time for each band/group including set up, performance and
breakdown.
◦ Performed and played guitar with own band as headliners.
◦ Supervised sound system set up and use throughout event by equalizing and
volume levels.

 EPISD Hughey Elementary K-A Art Class – Aug 2009 - Dec 2009 – 12 hrs
◦ During first semester of college, visited and took charge over Arts & Crafts
segment of K-A class at Hughey Elementary teaching kids about clay
sculpting.
◦ Supervised and helped each student sculpt their favorite animal out of clay.

ACTIVITIES & AWARDS

 Franklin High School Football – Aug 2005 - Dec 2009 – 9th – 12th
◦ 1 of 7 moved up to varsity football program as sophomore.
◦ Offensive Line Captain senior year as Left Tackle.
◦ Earned All- District Lineman Award from 5-A football programs through state
of Texas senior year.
◦ Offers to several division 2 colleges to play football as offensive lineman after
senior season.

 Advanced/Performance Guitar Course – Aug 2005 - May 2009 – 9th – 12th

◦ Skipped all beginner courses and moved straight to performance and recording
classes.
◦ Performed on every annual spring and winter concerts, up to 5 songs per show
all from varying genres.
◦ Recorded a song on the Franklin Guitar c-d.

 EPISD Annual Jazz Competition – Aug 2006 - May 2009 – 10th – 12th
◦ Performed guitar and percussion for jazz pieces at annual.
◦ Scored perfect score on 3 pieces, 2 playing lead guitar and 1 on percussion.
◦ Earned recognition from judges and comments on scoring.
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 American Marketing Association – Feb 2011- Present

◦ Recently joined College of Business Student Organization in efforts to be more
involved in school.
◦ Currently setting up and promoting fundraising events for scholarships for
students from AMA such as dances, shows or sales.

SKILLS & TALENTS

 Languages
◦ Fluent in Spanish.

 Musical Abilities
◦ Can play guitar, bass and drums/percussion at performance level.
◦ Experience recording professionally at UTEP, Franklin and home studios with
all three instruments and more including piano and vocals.
◦ Extensive experience on live sound and set up through local shows.
◦ Music Production/Recording Engineering experience through online Berklee
courses.

 Communication and Organizational Skills

◦ Gained extensive experience in leadership skills through leading in meetings,
group activities and sports.
◦ Captain of football team.
◦ Experience gained through jobs to communicate effectively and in professional
manner.

 Strength Training
◦ Extensive knowledge for strength training through experience in high school
football strength program.
◦ Designed 12-week program for strength training for athletes who are looking to
increase strength and performance in football.