Leif N.

Smith 410 Carlisle Blvd SE Albuquerque, NM SUMMARY OF SKILLS Caring and compassionate for others Improvisational and determined under pressure Passion for improving client's language and communication abilities EDUCATION Speech and Hearing Sciences - prerequisite undergrad 27 credit hours The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (GPA 3.7) Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics, minor in communication The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (GPA 3.1) Certificate in Automotive Technology with honors Central New Mexico CC, Albuquerque (GPA 4.0) 2012 2007 2008 505.412.2261 leifnsmith@gmail.com

EXPERIENCE Client Services 5 years of providing outstanding customer service at upscale downtown hotel Taught children aged 4-12 about language, reading, and writing 5 hours a week for 6 months 1 year mentoring 5th grade student with Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America Research experience Earned the top grade on a semester-final paper for NM linguistics course in which I researched Spanish dialectal variations among common terms used across New Mexico. Conducted a pilot study on minimally paired English words with 24 subjects using a computer interface our research group programmed. Assessed Vietnamese morphology, phonology, syntax, and semantics by interviewing native speaker in a field methods course. Communication Recruited 14 high school volunteers over the course of 6 months Facilitated college planning workshop for volunteers Excelled in communication classes at UNM Prepared and presented academic activities to small and large groups of elementary students WORK HISTORY Hyatt Regency Albuquerque Drive Time Valet Parking Attendant Lot Attendant 2006-2011 2005-2006

VOLUNTEERING AND OBSERVATIONS AmeriCorps volunteer for 6 months at academic enrichment program for at-risk K-5 youth Key Club service member for 3 years Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America 1 year Participated and conducted several sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic studies Logged over 20 observation hours with professional speech-language pathologists