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EDUCATION

August 2011 – Present St. John’s University School of Law New York, NY

  • J.D. Candidate, May 2014
August 2005 –

May 2009

 Wesleyan University Middletown, CT

  • Bachelor of Arts: Double Major in Philosophy and Italian Studies.
September 2007 –

May 2008

 Università di Bologna Bologna, Italy

  • ECCO Study Abroad Program.
September 2001 –

June 2005

 Horace Mann School Riverdale, NY

WORK & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

April 2010 –

Present

 Infantry Assaultman Weapons Company, 2/25, US Marine Corps Reserve

  • Skilled in the employment and use of rockets, military explosives, and breaching, as well as armor identification, anti-armor operations, and general infantry skills.
  • High Physical Fitness Award (current: PFT 296/300, CFT 296/300), 4th award.
  • Academically engaged: high scorer on Javelin anti-armor missile certification (December 2010), taught demolitions and dynamic breaching class (February 2011), completed eleven Marine Corps Institute courses (as of July 2011).
February 2010 – April 2010 Basic Infantryman Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry – East, US Marine Corps

  • Active Duty average Proficiency and Conduct Marks “Excellent.”
  • Meritorious Mast: for academic performance, proficiency, and professionalism.
  • Assault Section Squad Leader: supervised proper completion of a variety of tasks, tutored fellow Marines, planned and executed patrols during final exercise.
November 2009 – February 2010 Basic Marine BMP Platoon, Recruiter’s Assistance, US Marine Corps

  • Platoon Guide: responsible for the training, conduct, and discipline of 25 Marines, supervised proper completion of a variety of tasks.
  • Recruiter’s Assistance: assisted in recruitment efforts, “marketing” skills, daily interactions with the public.
August 2009 – November 2009 Recruit Recruit Training, Recruit Training Regiment, US Marine Corps

  • Company Honor Graduate, Platoon Honor Graduate: for “exceptional performance… above and beyond the standard.”
  • Platoon Guide: responsible for the conduct, readiness, and discipline of 50 recruits.
August 2008 –

May 2009

 House Manager (German Haus) Residential Life, Wesleyan University

  • Supervised maintenance and physical plant; enforced ResLife regulations and community standards.
  • Cultivated a community composed of house residents, German department faculty, and German language, visiting, and international students.
  • Planned and organized educational and social programs.
  • Raised funds and budgeted for programs.
  • Recruited residents for the next academic year.
  • Collected performance data from completed programs and passed on lessons learned to future house manager and residents.
January 2009 –

May 2009

 Teaching Assistant Digital Photography, Wesleyan University

  • Taught technical (camera, software post-processing, printing) and aesthetic aspects of photography.
  • Aided instructor in evaluation of student work.

OTHER SKILLS

Language: Italian (fluent), French (basic).
Tech&Web: GNU/Linux, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Sony Vegas Pro, hardware installation, basic LAMP server setup and administration, MediaWiki, WordPress, FTP software.

ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS

  • Extensive travel and outdoor trekking experience; habitually experienced to logistical planning due to nature of travel, usually off the beaten path; frequently established lasting friendships and contacts.
  • Crossfit, triathlon training; 5-10K road races and open water races.