Elias Zamora-Viera
Lafayette,IN
Summary
- Went through Private Catholic School Systems throughout entire pre-college educational career
- Joined the Army National Guard in 2020 to serve and to gain insight on real world issues and knowledge, as well as experience in dealing with stressful situations
- Enrolled at Purdue studying Civil Engineering with an emphasis in Construction Engineering
- Deployed and helped NATO with Operation Joint Guardian for nine months
- Great learner and always looking for the big picture, always trying to think outside of the box
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Drone Operator
Indiana National Guard
02.2023 - Current
- Trained and proficient in flying the RQ-11B "Raven" Drone and the RQ-20 "Puma" Drone
- Flown over 100 hours in a deployment zone
- Snapped photos of riots, mass gatherings of protestors, truck blockades, bus blockades, highway blockades, illegal wood-cutting, and people of interest for Military Intelligence
- Trained in high altitude, low altitude, day, night, rainy, cloudy, foggy, freezing, windy, and hot weather conditions
- Flew a mission with other NATO countries, including recon flying over Finland's first mission with NATO
Infantryman (11B)
United States Army National Guard
02.2020 - Current
- Deployed for 9 months in Kosovo to provide Freedom of Movement and a Safe and Secure Environment
- Received combative and crowd control training by the Bundeswehr's Feldjager in Germany. Consisted of intense crowd violence, gas, and rock throwing
- Received Firephobia training from the Slovenian military, with exposure to molotov cocktails being thrown at my shield
- Conducted a Company Movement to the Boundary Line between Kosovo and Serbia to respond to a mass gathering of 800+ Serbians trying to cross over to Kosovo
- Self taught CEFR B1 fluency in Serbian and CEFR A2 fluency in Albanian, for cities in Kosovo and Macedonia, to gather info for my commanding officer
- Drove at least 8,000 miles with military vehicles to receive the Driver-W badge
- CLS Certified, trained to apply casualty combat care in any scenario with haste
Landscaping Crew Member
Brightview Landscaping
03.2021 - 08.2022
- Worked Summers and Winters at Brightview, working with mostly commercial sites
- Jobs included mowing, trimming, pruning, edging, fertilizing, mulching, sodding, weed maintenance, detailing, flower-planting, flower bed installation, rockbed, driving with a trailer, driving heavy loads, salting sidewalks/roads, shoveling/moving snow, clearing roads
- Did maintenance on zero point mower, such as changing out blades, sharpening blades, changing oil, diagnosing a problem
- Use with an edge trimmer, weed trimmer, zero point turn mower stand on mower, bobcat loader, z-sprayer
Education
High School Diploma -
Central Catholic Jr./Sr. High School
Lafayette06.2020
Skills
- Fully fluent in Spanish (Native Speaker)
- CEFR B1 level of fluency in German
- Learned Serbian and Albanian for deployment in the Balkans to communicate with the locals to an extent
- Coding in C, Matlab, VPython,and Excel
- Proficient in using AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
- High work ethic and always puts maximum effort in jobs
Accomplishments
- Qualified for State in Cross Country
- Qualified for Regionals for Track
- Broke a record for swimming at my High School
- Completed Basic Training for the Army
Certification
- Licensed to drive trucks for the army - 2021-Present
- Licensed to fly drones for the army - 2023-Present
Hobbies
- Playing rhythm and lead guitar in a band and by myself
- Speaking German with a friend I deployed with
- Playing piano
- Running at dawn or dusk to beat the heat
- Yardwork
- Spending time with my fiance and my cat
- Going to the gym 3-6x per week
- Involvement with High School Alumni Events
Additional Information
Short-term Goals
- Finishing out the Semester with A's
- Benching 315 lbs
- Finishing building a PC for my family
- Building a Cat Tower for my pet
Long-term Goals
- Planning on getting married in December 2024
- Trying to become fully fluent in Germany in hopes of going back one day to work there
- Saving up to buy a house a few years after I graduate college
- Planning on getting my Masters in Civil Engineering
- Building my own indoor/outdoor shooting range
- Reaching Sergeant Rank (E-5) in the Army
Timeline
Drone Operator
Indiana National Guard
02.2023 - Current
Landscaping Crew Member
Brightview Landscaping
03.2021 - 08.2022
Infantryman (11B)
United States Army National Guard
02.2020 - Current
High School Diploma -
Central Catholic Jr./Sr. High School
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