Ash Bustos
Student
Arlington Heights,IL
Summary
Eager to apply time management and organizational skills in various environments, currently seeking entry-level opportunities to expand skills while facilitating company growth. A friendly individual versed in providing support. Commended for assisting with volunteer recognition activities and events to drive outreach.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Volunteer
Habitat For Humanity ReStore
Arlington Heights, IL
07.2021 - Current
- Assisted with special events or programs.
- Maintained clean, neat and operational facilities to serve program needs.
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
- Supported engaging, fun and smooth-running events by helping with organization and planning.
- Cultivated relationships and maintained regular communication with nonprofit agencies, schools and social service agencies to solicit community needs.
- Tracked volunteer hours in spreadsheets.
Spanish Translator
Family
Arlington Heights, IL
07.2018 - Current
- Translated and adapted social messaging, online content and marketing collateral.
- Molded translation to reflect intended meaning and audience reading level.
- Interpreted conversations simultaneously to help both parties conduct business, handle medical needs or manage personal concerns.
- Proofread, edited and improved documents of different sizes.
- Assisted with customer support services, e-mail and inbound calling for nonprofit organizations.
- Delivered real-time, accurate oral translations and interpretations for family
- Exceeded customer satisfaction by finding creative solutions to problems.
- Clarified issues related to meanings of words, concepts, practices or behaviors.
Education
High School Diploma -
Palatine Highschool
Palatine, IL05.2023
Skills
- Adaptability and Dependability
- Computer Skills
- Community Service
- Volunteer Recruitment
- Material Handling
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Taking Messages
- Community Outreach
- Deadline Adherence
- Positive Attitude
Accomplishments
- Have translated English to Spanish since 2018 seriously but have been speaking fluently for my whole life.
- Alongside the help of other members I was part of the creation of my schools very own Prism club which strives to give queer youth a safe space to express and be themselves, along side change within the Palatine HighSchool community.
- Raised money to allow Prism to participate in a student led day of silence.
Additional Information
- I've done volunteer work packing Christmas gifts for members of the waukegan community which could not afford one themselves.
- Im a team worker and often get along well with teammates and customers.
- Im a fast learner and pick up on things quickly
Hobbies
- Currently I do the occasional art freelance work from a variety of different mediums. Such as Oil Paint, Graphite, Charcoal, Acrylic paint and more.
- I enjoy studying in my free time and i enjoy learning about topics like quantum mechanics and quantum physics.
- Im always looking into new languages that I could possibly learn, my current language that i wish to study is Japanese
- I've been repairing various phones and gaming consoles, along side computers and computer towers
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Activities and Honors
- Part of the Harper College Art Show Sophomore and Junior year.
- Elected to represent Palatine Highschool at the 2021 Illinois Northern Regional HighSchool Art Exhibition.
- Took T672( Networking IT Fundamentals) and T273 (Computer Repair) at Palatine HighSchool
- Part of the Honor Roll
Timeline
Volunteer
Habitat For Humanity ReStore
07.2021 - Current
Spanish Translator
Family
07.2018 - Current
High School Diploma -
Palatine Highschool