Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Volunteer Experience
Hobbies and Interests
Languages
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Benjamin Brown

Farmington Hills,MI

Summary

Skilled multitasker with superior work ethic and good teamwork, problem-solving and organizational skills. Willing to take on any task to help team. Reliable and dedicated team player with hardworking and resourceful approach.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Independent Lawn Care and Snow Removal Service Provider

Self-employed
01.2019 - Current
    • Helped clients with lawn related services, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and loyalty.
    • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
    • Mowed lawns of residential properties on weekly basis to maintain grass length.
    • Greeted property owners and other individuals on property to maintain friendliness.
    • Developed and maintained effective working relationships with clients to secure repeat jobs.

Theater Employee

Emagine Entertainment
06.2024 - 01.2025
  • • Preparing hot food items (pretzel bites, custom pizzas, quesadillas) and cooking them via a brick oven, deep fryer, or quesadilla presser
  • • Operating a cash register and selling concession items
  • • Cooking and making popcorn
  • • Keeping theaters clean, including the lobby, restrooms, auditoriums, and concession areas

Summer Intern

Green Door Initiatives
01.2020 - 01.2023
    • Competitive paid non-profit summer internship program focused on exposing youth to the outdoors and jobs within forestry and green industries. Activities include kayaking, boat building, construction work, etc.
    • Sorted and organized files, spreadsheets, and reports.
    • Managed over 20 kids during our C.O.D.E. Green Youth Program (Champions Owning Detroit's Environment)

Courtesy Clerk

Kroger
01.2020 - 03.2020
  • Bagged customer items efficiently using proper techniques to protect delicate items and separate different groups of merchandise.
  • Collected shopping carts from parking lot daily and cleaned and dried soiled and wet carts.
  • Addressed customer complaints in a friendly and helpful manner to restore satisfaction and loyalty.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Information Science

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
05-2027

High School Diploma -

North Farmington High School
Farmington Hills, MI
06.2022

Skills

  • Friendly
  • Respectful
  • Willing to learn
  • Hardworking
  • Computer skills (Microsoft Office, Social Media, Basic Web Design, High School Cyber Security class, editing software like Photoshop and Adobe Premiere)
  • Personable
  • Reliable
  • Good communication skills
  • Adaptability to changes in circumstance

Accomplishments

  • Black Belt in Martial Arts
  • Graduated High School with Honors
  • U of M 2019 Summer Youth Dialogues on Race and Ethnicity Certificate
  • Virtual Business - Personal Finance Certificate
  • CPR Certificate (2023-2024)
  • Bloodborne Pathogens Certificate (2023-2024)

Volunteer Experience

  • Christian Fellowship of Love Baptist Church Pantry
  • Christian Fellowship of Love Baptist Church Media Ministry, Soundboard operation (managing volume of all microphones and addressing other audio related issues), Computer interface (maintaining live-streaming service), Camera work (ensuring the camera is properly positioned during live-stream)
  • Spring 2025 Student Volunteer with the Justice League of Greater Lansing, Michigan. I participated in weekly and monthly meetings (in-person and virtual) focused on social justice dialogue and community action. I engaged in discussions connecting current events to local advocacy efforts. I also assisted in organizing and distributing scholarship packets to prospective applicants and even created a promotional video to raise awareness for the scholarship fund and increase community engagement with the organization.

Hobbies and Interests

  • Member of Christian Fellowship of Love Baptist Church Drama, Youth, and Media Ministry
  • Physical Fitness
  • Computers
  • Reading
  • Spending time with family and friends
  • Currently learning a new language


Languages

German
Elementary
French
Limited Working
English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Theater Employee

Emagine Entertainment
06.2024 - 01.2025

Summer Intern

Green Door Initiatives
01.2020 - 01.2023

Courtesy Clerk

Kroger
01.2020 - 03.2020

Independent Lawn Care and Snow Removal Service Provider

Self-employed
01.2019 - Current

Bachelor of Arts - Information Science

Michigan State University

High School Diploma -

North Farmington High School
Benjamin Brown