Bennet Robinson Mallepogu Reuben

Proficient Middle/High School Science Teacher with experience teaching pupils using engaging and interactive classroom lessons. Familiar with department needs and leadership strategies. Talented at quickly identifying student issues and comprehension levels to address areas needing improvement for maximum success.

• Florida Exchange Teacher Certification
• AVID Teacher Certificate
• Nearpod Teacher Certificate
• Apple Educator Certificate

Professional Evaluation Scores:
2019-2020: 2.53 (Effective)
2020-2021: 3.9 (Highly Effective)
2021-2022: 3.0 (Effective)
2022-2023: 3.15 (Highly Effective)

Academic Achievements:
Ranked 2nd topper in Biotechnology paper, 4th semester.
Elocution:
1st Prize, St. George’s Grammar School, 2007.
Dramatics:
2nd Prize, Dept. of English, St. Mary’s College, 2013.

Basketball:
Inter-College Tournament, St. Mary’s College, 2012: 2nd place.
Featured on Sony Pix, National Basketball Tournament (NBA 3X), 2013, as the first Basketball Freestyler in India.
Participant in multiple Basketball Tournaments.
Professional Basketball performer, featured in various cultural and sports events.
NBA Ambassador/Entertainer on promotional tour across 7 cities in India, 2018.
Assistant Basketball Coach for Renaissance Charter School at Tapestry, 2024.

Design/Presentations:
1st Prize, Poster Presentation, Bhavan’s Vivekananda PG College, 2014.
Multiple certificates for Inter-University Poster/Power Point Presentations.

• Professional Development and Seminars:
  
  National Level Seminar, Loyola Academy and PG College, 2010:
  Explored nanotechnology applications in daily life.
  Discussed "Maggot Therapy" and its medical significance.
  Workshop on "Protein Purification and PCR" by Ventura Research Labs, 2010:
  Learned about PCR components, reagents, and applications including mutant creation, cancer research, and genetic diagnosis.
  One-day workshop on "BIO-INFORMATICS IN DRUG DESIGNING" by AP chapter of NBAS, 2009:
  Explored ligand-based, computer-based, and structure-based drug designing methods.
  Studied various drug administration techniques.

Methodist Youth Fellowship (MYF) – a Christian Fellowship of young believers that meet up together on the weekends and grow in our faith in Jesus Christ. As a member, I spend my weekends with the youth and volunteer with the youth in various activities, grow in the faith and also help our community in various ways possible.

• Class Representative – Under-grad Tenure – Opportunity to exercise leadership and initiate change, opportunity to voice the opinions, concerns and ideas of my classmates so that they may be addressed.
• Outreach Head – Methodist Youth Fellowship (MYF) – Had the responsibility to gather information about various places that we could visit for a social cause.
• Event Coordinator – St. Mary’s College/Bhavan’s Vivekananda PG College – Managing and providing innovative ideas for various events.
• Science Club – Member – Opportunity to attend various seminars, competitions and enhance my knowledge in various fields of science.

• Playing the Piano – Experimenting with new genres of music and instrumental melodies.
• Vocabulary Building – Enhancing vocabulary, framing original quotes and learning idioms.
• Basketball – Passion for exploring the sport in all its forms – as a Freestyler, facets include learning tricks, drills, fundamentals that vary from just playing the sport itself.
• Photography/Editing – Have a passion for freezing memories and capturing nature, focused on creative editing and learning more about photography.
• Theatrics/Compering – Have good experience in managing skits, dramas and writing dialogues.