Dane Gagnon
Duluth,MN
Summary
Detail-oriented bilingual French/English literary professional with extensive experience in editing, proofreading, and literary analysis. Interested in pursuing a career that presents professional challenges and leverages interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Student Mentor
Middlebury College
07.2024 - 08.2024
- Assessed students' knowledge, comprehension, and study habits to track progress and set realistic goals.
- Counseled two students individually to assist in overcoming obstacles, make proper choices to stay focused and adjust to French immersion.
- Shared resources, opportunities, and activities to support mentee's learning and development.
- Met mentee formally, informally, and in-person at least once per week to check in and offer both academic and emotional support when needed.
Barista
Dovetail Café & Marketplace
05.2019 - 08.2021
- Controlled line and crowd with quick, efficient service.
- Efficiently served approximately 450 customers each day,
- Trained 8 new employees with positive reinforcement and respectful, encouraging coaching, sharing knowledge and expertise of coffees, teas, and merchandise.
- Listened carefully to customer requests and created personalized, delicious beverages, which improved sales.
Direct Support Caregiver
Trillium Services
04.2019 - 09.2019
- Assisted 4 residents with dressing guidance, grooming, meal preparation, and medication reminders.
- Transported individuals to events and activities, medical appointments, and shopping trips.
- Maintained clean personal areas and prepared healthy meals to support client nutritional needs.
- Engaged residents in meaningful conversation, socialization, and activity while providing personal care assistance.
- Administered medications to residents and assisted those with self-administered medications
- Recognized and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to case manager.
Direct Support Professional
TBI Residential Services
03.2017 - 11.2018
- Assisted four vulnerable adults with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Assisted disabled residents to support independence and well-being.
- Encouraged and supported residents to participate in recreational and leisure activities to promote social interactions and reduce loneliness.
- Transported residents to medical and dental appointments to provide support.
- Monitored residents to assess and report physical and behavioral changes to supervisors.
- Cooked meals and assisted residents with eating tasks to support healthy nutrition.
- Assisted with daily living activities, running errands, and household chores.
- Recorded status and duties completed in logbooks for management.
- Administered daily medications to residents.
Education
Master of Arts - Textual Linguistics, Teaching Methodologies
The Betty Ashbury Jones MA ’86 School of French
Middlebury (village), VT08.2027
Bachelor of Arts - English & French
St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN05.2024
No Degree - 7-week Full Immersion Program | Level 4 | French
Middlebury Language Schools
Middlebury (village), VT08.2023
No Degree - 7-week Full Immersion Program | Level 2 | French
Middlebury Language Schools
Middlebury (village), VT08.2022
Skills
- Active Listening
- Interpersonal Communication
- Emotional Support
- Disability Awareness
- Literary Analysis
- Editing and proofreading
- Proofreading abilities
- Creative Writing
- Cross-cultural communication
- Language Immersion
- Project-based learning
- Vocabulary expansion
Languages
French
Full Professional
English
Native or Bilingual
Software
Adobe Lightroom
Microsoft Office
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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