Drai Schmelzer
Santa Cruz,California
Summary
A pre-med neuroscience student at UCSC looking for an opportunity to build upon basic upper-division lab skills through immersion in research. Reliable not only at getting laborious jobs done but done correctly through careful attendance to both their aesthetic and practical elements.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Student Housing Grounds Student Worker
UCSC Colleges Housing and Educational Services
03.2023 - Current
- Helped maintain a healthy campus-forest relationship in the Family Student Housing Community
- Ensured tidiness of the work site in order to prevent hazard to the residents
- Cleaned and repaired tools as needed
- Fortified dilapidated retaining walls
- Worked alongside maintenance teams to prevent floods and leaks in the apartments
- Offered assistance to residents in move-in/move-out
- Transported miscellaneous trash to the landfill
- Honed in ability to self manage workload with minimal supervision given this wide range of duties across the community
Laborer
Mona Contracting
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Digging trenches and backfilling
- Establishing falls from significant structures such as the foundations of a house or the bases of transformers so as to prevent water damage
- Installing conduit and filtration pipes
- Operating power saws, grinders, drills, etc.
- Operating stringline trimmers and lawnmowers
- Building wooden fencing
- Heavy lifting
- Loading and organizing utility trucks
- Driving trucks (F-150, F-250, F-550)
- Complying with OSHA
- Working with paving solutions such as asphalt and concrete
- Installing septic tanks
- Top soiling, mulching and grading
- Edging driveways and sidewalks
Laborer
Mona Contracting
07.2021 - 08.2021
Education
Bachelor of Science - Neuroscience
University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA06.2025
Skills
- Basic biology and chemistry lab skills
- Resilience to harsh conditions
- Hardened work ethic
- Critical approach to work at hand
- Appetite for learning
- Physical aptitude
- Licensed California driver
Certifications
08/2024 Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician (NREMT)
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
07/2024 Basic Life Support (BLS) The American Heart Association
Timeline
Family Student Housing Grounds Student Worker
UCSC Colleges Housing and Educational Services
03.2023 - Current
Laborer
Mona Contracting
06.2022 - 08.2022
Laborer
Mona Contracting
07.2021 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Science - Neuroscience
University of California - Santa Cruz
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