Robert Morton

During my time at the senior center, I was able to connect with many wonderful people through my tasks. I often set up different games like horse shoes, and trivia for the elderly in the senior center. I was also in charge of wheeling many different individuals with a walking disability around in a wheelchair, whether it be to the cafeteria or elsewhere. Setting up the table in the cafeteria as well as serving my group their food was my job as well.

• Served customers and followed outlined steps of service.
• Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
• Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.

In high school, I was selected by a committee of faculty members at Baylor School to represent Lupton Dorm and help raise a sense of community and home for those living in the dorm. The skills I used and jobs I was tasked with during my 2 years as a prefect included:

• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Learned to be empathetic and relate to students who felt homesick or had any sort of problem in the dorm.
• Skilled at working independently on projects, but also learned to work collaboratively in a team environment with my fellow prefects.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.

In this occupation, I work hard in variety of different ways. Most of this work required physical labor, but was also mentally taxing. The jobs I completed during my time includes things like:

• I ran heavy equipment such as a variety of Kubota tractors as well as Toro mowers. By familiarizing myself with this machinery, I learned to drive a stick shift and change any part on a mower.
• I was in charge of mowing 6 polo fields and one 350 yard x 800 yard equestrian center in order to keep them maintained and orderly.
• Each of these areas also needed to be irrigated daily, so I was also tasked with making sure each field was watered evenly and properly. This required a variety of fixing and upkeeping sprinkler heads, siderolls, and water canons.
• On days when polo games were played, I would set up tents, shade awnings, and trash cans so that the spectators could enjoy the game. I also flagged these games.
• As a whole, this job often required long work days, sometimes as long as 11 hours, that began at 7am and didn't exactly have a strict end time. Through this I learned to be diligent and patient with my tasks, and I always made sure to help my coworkers out when needed.
• Communication was integral in this job, and I made to sure to excel in that regard.

As an intern in Sen. Barrasso's personal office I participated in tasks including things like:

• Contributed to a positive team environment by collaborating with fellow interns on group projects and presentations. Such as background information on different ambassadors that Sen. Barrasso was in meetings with.
• Prepared project presentations and reports to assist senior staff.
• Developed organizational skills through managing multiple tasks simultaneously while adhering to strict deadlines.
• Answered constituent phone calls and assisted them with whatever was necessary and needed.
• Learned to speak with confidence and certainty through leading countless constituent tours through the senate buildings and the Capital Building.
• Diligent in refilling the Kuerig, water cooler, and watering plants around the office.
• Learned to present myself professionally through dress and speach.

I was elected as a Dorm Prefect by the Office of Residential Life at Sewanee: The University of the South. As a Proctor, I completed and practiced many of the skills I learned as a Prefect at Baylor School. Some of the skills unique to this position include:

• Putting together events for the dorm residents I was in charge of.
• Being constantly available to either the Office of Residential Life, or my residents.

This job is very similar to the tasks I completed for the Flying H Polo club. Uniquely, I worked this job every Monday and Friday during the 2024 summer. However from August 1st - August 16th, I worked this job Monday - Friday. Regardless of the hours I worked, the jobs I performed included:

• Using trimmers, chainsaws, and mowers for grounds maintenance, brush clearing, and tree removal and thinning.
• Showing up to work on time, every day.
• Maintained irrigation systems to ensure efficient water usage and healthy plant life.
• Cultivated a positive work environment through effective communication with team members and supervisors.
• Contributed to overall property aesthetics improvements resulting from dedicated attention towards daily maintenance tasks and detail-oriented approach to groundskeeping.
• Reduced equipment downtime via regular maintenance checks and timely repairs as needed.
• Enhanced curb appeal by maintaining lawns, gardens, and walkways in pristine condition.

I worked this job Tuesday - Thursday from June 1st to August 1st. In this job I learned many new concepts pertaining to investment, finance, and accounting. I also learned, first hand, how an LLC works internally. The skills I learned and practiced were as follows:

• Gained valuable experience working within a specific industry, applying learned concepts directly into relevant work situations.
• Sorted and organized files, spreadsheets, and reports.
• Gained hands-on experience in various software programs such as Excel and PowerPoint, increasing proficiency and expanding technical skill set.
• Prepared a presentation that concerned businesses that were under the company's jurisdiction. Information included quarterly and annually reported income by the business that I gathered using different techniques in Excel.

• "Floated" horses teeth
• Filled syringes with different drugs used for sedating horses
• Learned how to catch horses
• Familiarized myself with the oral anatomy of horses