Samuel Peterson
Cedar City,UT
Summary
Collaborative Assistant Program Director possessing excellent multitasking, analytical and problem-solving capabilities. Bringing 2 years of comprehensive experience planning and monitoring work calendars and project budgets. Well-versed in providing guidance to 5-member team and developing project scopes and requirements.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Program Director
Southern Utah University
01.2023 - Current
- Director Assistant for federal financial aid law. working with the different and complex factors that the law has for each of the requirements of our students
- Expert federal financial aid supervisor who helps students evaluate the costs and resources for their scholarships.
- Met financial objectives by preparing annual budgets, scheduling expenditures and analyzing variances.
- Supported staff members in their daily tasks, reducing workload burden and allowing for increased focus on higher-priority assignments.
- Managed high-stress situations effectively, maintaining professionalism under pressure while resolving disputes or conflicts.
- Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to financial director .
- Assisted program manager with developing budget and schedule.
- Maintained accurate records related to client participation, progress tracking, and outcome reporting for internal use.
Deseret Peak Laborer
Tooele County
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Assistant Manager responsible for distribution and logistics for the Tooele County Fair Groups (summer)
- Customer Service.
- Weekly evaluation of engine and machinery processes for land care and irrigation solutions.
- Worked alongside team to accomplish work goals according to schedule.
- Understood and followed verbal and written instructions to complete work correctly.
- Promoted a positive work environment by demonstrating strong teamwork and communication skills.
FULL TIME MISSIONARY FOR THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, SOUTHERN ARIZONA
LDS Church
07.2019 - 07.2021
- Southern Arizona where I learned to speak Spanish and effectively communicate with people
- I spent time learning how to talk to people through social media platforms, like Facebook, and how to create a presence on social media. (COVID-19 pandemic)
- Built lasting relationships with community members through genuine empathy, compassion, active listening skills.
- Prepared and delivered mission-related presentations to church and community groups.
- Developed effective communication skills by interacting with diverse populations in various settings.
- Enhanced cultural understanding by learning local customs and incorporating them into daily interactions.
Education
Certificate of Data Science -
Physics Minor -
Spanish Minor -
Suu
Applied mathematics degree - Data Processing
Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT04.2026
No Degree - Honors
Stansbury High School
Stansbury Park, UT05.2019
Skills
GitHub (samp3terson)
Critical thinking
Leadership
Customer service experience
Program assessment
Budget Development
Problem-Solving
Critical Thinking
Decision-Making
Effective leader
Strategic leadership
Analytical Thinking
Program Improvements
Educational Program Planning
Data Verification
Performance Quality Assurance
Interdepartmental Coordination
Program Leadership
Dependability and Cooperation
Task Delegation
Understanding of human resources
Business knowledge
Scheduling Coordination
Administration knowledge
Activities
- Boy Scouts of America: Eagle Scout
- Competitive Soccer Clubs
- High School Soccer
- Seminary Council
- Full Time Missionary
- Volunteer English Teacher
- Full Time Student
- Youth Group Leader
Coursework
- FUNDAMENTALS OF DATA SCIENCE
- GitHub
- SQL
- R Markdown
- Time Series Data
- APPLIED STATISTICS
- R Programming
- Time Series
- Data Display
- PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
- Bayesian Statistics
- Poisson Distribution
- Binomial Distribution
- Geometric Distribution
- DATA ANALYTICS
- Jupyter Notebooks
- Python
- Pandas
- NumPy
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Assistant Program Director
Southern Utah University
01.2023 - Current
Deseret Peak Laborer
Tooele County
06.2022 - 08.2022
FULL TIME MISSIONARY FOR THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, SOUTHERN ARIZONA
LDS Church
07.2019 - 07.2021
Certificate of Data Science -
Physics Minor -
Spanish Minor -
Suu
Applied mathematics degree - Data Processing
Southern Utah University
No Degree - Honors
Stansbury High School
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