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Zackary Lancaster

Zackary Lancaster

Linguist And Anthropologist
Denver,CO

Summary

Dynamic professional with extensive experience in customer service and bilingual communication, notably as a Bilingual Youth Support Specialist at the Refugee Resettlement Program. I have a proven ability to manage high-volume tasks efficiently, alongside strong research and video production skills. Recognized for reliability and teamwork in fast-paced environments.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Delivery Driver

Veldkamp's Flowers And Gifts
04.2024 - Current

Create a sensible route with the flower arrangements available to be sent and then deliver the arrangements to the recipient while maintaining a time of 4 deliveries per hour.

Kitchen Staff Member

Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants
06.2023 - 04.2024

I started this job as a dishwasher and was promoted within 2 months for my efficiency in multilingual team coordination and reliability. After being promoted, I worked as a cook and made food for customers.

Bilingual Youth Support Specialist

Refugee Resettlement Program
02.2023 - 06.2023

I provided Spanish-English interpretation for unaccompanied minors from Latin America while also facilitating daily activities and supervising them when I worked a night shift. This job required me to have a proficient level of Spanish.

Cold Press Operator and Barista

Clean Juice
06.2020 - 06.2023

During my time as the head of cold press operation at Clean Juice, I managed inventory and production of more than 50 cold-pressed juices daily. I also helped out the front of house staff when the store was very busy and worked as a barista making smoothies, juices and other organic food products for customers as well as sometimes running the register and taking customer's orders.

Retail and Furniture Associate

Big Lots
03.2020 - 06.2020

During my brief time as Big Lots which was brief due to reasons related to the COVID-19 Pandemic and moving around that time, I worked as a Furniture Associate and also worked the front register on occasion. My job as a Furniture Associate required me to start my day at 5 a.m. unloading a shipment of product for the day. This was product for all parts of the store. The furniture aspect of this job came in assisting customers in the furniture department and lifting heavy pieces of furniture to customer's vehicles after purchase.

Warehouse Worker

Whitetail Naturals
03.2017 - 06.2019

Whitetail Naturals is a company that turns deer antlers into dog chew toys. My job entailed going out and finding antlers in areas that they are shed, cutting them into appropriate sizes to be dog chew toys, cleaning them, smoothing out the sharp edges and finally packaging and labeling them so that they are ready to be shipped out to customers.

Retail Sales Associate

Party City
01.2016 - 03.2017

This was my first job at 16 years old and my job requirements included working the register, stocking products onto the shelves, assisting customers in finding product, fulfilling balloon orders as well as taking balloon orders for a future pickup date. This job gave me my first experience in the workforce as well as contributed to my first experience in customer service at a young age.

Education

Bachelor of Letters Arts, And Sciences - Linguistics And Anthropology

Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO
05.2001 -

Skills

Language Knowledge: Aside from my native English, I speak Turkish, Spanish and Portuguese at an advanced level I also speak Russian and Kazakh at an intermediate level and have a basic level of Swahili and Kurdish, enough for simple daily conversation

Research Experience: I have experience in conducting research and an academic analysis both in a setting via the university that I graduated from and via independent endeavors I took part in a research project on the Ch'orti' language that was ongoing during my time and still today at the university that I graduated from I also conducted independent research and analysis into the Chuvash language which culminated in the production of a video I made that serves as an in depth analysis into the Chuvash language This language has become viewed over 10 thousand times and is one of the most viewed videos about the Chuvash language on the internet This video is titled "The Chuvash Language (An In Depth Analysis)

Video editing and production: I have taken part in various video production projects throughout my time both as a youtube content creator and a musician I have experience editing and filming videos such as music videos, skits and research videos

Technical Skills: I have experience in using the program 'Praat' a phonetic analysis software that functions as a vowel-plotting tool This experience in the program came as a result of requirements for assignments in my Phonetics course I also have a good general knowledge of various technological aspects of computer programs and learning how to use new programs This skill developed from my interest at a young age in computers as well as having previously attended college for a Recording Arts degree which required learning and using programs for producing music such as ProTools, Ableton,

Translation: I also have informal experience in translation and am continuing to work on my shorthand ability in order to be able to conduct live interview translation

Timeline

Delivery Driver

Veldkamp's Flowers And Gifts
04.2024 - Current

Kitchen Staff Member

Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurants
06.2023 - 04.2024

Bilingual Youth Support Specialist

Refugee Resettlement Program
02.2023 - 06.2023

Cold Press Operator and Barista

Clean Juice
06.2020 - 06.2023

Retail and Furniture Associate

Big Lots
03.2020 - 06.2020

Warehouse Worker

Whitetail Naturals
03.2017 - 06.2019

Retail Sales Associate

Party City
01.2016 - 03.2017

Bachelor of Letters Arts, And Sciences - Linguistics And Anthropology

Metropolitan State University of Denver
05.2001 -
Zackary LancasterLinguist And Anthropologist