Career PortfolioNICOLAS RICO

NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

PROFESSOR LUZAR

Table of Contents

Introduction

Goals

Resume

Letters of Recommendation

Samples of Work Essays and Papers

Introduction

This portfolio will be a display of some of my work throughout my college career.

Throughout the last three years, I have been working to obtain my Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. However, my primary focus has been in Entertainment, Sport & Promotion Management.

Goals

Currently an intern with the Saginaw Spirit Hockey club, and since I’m graduating in 2015, I hope they keep me on for next season as well.

Develop my current skills as well as learn new skills to help me advance in the sports business world.

Continue to improve in my current job, in order to prosper once I graduate.

Eventually, I would like to work for a large sports organization in a major market that’s involved in one of the four major sports leagues in the United States.

ResumeNicolas Rico 3073 Churchhill Lane Unit 1 (989) 482-5164 ▪ nrico1989@gmail.com

EDUCATION Northwood University-Midland, MI Bachelor of Business Administration May 2015 Major: Entertainment, Sports & Promotion, Management

Cumulative GPA: 3.1/4.0 Scholarships: Freedom Transfer Scholarship; Received for transferring to Northwood University. OBL Memorial Scholarship; Received for academic performance.

Mott Community College-Flint, MI

General Studies 08/2011- 05/2012 Cumulative GPA: 3.2/4.0 RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Saginaw Spirit Hockey Club Game Day Operations Intern- Saginaw, MI 08/2013-Present Interact with fans attending games to participate in on ice entertainment during intermissions Display ability to work with a team to coordinate and facilitate the operation of our events Demonstrate excellent customer service skills to build and maintain relationships with season ticket holders Exhibit ability to communicate with fellow co-workers in fast paced environment using a walkie-talkie Display interpersonal and social skills in engaging and communicating with fans on a daily basis on and off the

ice

GameStop Sales Associate- Saginaw, MI 10/2005-03/2011 Display social skills while engaging and interacting with customers on a daily basis Demonstrate exceptional customer service skills while selling add-ons, as well as our store discount card Exhibit ability to reach sales goals, as well as other performance based goals Provide customer service and handled hundreds of large cash transactions

COMPUTER SKILLS

Advanced in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, Outlook, and Social Media such as Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In, Google Plus, Tumblr and YouTube

VOLUNTEER Northwood University International Auto Show September 2012 Largest outdoor new car auto show in North America with 50,000+ attendees. Team Kia – Member

Letters of Recommendation

Anthony E. Miller 4068 Kendrick St. Saginaw, MI, 48368 (989)213-6413 realfanboytone@gmail.com

I have known Mr. Rico for a few years now, as he was a subordinate of mine at a retail store I used to manage a short few years back. I have been in management for 13 years, and within that time, upper management for 8 years. I have worked from small communities to small cities, and with teenage kids, to adults older than I. I have run two businesses, one through a corporate, and the other with a franchise. Mr. Rico was one of the few members staff members left at a store that I had taken over. Though it wasn’t the first time I had met him, it was the first time I had been able to work with him; and that was for about a year and a half. I scheduled him with me most of time, as I could trust him to help me with various aspects of my job.

Mr. Rico is one of the best employees I have gratefully had the pleasure of getting to work with in my time in management. He has strong work ethic and a drive to succeed. Mr. Rico was someone I could count on to get tasks done in not just a timely fashion, but at a professional level. I could count on him at a second’s notice, to pick up shifts at any given time. He has great people skills, which are a product of his fun, friendly nature. When he sets his mind on something, he sees it through till the finish line. It was a pleasure getting to know him and work with him.

Mr. Rico is a benefit to anyone looking to place him on their team, and someone they could rely on to go above and beyond the job at hand. He is very capable at learning new challenges while fully understanding what he is trying to accomplish. Mr. Rico isn’t just someone to have on as a staff member, he is someone they need. I highly recommend him to anyone seeking him for employment.

Examples of School Work : Essays and Papers

Brief Portion of a paper I did on Islam and Christianity for a History class. Muslims celebrate with Ides, which is a large feast (Hufnail, 2002).

There are quite a few areas where Islam differs from Christianity. Christians believe that Jesus died for their sins and was resurrected. Muslims believe that Jesus died and was lifted to heaven and that we never resurrected (Hufnail, 2002). In Christianity men and women worship together, but in Islam they worship separately. Women are also oppressed in many Muslim cultures today. The main day of worship in Christianity is Sunday, while Muslims main day of worship is Friday. The holy city in Christianity is Jerusalem, while the holiest city in Islam is Mecca.

Examples of School Work

Here is a link for a small interview we did in career development earlier this year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8V4Y2IsfKA