1. A. Gabriel J. DeCaro
adecaro@ncsu.edu
PERMANENT ADDRESS
1003 Parliament Place
Apex, NC 27502
919-559-3436
Work Experience
 Honors Fellow, NCSU Honors Program (JUN 2015-Present)
o Facilitated freshmen transition into a college environment and intellectual development as a
teaching assistant for an honors seminar called Creative Processes in Science.
o Also led a film club which critically analyzed movies and interacted with faculty.
 Staff Writer and Assistant Editor, Technician (JAN 2014-Present)
o Written over 30 news and opinion pieces on a wide variety of subjects.
o Mentored writers and copyedited articles for newspaper opinion section
o Assisted Editor in Chief with strategic development
o Currently working on long-form piece on nuclear engineering curricula
 Learning Assistant, NCSU Physics Department (DEC 2014-JUN 2015)
o Assisted graduate student instructors in problem sessions for a course in introductory
Newtonian Physics.
 Teaching Assistant, NCSU Computer Science Department (AUG 2014-DEC 2014)
o Classroom instructor providing academic assistance and lecture preparation in two courses:
Introduction to Computing Environments and Introduction to Computing-FORTRAN.
o Learned teaching and administrative skills.
 Tutor, NCSU Undergraduate Tutorial Center (SEP 2013-SEP 2014)
o Specialized instruction in Calculus, Physics, Chemistry and General Mathematics.
o Improved organizational, teaching and coaching skills.
Education
 NC STATE UNIVERSITY – Raleigh NC, Degrees MAY – 2017 – GPA: 3.786
 B.S. in Nuclear Engineering, B.A. in International Relations; Minors: Mathematics and Spanish
 APEX HIGH SCHOOL – Apex, NC – JUN 2013 Valedictorian

2. A. Gabriel J. DeCaro
adecaro@ncsu.edu
Skills
 Language: English is native and primary language
o Advanced fluency in reading, speaking, and writing in Spanish
 10 years of course work and visited Mexico and Cuba
o Currently in the process of learning French
 Computing: Extensive proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and Fortran
o Experience in Linux/Unix, Matlab, Mathcad, and Mathematica
o Performed video editing with MS moviemaker
Scholarships
 Charles Harrison Smith, III Scholarship: 2013-2017
 Lenovo Scholarships: 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 and 2015/2016
 Professional Engineers of North Carolina Scholarship 2013-2015 and 2015-2016
 NCSU Provost Park Scholar Finalist Scholarship 2013/2014
 NCSU Department of Engineering Scholarship 2013/2014
 American Nuclear Society Scholarship 2015-2016
 Nuclear Energy University Program: Integrated University Program Scholarship 2015-2016
Academic Accomplishments
 Participant in the DOE sponsored 2015 Fuel Cycle Summer School at UNLV
o Conducted and presented research in projects involving Uranium fluoridation with
Ammonium Bifluoride; assisted in research with Plutonium sorption in graphite
 Member of Phi Kappa Phi-NCSU Chapter; inducted 2014
o Student Vice President (MAY 2014-Present)
 Member of Phi Beta Kappa-Zeta Chapter; inducted 2015
 Study Abroad - Cuba Summer 2014
 Benjamin Franklin Scholars Program
o Freshman Cohort Representative (SEP 2013-MAY 2014)
 Served as a liaison between the freshman cohort and the council
o Council Historian (MAY 2014-MAY 2015)
 Recorded attendance and meeting notes, helped plan programming
o Council Vice President (MAY 2015-Present)
 Assisted in leading organization and planned strategic development
 American Nuclear Society
o Member of NCSU student chapter and national organization (SEP 2013-Present)
o 2013 National Conference attendee
o NCSU student chapter finance chair
 Manage finances and attend appropriations meetings
 NCSU Institute of Nuclear Materials Management
o Member of Triangle student chapter and national organization (SEP 2013-Present)
o Secretary (MAY 2014-Present)

3. A. Gabriel J. DeCaro
adecaro@ncsu.edu
Extracurricular Activities
 NCSU University Honors Program (UHP)
o Active member (SEP 2013)
o North Carolina Honors Association Conference attendee 2013, 2014, 2015
 2014 Presented “Honors program enrichment through hall councils”
 2015 Presented “Critical Theory in Honors programs”
 Presented with Aaron Stoller Ph.D.
o UHP Ambassador
 Represented the UHP to incoming students, facilitated growth of organization
 NCSU University Housing
o Member of Quad Area Council (SEP 2013-Present)
 Organized several community programs (Grass Day, Disco Night)
o Quad Area Council President (APR 2014-DEC 2014)
 Led organization of 60 representatives from local residence halls, helped mentor
them into student leaders, communicated with/represented interests to other
student organizations (most notably Inter Residence Council)
 Led initiative to construct hammock posts in residence area
 IKMAF Certified 1st
Don in Hapkido (AUG 2012)
 Red Cross Adult CPR/AED/First Aid certified