Ryan Lawson is pursuing a career in zoology or biology with a minor in history. He has a strong passion for science, particularly physics and biology, and wants to teach others about animals and environmental issues. His work experience includes various jobs like auto body work, fast food, and healthcare. He attended Hays High School and briefly studied videography at The Art Institutes International before deciding to focus on science. Ryan enjoys writing, public speaking, and learning about different cultures and believes knowledge and compassion are essential to improving the world.

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Ryan Lawson
101 South Broadway, Riley KS 66531
Phone #: 785-639-2842
Email: rdlawson78@hotmail.com
Objective In the past four years I’ve had a change of interest and importance in my pursuit for a
career. I had always wanted to work on old cars, growing up with my grandpa by my side
acting as more of a father figure to me. That hobby has slipped away, paving the path for
science, politics, history and culture to become more than just a hobby for me as I feel it
is my moral duty to transform the way we treat this earth and other animals. Ever since
being a little child, starting in about second grade, I could remember having a vast
fascination with the cosmos and everything about life, how we came to be. Every night I
would look up at the stars and ponder on the toughest questions out there, sometimes
thinking so hard that my head world hurt. If you asked anyone they would surely say I
was a very curious individual. The more I’ve thought about the universe and biology the
hungrier I became for knowledge. I have very recently decided to attend college abroad,
pursuing a major in zoology or biology and a minor in history. I’m a very ambitious
person, working hard to achieve my goals. I possess a strong love for all animals, and
strive to learn more about their evolution and biology. I like to preach and speak my mind
so writing is a big interest of mine; I feel it is necessary to write your thoughts on society
and life everyday, currently working on an essay. I did write for the school newspaper
while attending high school, mainly writing about different nationalities and religions in
the school. Science, biology and physics in particular, have become the leading
philosophies of my life, determined to meet my goals and alter the way people think
about animals and this planet.

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Experience Alan Clark Body Shop 01/09/2016-05/20/2016
Worked on various cars prepping them for the paint booth and buffing them after paint
had been applied. I left the company to work with family and so I would have more time
to improve on my writing and studies to reach my goals of eventually going to college.
Valvoline 02/05/2015-12/20/2015
Did minor maintenance on vehicles and left the job because of moving reasons.
DSNWK 08/08/2013-07/20/2014
I worked with individuals who had disabilities, teaching them to read and write, how to
cook, and taking them to work everyday. I would also provide help with their
medications. I resigned from this job after enrolling a college in Kansas City.
Mcdonalds 10/12/2011-07/20/2013
I worked in the back as a cook; this being my very first job, it certainly taught me how to
interact with people more on a daily basis and gave me the initial strength to work harder
so I could eventually accomplish my dreams.

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Education The Art Institutes International 08/07/2014-12/20/2014
I went to The Art Institutes International in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in
Videography. I have been an avid skateboarder all my life, participating in contests all the
way to California, and filming the art had become a big hobby of mine so I thought about
making it my career. As I got further into the school, it wasn’t the traditional schooling I
had wanted and I had a change of interest, with science being the candle light in the dark,
guiding me toward a new future where I can eventually teach and inspire young minds to
pursue careers in physics, biology and many of the other wonders that science has
produced.
Hays High School 08/20/2010-05/23/2013
I graduated from Hays High School in May of 2013. This had been the crucial moment of
discovering myself in life. I took numerous classes trying to figure out what to do with
my life, woodworking, engineering, auto mechanics, and multiple science classes
including physics, chemistry and biology. Biology and physics were by far my strongest
areas in school, always participating the most and being thrilled to discover something
new about the natural world around us. I wrote segments in the school newspaper about
different cultures and nationalities in the small town of Hays, KS. It was exciting to meet
new people and indulge myself in different cultures, talking to their families about where
they came from and why. This has really mixed in with my interest of science and
politics, as from my point of observation I think science, religion, culture and history are
the most valuable pieces of knowledge that will help shape future generations and make
this world a better place.

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Skills My most valuable skill is love. I love everyone and everything on this earth, with a
yearning to help inspire and teach people to make this world a better place not only for us
but for the animals that live here as well. Skateboarding had an enormous impact on me
and was something I’m still very passionate about but don’t get much time to partake in.
If anything it taught me to be self-confident and keep working toward my ambitions no
matter how rough the path ahead looks. I have a deep understanding of the history from
all corners of the world, submerging myself in books. Writing is a valued part of my life,
it is important to me that everyone should find time to write during the day. I am very
knowledgeable in physics and biology, both areas of the most interest to me and have
shaped my dreams. My deep listening has made me a very easy person to talk with
especially in times of gloom. Politics has recently played an even bigger part in my life
and is of dire importance to me as it does play a part in shaping future generations. The
greatest heroes of my life include Christopher Hitchens, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas
Paine, Isaac Newton, Galileo, Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, Lawrence Krauss,
Charles Darwin, Richard Dawkins, Elizabeth Blackburn and Rachel Carson. Knowledge
and love are of dire importance to me, being the fundamental skills that create the rest of
who I am.