1. TYLER ANDREW ROCKE
tyler.rocke@live.longwood.edu / rocketyler234@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-rocke
(757)-802-5794
2332 Mirror Lake Dr. Virginia Beach, Virginia 23453
OBJECTIVE:
EDUCATION
Longwood University Farmville, VA
Bachelor of Science in Anthropology,Minor in History August 2016
Cumulative GPA: 3.357 – Cum Laude
Major GPA: 3.729
WORK EXPERIENCE
Teacher Assistant at the Academy for Discovery at Lakewood Norfolk, VA
 Summer of 2015
 Assisted teachers forpreparing for the upcoming schoolyear
Surf and Adventure Company Virginia Beach, VA
 Summer of 2014
 Worked for the Linens department and the Ocean Rentals department
 Prepared beach house linens and delivered beach equipment to the beach houses at Sandbridge
Buffalo Wild Wings Virginia Beach, VA
 November 2012 – July 2014
 Host
o Greeted guests
o Assisted with Call-in orders
 Guest Experience Captain
o Job position included advertising and marketing
o Advertised about Buffalo Circle memberships and promoted new menu items (food and alcoholic beverages)
o Organized special events and fundraisers held at the restaurant and other venues
o Managed the technical equipment at the restaurant such as the sound system,the lights, television sets,etc.
o Managed TV sport programs on the entertainment system
o Occasionally served/ran food and drinks
The Navy Exchange
 Summer of 2010 Virginia Beach, VA
 Worked for security, checked military personnel’s IDs as they entered the Navy Exchange
ANTHROPOLOGICAL FIELD EXPERIENCES: INTERACTING WITH THE PUBLIC
Longwood at Yellowstone National Park Project Yellowstone National Park
 Summer 2016
 Explored, observed,and analyzed public issues in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
 Interviewed and interacted with locals and stakeholders to obtain more insight about public issues
 Developed interdisciplinary inquiry and writing civic skills for active citizenship
Course title: Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology Yogaville, Buckingham, VA
 Fall 2015
 Practiced field methods employed by cultural anthropologists in their gathering and analysis of the behavior of people living
in Satchidananda-AshramYogaville, Buckingham, Virginia
PUBLIC ARCHAEOLOGY: SYNTHESIZING ARCHAEOLOGY WITH THE PUBLIC
Archaeological Artifacts Show Assistant Volunteer Buckingham County, VA
 October 2015
 Presented artifacts from the Randy K. Wade site to the public
ARCHAEOLOGY LAB, FIELD, & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES
St. Augustine Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program St. Augustine, FL
 June 27th – July 22nd, 2016
 Excavated, recorded, and recovered artifacts from the “Anniversary Wreck,” a mid-to-late 18th century shipwreck
Guana Island Field Assistant Volunteer Guana Island, British Virgin Islands
 January 9th – 16th, 2016

2.  Phase I shoveltest pit excavation/survey.Discovered, recorded, and recovered pre-Columbian artifacts
 Discussed about the site and the artifacts recovered to the public
Riddick’s Folly House Museum Field Assistant Volunteer Suffolk, VA
 July 2015
 Volunteered to work for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources
 Plotted and excavated part of an early 19th century cistern at a historic landmark
Course title: Sustainability Westmoreland County, VA
 May 2015
 Visited and studied archaeological sites in the Northern Neck of Virginia
 Studied how prehistoric, historic, and contemporary cultures sustain themselves in the area
James W. Jordan Archaeology Field School Randolph, VA
 Summer 2015
 Randy K. Wade site 44CH62
 Responsible to overlook and assist with the beginner students
 Lectured, taught,and applied basic archaeological excavation methods to beginner students
 Excavated a geological test unit to confirm or disconfirm if the archaeological site was once an island in the Staunton River
during its prehistoric occupation
 Summer 2014
 Excavation unit on a Late Woodland Indian Site at the Staunton River Battlefield State Park, Randy K. Wade site, 44CH62
Henricus Historical Park Field Assistant Volunteer Chester, VA
 April 2015
 Objective was to confirm or disconfirm of an archaeological foundation of a 17th century church
 Disconfirmed the theory, however, archaic Indian projectile points were discovered within at an average depth of 30cm
 September 2014
 Helped create digital maps of the site of a potential historic foundation
 Establish a benchmark and control points for the site so that geophysicaldata could be matched with a base map
Longwood University Archaeology Lab Assistant Volunteer Farmville, VA
 Fall 2014
 Cleaned, identified, and sorted artifacts from previous excavations from the Randy K. Wade site
Course title: Moundbuilders Southeastern United States
 December 2014
 Visited and studied prehistoric Indian mounds in various states in the southeast United States
Cub Creek Fields Field Assistant Volunteer Charlotte County, VA
 November 2014
 Phase I excavation: shoveltest pit and pedestrian survey
 Objective was to confirm or disconfirm if there are any archaeological significance with these agricultural fields
o Sought to seek information regarding the Late Woodland Sappony Indian settlements in the area
 Shovel test pit survey covered a 9-acre field with units spread on a 10x10 meter grid, average depth of each unit was 30cm
 Pedestrian survey of a 4-acre field, no artifacts were discovered
STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE
Course title: The Archaeology of England in Prehistoric, Roman, and Medieval Times England, UK
 February – March 2015
 Explored and analyzed archaeological sites in London, Avebury,Wiltshire, and York
ACTIVITIES, MEMBERSHIPS, & CERTIFICATIONS
 Computer Nitrox Diver Certified October 4th, 2016
 University of West Florida Scuba Diving Club Member, Fall of 2016
 Graduate Anthropological Association (GAA) Member, Fall of 2016
 American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) Active Scientific Diver Certified July 22nd,2016
 American Heart Association CPR & AED Certified June 8th, 2016
 Divers Alert Network (DAN) Insured May 27th, 2016
 SOLO Wildlife First Aid M.E.D.I.C. Certified January 20th, 2016
 PADI Advance Open Water Diver Certified August 16th, 2015
 Longwood University Chapter of Lambda Alpha Anthropology Honors Society Member, 2015-2016
 Longwood University Men’s Club Volleyball Member, 2013-2015
 Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity, Member, 2014-2016
o Recruitment Director 2014-2015
 Emerging Greek Leaders Program Inducted Fall of 2014

3.  PADI Open Water Diver Certified July 1st,2014