This resume is for Melissa Bleininger, a recent college graduate seeking a new career opportunity after changing fields. She has experience in nursing and healthcare from previous jobs and developed strong skills in areas like data analysis, leadership, and Microsoft Office software during her education. Her resume highlights her education credentials, including graduating cum laude from Kent State University with degrees in Sociology and Criminology & Justice Studies.
1. MELISSA S. BLEININGER
3776 State Route 516 NW, Dover OH. 44622
| melissableininger@gmail.com | (330) 365-6589 |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-bleininger-3b4a86110. |
SUMMARY New college graduate returning to the workforce after a career change.
Seeking to use the skills I have developed to be successful in your
organization, while continuing to hone these skills and acquire additional
skills.
SKILLS &
ABILITIES
•Data Collection and Analysis
•Critical thinking
•Interpersonal skills
•Strong Work Ethic
•Self-Motivating
•Microsoft Word
•Microsoft Publisher
•Microsoft Excel
•Microsoft PowerPoint
•Leadership
EXPERIENCE ■STUDENT EMPLOYEE KENT STATE UNIVERISTY AT
TUSCARAWAS
FEBRUARY 2013 – MAY 2016
•Campus Beautification.
■STATE TESTED NURSING ASSISTANT COUNTRY LAWN CENTER
FOR NURSING CARE & REHABILITATION, INC.
JULY 2011 – SEPTEMBER 2013
•Resident Care.
•Resident, Staff, and Family Interaction.
2. MELISSA S. BLEININGER
| melissableininger@gmail.com | (330) 365-6589 |
■STATE TESTED NURSING ASSISTANT HOME HEALTH
CAMBRIDEGE HOME HEALTH CARE
DECEMBER 2012 – MAY 2013
•Client Care.
•Client, Family, and Staff Interaction.
■STATE TESTED NURSING ASSISTANT MAXIM STAFFING
SOLUTIONS
MAY 2006 – JULY 2011
•Patient/Resident Care.
•Patient/Resident, Staff, and Family Interaction.
EDUCATION KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH.
BACHELOR OF ARTS 2016
■GRADUATED CUM LAUDE
■GRADUATED WITH DEPARTMENTAL HONORS WITH
DISTINCTION IN SOCIOLOGY THESIS
■GPA:
•Cumulative 3.67 •Sociology 3.89 •Criminology & Justice Studies 3.78
■CRIMINOLOGY & JUSTICE STUDIES COURSES:
•Crisis Intervention
•Criminology
•Court Functions
•Research Methods in Justice Studies.
•Justice Administration.
■SOCIOLOGY COURSES:
•Deviant Behavior
•Sociology of Family Violence
•Sociology of Mental Illness
•Researching Society.
■HONORS COLLEGE:
•Senior Honors Thesis Project and Thesis Defense: “An Examination of
Self-Control and the Family Structure” faculty mentor Adrian Jones, Ph.D.
3. MELISSA S. BLEININGER
| melissableininger@gmail.com | (330) 365-6589 |
■INTERNSHIP: Noble Correctional Institution
•Correctional Program Specialist (Case Manager)
•Recovery Services (LSW)
•Unit Manager
•Correction Officer
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS 2014
■GPA: •Cumulative 3.54 •Justice Studies 3.70
■JUSTICE STUDIES COURSES:
•Basic Interviewing.
•Issues in Law and Society.
•Victimology
•Corrections
•Police Role
AWARDS AND
SYMPOSIUMS
• President’s List 2016
• Dean’s List 2013-2015
• Academic Achievement – Kent State University at Tuscarawas 2014-2016
• Honors Achievement – Kent State University at Tuscarawas Honors
College 2015-2016
• Honors Medallion for Successful Defense of Senior Honors Thesis – Kent
State University Honors College 2016
• Student Leadership Award – Kent State University at Tuscarawas 2016
• National Engaged Leader Award – The National Society of Leadership
and Success (Sigma Alpha Pi) 2015
• Outstanding Leader Award – The National Society of Leadership and
Success (Sigma Alpha Pi) 2014
• Undergraduate Research Symposium Winner Invited Presenter - Kent
State University Graduate Student Research Symposium 2016
4. MELISSA S. BLEININGER
| melissableininger@gmail.com | (330) 365-6589 |
• Honorable Mention Award and Presentation Award - Kent State
University Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and
Creative Activity 2016
• Kent State University’s Northeast Ohio Undergraduate Sociology
Symposium 2016
• Overall Best Poster Award - Kent State University at East Liverpool’s
African Culture Fair 2015
• Kent State University at Tuscarawas Student Research Colloquium 2015
LEADERSHIP
AND
AFFILIATIONS
• Criminology and Justice Studies Club - president 2014-2016
• Criminology and Justice Studies Club - secretary 2013
• Student Government Association - vice-president 2015-2016
• Student Activities Council - senator 2013-2015
• Student Activities Council - interim secretary 2014
• Vision/Student Activities Council – liaison 2014
• Student Complaint Review Committee - student government member
2015-2016
• Dr. Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program - scholar 2014-2016
• The International Honor Society in Social Sciences (Pi Gamma Mu) –
induction 2016
• The International Sociology Honor Society (Alpha Kappa Delta) –
induction 2016
• The National Criminal Justice Honor Society (Alpha Phi Sigma) –
induction 2015
• The National Society of Leadership and Success (Sigma Alpha Pi) -
induction 2014