Barrett Amsrud

Experience

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  Hancock-Hamline Collaboration

  Oct 2009 - May 2011

  Student Tutor

  As a tutor for the Hancock-Hamline Collaboration, I worked as a tutor at Hancock Elementary School. Over the two years as a tutor, I had several responsibilities:-Work with students ranging from Kindergarten through 6th grade.-Assist in improving math, English, and reading skills.-Work individually with students learning English as a second language.-Attend monthly training sessions on a variety of topics related to working with multicultural classes, ESL students, minority students, and students from multiple economic backgrounds. Show less

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  Cub Foods

  Jun 2010 - Oct 2011

  Dairy/Cashier

  While at Cub Foods, I worked in both the dairy department and as a cashier. My responsibilities included:-Provide excellent customer service to all customers.-Accurately handle customer transactions throughout the day.-Stock and maintain displays in the dairy department, paying close attention to detail.

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  Hamline University

  Sept 2012 - May 2013

  For the Teaching English as a Second Language Certificate course, I worked with an English as a Second Language class from the University of Minnesota as a student teacher. My responsibilities were:-Consider the needs of students from a wide range of cultural/linguistic backgrounds and levels of English proficiency-Organize focused ESL lesson plans and conduct lesson activities-Clearly demonstrate a strong understanding of English grammar-Work as a team with other ESL student teachers to organize a lesson plan and assign responsibilities-Assess the students' learning and adjust lesson according to their needs Show less

  • ESL Student Teacher (TEFL Certificate Practicum)

    Feb 2013 - May 2013

  • Student Office Assistant

    Sept 2012 - May 2013
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  The Right Staff

  Oct 2013 - Dec 2013

  Temporary Employee

  John Roberts Company - Coon Rapids, MN-Label and sort thousands of commercial paper products daily-Pay close attention to detail to ensure products are high quality

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  Cambridge-Isanti Independent School District 911

  Dec 2013 - May 2014

  Substitute Teacher

  Taught all subjects for classes ranging from Kindergarten through 12th grade in the absence of the permanent teacher

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  EPIK (English Program in Korea)

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2016

  Native English Teacher (Elementary/Middle)

  -Taught English to students in Elementary School grades 3-6, and Middle School grades 1-3.-Prepared minimum of four lessons per week.-Planned activities designed to engage the students while improving target language skills-Planned and taught English Summer and Winter Camps.-Extensively used Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel for lesson planning and student assessment.-Prepared students for an English debate conference.

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  Prime Digital Academy

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Full Stack Software Development Student

  Prime Digital Academy provides its students with the skills to become Full-Stack software engineers using various technologies, such as:-The JavaScript-based MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, AngularJS, and Node.js)-Client-side technologies (Bootstrap, jQuery, Angular, HTML, and CSS)-Server-side technologies(Node and Express)-Databases (SQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB)Additionally, Prime Digital Academy emphasizes communication, collaboration, and self-guided education through several approaches:-Public speaking through weekly speeches as well as participation in Toastmasters-Collaborative development in small groups every week-A 30-day GitHub Challenge, designed to promote self-paced and self-directed learning. Show less

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  C.H. Robinson

  Oct 2017 - now

  • Software Engineer II

    Aug 2019 - now

  • Software Engineer I

    Oct 2017 - Jul 2019