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David Gaskin
232 Lexington Ave • Brooklyn, NY 11216 • (646) 657-7436 •gaskin.david@rocketmail.com

Objective: The opportunity to utilize my skills, experience and work ethnics as a contribution towards your company, while learning new skills that will allow me to advance.

EDUCATION
New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY 2010 – Present
Major: Human Services

Northern Regional Gouverneur, NY 2008
Certificate: HIV/AIDS Peer Educator Training

New York State Education Department Albany, NY 2001
General Equivalency Diploma

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Employment Services Intern 7/2010 – 10/2010
The Fortune Society Queens, NY
• Coordinated intern’s time sheets and work schedules using Microsoft Excel
• Filed, organized and maintained employment information in database
• Entered case notes about clients internship progress and work-related events
• Researched resumes and conducted outreach to set up face-to-face meetings
• Conducted interviews with clients, following a standardized questionnaire
• Planned group meetings for up to 15 interns and one-on-one meetings between interns and Employment Coordinator
• Liaised between employers and interns to collect time sheets and client performance surveys

Group Facilitator/Peer Counselor 2008 – 2009
New York State Department of Corrections Gouverneur, NY
• Introduced Aggression Replacement Training (ART) to up to 20 students
• Utilized public speaking, Microsoft Power point and whiteboards during presentations
• Led groups on anger management utilizing ART and Anger Control Techniques
• Involved groups in role play situations utilizing the 10 Structured Learning Skills
• Tested participants on their comprehension of the ART program by administering a midterm and final exam
• Monitored attendance and client participation in group activities

Transitional Service Coordinator 2006 -2008
New York State Department of Corrections Gouverneur, NY
• Coordinated groups of 12-18 on successful re-entry from incarceration to society
• Referred clients to outside agencies to assist with job skills training and placement, housing and substance abuse treatment
• Taught courses on effective resume writing, writing cover letters and job searching
• Created a mock job interview lesson to assist clients with building job interviewing skills
• Met one-on-one with clients to assist with obtaining necessary documents such as birth certificates, social security cards and driver’s licenses
• Assisted clients with obtaining legal documents such as RAP sheets and divorce papers