Jake Stilwell
3rd year Individualized Major
cell: 949-212-6837
I. Work Experience
A.) California College of the Arts
1. Position: Studio Monitor
2. Employment: 2012-Current
3. Description: First semester I monitored the welding studio in the graduate building to ensure the equipment was being used properly and all safety precautions were taken. I also served as an instructor for anyone who needed help or wanted to learn welding. Second semester I monitored the wood shop available to all first year students. This required a much more hands-on style of work in order to help many students, who have little to no shop experience, bring their ideas to life safely and efficiently. I am currently still employed at the First Year Studio once or twice a week during the school year.
B.) Industrial Sheet Metal
1. Position: Quality Control/Shop Assistant
2. Employment: 5 years
3. Description: I do anything around the shop that I can, from sweeping to fabricating and refining exported products. This job has taught me a lot about the myself and the working world around me. It has allowed me to exercise my responsibilities and creative abilities in designing and detailing products using various types of metal (mostly stainless steel), wood, and plexiglass. Safety, skill, and efficiency are three of the most important aspects of this job and it has allowed me to hone all of these important life tools among many others. ISM has also allowed me to interact with people in the industry and the business world which has prepared me for any future endeavors in a professional environment.
C.) U.S. Spiritleaders
1. Position: Tech Assistant/Roadie
2. Employment: 3 weeks during my 2011 Summer vacation
3. Description: During my 2011 Summer vacation, the assistant principal at my high school, Todd Amon, invited me to work at the U.S. Spiritleaders Summer Cheerleading Camp for it’s three week span as a tech and roadie. There, I worked closely with him as we set up sound systems, platforms, banners, and anything else that needed to be done to make the camp run smoothly. Making great money and great friends, working for the U.S. Spiritleaders was a wonderful experience.
II. Education
A.) California College of the Arts in San Francisco (2012-Current)
1. Graduate in the Individualized Program
a.) Combining Industrial Design and Furniture
2. Awarded the All College Honors Undergraduate Scholarship from First Year Award for outstanding student achievement.
B.) Laguna College of Art and Design
1. Portfolio Development class during my senior year in high school
C.) Capistrano Valley High School (9-12)
III. Extracurricular Activities
A.) Chimera Council at CCA 2014
1. I have recently been accepted into the Chimera Council Leadership Program at CCA for my upcoming Junior Year. This will involve welcoming the new incoming students through orientation programs and activities as well ongoing activities throughout the school year.
B.) Associated Student Body (Student Government) 2009-2012
1. Senior Year: Executive ASB President
a). Worked along side Capo’s Activities Director as ASB’s leader in the many activities throughout the year.
b). Lead formal meetings in which clubs, fundraisers, purchase orders, and various school events and activities are discussed, approved or disapproved, and planned.
2. Junior Year: Executive Treasurer
a). Recorded and approved or disapproved all of the school’s purchase orders based on whether or not the money was correctly spent in benefiting the student body.
b). Involved as an active member in the executive council in interviewing students for the upcoming year’s ASB commissioner positions.
3. Sophomore Year: Sophomore Secretary
a). Recorded sophomore student council meetings and actively participated in formal ASB meetings.
b). Created and organized a campus beautification event along with a fellow ASB member in which we gathered Capo’s student artists to paint murals on the trashcans throughout our campus that promoted positive messages of beauty, tolerance, and environmentalism.
C.) People to People Sports Ambassador Program
1. Chosen by the People to People Sports Ambassadors program to represent America and play on the U.S. soccer team in Amsterdam at age 13 against countries such as Japan, Netherlands, and Germany.
i). Team Captain
D.) Volunteer Work
1. Operation Christmas Child
i.) Checked, packed, and shipped boxes at the warehouse for Operation Christmas Child which sends shoe boxes filled with toys and crafts to underprivileged children around the world for Christmas.
ii.) Served alongside my teammates from club volleyball.
2. Helping Teachers
i.) In one instance, I spent three full weekends in a row helping Newhart Middle School’s special education teacher move her entire classroom (filing cabinets, couches, desks, etc.) to another classroom across campus and then helped her decorate.