Below you will find my resume, as well as a letter of recommendation for the Upper-Class Experiential Learner of the Year Award!

Mack Ottens

2362 US Route 11

Kirkwood NY, 13795

(607)-217-8367

mottens@keuka.edu

Experience

Keuka College/ Head Resident Assistant (Current position, but part of a Field Period)

August 2017-Present (Office of Housing and Residence Life) Keuka Park, NY

Manage a staff of six resident assistants and a separate staff of ten work study students. Act as a liaison between residents of Ball Hall and Facilities, Office of Housing & Residence Life, and several other departments. Effectively oversee the staff in Ball Hall and the building as a whole. Conduct various tasks associated such as biweekly 1:1 meetings with staff, manage and run the Staff Development Committee and programming in the building.

Lightner Library/Intern (Field Period)

January 2017-January 2017 (Rose Petal Business) Binghamton, NY

140 hour Field Period in the Lightner Library. Focused on recovery and organization of archival material from the college. Created finding aids and organized various delicate material, some older than the college itself.

Keuka College/Resident Assistant for Davis Hall

August 2016-Present (Office of Housing and Residence Life) Keuka Park, NY

Implemented community standards and focused on community development and programming. Acted as a liaison for residents to the Office of Housing and Residence Life, Facilities, and Health & Counseling Services. Documented incidents and placed work requests. At one point was the entire first floor RA and had roughly 60 residents that I worked with.

Petal Garden, Inc./ General Business Intern (Field Period)

January 2017-January 2017 (Rose Petal Business) Binghamton, NY

142- Hour Field Period internship through Petal Garden, Inc. Spearheaded a new employee operations manual, photography and new product listings, sales analysis, and focused heavily on the movement to a new eCommerce Platform (Shopify).

The P.A. Hutchison Company / Human Resources Intern (Field Period)

January 2016-January 2016 (Book Manufacturing) Scranton, PA

152-hour Field Period internship through the P.A. Hutchison Company’s Human Resources department. I completed life insurance policy forms, scheduled and conducted interviews, payroll, filing, posting important Human Resource related forms, gave and graded aptitude tests to employees, as well as general office work.

The P.A. Hutchison Company/ Bindery Laborer

July 2015-August 2015 (Book Manufacturing) Scranton, PA

Specialized in packing and labeling cartons, stacking books, and transporting pallets of books/cartons. Lifting up to 50 pounds and working in a loud and dynamic environment with many different kinds of people

Education

Keuka College / Business Management with a Concentration in Human Resources

Class of 2019, Keuka Park, NY

Average GPA thus far: 3.83

Activities

Men’s Cross Country & Track/ Team Captain

Keuka College, NEAC, NCAA DIII, Keuka Park, NY

Acted as liaison to between the team and the coach. Developed and implemented new workouts. Kept an eye on the team and focused on creating a family atmosphere and volunteering in the community.

Habitat for Humanity Club / Community Relations Coordinator (2017-2017)

Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY

Develop relationships between Yates County Habitat for Humanity, and our club on campus. This involves going to the meetings and build sites and developing relationships with those who are working.

Student Athletic Advisory Committee/ Men’s Cross Country Representative (2015-2019)

Keuka College, NEAC, NCAA DIII, Keuka Park, NY

Devised solutions to issues regarding athletics and made decisions about the next steps the college will take to most greatly benefit the athletics department and school as a whole

Sigma Alpha Pi / National Society of Leadership and Success

Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY

National Honor Society that brings together future leaders and helps set them up for success through different activities and meetings.

Sigma Lambda Sigma / SLS at Keuka

Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY

Keuka College's oldest and most prestigious honor society. We focus on scheduling and organizing the Honors Convocation ceremony at Keuka College every spring.

NRHH / National Residence Hall Honorary

Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY

Member of the chartering committee for NRHH that has recently been created. This is an honor society for the top 5% of Keuka College students and it focuses on being a leader and building community in a residential setting. President of this organization.

Sigma Beta Delta / SBD

Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY

National Honor Society that brings together future leaders in the field of business, management, and administration.

Leadership Summit 2018/ Keuka College Leadership Summit attendee

Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY

Attended Keuka College’s first ever Leadership Summit. Learned and actively participated in several sessions on learning how to be a better and more effective leader.

Brockport RA Conference/ SUNY Brockport RA Conference attendee

Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY

Presented on a case study at the SUNY Brockport RA Conference. Attended several sessions to learn how to be a better leader on campus, as well as network with other RAs.

CSCY/ Celebrate Service...Celebrate Yates

Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY (2016, 2017, 2018)

Attended Keuka College’s annual CSCY day of service. Working with the United Methodist Church we cleaned up part of the roadway on 363 to Canandaigua, NY.

Alternative Spring Break 2018/ Touch of Nature, Illinois

Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY

Attended a service trip to southern Illinois to work on environmental conservation and trail building. Focused on serving people we have not and will not ever meet by creating a piece of trail for people to use for years to come.

Leadership Summit 2019/ Puerto Rico

Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY

Attended a service trip to Puerto Rico to focus on hurricane and natural disaster relief. Together with twenty other people from Keuka College we performed beach cleanup, painted three houses, and worked on our place of lodging to leave things better than we found them.

Awards & Honors

Most Valuable Player - Cross Country/ Keuka College Athletic Department

Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY (2015, 2016, 2017)

Most valuable player on the men’s cross country team three years in a row.

Rookie of the Year/ Keuka College Office of Housing & Residence Life

Keuka College, Keuka Park, NY (2017)

Winner of “Rookie of the Year” in 2017 for leadership ability as a first year Resident Assistant.