Resume

Paul Rubio

Cell Phone: (630) 660-9040

paulrubio@outlook.com

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-rubio/42/926/5b2

EDUCATION

SKILLS

Customer Service/Interpersonal skills

Technical Library Skills

Librarianship Principles

Organization

Marketing

Communication

Proficient knowledge of Linux/UNIX computer systems and Office products

Proficient Spanish language skills

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Practicum Student, Argonne National Laboratory Library. Argonne, IL. January 2016 to present.

• Practice librarianship principles in creating LibGuides for science researchers
• Use library skills in shelving materials according to the Library of Congress system
• Use library technical skills in assisting with cataloging of materials

Shelving Aide, Oak Park Public Library. Oak Park, IL June 2015 to present

• Utilize library skills by sorting and shelve library materials, finding items on hold, and assist with shifting of collections
• Provide customer service by answering questions from patrons

Summer Library Volunteer, Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, IL, Summers 2003-2008

• Enhanced communication skills by interacting with participants of the Children’s Summer Reading Program, specifically at the Maze Branch of the library
• Aided in library tasks of organizing materials and creating promotional materials at the Maze Branch Library as a member of the Teen Team there in the summer of 2008

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Telephone Sales Agent, Blue Valley Marketing. Oak Park, IL February 2014 to June 2015

• Provided good customer service while making phone calls to businesses on behalf of publishers, marketing free trade publications

Intern, Murray and Trettel WeatherCommand. Palatine, IL Summers 2011 and 2012

• Practiced organizational skills while helping the company’s staff provide essential weather information to numerous clients, saving time and financial resources for the company, contacting clients, and compiling weather forecasts for their operations

Weather Broadcaster, WVUR, Valparaiso University. Valparaiso, IN August 2011 to May 2013

• Demonstrated strong communication skills by providing weather information and forecast to listeners in a 2-3 minute weather broadcast on the Evening Source news program on campus radio station

Co-Weather Columnist, The Torch, Valparaiso University. Valparaiso, IN September 2012 to May 2013

• Used communication skills by writing a weather column and compiling a one-week weather forecast outlook once every other week as a feature for Valparaiso’s student newspaper, with readership of approximately 4,000

Concession Worker for the Park District of Oak Park, Oak Park, IL, Summers 2009 and 2010

• Showed strong customer service skills by taking and preparing food orders, stocking food supplies, recording money from purchases, and cleaning facility

MEMBERSHIPS

• American Library Association, January 2015 to present
• Special Libraries Association, January 2015 to present