PORTFOLIO 2014
JACOB BALLARD
JACOB BALLARD
516 SOUTH OSCEOLA AVE 32801 ORLANDO FL 407-257-8213 JACOBBALLARD95@GMAIL.COM Baker Barrios Architects Lisa Couch Human Resource Director Suite 1700 Orlando, FL 32801 Dear, Mrs. Couch: If Baker Barrios is seeking to recruit the talent of someone who can contribute to the design and development of commercial ventures and development, lead others and contribute to the success of the company, then please accept the accompanying resume for your review and consideration for a summer internship in which the above strengths can be expressed and valued in the company. As a staffer of my high school yearbook, Legend, I have acquired the strengths of an internship through my work on pages. I wrote stories, photographed sports and school activities, showed incentive to produce the best product by working long hours, and showed leadership among fellow staffers and assisted in their pages. I selected pages that would express, yet challenge my skills in writing, photography and time management. With an interest in majoring in architecture, a summer internship with Baker Barrios will allow me to gain the necessary experience for future employment and will allow me to learn the fundamentals of architecture. I will bring an understanding of how to deal with stress, a heavy workload and time management gained from advanced placement and honors classes; therefore, handling the position with poise and responsibility as summer intern for Baker Barrios. Architecture is a passion of mine. I enjoy designing and brainstorming new ideas and trends that can be integrated into the Downtown Orlando core; that impacts the city and it’s citizens. I have a never give up attitude, with a strong work ethic which is a perfect combination for an intern with your company. The following resume illustrates my skills and background well, but I feel a personal interview would better demonstrate my knowledge and abilities. Thank you for your review and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Respectfully yours, Jacob Ballard Enclosed: resume
JACOB BALLARD
516 SOUTH OSCEOLA AVE 32801 ORLANDO FL 407-257-8213 JACOBBALLARD95@GMAIL.COM
Resume
Objective: To obtain knowledge and experience in my future profession and contribute success to the Baker Barrios projects. Education Completed four years at William R. Boone High School. G.P.A 3.5 Experience June 2013- Sept. 2013. Worked at Relax Grills at Lake Eola. Operated the snow cone stand. Experienced in completing transactions, setting up, prepping food and serving customers. Aug. 2011 - present. Yearbook staff member, Boone High School. Experience writing stories, captions and sidebars, taking photographs, interviewing and communication skills. Aug. 2011 - May 2012. Volunteer for Blankner after school. Experience communicating with teachers, time management. Responsible for helping teachers with grading, getting supplies and cleaning the room. Aug. 2008 - May 2010. Yearbook Staff Member, Blankner School. Experience taking photographs, designing layouts, and writing captions. July 2009 - July 2011. Blankner Sports Camp counselor. Experience in handling, managing, and giving instructions to children. Relevant High School Studies English 1 Honors, English 2 Honors, Advanced Placement Language and Composition, Adavanced Placement Literature and Journalism 1, Journalism 2 and Journalism 3. Honors, Awards, and Memberships 2010 Blankner Bulldog recipient. Highest award given to a student who shows leadership, excellence and dedication to the school. 2010 Fellowship of Christian Athletes Servant of the Year recipient The Spanish Club. September 2011 - May 2012 Math Club. January 2011 - May 2012 National Honor Society member Oct. 2012 - present Quil and Scroll member Aug. 2011-May 2012, Aug. 2013- May 2014. References Renee Burke Yearbook Advisor at Boone High School Cell: 407-443-8451 Email: renee.burke@ocps.net Cassandra Stilwell Advanced Placement United States History teacher at Boone High School Cell: 321-217-0680
SELF-ANALYSIS
I got started in journalism in middle school. I joined the yearbook staff at Blankner school because I saw my brother and sister who were a part of the yearbook staff at Boone High School; having so much fun and learning so much from journalism. They would come home and tell all these stories about being on staff. I saw the enjoyment and skill on their faces as they learned journalism. I wanted to be able to learn those skills and I have that enjoyment that they experienced. It wasn’t just my siblings that got me started in journalism, it was the interest I gained while being on staff in middle school. I saw journalism as something I can do later in life. I noticed the opportunities it gave to me and I became interested in how to effectively catch the reader with the writing, photography and the design of the page. What I’ve learned in this course this year is more knowledge in writing, photography and design. As a second year staffer, I had prior knowledge to these elements of journalism in the publication of a yearbook but they expanded this year as I became more aware in grammar and punctuation. I became more aware in what to write and not to write in a story. In photography, I became more aware with how to get better pictures; more aware with how the camera worked. If I went to an event taking pictures and they became blurred and bright, I knew I needed to lower the stop to get a sharper image. I learned more in design as I started noticing what the editors were and not doing. I started playing around with dummy designs to expand my knowledge in designing. I’ve also learned that paying attention to details is a necessity that one must have in order to succeed in journalism. This course is valuable to take because it teaches you so much in life skills that you can take into life later on. Skills in paying attention to details, communicating with others, interviewing, teamwork and learning the fundamentals in writing, photography and design. These skills that every person leaves from this course will successfully contribute to your life. This is why journalism is so essential in taking in high school.
REFLECTION ONE
My most significant piece of work this year was actually one of the hardest pages I worked on; the girls track and field page. I’m very proud of this page as it reflects my skills well. When I look at this page, I feel a sense of pride in myself in what I accomplished in the photography and how I overcame the obstacle of so many players being used elsewhere. I feel Olivia’s design is fantastic. The page is so clean and is so effective in the use of white space. By having one of the hit-listed players so enlarged and having it look so good, (meaning not grainy or out of focus, is awesome). This page was difficult to complete because majority of the players on the team were already pictured or quoted. Finding people I could use for this deadline was one of the hardest tasks I had to complete. Even though it was hard, I learned so much from that page. Taking pictures at the track meets, I learned new photography techniques that helped me progress my photography skills to the next level. Yes, the track meets were long and boring but what kept me going was the opportunity to expand my skills in photography and further enhance them to a point that I can rely on those skills to bring me success. By having so many players already used, allowed me the opportunity to learn how to work with a challenging obstacle in the way. That opportunity will resonate in my future employment when I’m faced with a obstacle at a job, I will already be experienced in how to break that barrier and continue to success. The girls track and field page is my most significant piece of work because of what I learned from that page. I value the hardship that I face in my life because it gives me the opportunity to further excel my skills and my abilities to perform those skills.
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REFLECTION TWO
Y30, Sports page. Boys Cross Country, 032-033. I would like this piece to represent me because it shows my skills in writing and photography well. I feel the story, “Runners cross finish line”, is a strong piece of writing that I personally believe it shows my skills in writing. Also, the photography is strong and will represent the publication well in competition.
Y15, Sports Action Photo. Track and Field. 018-019. I would like this photo to represent me because it shows my skills in photography and is a picture that I’m proud I took. I feel it will effectively represent myself and the publication well in competition.
Y18, Feature Photo. The Reservation Run. I would like this photo to represent me because it shows my skills in photography and is a picture that I’m proud I took. I feel it will effectively represent myself and the publication well in competition.
REFLECTION THREE
I’ve grown in the class through strengthening my skills in design, writing and photography. These newly strengthen skills are evident in this portfolio. By looking at my previous portfolios, I’ve noticed a lot of mistakes in grammar and punctuation. I feel my theme is more developed than the previous two. I was heavily deducted for those mistakes and is evident in the grade I received for that portfolio. I saw that my writing in the reflections were good but could be strengthen with stronger diction and varied syntactical techniques to make my point better. Through this third year on staff, I’ve grown as a writer through the stories I’ve written on pages and by taking Advanced Placement Language and Composition and Advanced Placement Literature. The course allowed me to learn the fundamentals of effective and strong language; allowing for my writing to expand and become stronger. If you were to look at my stories from sophomore to junior than junior to senior year that they’re written better as the I progressed from year to year. My skills in writing have grown. I feel confident in writing stories now. As I look back at my previous portfolio it seemed I was on the defense for my mistakes. It seem I acknowledged my mistakes but didn’t acknowledged of how to fix them. However, I’ve grown through the year and in this portfolio, I admit to my mistakes and try to show to the reader that I either fixed or is currently solving the mistakes. Everyone has weaknesses and has to continue working on When I was making my spreads for the design portion of the portfolio, I noticed the overall good quality of the design. Yes they could still use some more work, but for my skill level and being a staffer, I was proud to call those designs mine.
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