Honor Society® member
Derick Jones
Temp at Scholastic Inc.
- University of Central Missouri
- Mechanical Engineering
- Class of 2017
- Holts Summit, Mo
Member since June 2014
About
I am currently a student at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri. I come from a family of five children with me being the youngest. I would consider myself a self determined person. When i want something done, i buckle down and get it down. Whither it's at work or in the class room i work hard to accomplish all of my assignments. But when i'm not working or studying i like to think that i'm a pretty laid back guy that likes to go with the flow. A good night for me is just hanging out with my friends and telling jokes and laughing with no fuss and no drama.
Education
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University of Central Missouri
Engineering Technology
2013 – 2017
Honors and awards
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Dean's List for the College of Health, Science, and Technology
Held over a 3.5 first two semesters
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Honor College
Accepted into the UCM Honor College
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Jefferson City High School Honor Diploma
Graduated with over a 3.5
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National Honor Society
2 year National Honor Society member
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I would love to one day work for a large engineering company like Black & Veatch or Burns & McDonald because they both are accredited and respected companies in the industry and also they are both in Kansas City which is only a three hour drive from my hometown and Jefferson City, Missouri. But my dream job is to be an engineer for NASA. I've always had a love for space ever since i was a child and have always dreamed of one day working on rockets. That dream is what inspired me to become an engineer in the first place.
- Graduate school interests
My Grad school of choice would be Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. It was my first school of choice and i was accepted into their engineering program but did not attend due to my wanting to stay closer to family for my undergrad. But i plan on attending there for grad school because of their excellent engineering program which is rated in the Top 10 in the nation.
- Outside the classroom
Tinkering with things around the house
Reading
Running
Telling Jokes
Hanging out with friends
Wrestling
Playing Trombone
Going to church
Experience
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Temp
Scholastic Inc.
May 2014 – Jun 2014
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Caterer/Server
Sodexo Catering
Oct 2013 – May 2014
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Intern
Ovation Events Inc.
May 2013 – Aug 2013
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Custodian
Advanced Cleaning Service
Aug 2008 – Aug 2010
Volunteering
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Children's Church Assistant
Church of God in Christ
Aug 2010 – May 2014
Languages
- Spanish Beginner
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