Honor Society® member
Kristoffer Rufino
Server at Carrabba's Cucina Italiana
- Grand Valley State University
- Psychology with a Business Minor
- Class of 2015
- Belleville, Michigan
Member since May 2014
About
My life stems from a plethora of experiences and situations that make me the person that I am today. Generally the experiences that I have had with being an only child and being of Asian background in Michigan are what contribute to my thought processes and goals in life. In sum I believe my life choices are the accumulation of all of what I have been exposed to.
I come from Westland, Michigan, a city that is surrounded by cities of privileged children and also by cities of underprivileged children which gives me a good insight on both sides of the spectrum. I attended community college at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan and graduated with my associates degree and also a certification for being an Emergency Medical Technician. The path that I originally intended on taking dealt with my interest in becoming a firefighter/paramedic. I changed paths in order to pursue a career that would have more stability since there are many municipal positions being cut from city budgets.
All in all, my outlook on life is to help individuals in one way or another but to also be able to support my family financially in the process.
Education
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Grand Valley State University
Psychology and a General Business minor
2013
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Schoolcraft College
General Associates Degree
2010 – 2013
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I intend to finish my undergraduate with a psychology degree in order to become a well-rounded critical thinker. The business minor that I have chosen to pursue gives me a small amount of knowledge in the area for purposes like starting a practice or business.
As I graduate college I plan on going through graduate school to pursue a degree in public relations. I believe the combination of having a psychology undergraduate degree and a business minor will give me a well rounded perspective for what public relations is.
I'm planning on pursuing a career dealing with the advocacy of Asian Americans. If this is not possible I wish to do anything dealing with a company that helps individuals with anything relevant to the community.
- Outside the classroom
I like to do many things on my spare time.
This includes a variety of things such as:
- Cooking
- Longboarding
- Basketball
- Golf
- Snowboarding
- Working out (anaerobic and aerobic)
Experience
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Server
Carrabba's Cucina Italiana
Jul 2012 – Jun 2014
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Server
Antonio's Cucina Italiana
Jul 2011 – Jul 2012
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Server
Bennigan's
Nov 2010 – Jul 2011
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Prep/Cook/Maintenance
Morrison Company
Apr 2009 – Jul 2010
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
- Filipino Fluent
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