Lindsay Andrews

7738 N College Circle #38C, NRH, TX,76180*254-423-1780* lindsayandrews47@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Honorably Discharged Army Veteran with Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. Highly skilled in public office
administration, customer service, and research techniques as garnered through internships at State Representative Ramon
Romero’s Office and West Library. Proven leadership, dedication and drive as demonstrated through selection to
President of Student Veterans Organization, awards for student of the year, as well as mentoring and leading during time
in Army.

PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE
State Representative Ramon Romero Office: Intern August 2018-November 2018
 Point of contact for constituents in office that specializes in serving the community, former prisoners, veteran’s,
business and industries, Spanish speakers and any other issues or concerns community members may have.
 Researching and writing research paper on legislation regarding mental health issues inside the Department of
Justice prison system
 Attended neighborhood association and town-hall meetings

West Library: Intern August 2018-November 2018

 Worked in Special Collections, Digitization, Reference, Periodicals, and Tech Service.
 Studied and learned about the Library’s website and social media pages to better understand the history of the
library to better serve staff, faculty, and the students.

Research Methods Spring 2017

Completed comparative research student on Religion and Science. Proved two hypotheses with confidence interval of
95% that those who were very religious and attend church regularly are less likely to believe in or agree with science and
scientific data, and that Republicans are more likely to favor religion over scientific data.

Political Science Study Abroad Summer 2017

The Political Science, History and Paralegal departments travelled to Western Europe in the May of 2017, travelling to 5
countries in 2 weeks learning about history and government of each country. We visited many famous, historic sites
including Auschwitz in Poland, the site of the Nuremburg Trials in Germany and the International Court of Justice in The
Netherlands. The group was tasked with keeping journals or writing papers of our experiences, what we learned and what
these historic places meant to us and our majors.

EDUCATION
Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth Texas
Bachelor of Science: Political Science December 2018

ACTIVITIES
UCD Presenter: “Narrowing Down the Field: Tips for Graduate/Professional School Selection”

SVO: President May 2018-December 2018

AWARDS:
3pr Outstanding Student of the Semester Spring 2018
Army Achievement Medal 2012
Army Good Conduct Medal 2010
WORK EXPERIENCE
Student Veterans Organization August 2017-Present
President May 2018-Present
 Responsible for managing organization including, leading bi-weekly meetings, recruiting members,
and working with various vendors.
 Created and managed events including, the Marine Corps Birthday Run, Veteran’s Day Luncheon,
and an SVO Grad Dinner.
 Collaborated with professors, public speakers and other organizations, on and off campus.
Vice-Present August 2017- May 2018
 Assisted in planning events honoring the Marine Corp Birthday, Veteran’s Day and other Veteran’s
on campus.
 Helped run meetings by taking notes and contacting veteran’s on campus to attend and get
involved.

Barnes and Noble August 2013-May 2014

Children’s Lead
 Led Saturday afternoon story time with children every week, which involved reading special books,
coloring and cookies.
 Learned and operated the cash register handling cash and processing checks, while interacting with
guests.
 Reserved and ordered books for guests, including special circumstances such as incarcerated inmates
and children in the foster care system.

United States Army February 2008-February 2012

Specialist
 Mentored and helped a total of 15 soldiers
 Learned teamwork, leadership and discipline
Private 1st Class
 Worked in the Housing Unit making sure soldiers who lived on post would follow the rules and
issued citations to make sure the rules remained enforced, and assisted and answered all questions
for residents living on post. Planned family get together and policed the housing complex.
 Helped manage inventory in the motor pool, while learning how to operate all the vehicles for future
reference.
Private
 Completed basic training in South Carolina, AIT training in Virginia and reported to my duty station
in Texas.