Mason Ellis Email and Phone Number

I’m excited to have the opportunity to Work as a seasonal supervisor for the Rip Curl Outlet store here in San Diego. I’m thrilled to gain the experience of working in a corporate based retail network and to hopefully have an opportunity to join the larger Rip Curl business network and explore what possibilities may make themselves known in my near future.

Through a close friend I found myself recommended for a position at Mission Surf, a local San Diego shop that has been around for over 50 years. I found myself working part time under owner and manager Benny Rodriguez a truly wonderful guy who made even the most stress filled and busy days light and enjoyable. Working at Mission Surf was a relaxed and humble environment that allowed me to get hands on experience in managing day to day businesses affairs and assume a wide variety of responsibilities that included opening and closing the store, managing rentals and Airbnb guests, tallying a pricing new merchandise and continuing to practice my customer service and sales skills. It was an incredible opportunity to be able to work during my last year or so of college and I won’t forget my days laughing with Benny in the cool beach breeze while being able to meet and converse with interesting customers from around the country and world.

During the summer of 2023 I had the incredible opportunity to work as an International Trade Assistant as a part of the ITA, a branch of the US Department of Commerce. I worked with all the trade specialists in the office but was directed by Jaqueline Roeder who headed up the Intern program. Most of my days consisted of me acting as a shadow for Jaqueline, who had me sit in on her zoom meetings with local business allowing me to gain key insights into the needs and issues often faced by companies looking to export abroad. After meetings I would follow up with these companies helping to illuminate them regarding the export services provided by the ITA and which might be the best fit for them, as well as performing data analysis regarding market conditions and opportunities across various foreign locations. During my time at the ITA, I was trained and became quite skilled in the use of the Salesforce suite which I would utilize for data analysis on numerous occasions. I also frequently performed the data filing for new companies and contacts into the Salesforce platform on behalf of many different specialists in the office. At the tail end of my time there I had the remarkable task of helping to work on the contact list and pamphlet for the Dubai Airshow put on by the US Department of Commerce for the Aerospace and Defense Industry, which truly allowed me to see the scope of operations performed the ITA and the importance of international relations and communications for US businesses. In a similar fashion I helped to assemble a list of potential speakers for an Intellectual Property Protections seminar put on by the ITA at the University of San Deigo for local companies looking to do business in China. My time at the ITA was incredible and I am most grateful for the willingness of Jaqueline to share her experience with me and the ITA at larger for providing me with an opportunity to gain functional insight into the world of Internation Commerce.

Coaching at the Dallas United Crew learn to row summer camp. The camp runs from 9-11am 4 days a week. Each week we receive a new group of kids with no rowing experience who are looking to learn the basics and get involved in rowing. We train both boys and girls from all backgrounds with varying ages, from middle school to highschool, different athletic backgrounds. Group sizes range anywhere from 10 to 30 kids at a time. Over the course of the week we teach them all of the basics or rowing, from how a boat works to taking strokes on the water, the end goal being to help them reach a degree of proficiency that they can continue rowing in the Intermediate camp, which takes place during the tame time slot under different coaching, should they decide to do so. Of course, all of this falls second to the most important thing: that all of the kids have tons of fun and are left with a lasting impression from the sport I love.

In 2021 I found myself with a great deal of free time and decided to find a new opportunity and work experience. I was lucky to be invited to work at the Lakewood Country Club where I met and worked under some incredible people. While it was hard work out in the Texas heat, the members and service team made it a truly rewarding experience and one I would happily return to anytime. This position taught me a great deal about teamwork and the importance of little details in ensuring that someone's experience is impactful and enjoyable. Additionally it continued to help me work on my communication skills as I spoke to members everyday, greeting them and doing my best make their experience with me and the club a memorable one.

Every Summer I Coach at the White Rock Rowing Summer Camps. At these camps it is my job to teach a group of middle to high school aged children, with little or no rowing experience, the basics of rowing over the course of a week. They are taught everything from proper rowing technique to the parts of a boat, over this week, with the goal of making them the most proficient rowers as possible in this time frame, and of course, ensuring that they have fun and learn to love the sport.