- Collaborated amongst a 16 man team to aid in the camp's marketability for the 2025 summer and beyond.- Accounted for producing 20% of the team's marketable standing material for the 2025 summer and beyond.- Captured 1,500 photos daily, adding up to 105,000 photos over the summer.- Edited photos using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom.- Supported the marketing group's projects by allocating and creating edited digital content for online (social media and website) and physical (billboard, postcard, and poster) use.

As an AFROTC cadet, I am passionate about cultivating leadership skills, embracing the core values of integrity, service, and excellence, and pursuing a dedicated path towards a career as an Air Force officer. Current Air Force career interests include pilot, intelligence officer, and cyberspace effects operations officer.

This summer, along with 5 other cadets from across the nation, I was selected to lead a cadet lead leadership camp at Camp Joseph T. Robinson. The camp was divided into three groups: the Cadet Training Group (CTG), the Mission Support Group (MSG), and the Administrative Group (AG). The CTG was made of up two squadrons. I was appointed a Squadron Commander over Squadron 2 (SQ 2), which was made up of 46 people. Under my role, I experienced:- Overseeing all SQ 2 operations.- Directly communicating with all SQ 2 flight commanders.- Issuing CTG orders through SQ 2 flight commanders.- Working directly with the MSG and AG to ensure CTG needs were met.- Enforcing level power curves amongst MSG and AG through direct collaboration with camp administrators.- Ensuring cadet accountability for all 46 trainees and flight commanders 24/7.- Issuing CTG and SQ 2 discussion boards to improve group efficiency.- Directly issuing disciplinary action as seen fit during SQ 2 discussion boards.Recommendations:In a letter to my detachment commander, one of the camp administrators wrote:"Your cadets led a fairly rigorous course. They were up at 0400 and didn’t get to bed until well after 2200 each day. Our JROTC cadets definitely challenged their leadership abilities every day and your cadets responded admirably! [...]Cadet Ricardo Serrano was the Squadron 2 Deputy Commander. Cadet Serrano is a very direct and intense individual that shows great promise as a future officer! He was always motivating his cadets, holding them to the standards set forth by the AF and the camp. He also never beat around the bush with what needed to be said or done. Cadet Serrano was always on top of any task that was given to him and was a great addition to our camp as he showed the JROTC cadets that a leader doesn’t always coddle their people and sometimes that direct, professional and constructive criticism is needed."- SMSgt Christopher H. Scott, USAF (Retired)