William Ratledge Email & Phone Number

Gainesville, Va

• Teach/tutor students in all general educational subjects from grades K-8• Teach SAT/ACT reading, writing, language, and college admissions/essay preparation at the highschool level• Provide additional instruction in AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Earth Science, AP EnvironmentalScience, AP English Language and Literature, AP World History, AP US History, AP World Government,AP Statistics, AP Economics, and AP Research Seminar coursework• Design, implement, and refine personalized lesson plans tailored to each student’s academic needsand aspirations• Design and lead instructional summer seminars to aid students with SAT/ACT vocabulary preparation,SAT/ACT Reading, English, and Language/Essay comprehension, and high school science “bootcamp” (covering topics in biology, chemistry, ecology, earth/environmental science, and laboratoryscience)• Work with students to design and implement a high school “life plan” to balance academic andpersonal goals with college/future career requirements• Collaborate with students, parents, school teachers/instructors, and C2 management to assistremedial students and to provide academic enrichment opportunities for struggling K-12 students• Work with C2 staff and management to secure scholarship opportunities for students, and to involveC2 in communal outreach/volunteer work• Attend bi-annual center meetings to review student progress, make changes to C2 curricula, andexchange ideas regarding how to maintain and grow the business’s client base• Researching ways to develop virtual classroom instruction for professional development coursework(writing a resume/CV, conducting an interview, drafting/editing proposals etc.)• Recently proposed a “Recommend and Refer” program whereby C2 faculty provide their high schoolstudents with a college recommendation letter in exchange for a peer referral

Tysons, Va

• Reached out to local businesses in the Commonwealth of Virginia to provide, discuss, and explaininsurance benefits• Provided innovative solutions to employers facing rising health care costs and the financial burden ofhiring and retaining quality employees• Conducted meetings with business decision makers (human resources, employee benefits, owner,etc.) to outline coverage plans uniquely tailored to the needs of the business and its employees• Customized benefits offerings on a one-to-one basis to meet the specific needs and budget of theindividual• Performed side-by-side policy comparisons for any business that met with Colonial Life at no cost tothe decision maker• Negotiated insurance contracts and aided in enrollment process directly or via Colonial Life’sextensive broker network• Utilized Prism and VALS demographic and psychographic analysis to help identify businesses lookingfor voluntary insurance benefits• Utilized Prism and VALS demographic and psychographic analysis to help upper management recruitthe most suitable new employees, and to assist managers with improving their sales team compositionand dynamic• Reasons for leaving: Analytics/underwriting position I was being trained for was removed and myteam was disbanded by upper management

Jefferson County, Wv

• Long-term substitute teacher for all subjects grades pre-K through 12• Provided instruction in high school civics/government, social studies, history, language arts, creativewriting and AP-level biology, chemistry, earth science, and environmental science coursework• Worked with Jefferson County educators to standardize West Virginia’s educational curriculum andimprove academic prospects for thousands of students• Designed and implement supplemental learning exercises using the Kahoot! learning system• Provided detailed reports to teachers, school administrators, parents, and the West VirginiaDepartment of Education• Was involved with West Virginia’s Jump-Start! Initiative, designed to aid students ages 3-10 who arestruggling with reading, writing, basic math, and English language comprehension.• Reason for leaving: moved to Virginia (commute one-way was 60 miles)

Ames, Ia

• Assisted Iowa State research faculty with data analytics research on animal genomics, proteinanalysis, and plant genetics• Conducted opposing homozygosity testing using data from the 1000 Bulls Project and wrote/implemented script using the Linux operating system to determine and verify the paternity of 24sampled bulls• Performed protein structural analysis and modeling in-silico (with computers) using the GROMACs,VMD, and SMOG software packages to identify conditions (temperature, pH, pressure, drug andnutritional interactions) required to destabilize various proteins• Utilized R programming language and previously published mRNA transcript data to analyze geneoverlap between candidate Auxin-signaling genes in A. Thaliana plants• Reason for leaving: loss of funding for research fellowship

East Lansing, Mi

• Assisted Michigan State research faculty with data analytics research aimed at locating regions of thepig genome associated with coat color and spotting patterns in a Duroc-Pietran test population (~5,000pigs)• Compiled and evaluated raw data for statistical analysis and for comparison with results fromprevious studies• Performed bioinformatics analysis intended to link associated phenotypic traits with the genotype ofeach sampled animal• Worked on connecting findings with research involving humans to assess whether benefits from thestudy could be applied to human health and wellness• Discovered a potential homolog on chromosome 8 in pigs that may be involved with humansusceptibility to melanoma (skin cancer)• Presented findings at Michigan State University's Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF) inApril 2015• Reason for leaving: graduated from Michigan State University in May 2015

East Lansing, Mi

• Assisted over 200 residents with finding campus resources to enhance their academic and socialexperiences as MSU undergraduates• Mediated disputes between residents and provided constructive suggestions and outlets for conflictresolution• Attended numerous lectures, seminars, and meetings to better learn how to connect with residentsand foster a sense of community within the residence hall• Designed and coordinated projects and events to address residents' academic, intercultural, social,and health/wellness needs• Collaborated with residents, other resident assistants, and campus departments to implementlargescale programs designed to address the needs of the entire residential community• Created, implemented, and supervised a mentoring program for experienced resident assistants totrain new resident assistants in a one-on-one setting• Reason for leaving: graduated from Michigan State University in May 2015

East Lansing, Mi

• Assisted USDA/ADOL scientists with data analytics research evaluating the pathogenicity of theMarek's Disease Virus, genetic and environmental resistance to varying viral strains, and identifyinggenetic markers in viral and host DNA that may be associated with the expressed disease phenotype• Performed diagnostic necropsy of birds 56 days following exposure to different viral strains andqualitatively determined positive Marek's infections based on the presence of neural lesions andvisceral tumors• Bled birds and performed Histopaque analysis of extracted Buffy coat cells• Performed real-time PCR analysis of Buffy coat cells to qualitatively assess the Meq/gapDH ratio toconfirm positive diagnoses reported from necropsy• Designed primer pairs with laboratory technicians that targeted 24 regions of the Marek's viralgenome, and performed PCR analysis and gel electrophoresis to identify potential genotypic regionsassociated with virulence phenotypes• Compiled and presented findings from the study at the MSU Veterinary Scholars Symposium in July2014, and again at UURAF in April 2015 • Reason for leaving: summer research internship ended inAugust 2014

• Observed eating behaviors and performed feed analysis for layer farms in Northern Indiana (Jasper,Newton, and White counties) and southeastern Illinois (Donovan County)• Determined a correlation between feed consumption and food particle size for more than 3 millionlaying hens• Conducted T2 (toxic mold) testing for 12 layer houses in Newton County, IN, and reported findings toupper management• Put out a layer house fire in Jasper county, saving over 50 thousand laying hens and preventingnearly 2 million dollar's worth of property damage• Calculated the 2-year profitability of a cage-free layer operation in Donovan County, IL• Presented findings to upper management and demonstrated the Donovan County operation wassaving the company over $14,000 per fiscal quarter• Worked independently for over 200 hours on above-mentioned projects, presenting findings to uppermanagement in August 2013 and at the UURAF in April 2014• Reason for leaving: summer internship/work study ended in August 2013

Education record

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Animal Sciences