Nicholas J. Mazur

105 Willowbrooke Drive, Brockport, NY 14420 · (315) 879-5318

nmazu1@brockport.edu

nicholasmazur78@gmail.com

My goal is to find an outlet for my training and certification in the field of English. I hope to find a position in which my skills of observation and analysis of text is put to good use. I also want to develop myself as a professional individual and work in an environment which encourages that development.
Education

·         Master’s degree in English from SUNY Brockport                                                              2018-2020

·         Bachelor’s degree in English from SUNY Brockport                                                           2014-2018

-43 cumulative credit hours in Sociology,                                                                               2014-2018

Journalism and Broadcasting, and Theatre

Published Works

·         The Chivalry Blue Trilogy:

Turn and Face West                                                                                                                                         August 2019

(Collection of Poetry)

Spells of the Antifunk                                                                                                                                     July 2019

(Collection of Poetry)

The Stalwart Collection                                                                                                                                  March 2019

(Collection of Poetry)

·         The Relic Trilogy:

Megingjörð                                                                                                                                        May 2020

(Poetic Novel)

(Works available on Amazon.com)

Work Experience

Wegmans Employee                                                                                                                                      2018-Present

·         Working in dish room and meal center packaging

·         Conducting organization of incoming inventory loads

·         Packaging and preparation of Sushi and ingredients

·         Skills in multitasking between departments and intense goal-oriented focus

Tutor (Academic Success Center, The College at Brockport)                                                           2019-2020

·         Assisting students in various subjects including:

-Reading/Understanding Medieval/Middle English texts

-Construction/Revision of poetry

-Structuring/Revision of assigned Essays/Papers

Household Assistant (Wayne County Nursing Home)                                                                       2017-2018

·         Working as a household assistant, cleaning rooms and serving meals

·         Skills in caring for people with a wide range of needs and personalities

·         Maintaining a positive/supportive mental attitude for residents

-Copy Editor/ Campus Talk Editor (The Stylus)                                                                                    2016-2018

·         Student run newspaper

·         Worked as copy editor and promoted to Campus Talk editor

·         Learned interviewing skills, writing in various forms/voices, creative and technical

management of a section and maintaining accountability for my writers

Skills

·        Experience with Microsoft Office programs, InDesign and Photoshop

·        Balancing creative vision with professional guidelines

·        Adapting to sudden periods of intensive, deadline-oriented work

·        Retrieving, interpreting and elucidating large amounts of new information

·        Understanding and maintaining a sense of creative integrity combined with the demands and intentions of a marketed piece of writing/media