Social Media & Technology Enthusiast
Oshkosh, Wisconsin Area
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- Crew Member at McDonald's
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- Student Government Public Relations Officer at Western Technical College
- Campus Tour Guide at Western Technical College
- Resident Assistant at Western Technical College
- Student Government Vice President at Western Technical College
- Zeal Newspaper Reporter at Western Technical College
- Education
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- Western Technical College
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Ross LaRocco’s Summary
My technical experience relates to working as a photographer and video producer for local professional wrestling organizations since 2001. Being a fan of wrestling since the early 90's created the goal of one day working for World Wrestling Entertainment. However, technology has been a part of my life even longer and feel inspired by the shows produced by the company Revision3 because I can relate to the content.
Networking through social sites started in the mid 90's. Connecting with people around the US through online gaming, AOL, CompuServe, and the late and great mobile phone picture site Textamerica. Having met people in person from these channels, and still connected today is what the future holds for Social Media.
I never was much of a talker in high school, but stepped outside of my comfort zone in college by accepting a position as Student Government Vice President. By the time I had to take my Presentation and Speech classes, my confidence was above most of the class.
I'm a tech savvy guy with an urge to be out engaging with the world. Twitter for one, is making that happen, along with shooting video on my iPhone. The road Social Media took to get to this point is amazing.
Ross LaRocco’s Specialties:
Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, iWork ’09, iLife ’09, Microsoft Office, Final Cut Pro, ScreenFlow, TweetDeck, Tweetie, HootSuite, Seesmic Desktop, iTunes, Evernote, Fluid, Google Reader, iChat, Skype, Outlook, Thunderbird, Entourage, Mail,
Twitter, Last.fm, Facebook, Vimeo, Viddler, Blip.tv Digg, Tumblr, Soup.io, TubeMogul, DailyMile, Socialthing!, Flickr, Jaiku, YouTube, LinkedIn, Wordpress
Ross LaRocco’s Experience
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Crew Member
McDonald's
(Restaurants industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Cook and Assemble sandwiches. Customer service.
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Student Government Public Relations Officer
Western Technical College
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)
August 2007 — December 2007 (5 months)
Book and facilitate Campus Entertainment and manage student activity budget.
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Campus Tour Guide
Western Technical College
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)
August 2007 — December 2007 (5 months)
Provide tours of the campus to potential and incoming students.
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Resident Assistant
Western Technical College
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)
August 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 5 months)
Advising and Conflict Resolution for Resident Students
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Student Government Vice President
Western Technical College
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)
August 2006 — May 2007 (10 months)
Student body representative at school and tri-campus functions.
Information coordinator with Student Government board members.
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Zeal Newspaper Reporter
Western Technical College
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)
August 2005 — October 2006 (1 year 3 months)
Submitted stories to the campus newspaper, and delivered copies to faculty, staff, and students.
Ross LaRocco’s Education
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Western Technical College
A.S. , Visual Communications , 2005 — 2007
Additional Information
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Ross LaRocco’s Interests:
Social Media, Traveling, Startups, Technology, Running, Cycling, Camping, Hiking, Professional Wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts, Organic Foods, Tea, Live Shows, People, Pragmatism
Ross LaRocco’s Groups:
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NEW Opportunities
Ross LaRocco’s Honors:
"Who's Who Among Students 2007 Award"
"2007 Leadership Conference Participation"
Volunteer Tutor & Conversation Partner Appreciation, 2006
Student of the Year 1992, Soto's Midwest Taekwondo
Parents of the Year Award, Soto's Midwest Taekwondo
1st Place Mini Tournament 1992, Soto's Midwest Taekwondo
Ross LaRocco’s Contact Settings
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- new ventures
- job inquiries
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