Carissa R.

Richter
carissa.r.richter@gmail.com | 8016918636 | 2441 Ranch Rd. Eagle Mountain, UT 84005
Digital Portfolio Address: carissar.weebly.com

EDUCATION
BS | Chemical Engineering | Brigham Young University (BYU) | Provo, UT
Minor in Editing

Major GPA: 3.63

Minor GPA: 4.00

Graduation: June 2015

WORK EXPERIENCE
Technical Editor/Quality Assurance | Northrop Grumman | Tooele, UT
Editing and writing instructional data modules for the Triton UAV using XML in Arbortext.

Ensuring that data modules comply with the style guide provided.

Teaching writers how to follow the style guide.

Preparing reports of productivity for the Triton Tech Pubs Team.

Oct 2015Present

Organic Chemistry Lab Assistant | Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry | BYU

Winter 2012, Fall 2014
Helped teach students proper laboratory techniques, the significance of procedures, how to interpret results, and

how to keep a laboratory notebook.

Led students to answers and deeper understanding by asking guiding questions.
Responded quickly to keep lab safe and clean.
Graded lab notebooks with follow-up comprehension questions.

General Chemistry Tutoring | Clyde Family | Eagle Mountain, UT

Tutored a neighbor to help her pass her freshman-level chemistry class.
Helped her understand the basic principles of chemistry and complete homework assignments.
Epic Biking | Bicycle Shop | Saratoga Springs, UT

2014

20082011

Managed tasks for employees; repaired bicycles; helped organize rides and races; ordered, stocked, and organized
inventory; helped and checked out customers; ran errands; cleaned.

Applied critical thinking and problem solving skills to identify problems and repair bicycles, trailers, and strollers.
Created an inventory organization system that decreased inventory access time by >50%.

Built and expanded customer base and increased community awareness of the company through involvement in
community events.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Associate Editor and Art Director | MormonInsights.org | BYU
Spring 2015
Managed a team of four designers, ensured that deadlines were met, gave feedback on designs, and presented

designs to the editing team and to the editor-in-chief.

Wrote and submitted an article each week, substantive edited one to two articles per week, and designed three to

four picture quotes and feature images per week.

Missionary | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Croatia and Serbia

20122014

Served as mission secretary for 6 months, in charge of correspondence, travel documents, missionary records,

baptismal records, and other secretarial tasks.

Taught English classes on vocabulary, grammar, and conversation one to two times per week

COMPUTER AND LANGUAGE SKILLS

Proficiency in Arbortext, MathCad, Microsoft Office, Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Illustrator

Familiarity with XML and Visual Basic (VBA for Excel)

Fluency in Croatian and Serbian; some familiarity with Spanish and German