Kevin B. Neidorf
[email protected]
Objective To gain experience in film making, product management, advertising, and or marketing for any part of the high-end bicycle industry.
Education South Plantation High School, Plantation, FL
-Graduation class of 2009
-Graduated from the Environmental Science and Everglades restoration magnet program
-4.25 Weighted GPA.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
-Graduation class of 2013
-Media Production Major
-Awarded Dean’s List multiple times
-Active member and ride leader of Florida State Cycling Team
Work The Great Bicycle Shop, Tallahassee, FL June ’10- Present
Experience (850-224-7461)
Mechanic
-Assembling, selling, and repairing bikes
-First job in a well-recognized bike shop
Cherry Communications, Tallahassee, FL May ’10- July’10
(850-561-3600)
Telemarketer
-Conducted telephone polls for local political candidates
Scott’s Bikes, Plantation, FL Feb ’10- May ’10
(954-865-6793)
Mechanic
- Restored and repaired hundreds of bicycles to working condition
- Helped design ads for the shop
Dippendorf Delivery Co., Pembroke Pines, FL June ’09- Aug ‘09
(954-534-3943)
Delivery assistant
-Helped deliver snack foods to summer camps throughout Broward County
Ross Media, Atlanta, GA June ’08- Aug ‘08
(404-307-0665)
Telephone Operator/ Video editor
-Made and received calls regarding television advertising throughout country
-Edited commercials for local car dealerships
Skills Computer: Familiar with Mac, PC, and Linux operating systems. Proficient in Final Cut Pro, After Effecs, Photoshop, InDesign,
Premiere Pro, and Microsoft Office.
Mechanical: Professional bicycle mechanic familiar with working on nearly every kind of bicycle imaginable. Experienced in building
frames from raw bamboo.
Video: Four years experience shooting and editing video recreationally, competitively, and for school. Currently enrolled in the Media
Production Program at Florida State University.
Activities
and Honors Florida State Cycling: 2010-Present
Active member and ride leader, applying for mountain bike captain next season.
Krank it Up! Community Bicycle Project: 2009-Present
Currently the Monday mechanic, volunteering up to eight hours a week to help people learn how to fix and build their own bicycles.
Published Essay: 2009
Essay about Facebook, “Facelessbook,” published in the 2010 freshman English textbook, “On Writing,”
FSU Urban Cycling Club: 2009
Founder, site manager, and ride organizer/ leader
SPHS Sword and Shield Newspaper Editor: 2008-2009
Sports section editor and layout designer for high school newspaper
SPHS Solar Knights Racing Team: 2007-2009
-Member of highest ranked high school solar car team in the nation
-Helped with the building process of the Solar Knight II solar car which was raced to respective third and first place victories around the
Texas Motor Speedway.
-Filmed and edited promotional videos of the car in action which were used to help raise funds for the team.
-Advisor and mechanic of a hydrogen-fuel cell powered recumbent tricycle
Lexus Eco-Challenge Grand Prize Winner: 2009
Member of and videographer/ editor for the “SPHS Eco-Geeks” team which won Lexus’s $50,000 grand prize
Senior Symposium 2009
First prize recipient in a school-wide environmental science fair for constructing a functional bicycle out of Bamboo, as well as starting a
“Bike Month” program that exchanged refurbished bicycles for well-written essays about the benefits of cycling.
Culpepper Journalism Foundation 2009
Scholarship recipient for outstanding video work throughout high school
References: JC Lakey
Manager of The Great Bicycle Shop in Tallahassee, FL
850-545-2988
Allan Phipps
Solar Knights Racing sponsor and AP Environmental Science teacher at South Plantation High School
954-817-0110
Alyce Culpepper
South Plantation High School’s magnet program coordinator and video instructor
954-587-3060
Justin Pogge
Volunteer mechanic at Krank it Up! community bike shop and frame builder/ owner of Old Field Cycles
850-294-7509
[email protected]
Objective To gain experience in film making, product management, advertising, and or marketing for any part of the high-end bicycle industry.
Education South Plantation High School, Plantation, FL
-Graduation class of 2009
-Graduated from the Environmental Science and Everglades restoration magnet program
-4.25 Weighted GPA.
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
-Graduation class of 2013
-Media Production Major
-Awarded Dean’s List multiple times
-Active member and ride leader of Florida State Cycling Team
Work The Great Bicycle Shop, Tallahassee, FL June ’10- Present
Experience (850-224-7461)
Mechanic
-Assembling, selling, and repairing bikes
-First job in a well-recognized bike shop
Cherry Communications, Tallahassee, FL May ’10- July’10
(850-561-3600)
Telemarketer
-Conducted telephone polls for local political candidates
Scott’s Bikes, Plantation, FL Feb ’10- May ’10
(954-865-6793)
Mechanic
- Restored and repaired hundreds of bicycles to working condition
- Helped design ads for the shop
Dippendorf Delivery Co., Pembroke Pines, FL June ’09- Aug ‘09
(954-534-3943)
Delivery assistant
-Helped deliver snack foods to summer camps throughout Broward County
Ross Media, Atlanta, GA June ’08- Aug ‘08
(404-307-0665)
Telephone Operator/ Video editor
-Made and received calls regarding television advertising throughout country
-Edited commercials for local car dealerships
Skills Computer: Familiar with Mac, PC, and Linux operating systems. Proficient in Final Cut Pro, After Effecs, Photoshop, InDesign,
Premiere Pro, and Microsoft Office.
Mechanical: Professional bicycle mechanic familiar with working on nearly every kind of bicycle imaginable. Experienced in building
frames from raw bamboo.
Video: Four years experience shooting and editing video recreationally, competitively, and for school. Currently enrolled in the Media
Production Program at Florida State University.
Activities
and Honors Florida State Cycling: 2010-Present
Active member and ride leader, applying for mountain bike captain next season.
Krank it Up! Community Bicycle Project: 2009-Present
Currently the Monday mechanic, volunteering up to eight hours a week to help people learn how to fix and build their own bicycles.
Published Essay: 2009
Essay about Facebook, “Facelessbook,” published in the 2010 freshman English textbook, “On Writing,”
FSU Urban Cycling Club: 2009
Founder, site manager, and ride organizer/ leader
SPHS Sword and Shield Newspaper Editor: 2008-2009
Sports section editor and layout designer for high school newspaper
SPHS Solar Knights Racing Team: 2007-2009
-Member of highest ranked high school solar car team in the nation
-Helped with the building process of the Solar Knight II solar car which was raced to respective third and first place victories around the
Texas Motor Speedway.
-Filmed and edited promotional videos of the car in action which were used to help raise funds for the team.
-Advisor and mechanic of a hydrogen-fuel cell powered recumbent tricycle
Lexus Eco-Challenge Grand Prize Winner: 2009
Member of and videographer/ editor for the “SPHS Eco-Geeks” team which won Lexus’s $50,000 grand prize
Senior Symposium 2009
First prize recipient in a school-wide environmental science fair for constructing a functional bicycle out of Bamboo, as well as starting a
“Bike Month” program that exchanged refurbished bicycles for well-written essays about the benefits of cycling.
Culpepper Journalism Foundation 2009
Scholarship recipient for outstanding video work throughout high school
References: JC Lakey
Manager of The Great Bicycle Shop in Tallahassee, FL
850-545-2988
Allan Phipps
Solar Knights Racing sponsor and AP Environmental Science teacher at South Plantation High School
954-817-0110
Alyce Culpepper
South Plantation High School’s magnet program coordinator and video instructor
954-587-3060
Justin Pogge
Volunteer mechanic at Krank it Up! community bike shop and frame builder/ owner of Old Field Cycles
850-294-7509