Derrick Sloan                                              

Derrickwsloan@gmail.com                 

904-349-0732

6835 Sirocco Pl                                               

Albuquerque, NM 87114

Objective

To be a life long learner, who strives to create work that reflects a cultivation of everything, that has been taught, or given to me as a gift. All while inspiring others with my creations. 

Education

Graduated: Dec. 15 2012 From: University of Nebraska @ Lincoln

• Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Advertising and PR.
• Worked on campaigns for Listerine, Stanley Screwdrivers, and RTBS.
• Won a PRSA Paper-Anvil Award for the work accomplished in rebranding RTBS, in my campaigns course. My position was copywriter and contributed by copywriting. Paper-Anvil Awards are presented annually to professionals and students for outstanding work in public relations and communications.
• Cultivated a passion for compelling copywriting, and performing stand-up.

Experience

 Interned

• Interned for Jon Copp. He’s a copywriter. Helped him with concepting, strategy, execution, and copy on several campaigns. Below are links for Celis Brewery, and Campbell Mattress.

CELIS BREWERY Cambell Mattress Ad Exploration

Jon Copp: 804-591-9106

Barista & Bartender Kick Butt Coffee, April 2018 to September 2019

Barista, bartend, cashier and pretty much everything else in between. Have worked $1,400 + shifts by myself.

Owner: Thomas Ghoring  512-454-5425

 Server at Michi Ramen, January 2016 – July 2019

• Served authentic Ramen in a fast paced, high volume restaurant in Austin, TX

GM: Drew Westcott 804-502-0989

Server at Kasey’s Steak House, Social Media Coordinator, January 2015 – January 2016

• Ran our facebook page, intsagram, twitter, as well as maintaining kaseysabq.com along with writing a monthly news letter. Grew our audience from 100 to 800+ in a year
• Waited Tables
• Cooked temporarily

Owners: Kasey and Gary Lange 505-241-3801

Bartender, Torinos’ @ Home, January 2014 – January 2015

• Purveyor of delectable libations and delicious dining to delightful people.
  
• Torinos’ @ Home has been featured on Guy Fieri’s Triple D twice. The first for Aces of Authenticity and second as Amazing Italians.

Owners: Maxime & Daniela Bouneou 505-797-4491

Intern, Brentwood Communications INC. August 2013 – January 2014

• Brentwood Communications is a full service advertising agency that focuses most of their attention on the healthcare industry.
• My time was spent doing strategic research helping expand our client database and executing email marketing campaigns.

President: Chuck Snyder 615-425-0821

Barista, Connection Cafe, February 2013- October 2014

• The Connection Cafe is a coffee shop located in the heart of Brentwood Baptist Church.
• My duties included baristatizing people in the name of espresso, tea, and smoothies.
• Along with that we made paninis, salads, clean, stock, and cultivate relationships with our customers.

GM: Craig Bradshaw 931-222-5321

Delivery Driver, Jimmy Johns, January 2010 – December 2012

• Our main responsibilities included but were not limited to answering phones accurately, bagging sandwich orders correctly, delivering promptly, and cleaning.
• Cleaning included sweeping, mopping, cleaning tables and then everyday we had specialized cleaning duties which included stuff like deep cleaning the fridges or dumping ice.
• We also did dishes daily as well.

Supervisor: Savannah Matthiesen 402-464-1800

Barista, Starbucks, October 2006 – December 2010

• My duties included making espresso drinks, getting to know customers on a personal level, warming sandwiches & pastries in the pastry oven, ringing in customers, and cleaning
• Cleaning included sweeping, cleaning bathrooms, mopping, doing dishes, cleaning out the pastry case and stocking the fridges.
• As well as the sale of whole bean and accessories.
• Discovered my capacity to memorize copious amounts of regulars drinks and provide them to them in a promptly manner.

GM: Brookelyn Rellah  904-472-4848

Busser, host, Dishwasher, Caddyshack Restaurant, May 2005- October 2006

• Duties included all of the above as well as cleaning the tables when bussing.
• Hosting included seating people and sweeping, cleaning up cigarette butts and beyond that tidying up the restrooms.
• Dishwashing was mostly based around cleaning the dishes and making sure that the cooks had enough clean plates at the line and the servers had enough cups.

GM: Renne Schuey 904-940-3673

Skills: 

• Proficient and savvy copywriter. Manage, run, and have fun with Brilliantderrick.com. Dripping in vivaciousness, exuding exuberance, with raw indelible humor, not catching a drift of my charm is a difficult task. Actor, writer, producer, and much more.
• Basic skills illustrator, photoshop, css, wordpress, and final cut.
• Manage, run, and have fun with Brilliantderrick.com.
• Social Media guru Instagram: BrilliantDerrickdotcom, Misterbudweiser, Adidascowboy, kaseysabq

Superlatives

• Prom Prince (no affiliation with the singer known as or formerly known as Prince) my junior year of high school.
  
• Sixth grade I was honored by the University of Nebraska Basketball came also known as Nebrasketball Camp as the Mr. Hustler award. This is the most prestigious of awards administered. In concurrence with the previous statement that Mr. Hustler spirit never left, if anything it’s grown stronger.

Volunteer

• Jacob’s Well. Contributed in running block parties once a month in the summer and food donations bi-weekly. January 2010 to December 2012

Mark Thornton, Jacob’s Well Founder 402-730-6339

• New Mexico for Nebraska board member January 2014 to Current. I’m in the process of redoing their website.

Steve Coleman, President 505-821-7532

• Meals on Wheels of Albuquerque. Strategic research and development for PR purposes which involves making contact with local media outlets. Also in the process of redoing marketing materials for potential clients, volunteers, and donors.

Shauna Kessler, Executive Director 505-823-8065

Referrals

Jon Copp Copywriter, intern coordinator 804-591-9106

Wendy O Connor, Student Advisor 402-326-8408

Brookelyn Rellah, Starbucks DM 904-472-4848

Mark Thornton, Jacob’s Well Founder 402-730-6339

Renne Schuey, Caddy Shack GM 904-940-3673

Chuck Snyder, President of Brentwood Communications INC. 615-425-0821