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Ricardo Hicks

Aspiring sports broadcaster
Newport News, Virginia USA

About

Creative Broadcaster with more than 3 years of experience specializing in delivery of high-impact stories covering Sports topics. Skilled in engaging with audiences and communities ranging in age, background, and culture. Practiced in research and committed to producing quality content and pieces for distribution across various communication channe

Experience


Painter

Sep 2016 - Present
• Mixing paint to required specifications. • Sanding, operating a blaster, scraping paint or imperfections from used boats, and applying other coatings, such as waterproof membranes or epoxy. • Worked on the LaJolla Project. • Hazmat department: mixing, cleaning, disposing of paint. • Run 4 SAA stations, send out and collect barrels, check in paint

Pipefitter

Sep 2013 - Jun 2015
• Followed safe work practices, which included fall protection and personal protective equipment. • Employed skills in cementing and welding to finalize high-quality piping systems. • Conducted thorough inspects and tests of previously installed systems to locate and correct faults. • Located and repaired or replaced worn and broken components

Pipefitter

May 2013 - Aug 2013
• Calculate each pipefitter that comes to the shop. • Cut the right measurements to match the job that was given to me. • Read blueprints, determined material, fabricate straight and bent pipe, help with brazing and stick welding, and put hangars on overheads.

Front Line Supervisor

Nov 2011 - Jun 2016
• I handled the payments at the register. • Sold rewards program to available members. • Run the self-checkout lanes. • Other duties include getting carts for the other cashiers, help customers with heavy lifting, and run errands for my supervisors. • As a result of my employment, I got employee of the month in less than 2 months.

Education


Sportscasting - Bachelor's of Science Degree
Sep 2018 - Oct 2020
• Member of National Society of Collegiate Scholars • Majored in Sportscasting • Awarded Valedictorian • Received Momentum Scholarship • Able to produce, edit, direct, and shoot video • Run a prompter and rundown creator • Learned to write articles • Learned how to operate a camera for reporting • Learned how to report stories on the field

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