Michelle Vitale

(845) 803-2154 michelleovitale@gmail.com

46 Longdale Road, Mahopac, NY

EDUCATION

State University Of New York (SUNY), College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY August 2013May 2017
Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry
o Overall GPA: 3.03
o Major GPA: 3.5
Deans List: Fall 2016

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Softlines Associate, Kmart, Mahopac, NY May 2014Present

Restocked and maintained neatness of merchandise within the multiple sections of the apparel
department.
Merchandised display tables, racks, and mannequins after unloading and taking inventory of shipments.
Assisted customers within the department, at the register, and at the customer service desk.

Resident Advisor, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY January 2016May 2017

Developed and supported community on the floor and throughout the residence hall, both with first-year
students and with upperclassmen.
Planned and facilitated programs diverse in subject matter.
Covered on-call duty hours during the evenings and on weekends.
Fostered, enforced, and upheld the Colleges values and policies.

Conference Assistant, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY May 2016August 2016

Assisted overnight guests, summer session students, various interns, conference attendees, and
conference presenters residing within the residence halls during the summer months,
Covered on-call duty hours for all residence halls, including those housing summer session students,
alumni, overnight guests, and various childrens summer camps.
Responsible for inventory of residence hall keys, check-in and check-out procedures, linen distribution,
and other organizational tasks.

Intern Staff Writer, The Odyssey August 2015December 2015

Planned, drafted, and created written content on a weekly to twice-weekly to be shared via social media.
Collaborated with other student writers as part of weekly meetings in order to brainstorm ideas for
relatable content.
Observed trends in popular culture, politics, and personal school environment to as a means of gathering
information surrounding topics that the companys target market (those aged 20-25) would be most
likely to read about.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY JanuaryMay 2016, JanuaryMay 2017

Legal Issues in the Music Industry
 o Assisted with four hours of lecture weekly.
o Held office hours daily to be available for student questions and to tend to professors outside-of-
classroom projects.
o Responsible for collecting and organizing student assignments to be graded and handed back.

Teaching Assistant, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY AugustDecember 2016

Peer Group Facilitation
o Helped to introduce and foster group communication skills for future Resident Advisors.
o Used experiences as an RA as examples to teach what others might come across in the job.

RELATED COURSEWORK
Music in the Marketplace, Contemporary Issues in the Music Industry, Music Marketing and Merchandising,
Legal Issues in the Music Industry, Music Industry Communication, Introduction to Computer Sciences
(Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Access, Basic HTML), Business Law,
Fundamentals of Marketing.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
Pitch Slapped, SUNY Oneontas All Female a Capella Group, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY
General Member, Spring 2015Fall 2016
Music Director, Fall 2015Spring 2016
o Led rehearsal on a twice-weekly basis.
o Arranged, taught, and conducted music for performances.
o Participated in weekly executive board meetings in order to collaborate with other e-board
members on pragmatic decisions that supported the group as a whole.

Rock to Cure, Philanthropic Organization, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta, NY

General Member, Spring 2014Spring 2015
President, Spring 2015Spring 2016
o Planned and facilitated general body meetings.
o Collaborated with other executive board members and executive board members of other clubs
in order to organize and coordinate live music productions.

REFERENCES
Available upon request.