Sonali Gadkari
Sugar Land, Texas 77479
Cell: 512-***-****; Email: abjl9p@r.postjobfree.com
U.S. Citizen
OBJECTIVE
A position in HR utilizing training, organizational development, and
communication skills.
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Human Resource Development
University of Houston, Houston, Texas, Graduation date (Dec. 2011)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minor in Asian Studies, GPA: 3.54
Magna Cum Laude
The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, May 2010
RELEVANT COURSES
Organizational Development Research in HRD Sociology
Foundations of HRD Cognitive Development Spanish I,
II, and III
EXPERIENCE
Professional troupe member, Bollywood Shake and Hybrid Rhythms Dance
schools, Houston, Texas, Dec. 2009- Present
. Teach adult and children classes and choreograph routines
Research Assistant, Disney's Media and Advertising Lab, Austin, Texas, June
2009- May 2010
. Communicated results with Sydney office and recruited adult subjects
. Worked 24 hours/week; full-time student
Research Assistant, Children's Research Lab, Austin, Texas, Jan. 2009-
Dec. 2009
. Trained undergraduate research assistants; researched learning
patterns
. Worked 10 hours/week; full-time student
Shift Leader, Dessert Gallery, Sugar Land, Texas, Jan. 2008- May 2008
. Supervised employees and closed and opened store
. Worked 24 hours/week; full-time student
Teaching Assistant, Kids 'R' Kids Daycare, Sugar Land, Texas, May 2007-Aug.
2007
. Organized classroom activities and tutored children with math
difficulties
. Worked 18 hours/week; full-time student
Research Assistant, Vanderbilt Visual Development Lab, Nashville,
Tennessee, Sept. 2006-Dec. 2007
. Led experiments relating to effect of visual presentations of juries
. Worked 8 hours/week; full-time student
MEMBERSHIPS
Active member, Student Society for Human Resource Development, Houston,
Texas, Aug. 2010-Present
Committee chair, Envision, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas, Aug.
2008-Aug. 2009
. Organized volunteer opportunities at women's shelter
Co-chair, Community Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University, Nashville,
Tennessee, Sept. 2006- Dec. 2007
. Founded Martin Luther King Jr. Awareness Month
Team Leader, Vanderbilt Students Volunteering for Science, Nashville,
Tennessee, Oct. 2006-Oct. 2007
. Organized and planned science experiments for children
HONORS
Inductee, Alpha Lambda Delta Freshman Honor Society, Nashville, Tennessee,
Jan. 2007-Dec. 2007
LANGUAGES
Fluent English; conversational Spanish and Hindi
INTERESTS
Performing and teaching Bollywood and traditional Indian dance, traveling,
and reading