Rock C.

Tolman
164 North 400 West #10 ● PROVO, UT 84601 ● CELL: (832) 671-4046 ● rocktolman@hotmail.com

Highly motivated Philosophy major/Economics minor with a solid education and background in Writing/Editing, Math,
and History, seeking to enhance my teaching experience while helping to build the movement to eliminate educational
inequity as a Teach for America corps member.

EDUCATION
BA in Philosophy Graduation 4/2010
Minor, Economics
Brigham Young University Provo, UT
Maintained 3.9 major GPA while attending school full time
Received academic scholarships for 4 semesters

Relevant Courses:
Advance writing and rhetoric, World History, Calculus in it’s general discipline as well as applied to economic
price theory, and Formal Mediation Processes
Activities and Leadership:
Active member of the Pre-law Student Association, Philosophy Club, Economics Club, and acting President of the
Pre-law Student Association—elected Fall, 2009

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
President of the Pre-law Student Association 2009-2010 School Year
Brigham Young University Provo, UT
• Planned, organized, and managed 10 activities aimed to prepare pre-law students for the law school application
process—making them the most competitive applicants possible
• Preformed appropriate financial analysis for activities ranging between $100 and $200 per activity
• Organized 4 publicity projects that resulted in the year’s largest PLSA membership compared to years past—over
200 members
• Organized the means to produce t-shirts for all association members—the design being a product of my own
creativity
Legal Internship (Corporate Compliance) Summer, 2008
Smith International, Inc. (Fortune 500) Houston, TX
• Assisted in coordinating efforts on Web-Based Business Ethics Training—over 5000 completions
• Prepared visual graphs to be presented by Chief Compliance Officer in quarterly board meeting—10 members
• Recorded appropriate data in preparation for future audits—1000 entries
• Relayed information between subsidiary companies, joint-venture administrators and mother company
• Configured 5 data workbooks to illustrate numbers of ethics training incompletes in accordance with location and
business unit to be presented to business unit presidents and legal councils
• Used proficiency in MS Office Suite (expertise in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

Therapeutic Assistant/Shift Supervisor Summer, 2007

Oxbow Academy (youth residential treatment center) Wales, UT
• Coordinated daily activities for resident through delegation to general staff members
• Responsibility for the safety and well-being of each resident totaling ~20 residents aging from 13-18
• Administered Medication in a professional manner
• Contributed in 10 board meetings discussing treatment measures
• Certification in CPR, First Aid, and Restraint Procedures

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Volunteer Representative 10/2003-10/2005
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Spokane, WA
• Held leadership responsibilities over geographic boundaries totaling 600 square miles and up to 20
other representatives
• Trained 3 representatives—3 months per training—in interpersonal communication, problem solving,
and working strategy skills
• Planned, organized and taught 10 workshops on goal setting, relationship building, leadership skills,
and smoking cessation
• Participated in 5 Leadership Councils, lecturing in 2

Scout Master/Merit Badge Councilor 2005-2008

Boy Scouts of America Provo, UT
• Earned Eagle Scout Award as a youth
• Coordinated camp outs in which scouts were able to practice survival methods, fire safety, environmental science,
and camping etiquette
• Merit Badge Councilor for the Life Saving, Swimming, Shotgun Shooting, Rifle Shooting, and Archery Merit
Badges