Xavier Pérez 812 East 168 St. Apt 2 Bronx, New York 10459 Phone: (347) 896-3399 xperez@buffalo.edu JOB OBJECTIVE Seeking a position as a Zumba Fitness Instructor in a well-reputed educational institution and fun environment, to inspire, motivate and help customers to achieve strong wellness goals through energetic exercises in combination with Latin and International rhythms. FITNESS/DANCE EXPERIENCE Latin American Student Association, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York Fall 2013-present Dancer

• Former internal group club, Alma Nanichi, dancer who performs at several UB club events and competitions like International Fiesta or Banquets and helps with Latin dance choreographing such as salsa, merengue, reggaeton, cumbia, hip-hop among other genres, when necessary.

International Community High School, Bronx, New York Spring 2010- June 2012 Capoeira Athlete (Brazilian Martial Arts)

• Practiced and helped instructor to train new members at local high school maintaining an easily but effective learning experience for students.

• Participated in capoeira performances like city parades weather as an athlete performer or as a capoeira musician.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE Circle K International, Buffalo, New York April-October 2014 Club Editor/Eboard

• Advertised and promoted club’s community service and social events though social media websites. • Created video films and photographed at club events to build newsletters and increase club’s popularity.

International Community High School, Bronx, New York September 2012- June 2013 Teacher Assistant (Mathematics)

• Supervised and assigned work to eleventh and twelfth grade students when the teacher was absent or late. • Prepared students, academically, for the NYS Regents Exams in Integrated Algebra and Geometry. • Evaluated and graded students’ progress in class and attendance.

Hostos Community College/The Center of Urban Pedagogy, Bronx, New York Summer 2012 Student Investigator

• Investigated the issues of not eating healthy in NYC and created teaching tools to educate others about the problem at NY University and WBAI New York Radio Station.

LICENCES, CERTIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

• Zumba Fitness Instructor, Zumba Basic Level 1 in International and Latin rhythms like salsa, hip hop etc. • Official and active member of the Zumba Instructor Network (ZIN), a program that is well known and

respected in the field that guides and prepares current Zumba instructors to better their workout techniques. EDUCATION SUNY University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York                                                                                                                    Expected Graduation Fall 2018

Bachelors of Science, Biotechnology Bachelor of Arts, Spanish & Minor, Latino/Latina Studies

CUNY Hostos Community College, Bronx, New York Summer 2010-Spring 2013 • COLLEGE NOW program offered through International Community High School in where student took college

level classes in English, Mathematics, American History and Digital Design while it was still in High School SKILLS & EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

• Attend numerous weekly fitness classes like zumba, step, ub biking, yoga, body pump, insanity and conditioning. • Language: Native Spanish speaker and writer, fluent English • Computer skills: Proficient with Microsoft Office, Excel, Power point, Web 2.0 among the most known.

Experience with web creation using HTML markup language from scratch and Linux command line environment.