Experience Portfolio

Sofia Ortiz

311 SW 13th Avenue

Apartment 510

Gainesville, Florida 32601

sofia.ortiz@ufl.edu

EDUCATION

01/15-Present University of Florida, Innovation Academy (Gainesville, FL)

Economics Degree with minors in Innovation and Sustainability; GPA: 3.41

09/14-10/14 National University of Ireland, Maynooth (Maynooth, Ireland)

Coursework: Creative Writing, Exploratory Entrepreneurship and

Innovation, and Irish Culture and Heritage; GPA: 4.0

Studies focused on start-up companies, incubators, entrepreneurs, and corporations like Google, IBM, Ryanair, and Facebook, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland

WORK EXPERIENCE

Present Founder, Sustainability Cafe Gainesville

Founder (Gainesville, FL)

Founded. prototyped, and developed startup cafe in Gainesville centered on green technology and sustainable growing techniques

10/15-Present Intern at Start Ups Made in Spain (SUMiS)

Start Ups Made in Spain (Madrid, Spain)

Translator/Intern at SUMiS, a British start-up company focused on researching and supporting the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem in Spain

Created research surveys, organized and focused business activities/materials within the company, and attended business-related meetings/activities as a SUMiS representative and translator

06/15 Sustainable Development Volunteer

Finca Toledo de Cafe Organico (Atenas, Costa Rica)

Volunteered at organic coffee plantation while conducting observational research regarding green technologies and organic farming techniques to incorporate in my own entrepreneurial endeavors

07/14-Present Cheerleading Coach & Athletic Trainer at Department of Defense and International High Schools

08/15-Present Cheerleading Coach/Athletic Trainer, American School of Madrid (Madrid, Spain)

07/14-02/15 Cheerleading Coach/Athletic Trainer, AFNORTH International School (Brunssum, Netherlands)

Assistant Cheerleading Coach, Patch High School (Stuttgart, Germany)

Assistant Cheerleading Coach, Rota High School (Rota, Spain)

Choreographed high-level competition routines for AFNORTH International school consisting of 14 athletes, and American School of Madrid, consisting of 60+ athletes; co-choregraphed Rota High School competition routine for team of 14 athletes

Coached athletes on how to safely execute high-level stunts, jumps, tumbling, and choreography



Taught leadership skills and training workshops to forge a team-building atmosphere with international students from over six different countries