My name is Owen Spellman, and I am currently a Senior at Northeast High School. My main area of study is Metal fabrication at the Erie County Technical School, as I am a hands-on learner and I like to use my innovation to make my ideas into reality. For the past three years I have had a part-time job at Peek n Peak resort. I did many different jobs while I was there. During the winter season I was a front-line cook who taught me how to be in a fast-paced environment while also being able to produce nice products as fast as I am able too. During the summer season I was working in Banquets where I was setting up weddings and running them. It taught me how to read blueprints and lists on how they wanted the wedding set up, and where they wanted everything. The skills I learned from my job will help me do better in future jobs because it showed me how to be a productive worker and helped me do better in the future. Last year at my Erie County Technical school, I won a Safety award for being one of the safest in the shop. I have also acquired my OSHA safety card with certifications in Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), and in oxy fuel cutting. These awards and certifications show that I make sure what I do is safe and will cause the least number of accidents I can, and that I can be safe using dangerous equipment. In the next 3-5 years, I will have finished high school and start my career as a welder. In the next year I want to start a welding apprenticeship through tech. Then after I graduate, I would like to go to another school for welding and be able to get all my certificates for welding. I will graduate from my technical school and start my job as a welder. By becoming a welder, I will be able to construct items out of metal for people. This career will allow me to use my skills to put other people’s ideas into reality for them. I live in a small town called Northeast, where I live with my parents, one sibling, and our three dogs. In my free time, I like to longboard around town with friends for hours. I also like to mountain bike where I sculpt and build dirt jumps all summer. In the past year I also have picked up the habit of working out at least 5 days a week every week to get my body in better shape