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Michael Borntreger
Digital Marketer | Web Developer | Writer
Professional Experience
Digital Marketing Agency Owner/Operator
Borntreger Digital LLC, Tampa, FL
March 2026 -> Present
» Key Achievements:
- Coming soon!
Digital Marketing & Automation Specialist
SonShine Roofing, Sarasota, FL
June 2025 -> Present
» Key Achievements:
- Coming soon!
Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Sgt. Smith Middle School, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa, FL
Aug. 2024 -> May 2025
hillsboroughschools.org/o/smith
» Key Achievements:
- Courses taught (concurrently): Dual-Language 6th grade US History, Dual-Language 7th grade Civics, Dual-Language 8th Grade World History.
- Students (majority native Spanish speakers) consistently outperformed district and state testing averages by 2-5%.
- Designed and executed scalable, bilingual instructional content (Spanish and English) for diverse learner populations.
» Reason for Departure:
- Career Pivot
Social Media Content Creator and Videographer
Na’atik Language Institute, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo, México
May 2024 -> Aug. 2024
» Key Achievements:
- Oversaw ~7% increase in Facebook and Instagram engagement metrics in the span of three months.
- Created and scheduled 4-5 weekly posts (marketing, information, announcements, memes, video “edutainment”) for the international language school.
- Wrote, shot, and edited promotional and informational marketing video projects.
- Managed high-volume internal video content production for donor engagement.
- Assisted marketing director in the curation of assets for monthly website newsletters.
» Reason for Departure:
- Seasonal Opportunity
Graduate Teaching Assistant (Spanish Lit.)
College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Aug. 2022 -> May 2024
» Courses Taught:
- Spanish 1 (SPA 1XXX)
- Spanish 2 (SPA 2XXX)
- Advanced Spanish Composition (SPA 3XXX)
» Reason for Departure:
- Graduated from M.A. Program
Freight Coordinator
Stone Mart, Tampa, FL
Jan. 2022 -> Aug. 2022
» Key Achievements:
- Oversaw a growing fleet of flatbed trucks (from 5 to 8) and managed their daily last-mile delivery schedules of travertine (stone) shipments.
- Optimized route efficiency, driver safety, and customer satisfaction via thorough coordination with homeowners/contractors, warehouse staff, and semi-truck drivers.
- Saw a 25% increase in total monthly delivery revenue ($4M-$5M) due to increases in sales and delivery-scheduling efficiency.
» Reason for Departure:
- Accepted into M.A. Program
Education
M.A. Spanish Language & Literature
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Aug. 2022 -> May 2024
» Concentrations:
- Spanish Linguistics
- Feminist Eco-criticism
B.A. Spanish Language & Literature
University of Tampa, Tampa, FL
Aug. 2018 -> Dec. 2021
» Minor:
- Applied Linguistics
Academic Publications & Papers Presented
Borntreger, M. & Andrew DeMil (2022). “Student’s Perception of Online Translators: Do They Do More Harm Than Good?”. Q: Journal of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry, vol. 3, pp. 69-83.
Borntreger, M. (2024) “El existencialismo ecológico en Lágrimas en la lluvia de Rosa Montero”. Presented at the 77th annual Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Conference at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.
Positions of Leadership
Visitor Host, Business Networking International (BNI)
Jan. 2026 -> Present
BNI - Millionaire Makers, Sarasota, FL
Social Media Manager, Business Networking International (BNI)
Jan. 2026 -> Present
BNI - Millionaire Makers, Sarasota, FL
Vice President, Spanish Graduate Student Association
Aug. 2023 -> May 2024
University of South Florida, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of World Languages
Certifications
Temporary Teaching Certificate
Florida Department of Education (FDOE), 2024.
Valid through May 2029.
Superior Oral Proficiency in Spanish
American Council of Teaching Foreign Languages (ACTFL), 2021
Superior Writing Proficiency in Spanish
American Council of Teaching Foreign Languages (ACTFL), 2021
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