Alex Heuer November 13, 2011 AP Euro Hr 6 Resume for Cornelius Vermuyden Name: Sir Cornelius Vermuyden Age: 416 Education: • Trained in land reclamation in the Netherlands Previous Job Experience: • Worked for Essex Sewer Commissioners; repaired a breach in the Thames riverbank in Dagenham • Worked for Charles I to drain Hatfield Chase in the Isle of Axholme in 1626 • Worked for the English government to arrange a political union between England and the United Provinces of the Netherlands Skills: • Land reclamation; draining flooded lands • River digging and irrigation Accomplishments: • Drained the Great Fen in Cambridgeshire • Reclaimed Canvey Island in 1623 • Planned and dug the Dutch River from the River Don to the River Ouse • Reclaimed the Bedford level twice in England and dug the New Bedford River Awards and Recognitions: • Knighted by King Charles I in 1629 • Became a British citizen in 1633 • Inspiration for Cornelius Vermuyden School and Arts College • Given one third of the land in Hatfield Chase Inspiration/Mentor: Giles Vermuyden (father) References: King Charles I Personal Motto: “Nothing without work” Cornelius Vermuyden November 14, 2011 Canvey Island, Essex, England Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to you at the Bureau of Reclamation to apply for the position of Southern Reclamation Specialist. The job involves making plans to drain flooded and saturated lands in the southern states, especially Louisiana. I feel that I am qualified for this job because of the many years I have already spent reclaiming flooded land in England. I also trained for many years in my home country of the Netherlands before beginning to work in England. I would be able to reclaim the water from any flooded lands in Louisiana without destroying the quality of the land, which is evident from my recent work on the Fens of Britain. I hope you will consider my proposal. Working as a government Reclamation Specialist would be as fulfilling for me as it would be for the Bureau. Many thanks, Cornelius Vermuyden Sources Edwards, Martin. “Cornelius Vermuyden (1595-1683)”. World GenWeb Project. Mar 2000. "Sir Cornelius Vermuyden." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2011. Web. 14 Nov. 2011. “Sir Cornelius Vermuyden”. London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Version 11. 2009. .