Catherine Krol Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Malang, Indonesia

• Support students' command of the English language as an English Teaching Assistant
• Provide important lessons on cross-cultural differences as an ambassador for the United States
• Engage in fully immersive experiences in order to learn the host language and culture

Greater Chicago Area

• Direct research projects in Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic for the Drinks and Tobacco industries
• Conduct market research using secondary sources such as consumer reports, trade press, annual reports, etc. to build existing knowledge on the trends within the beverage and tobacco industries
• Participate in trade interviews with industry experts
• Contribute to Euromonitor's wide pool of expertise through press interviews and conference presentations

Greater Chicago Area

• Conducted primary interviews on the phone with industry professionals to probe for quantitative and qualitative factors behind current trends in a marketplace
• Developed expertise for researched industries and a mindset for strategic market research consulting practices
• Maintained confidentiality during interviews and out of the office to protect the client’s investment strategies

Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area

• Analyzed costs of Beloit Health System and local competitors to lower Beloit’s especially high prices
• Organized data for 4,000 procedures into an understandable format for statistical analysis in both Excel and Stata
• Advised the Director of Finance on four price elastic service lines in Beloit’s market in which a 1% price decrease will increase market share by 15%
• Completed consumer research on a competing firm using public domains and internal pricing data

Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area

• Collected information on the tasks of the Forestry and Street division to prepare performance standards through on-site interviewing for review by newly hired employees
• Created a promotional campaign using tags tied to trees across the city of Beloit to emphasize the benefits of the urban forest
• Designed a community tree planting program through donations from local businesses, charity of local volunteers and support of city government officials

Esmeraldas, Ecuador

-Worked with the Esmeraldas branch of CEPESIU to gather information about demographics to aid in the implementation of projects to better local economic development of micro-businesses (i.e. ice factories for local fishermen)-Attended meetings with proprietors of micro-businesses in different cantons of Esmeraldas, taking notes as a part of.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Political Economy

Activities and Societies: Beloit College Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Singers, Dance, Member of the American Anthropological Society.

Economics, International Economics

I took a variety of courses during my time abroad including a behavioral economics course that was the basis for my International.