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 research-Created a 25 page document on the canton Eloy Alfaro, analyzing population statistics to aid CEPESIU in its project implementation.

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.