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Mattawan, Mi, Us

Mattawan, Mi, Us

Greater Detroit Area

Ipsos is the world’s third-largest market research company operating in 90 markets with more than 18,000 professionals. I work in Ipsos's Quality Measurement service line, supporting the delivery of strategic insights to clients in the auto industry.

Troy, Mi

555 East Eliza Street, Ste. A Schoolcraft, Mi 49087

• I cold called hospitals across the country to reach and inform upper management that C2Dx acquired a product they had been purchasing from Stryker• I utilized Excel to track progress towards outreach goals

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

• Awarded sales internship in pool of 427 applications; Rented over 60 apartments in one summer • After only 1 month of internship, achieved score of 87%, “very good,” in eval. intended for professional. • Employed focused listening over phone and in person to solve a diversity of high-stress problems.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

• In an internship-level consulting project, lead a team to recommend a target for client’s marketing of artificial intelligence solutions. • Became a finalist in the 120-person competition and presented recommendation to the client’s CEO in a 300-person lecture hall.• Earned 1 of the program’s only 4 awards, the “Servant Leadership” award, as nominated by teammates. • Speedily learned new industry and navigated ambiguity; achieved best-rated working relationship of all 15 teams.• Demonstrated strong drive to achieve before the project even began, reading an entire book on AI, meeting with past winners, and seeking technology advantages. This preparation resulted in a top-ranked first deliverable as chosen by the client’s CEO.• "Elite. Really, really great stuff. You have helped to set the bar even higher for all future semesters... Really, really strong delivery in the presentation...Super strong narrative. Tight, well argued, coherent, and effective use of data." -Ex-Monitor consultant Dr. Doug Lepisto

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

• In an intern-level consulting project, helped strategize a successful wine product launch. • Wine will be sold at Meijer stores in Fall 2019 to collect $40,000 in WMU scholarships per year.• Identified a target market, quantified the necessary market capture percentage to achieve success, recommended a business model, and uncovered insight about industry suppliers. Leadership highlighted my work as example output to the entire program.• In free-time, designed an evaluation system for the class that was praised and adopted for future classes.• Took initiative to design a demo website for the wine brand to generate ideas for a final version, now live at www.bronconess.com

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

• In an intern-level consulting project, designed PR campaign for Rootead, a downtown nonprofit, in a 4-team competition; Awarded “Best Campaign” by client’s executive director. • Used original research to design SMART objectives, creative but practical tactics, and clear eval. metrics.• Conducted a situational analysis of the organization’s services, funding performance, and competitor performance.• Conducted interviews with peer organizations.• Ran meetings, facilitated white-board brainstorming, informed the team, and built the team’s timeline. • “This campaign is an achievement… the writing is dynamic … you’ve accomplished one of the most difficult tasks in tactic design… your ‘best campaign’ title is well deserved.” -Prof. Anna Popkova, Ph.D

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

• Marketed WMU during campus tours to over 1000 prospective students to aid in their college searches. • Recognized as the "2018 WMU Tour Guide of the Year" out of 60 tour-trained employees. • Evaluated and mentored new hires as they learned the dense tour script and began their own tours. • “He was exceptional; he honestly made our day…made us feel so welcomed.” -Counselor, 1 yr after tour

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

• Competed against over 150 applicants for only 34 position; was selected to represent the university. • Trained in a 31-day, full-immersion leadership development regimen to realize leadership potential. • Delivered consistent energy and positivity through 16-hour work days to assist guests.

Kalamazoo, Michigan Area

• Coordinated with clients, developed marketing materials, and managed business functions to explore entrepreneurship. • Performed for company picnics, retreats, church events, and birthday parties for audiences as large as 500 people.I continue to perform magic to this day, and being a magician says several things about myself as a professional:1. I have developed certain communication competencies to engage, persuade and connect with people.2. I have an ability to read an audience complimented by real-time adaptability and improvisational skills.3. There being no formal training for magicians, I am a self-directed learner accustomed to learning from failures, seeking feedback and analyzing my performance.4. To have continued performing for 10 years, I have demonstrated a "stick-to-it-ness" by enduring many painful rejections and challenging performance situations.