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Wichita, Ks, Us

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Wichita, Kansas, United States

This is a passion project that is currently under construction. It's a website targeted at sportsmen and women with the goal of organizing the digital resources available in the hunting an fishing industry. This is an affiliate-modeled website created using Wordpress and a number of plugins. I currently have several product databases with associated affiliate links. I will expand into gear reviews, and hope to build credibility that will lead to more users, and hopefully translate into more affiliate commissions.Check out the site to see more: www.sportsmansdatabase.com

Wichita, Kansas

I am in charge of managing nearly all web content and social media for the Rhatigan Student Center, as well as creating and executing strategic marketing plans for four different departments in the RSC; Event Services, the Shocker Store, the Shocker Sports Grill and Lanes, and Shocker Bowling. I also provide support for other departments including Dining Services, and Student Involvement, and more.The most important part of my job is to efficiently utilize the tools and marketing budget we have to reach the right people with our advertisements.Accomplishments•Re-designed and rebuilt websites for the RSC, University Event Services, the Shocker Sports Grill & Lanes, and Shocker Bowling.•Helped take the Shocker Store through a re-brand in the summer of 2018.•Played a vital role in the opening of an additional retail location for the Shocker Store in September of 2018.•Helped to increase the number of wedding reservations in the RSC every year since 2015.Responsibilities•Assist in overseeing 3 student graphic designers.•Create digital advertising campaigns for multiple departments that target both on-campus and off-campus markets.•Social Media management – I manage three Facebook accounts, two twitter accounts, and an Instagram account.•Web Content Management – update and maintain six different web accounts, design new user friendly pages, work to maintain ADA compliance, manage and improve SEO.•Work with ad firms to release targeted ads including print advertising, billboards, targeted web ads, social media ads and more.•Plan and run campus events including weekly live-music events, welcome tables, Shockers After Dark (400+ attendees), and more.•Help the fundraising efforts of Shocker Bowling.•Market Research – use focus groups and targeted surveys for retail product research, student & staff satisfaction, and to identify new ways to serve students.•Attend conventions and trade shows to promote the RSC.

Wichita, Ks

Live2Strike.com was a small project I created to hone my web development skills and take my first step into the entrepreneurial world. The website was dedicated to covering high school bowling news and stories in Kansas. It was also an online store in which I sold new and used bowling equipment.The website did not make much money. However, it was a very beneficial project. It allowed me to hone my guerrilla marketing skills. I had no money to put towards marketing, so I became very proficient in using free and cheap ways to market my business - mostly using social media. We targeted bowling specific Facebook groups, posted ads in bowling forums across the internet, and used affordable giveaways to create a following on Facebook. We started at 0 Facebook followers, and we accumulated over 1300 in four months. One post alone reached 40,000 people.The website also gave me a chance to practice inventory management, web content management, and personnel management. I had two partners that worked with me, and I oversaw all of the operations and delegated assignments to both of them.I gained a lot of hands-on experience with this project. It helped me learn a lot of skills that I was not taught in College, and it gave the opportunity practice theories that I was taught.

Wichita, Ks

Highlights• Successful audit and re-design of Inventory System during the summer of 2014Responsibilities • Inventory Management • Commissions and Service Payment audits• Called customers to update account information• Various marketing projects

Wichita, Kansas Area

This was a my first web based business. I created my first website to sell used bowling equipment online. I gathered used bowling equipment from the local area for free or for small fees, and then refurbished and sold the equipment.This was a small project in college but it helped keep my gas tank full for multiple semesters and helped me gain experience in eCommerce, inventory management, website development, and more.