Who?
Passionate, creative, multitalented entrepreneur seeking experience towards life goal of
founding and running a technology-related startup that improves the world around us.
Bachelor of Arts in English - Davidson College
Davidson, NC - August 2003-May 2007
Education
• Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll: Academic Excellence while playing 4 years of Division I Golf year-round
• Staff Writer for The Davidsonian and Libertas on-campus newspapers
• Elected Director of Communications for Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity- Responsible for publicizing house events
• Hosted popular weekly music and talk radio show on WALT 1610AM
Product Manager - Click2Remember - www.Click2Remember.com
Dallas, TX - June 2007-Present
• Direct report to CEO, managed day to day business operations and highly involved in company strategy
• Managed Beta program, handling user feedback, translating MRDs to PRDs, and overseeing development
• Researched top 4 competitors and surveyed 200 potential clients in target markets in market credibility test
• Redesigned company website and application GUI using CSS, HTML, JavaScript, Flash, and ASP.net
Summer Associate - Topics Education - www.TopicsEducation.com
Related Work Experience
Charlotte, NC - May 2006-August 2006
• Assisted VP of Sales with client development and strategic business growth
• Researched potential clients, developed sales strategies, and actively participated in sales calls
• Member of core group developing deliverables surrounding Citi’s Credit-ED Challenge Program
• Created Powerpoint deliverables (http://www.credit-edadministrator.com/materials/collegeworkshop.php)
• Managed a Google AdWords campaign for The Weather Channel’s WeatherClassroom.com
• Amended search term database and pay-per-click bidding rates based on analysis of 250 search terms
Founder/Web Editor - www.TheDavidsonian.com
Davidson, NC - August 2006-June 2007
• Conceived, proposed, and managed development of website for Davidson College’s student newspaper
• Recruited and managed four web-only writers and five content editors from the student body
Founder/Moderator - TechJam 2007 - http://techjam2007.blogspot.com
San Francisco, CA - December 2007
Entrepreneurship
• Conceived, developed, and moderated forum on the future of music and related internet technologies
• Attracted 20 participants, including musical artists (signed and unsigned), label representatives, tech executives
• Researched, wrote, and compiled 15 page handout of related readings and market analyses
Founder/President - NewkBox - www.NewkBox.com
Dallas, TX - January 2008-Present
• Performed extensive market research and developed business plan for social music startup
• Designed embeddable widget-based music player and store enabling streaming, sharing, and purchasing of songs
Volunteer Coach - The First Tee of Dallas
Other Stuff
• Led weekly sessions fusing golf and life skills for underserved kids who otherwise wouldn’t be exposed to the game
Other Skills - Proficient in CSS, HTML, Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, and all Microsoft Office
2007 Programs; Experienced with Quark, Adobe InDesign CS3, and Adobe Illustrator CS3, Google Analytics; Working
knowledge of JavaScript, Adobe Flash CS3, Adobe Coldfusion, PHP, MySQL, SEO concepts; Proficient in Spanish