Who? Education Related Work Experience Entrepreneurship Other Stuff
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
• • • • 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
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
• 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
• 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