Experience

Exclusive Group LLC

• United States
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Market Research Intern

  • Aug 2009 - Present

  Collect data on new products which will be used to persuade retailers to carry exclusive group products. Utilize customer based information to make appropriate business decisions.1. Analyze prototype products2. Find contacts to participate in customer user experience program.3. Create surveys to collect customer information and feedback about products.4. Analyze collected data into charts.5. Present data as usable information for alterations to product specifications, marketing, or costs. 6. Analyze NPD data to understand and predict potential markets for sales. Show less

• Market Research Intern

  • Aug 2009 - Jan 2010

  Develop survey questionnaires about product prototypes.Collect and analyze market trends from NPD data.



Butler University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Market Research Intern

  • Aug 2009 - Jan 2010

  Lead team of students in creating an online educational game for English as second language students through the Engineering Projects in Community Service program. 1. Establish group milestones. 2. Provide weekly progress reports to university staff. 3. Reestablish contact with old clients and seek out potential new clients. 4. Meet with clients to identify new educational goals. 5. Record current efforts and establish protocol for future group members to effectively utilize E.P.I.C.S. assets. Show less



OneAmerica

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Business Solutions

  • May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Worked with Corporate Business Solutions to meet needs of internal customers. Tested online ordering service. Built internal wiki page to house information related to department. Worked with Corporate Business Solutions to meet needs of internal customers. Tested online ordering service. Built internal wiki page to house information related to department.



OneAmerica Financial Services

• IT Intern Project Manager

  • May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Led interns in researching and presenting issues and recommendations for improved recruitment of new hires and interns for future programs.

• Corporate Business Solutions Intern

  • May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Web testing and bug identification of new online software. Identifying and removing obsolete or duplicate data of field agents in databases. Facilitated improved batch processing times with Treasury department. Serve as project manager for intern's summer long project to revamp the recruiting and hiring method.1. Check links for external purchasing site.2. Ensure that only authorized users would have access to specific links.3. Track and identify bugs.4. Make recommendations for improvements in links. 5. Create internal wiki based webpage to house frequently accessed files.6. Establish user notes and training guides for software.7. Train employees on accessing and maintaining internal wiki pages.8. Gather information on treasury issues within databases.9. Identify potential errors in database. 10. Establish connections between IT and Treasury.11. Follow up on errors or bugs to track their progress. 12. Research pros and cons of current intern program.13. Create and maintain milestone dates14. Contact prior interns and other industry internship programs.15. Prepare of short and long term plans to increase the awareness of the internship program.16. Offer available solutions to increase Corporate IT entry level hires from two per year to six per year. Show less



Nu-Way Industries

• Engineering Intern

  • May 2008 - Aug 2009

  Gather information from time studies to build an Excel based calculator to determine part production times for use in the engineering department.Collect time studies based from manufactured materialsAnalyze data from studies into information to create formulas and averagesCreate easily updated information to allow engineers to input raw data and output production time

• Engineering Intern

  • Jun 2006 - Aug 2008

  Developed Excel based calculator to determine process times and unit production capabilities.Collected and analyzed time studies on unit production and efficiency.

• Engineering Intern

  • May 2006 - Aug 2008

  Developed an Excel based calculator to assist the engineering staff in efficiently predicting unit production times and costs.



Butler University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Speakers Lab Tutor

  • Aug 2008 - May 2009

  Advised students and small groups from all colleges to help improve their public speaking and create professional presentations. Advised students and small groups from all colleges to help improve their public speaking and create professional presentations.



Butler University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Lead

  • Aug 2006 - Dec 2007

  Led a team of university students, working with local school teachers, in researching and developing online English as a second language game. Led a team of university students, working with local school teachers, in researching and developing online English as a second language game.



Butler University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Speakers Lab Tutor

  • Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

  Educate students on proper speech presentation and delivery methods. 1. Observe student presentations or outlines. 2. Analyze strong and weak points of individuals. 3. Provide critique and suggestions for improvements. E.P.I.C.S. Lead Educate students on proper speech presentation and delivery methods. 1. Observe student presentations or outlines. 2. Analyze strong and weak points of individuals. 3. Provide critique and suggestions for improvements. E.P.I.C.S. Lead