Owen Surette

Student Consultant at Polaris MEP
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Boston

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Credentials

  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
    University of Rhode Island
    May, 2023
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

    • United States
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Student Consultant
      • Jul 2023 - Present

      - Tour manufacturing facilities, interview CEOs, brainstorm with team to determine potential solutions. - Tour manufacturing facilities, interview CEOs, brainstorm with team to determine potential solutions.

    • United States
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Walmart Coach Intern
      • Jun 2023 - Present

      - Shadowed numerous managers - Learned successful management styles, tactics to hit KPIs, & the importance of communication & adaptability - Worked on average 45 hours a week for a 10 week internship. - Shadowed numerous managers - Learned successful management styles, tactics to hit KPIs, & the importance of communication & adaptability - Worked on average 45 hours a week for a 10 week internship.

    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
      • Jan 2023 - Present

      - My coworker and I provide a thirty minute presentation to roughly 50 people about an overview of the University of Rhode Island prior to them going out on tour. - The audience is primarily filled with accepted high school seniors that are making the college decision soon.

      • Apr 2022 - Present

      - Participate in meetings with the Recruitment team and share recruitment ideas for the new class of Tour Guides. - Managed four large scale recruitment events for potential Tour Guides and delegate tasks to the Events Committee - The Tour Guide team had a record breaking 400 applicants.

      • Nov 2021 - Present

      - Prepared and administered one-hour campus tours to prospective students and family members. - Tours groups average 15 total people- Gain experience thinking on the spot and answering spontaneous questions.

      • Aug 2022 - Sep 2022

      - I assisted in planning numerous events designed to help first-year students adapt to their new home at URI. - I coordinated these events and ensured the first years were enjoying themselves while safely partaking in the activities such as a bike trip, beach trip, rock climbing, dances, game nights, etc. - I successfully worked 80 hours during the week.

    • Director of Finance
      • May 2022 - May 2023

      - I am the head of all finances for RhodyThon which is a charitable organization that takes donations and transfers them to Hasbro Hospital. - I manage three Chair positions: Partnership Chair, Donation Management, and Participant Fundraiser among their committees. - Created a budget and update it consistently, maintain employee relationships, communicate with Student Senate, deal with checks and donations. - I am the head of all finances for RhodyThon which is a charitable organization that takes donations and transfers them to Hasbro Hospital. - I manage three Chair positions: Partnership Chair, Donation Management, and Participant Fundraiser among their committees. - Created a budget and update it consistently, maintain employee relationships, communicate with Student Senate, deal with checks and donations.

    • United States
    • Software Development
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Compliance Service Intern
      • Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

      - I worked 40 hour weeks for 10 weeks during the summer completing various tasks. - These tasks included filing sales & use taxes for businesses, completing Power of Attorney forms, contacting state's DOR to investigate their POA laws, emailing the Compliance team a the morning reports, creating reports for the dashboard on Saleforce, working with a team on group projects, and more. - I used Salesforce, Microsoft Office, Excel, everyday and gained a tremendous amount of experience in a corporate atmosphere. Show less

    • United States
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Operations and Marketing Member
      • Nov 2021 - Apr 2022

      - I interacted and communicated with professionals and Habitat for Humanity to create a business pro forma for a new Restore. - Analyzed market data and implemented that into marketing strategies. - Gained a deeper understanding of how a retail store operates. - I interacted and communicated with professionals and Habitat for Humanity to create a business pro forma for a new Restore. - Analyzed market data and implemented that into marketing strategies. - Gained a deeper understanding of how a retail store operates.

    • United States
    • Artists and Writers
    • Accounting Clerk
      • May 2019 - Jul 2021

      - Managed the QuickBook account and performed bank reconciliations monthly regarding facility rentals, donations, fine art sales, artist’s commissions, utilities, and more. - I had monthly meetings with the main accountant who taught me the inner workings of the non-profit business. - Managed the QuickBook account and performed bank reconciliations monthly regarding facility rentals, donations, fine art sales, artist’s commissions, utilities, and more. - I had monthly meetings with the main accountant who taught me the inner workings of the non-profit business.

  • OP Lawn Care
    • Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States
    • Business Owner
      • Mar 2018 - Jul 2021

      - As an aspiring entrepreneur, I created a business offering a local lawn mowing & landscaping service. - These services include: mowing, mulching, planting, pruning, raking and shoveling in the community. - I reached out to my community via social media and personal recommendations and ended up managing 65+ clients throughout my neighboring towns working 20+ hours per week. - This entrepreneurship endeavor allowed me to gain real-world practical business experience at all levels including marketing, budget management, scheduling and client care. Show less

Education

  • University of Rhode Island
    Bachelor of Science Business Administration, Double Major: Business Management and General Finance
    2021 - 2025
  • Wilmington High School
    High School Diploma, General Studies
    2017 - 2021

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