Monika Kirkiewicz
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PROFILE Enthusiastic and fast learner; Strong interpersonal and time management skills; Flexible;
Well-developed communication skills; Knowledge of business fundamentals; Innovative
Language Skills Fluent in Polish; Beginning proficiency in Spanish
EDUCATION B.S. Business Administration Expected May 2013
Concentrations: Management and Marketing
UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE, Evansville, IN
Study Abroad CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS ISSUES IN BRAZIL, Brazil March 2013
• Attended meetings with executives from Boeing, Berry Plastics, Cummins,
and YDreams; acquired professional relationships while learning about cultural
business practices
• Further developed passion for international studies and international business relations
HARLAXTON COLLEGE, Grantham, England Spring 2011
• Presented 6 steps of personal selling and related concepts to event planning;
• Created strategy introducing pop culture item from the US to existing market in UK
BUSINESS Knowledge Management, UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE Fall 2012
EXPERIENCE • Developed and implemented strategies to maximize the utilization of building
resources for future students in the Schroeder’s Family School of Business
Product Development, ESCALADE SPORTS May 2012
• Developed a prototype in ten days, completed market research and financial projections,
collaborated with engineering students and presented to client
• Achieved first place in competition with a patentable product
Entrepreneurship, SWEET TOOTH August 2011-May 2012
Conducted market research, forecasted financial figures, created business
•
plan, designed and prepared customized candy bouquets, and executed business
MARKETING Student Intern, UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE January 2013-Present
EXPERIENCE • Assisted VP of Marketing and Communications with statistical data
• Developed high school and guidance counselor database for targeted
communication activities in select geographic locations
Marketing Research, DEMOLITION CITY ROLLER DERBY Spring 2012
• Established marketing plan to increase team appeal and attendance; Recommended
logo and branding transformation for a more family-oriented image
Student Intern, EVANSVILLE ARC January 2012-May 2012
• Gained marketing and development skills for a non-profit organization
• Planned and organized annual charity event
LEADERSHIP Coordinator/Sub-Recruitment, CHI OMEGA Fall 2009-Present
• Conceptualized, organized and implemented an event for 150 women;
met with venue, guest speaker, and photographer to discuss logistics
Collaborated with team to coordinate formal recruitment events
Head of Public Relations, HOMECOMING COMMITTEE Fall 2012
• Met with other homecoming committee heads and delegated tasks to committee
• Created and ran Facebook and Twitter accounts providing event awareness
WORK Sales Associate, EXPRESS, Evansville, IN January 2013-Present
EXPERIENCE Wedding Consultant, DAVID’S BRIDAL, Evansville, IN December 2011-May 2012
Sales Associate, COACH, INC., Pleasant Prairie, WI May 2010-December 2012
COMMUNITY Make-A-Wish • Habitat for Humanity • St. Mary’s • Humane Society •
SERVICE Albion Fellows Bacon Center • College Mentors for Kids