BRIAN W. MESSMORE
East Peoria, IL 61611
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OBJECTIVE
To attain a full-time job in order to highlight and build upon my actuarial
background.
EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduation: May 2010
Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science
Major GPA: 3.0/4.0
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
. Actuarial Theory I & II
o Studied distribution of the time-to-death random variable for
single or joint lives
. Actuarial Risk Theory
o Studied mathematical analysis of the risk to an insurer
. Actuarial Modeling
o Learned how to fit data to distributions to model behavior
Studied engineering for three years, giving me a diverse and technical
background
. Aerospace Engineering Lab
o Learned technical writing and formatting for reports
o Learned to use engineering processes and equipment
SKILLS
LEADERSHIP
. Small Group Leader with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
o Led small group Bible studies in my dorm for two years
o Facilitated discussion and met and followed up with people
o Helped train others to be ready to take on leadership roles
. Partnered with two other people to start a Bible study in the dorms
SOFTWARE
Microsoft Office applications, R, Visual Basic, SQL, Mathematica, Autodesk
Inventor, AutoCAD 2007
WORK EXPERIENCE
APR Consulting on site for Caterpillar
June 2010 - Present
Installation Drawing Group
Mossville, IL
. Simplified engine models to give to customers
. Worked in a team, performing part of a process involving multiple
people
o Strengthened my interpersonal communication skills
Caterpillar Summer
2008/2007/2006
Materials Specialist
Morton, IL
. Processed and packed hardware requests from customers
. Worked independently of a supervisor
o Showed responsibility and motivation
. Completed my work for an entire summer without any errors
o Paid attention to detail
City of East Peoria Maintenance Department
Summer 2005/2004
Mowing Crew East
Peoria, IL
. Mowed and painted city property
. Maintained perfect attendance