Blaine Light
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University of Arizona, College of Engineering (Tucson, AZ, Aug. 08-May 12)
EDUCATION:
Honors Bachelor of Science in Engineering Management, Dean s List every semester. GPA: 3.94/4.0
Minors: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Math, Spanish. Certificates: Entrepreneurship.
Academic Honors: Top Engineering Management Outstanding Senior, Engineering Mathematics
Outstanding Junior, College of Engineering Academic Distinction, Dean s List with
Distinction 2009-2011. Study Abroad, Guatemala, Summer 10.
Courses of Interest: McGuire Entrepreneurship Program, Engineering Economics, Law for Engineers,
Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Cost Estimation, Social Media Analytics, Economics, Accounting,
C Programming, Project Management, Stochastic Computer Simulation, Financial Forecasting, Quality
Management, Technical Sales & Marketing, Mathematics of Investing, Probability & Statistics,
Production Systems Analysis, Calculus I, II, and III, Differential Equations, Fluid & Gas Dynamics.
real5D Operations Analyst, June 12 - Present
EXPERIENCE:
Planed and promoted RealTechSF, a profitable 2 hour event with 140+ professionals in attendance.
Helped obtain VC funding and coordinated the team located across the world, through language
barriers, to ensure on time delivery of multiple $10,000+ projects in 3 months.
Advised Peter Thiel-backed startup Blueseed to restructure strategic roadmap and create partnerships
with venture capitalists, Singularity University, and startup agency. Please see: blueseed.co/advisors.
SFProperties Adwords & Marketing Intern, Jan 12- April 12
Created and managed 1st ever Adwords campaign for wmlodgesuites.com, doubling the number of
reservations made in the same 1 month period year over year
Offered strategic SEO advice to increase visits, resulting in 68% more visitors year over year.
American Express Technologies Technical Analyst Intern, Summer 11
Worked with Information Security Operations to create a Goals Tracking Tool by coding in
Microsoft Excel and VBA to guide 4 summer goals to completion.
Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity, Beta Gamma Chapter Vice President, Fall 10-11. Treasurer, Fall 08-09
Coordinated the housing committee to build relationships with investors, realtors, contractors, city
planners, and the community to obtain a ~$2,000,000 chapter house.
Led organization by creating a cloud-based management system to collaborate with over 15
committees, enhancing communication to earn Most Improved Chapter from U of A and Nationals.
Computer: Excellent in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Google Apps.
SKILLS :
Some knowledge in: Web Design, Arena, Matlab, C Programming, Quicken.
Languages: Fluent in English and Conversational in Spanish.
Scholarship Awards: Gilman International Scholarship, University of Arizona Wildcat
ACCOLADES:
Excellence, Arizona Power Authority Scholarship, 4-time Foundation Scholarship, etc.
Achievements: 1st place in University of Arizona Deloitte Case Challenge, Feb. 2011.