Conner David Drigotas •207-***-**** • ac1u3d@r.postjobfree.com• LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/2usuwet

Education

Lehigh University Masters in Business Administration (MBA) Degree Expected Spring 2018, Deans Scholarship Recipient Lafayette College B.A. Government and Law, B.A. Psychology Deans List: 2011, 2012, 2013

Work Experience

PFS Investments February 2016 - Present

Financial Advisor and Insurance Sales Representative for firm serving more than 6M clients in the USA. Managed recruiting and training of new representatives. Develop and maintain relationships with client base including individuals, families, and small businesses to develop sustainable, growth based strategies. Licensed to work with Life Insurance and Investment Securities. Licenses held in Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, and Washington States. Express Employment Professionals June 2016- July 2017 Business to Business Sales Representative for professional staffing company. Personal work yielded >$300K in gross margin in first year. Recognized as top performer in company of over 760 locations for exceptional results. Dedicated training resource for regional group. Exceeded 200 sales calls on a weekly basis and managed CRM platform to maintain developed pipeline for sales. Provided sales direction and organized fulfillment in local branch to yield results that rank among the companies Circle of Excellence Designation for reaching $1.2M in Gross Margin and $7.4M in sales volume. Target Corporation June 2013- May 2016

Manager of operations for store yielding >$70M Annually. District and regional resource for logistics executive training and development in the New York Capital and Pennsylvania Lehigh Valley regions. Responsible for physical assets of business, payroll and resource allocations, human resource functions including hiring and firing, conflict mediation, and the management of a team of up to six direct reports, and their reporting team of 250+ individuals. Developed fourteen trainees to full time employment and mentor to six internal multi-level promotions. Developed and successfully managed multiple businesses to successfully grow more than double industry average. Departmental growth >20% annually. Recognized as top performing business in company 2015. Meyner Center for the Study of State and Local Government November 2012- May 2013 Research associate for team examining the role of municipal governments and contract negotiation among public services. Focused on police department salaries and regional trends. Built comparative tool for departmental use. Law Offices of Baurkot and Baurkot May 2012- October 2012 Immigration Law research and courtroom prep assistance, developed background material and case theory for cases involving deportation, visa applications, asylum, incarceration and paths to citizenship. Responsible for all new client acquisition and business development.

Video Creations June 2007- August 2011

Managed equipment inventory of $3.3 Million in assets. Catalogued assets and trained staff on use. Traveled to assist in technology house calls and troubleshooting needs. Assisted in production of video and audio content for contracts including Former President George H.W. Bush.

Other

Citizens for Responsible Self Governance- Convention of States Action Pennsylvania Grassroots Director responsible for communication and organization of grassroots network of >30,000 volunteers working to enact responsible governance at the federal level through state activism and utilization of Article V of the United States Constitution.

Dale Kerns Senate Campaign

Eastern PA Regional Director (April 2017) responsible for hiring and managing a team of 22 County level Directors. Liaison between the state campaign and the county directors to organize events, media presence, and public awareness for the campaign. Campaign Manager (July 2017). Managed all decisions and strategy, directed all PA operations. Lehigh County Libertarian Party

Chair for the County Party responsible for organization and growth of the party at the local level. Organize public awareness campaigns, develop educational materials for distribution, manage media presence, and drive engagement through hosting of educational events.

Recipient of 2009 Mainely Character Scholarship

Scholarship awarded based on exemplary behaviors in the areas of Courage, Integrity, Responsibility, and Concern. Single finalist of applicant pool from entire state of Maine.