JACOB SHELTON
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Summary
Versatile professional and hands-on leader who motivates, trains and coaches employees to drive progress toward
project and company milestones. Through starting a business gained practical knowledge in business planning, development and
legal organization; marketing strategy; market analysis; product design, research and development; web development; sales;
accounting; building; professional networking; team building; customer service; licensing; producing a commercial and digital
editing.
Highlights
Project management Product development
Team building Event planning
Superb communication skills Detail oriented
Accomplishments
Legally formed an LLC. Gained investment through business planning and development. Successfully bootstrapped for two years
to develop and launch a product.
Grew company staff from the initial [1] members to [5] members. Ran and maintained a prototyping business for 2 years.
Experience
Founder & CEO 10/2012 to Present
GenXFinity Johnson City, TN
Built innovative production processes from scratch for a cutting-edge product for touchscreen devices.
Researched market competitors and industry trends to identify potential new products and services.
Formulated a comprehensive business plan complete with clear and actionable sales goals and targets.
Athletic field assistant 04/2009 to 08/2012
City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation Knoxville, TN
Maintained city parks and events as a team member for Phil Hatcher 865-***-****.
Server 05/2008 to 03/2009
NHC Retirement Home Johnson City, TN
Server 08/2007 to 05/2008
Freibergs German Restaurant Johnson City, TN
Cashier / Server 06/2006 to 08/2007
Sunnys Cafeteria Johnson City, TN
Closed
Education
Bachelor of Arts: General Studies
Minor: Business 2014
East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN