Sales Manager

Andrew M. Palka

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St. Palos Park, IL • 708-***-**** • ************@*****.*** Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – College of Liberal Arts and Sciences D ecember 2016 Bachelor of Arts – Communication

Concentration – Interpersonal Communication

Minor – Statistics

Mobile Makers Academy M arch 2016

iOS Developer Certificate of Completion

Work Experience Chicago iOS Developers Meetup C hicago, IL

Event Organizer S pring of 2016 – Present

• Sought out leadership role to change a stagnant organization that needed an organizational overhaul

• Met with well-known businesses involved in Chicago tech to get pledges for sponsorship and event hosting

• Created new social media recruiting system that allows the organization to grow past its 800 existing members Acrylic Design Works C hicago, IL

Marketing Intern S ummer of 2014 – Fall of 2014

• Designed new promotional materials to increase sales and attract new customers

• Developed and improved online marketing strategies to expand the custom fabrication customer base

• Distributed promotional material to potential customers at exhibitions and tradeshows Sales Assistant Intern S ummer of 2013 – Fall of 2013

• Prepared physical materials for prospective customers and arranged in-house exhibits

• Compiled customer lists, organized by a variety of factors in an easy-to-read format

• Assisted in direct sales and demonstrations at trade shows and exhibitions State Senator Michael Frerichs Election Campaign C hampaign, IL Campaign Intern Spring of 2012 – Summer of 2012

• Integrated voter information with the Votebuilder Database using in-app analytics tools

• Petitioned door to door, sent mail, completed candidate tracking for local and national elections

• Arranged, with supervisor, a system designed to schedule effective speaking dates for the senator Campus Involvement Star Course U rbana, IL

Personnel Manager F all of 2013 – Summer of 2015

• Acted as figurehead for Star Course to the general public

• Managed more than 150 active members and created new membership policy

• Developed new recruitment outreach methods which made new membership rise by 50%

• Headed intra-organizational communication between managers and general members P ersonnel Committee Member F all of 2011 – Spring of 2013

• Facilitated on-campus promotional events and social events

• Collaborated with other music organizations to promote local shows and big acts

• Scouted local music scene for social event performers Related Skills Technical

iOS Mobile Development Experience, High level proficiency with Objective-C & Swift, Cloud Computing experience, CoreBluetooth and iBeacon familiarity, WatchOS experience, Agile Development, Github & Version Control Analytical

Intermediate knowledge of Matlab, R, & Wolfram Mathematica, Linear modeling, Advanced statistical knowledge Organizational

Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, Intra-organizational communication, Human resource management

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