Jacob Ilton
Cell-Phone: 905-***-****
Email: **********@*******.***
Experience
Entrepreneurial/Marketing Experience 10/2013 – Present
I currently co-own a custom guitar building business and my responsibilities include marketing of the product, design and manufacturing, sales and rentals.
I and several others launched a venture in a program called Junior Achievement manufacturing and selling card holders for cellular devices. My responsibilities in this company were marketing of the company, designing of the product, and sales.
Barista 09/2013 – 09/2014
Williams Fresh Café
My responsibilities included: Serving customers, operating cash register, closing and opening the restaurant, taking service calls, unloading food service trucks, and stocking the kitchen.
General Labourer 03/2016 – 09/2016
Willow Landscaping
My responsibilities: included machinery operation (Skid-steer, Excavator, Loader), project management and implementation.
Applicable Skills
-Experience in fast paced working conditions
-Over three years of entrepreneurial and marketing experience
-Excel in a team based environment
-Able to adapt to new situations quickly
-Problem solve effectively
Accomplishments
-A professor of mine gave each group in my Entrepreneurial Method class five dollars and told us to return to class the following week having made as much money as we could from the five dollars. I had the idea of acquiring dinner reservations at a popular restaurant and selling them to willing customers. We returned the next week having collected $658 beating the runner up by $538.
-I was able to end each year of high school with a grade average high enough to be on the honour role.
-I have been a competitive athlete competing in soccer and baseball for twelve consecutive years
Education
Graduated with Honours at Robert Bateman High School
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Bachelor of Arts: Wilfred Laurier University - with Marketing Specialization
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada