A B O U T
Recent Full-Stack Development Bootcamp graduate, eager for the right role in tech.
Experienced former Senior Media Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry.
WORK E X P E R I E N C E
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Full-Stack Software Engineering 2020
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
B.A. Media Studies & Communications 2012
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TEACHING ASSISTANT
2U June 2020 - March 2021
Managed curriculum & workflow across a virtual classroom of 30+ students Graded homework/project assignments, maintained attendance records & found working solutions to student needs
Maintained student engagement with high retention & GPA C O N T A C T
P: 207-***-****
E: ***********@*****.***
L: linkedin.com/in/kalipulkkinen/
Stand-Up Comedy
Podcasts
Game Nights
Dogs of all Varieties
Forever In Search of Another
Cup of Coffee
I N T E R E S T S
HTML, CSS & JavaScript
React
MySQL/MongoDB
Digital Advertising
Social Media Marketing
Media Buying/Planning
Content Development
Team & Project Management
P R O F E S S I O N A L
S K I L L S
Creative Spirit
Organized
Team Player
Quick Study
Motivated
Relationship Builder
P E R S O N A L S K I L L S
KALI PULKKINEN
S O F T W A R E E N G I N E E R & M E D I A P R O F E S S I O N A L BARTENDER/SERVER
The Whelk, Kawa Ni, Don Memo Oct 2017 - Present
Maintained current customer base while building new relationships that yielded additional regular revenue
Easily adapted to daily changes in a fast-paced environment Educated customer base on food & beverage information with clear & concise communication
SENIOR MEDIA MANAGER
CDHM Advertising Jan 2015 - Oct 2017
Lead account services team in completing all day-to-day needs of clients, including complete execution of media planning, buying& assessing Responsible for recommending new advertising opportunities/strategies & developing relationships with media vendors
Maintained cycle of clients’ full marketing budgets totaling 3 million annually Accountable for all billing to clients for media services plus commissions, as well as managing the payment of invoices from vendors.
Managed agency’s blog, website & social media accounts by consistently raising awareness of agency online; increased following by an average of 30% E D U C A T I O N
ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
Cumulus - WEBE108/WICC600 Mar 2013 - Dec 2014
Responsible for growth of new & existing client accounts which generated
~$655K in annual revenue
Created effective marketing/advertising solutions across a bevy of industries at all stages of the sales processes, while consistently achieving 6 new clients per quarter
Winner of the Cumulus Sales Person of the Month: July 2014 (Across all Cumulus markets)