Shawn Michels
adnva2@r.postjobfree.com - 262-***-****
Education
University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
Degree: Bachelor of Business Administration May 2018 Majors: Accounting and Marketing
Certificate: Entrepreneurship
GPA: 3.1; Dean's List
Professional Experience
Steady Shot, LLC Milwaukee, WI
Founder February 2016 - Current
● Invented the Steady Shot, a subQ injection aid to help patients rotate injection sites safely.
● Prepared a utility and process provisional patent o Filed a non-provisional patent and PCT application
● 3D printed and iterated prototypes
● Igniter Funding Awardee at UW-Madison
● Conducted small group Steady Shot user tests and performed analysis on feedback received
● Experience networking with investors and business professionals
● Wide range of business mentorship and educational experiences
● Placed second in the Transcend engineering competition and first in the TECH competition
● Participated in a 7 week accelerator program, Gbeta. The VanderBloemen Group LLC Waukesha, WI
Accounting and Tax Staff December 2014 - Current
● Individual and corporate tax return experience
● Financial audit experience at clients
o Contract, gross profit, payroll, accounts receivable/payable, and other client specific testing
● Prepare trial balances with necessary AJE’s
● Update client fixed assets and prepare depreciation reports Leadership and Involvement
UW-Madison Men's Track Team Madison, WI
Team Member August 2013 – January 2016
● Developed interpersonal and leadership qualities to better the team and myself
● Received a high level of expectation from coaches
● Competed in the hurdle and sprinting events
● Qualified and competed in the Big 10 Championship meet Badgers Give Back Madison, WI
Volunteer August 2013 - January 2016
● Volunteered with the UW-Madison track team at events to give back to the community Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, JDRF Milwaukee Chapter Milwaukee, WI Volunteer and Youth Ambassador Public Speaker January 2013
● Met with several other Type 1 Diabetic youths to share my athletic story
● Gave a speech as the Youth Ambassador of a JDRF Golf Fundraiser. Junior Achievement, Finance Park Milwaukee, WI
Volunteer June 2012 - August 2012
● Mentored youth from the Boys and Girls Clubs through a financial simulation
● Provided guidance for creating a financial budget based on real life scenarios Software Skills:
● Adobe Muse, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), ProSeries Tax, Construction Manager, Quickbooks, ComputerEase, Fixed Assets CS