James Leitzinger
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EDUCATION
Penn State Erie, the Behrend College Cumulative GPA 3.0 Bachelor of Science in Finance May 2016
WORK EXPERIENCE
Self Employed Contractor, May 2019 - Present
● Contracted jobs doing remodels while performing and overseeing the entire process from start to finish
● Strengths in tile work and custom carpentry
● Filled in as a subcontractor on multiple job sites in South Carolina and Pennsylvania Modern Industries Inc, Erie, Pennsylvania, December 2022 - Present
● Machinist on both CNC lathes and mills
● Read and understand blueprint and hold tolerances while machining parts to spec
● Above running machine troubleshooting any issues that may arise during my shift
● Consistently hit the achievable rate for the number of parts expected during a shift National Tire and Battery, Greenville, South Carolina, September 2017 - May 2019
● Exceeded budget goals in a competitive sales driven environment.
● Promoted to Service Manager after 3 months through dedication and hard work ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Capsim Business Simulation
● Acted as CEO of a cross curricular team in the Capsim Business Simulation
● Earned an overall score within the top 10 percentile globally against 4,000 teams CIRAT Market Research Project
● Performed a vital role in accessing the Ignite Erie Grant for entrepreneurship
● Worked with students from various colleges
● Integrated strengths of a European firm to areas of demand in U.S. markets International Finance FOREX Investing Project
● Managed a winning team investing in foreign currencies
● Lead a team with members in various parts of the world Joint Finance, Plastics, and Manufacturing Project
● Played a vital role in a multidisciplinary teaming project
● Utilized skills to develop product ideas, constructed an industry and economic analysis
● Implemented capital structure, and established pro forma financial statements Management Fundraising Project
● Carried out the leadership duties involving coordinating group meetings
● Communicated weekly updates with the Barber National Institute
● Successfully surpassed our goal of $1000 in donations through fundraising
● Coordinated volunteering at their “Celebrating the Possibilities” Annual Art Show Dean’s List
● Received Dean’s List honors the Spring 2016 semester after earning a 3.69 GPA