Manager School

MATTHEW THOMPSON

• Tucson, AZ • 520-***-**** • *******@*****.***

EDUCATION

University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Tucson, Arizona

Master of Business Administration

2010

• Traveled to Asia, met with business leaders (China and Vietnam) and discussed successful business habits they practice

• Interned as a graduate student with a national start up company

Undergraduate University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Bachelor of Science

2005

• Major: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

• Tuition and books cover: Univ. of Arizona Black Alumni Scholarship (tuition), AP Martin Scholarship(books), Tucson Alumni Association (books), Kappa Alpha Psi Scholarship (living expenses)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Tucson Urban League, Inc., Tucson, Arizona

Instructor / Administrative Support

June 2007 – July 2008

• Taught and mentored at-risk youth, helped bring school in compliance with state standards for charter school funding

• Problem solved with CEO in weekly meetings leading to an increase in community awareness and visibility

• Secured state funds for the next fiscal year by restructuring organizational behaviors and by incorporating parents into students' academics

• Developed a plan in conjunction with CEO to raise awareness for organization, since many in the community weren't familiar with our services. Afterwards, we saw a dramatic increase in walk-in inquiries and support requests

National Start Up (No Name), Tucson, Arizona

Intern

August 2009 – February 2010

• Came up with products targeted customers would want to buy

• Narrowed and defined targeted customers

• Presented presentation to clients on the benefits of affiliate marketing, tying customers to start up with products they want

• Made detailed financial projections for company, that included paying down loans and accounting for other sources of revenue - projections were described as "pivotal" to company's operations

Local Start Up, Tucson, Arizona

Private Consultant / Product Development & Marketing

August 2010 – Present

• Developed a business plan for an entrepreneur who will bring her products to the local communities

• Conducted a feasibility study that including recommendations for reaching the owner's target customers

Tucson Unified School District, Tucson, Arizona August 2010 – June 2011

Exceptional Education Instructor

• By request from school’s office manager, I took over an Exceptional Education room. I created lesson plans in this classroom of at-risk students where behavioral issues were a primary concern. A rewards system I put in place drastically cut down the number of referrals to the office for disciplinary issues. Before I took on this job, substitute teachers were resigning one after the other. I promised the students that I wasn’t going anywhere for the rest of the school year, to give them much-needed consistency.

ADDITIONAL

• Comfortable working in small and large groups

• Background in non-profit, private and public sectors

• Strength in taking ideas and turning them into results, whether it occurs in a private or public sector settings

• Familiarity with Spanish

• Entrusted with many time-sensitive projects where owners of start ups and administrations have counted on me to deliver on costly assignments

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