Brandon Carroll

 


                                             BRANDON JONATHAN CARROLL  
                                                                   brandoncarroll@vt.edu
                                                                                 C: 301-802-9845

OBJECTIVE   
To inform the virtual world about my achievements and hopefully open the eyes of some employers who seek a mutual benefit          

EDUCATION   
B.S. in Agriculture and Applied Economics (Financial Planning Track); Minors in Leadership and General Business. Expected Graduation: January 2010,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia; QCA: 3.05             

SKILLS   
Office 2007 Suite, Adobe Suite, NikonScan, JMP 7, Public Speaking, HTML, Flash             

WORK                       
EXPERIENCE  
President, Virginia Tech Student Government Association, Blacksburg, VA
April 2009 - Present
  • Represent the voice of over 23,000 students to the administration
  • Serve on a variety of committees and commissions that influence policy
  • Oversee a budget of over $600,000
  • Preside over an executive committee of over 43 members

Co-Founder, Actively Caring For People
December 2008 - Present
  • Help coordinate caring programs designed to combat bullying programs in elementary schools
  • Pass out wristbands to those who exemplify a genuine interest in the welfare of others
  • Act as a catalyst for the grassroots movement aimed at increasing acts of kindness worldwide.

Marketing Intern, Arlington County Commuter Services, Arlington, VA   
Summer 2008 - Present        
  • Work closely with various outsourced agencies to promote Arlington’s Car-Free Diet
  • Strategize using web 2.0 to reach out to certain demographics.
  • Increased amount of participants in annual Community Bike Ride by 10%
  • Signed over 120 retailers to help the County promote a car free lifestyle 
  • Wrote a WhitePaper on ways to use Twitter to provide real-time travel information

Marketing Consultant, Daylert, Inc., Bethesda, MD   
November 2008 – May 2009
  • Creatively thought out marketing strategies to reach out to students in the most cost-effective manner
  • Planned and initiated slogan ideas and logos that were used in our marketing goals 
  • Managed a street team of ten people to execute marketing plan 
  • Increased user base by over 50% while in charge of marketing

Resident Advisor, Pritchard Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA   
August 2007 – May 2008
  • Initiated contact and stimulated conversations among 36 resident students on the hall and within the building
  • Managed a University residence hall floor of ethnically diverse undergraduate students 
  • Confronted and resolved issues on diversity, alcohol abuse, academic performance and social acceptance

Federal Intern with Health and Human Services (IHS), Rockville, MD   
June 2007 - January 2008
  • Assisted with the production of the Gold Book
  • Converted negatives into digital quality photographs using NikonScan and Adobe Photoshop CS2 
  • Provided general assistance where needed

Sales Representative with Vector Marketing, Rockville, MD  
December 2006 - June 2007
  • Sold over $7,000 worth of cutlery performed through professional appointments
  • Top sales associate 
  • Attended professional meetings and conferences

CURRENT ACTIVITIES   
  • Student Body President at Virginia Tech
  • Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity
  • Mentor for McNair Scholars Program
  • Class of 2010 Leadership; Co-Chair of Publicity     

PAST ACTIVITIES    
  • SGA Executive Committee; Assistant Director of Hokies on Fire       
  • SGA Executive Committee; Co-Director of Marketing     
  • Virginia Tech Union Concert Committee
  • Environmental Coalition     

HONORS   
  • Written up in the Washington Post for innovative use of Twitter to provide real-time information with user generated content.
  • Executive officer of the month; Student Government Association, January 2009
  • Virginia Tech "Of The Month"; Community Service, November 2008  
  • Executive officer of the year; Student Government Association, April 2008       
  • Executive officer of the month; Student Government Association, October 2007  
  • Virginia Tech Dean’s List, Spring 2007       
  • President’s Club; Vector Marketing, January 2007      
  • Comcast Scholarship Award Winner, August 2006       

LEADERSHIP      
  • Winter Training Leadership Workshop, January 2008  
  • Presenter at Southwest Virginia Regional Youth Rotary Conference: "What Is Leadership," December 2008                       
  • Presenter at Southwest Virginia Regional Youth Rotary Conference: "The Diversity of Leadership," December 2007                
  • Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Solely facilitated a speaker to talk about problems concerning the bay's health, November 2007


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