Brandon Carroll

 


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                                      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 2011,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg, Virginia; QCA: 3.05             

SKILLS   
Office 2007 Suite, Basic Graphic Design (Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks), Basic HTML, NikonScan, JMP 7, Protracker CRM Software, Quickbooks, Wiki management       

WORK                       
EXPERIENCE

Financial Services Intern, Southern Investment Strategies, Roanoke, VA
May 2010 - Present
  • Develop a website using a Wordpress template through customizing the HTML and CSS code
  • Plan and coordinate two client appreciation events
  • Work with customer relationship management (CRM) software to streamline the client and prospect data
  • Prepare my boss for client and wholesaler meetings

President, Virginia Tech Student Government Association, Blacksburg, VA
April 2009 - April 2010
  • Represented the voice of over 23,000 students to the administration
  • Served on a variety of committees and commissions that influence policy
  • Oversaw a budget of over $600,000
  • Led an effort to raise over $40,000 to aid in Haiti relief efforts
  • Organized a counter-protest against the Westboro Baptist Church and interviewed by the O'Reilly Factor
  • Lobbied on the local, state, and federal level on behalf of the undergraduate student body
  • Presided 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 - Summer 2009       
  • Worked closely with various outsourced agencies to promote Arlington’s Car-Free Diet
  • Strategized 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   
  • Starting a LLC called Social Sway Marketing
  • Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity
  • Incorporating Actively Caring for People as a 501(c)3 non-profit

PAST ACTIVITIES    
  • SGA President
  • SGA Executive Committee; Assistant Director of Hokies on Fire       
  • SGA Executive Committee; Co-Director of Marketing     
  • Virginia Tech Union Concert Committee
  • Environmental Coalition
  • Mentor for McNair Scholars Program
  • Class of 2010 Leadership; Co-Chair of Publicity

HONORS   
  • Central Virginia Financial Planning Association scholarship recipient, May 2010
  • Dr James. W Dean scholarship recipient, 2009-2010
  • Order of the Gavel Honorary Society, November 2009
  • Written up in the Washington Post for innovative use of Twitter to provide real-time information with user generated content, January 2009
  • 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      
  • Presenter at the National Collegiate Leadership Conference: "The Courage to Actively Care," February 2010
  • 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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I compiled press that shows some of my work here