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Professional Portfolio for Sean Roach

Academic Experience

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PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY Tacoma, Washington

»  Graduated in May 2008 with a            
   Bachelors in of Business and Administration
»  Major: Business and Marketing
»  Minor: Spanish Languages and Literature
»  GPA: 3.9
»  Graduated with Summa Cum Laude honors

Projects with Clients in the Community through the                    PLU School of Business

Pyramid Breweries, Inc. - Spring 2007
» Operations Management Consulting
» Focus: lowering inventory costs by increasing 
  frequency of distribution in supply chain  
  management
» Used Process Model Software Program

United Way of Pierce County - Fall 2007
» Marketing Research
» Led a team working directly under the VP of
  Marketing, I was the primary contact with client
» Focus: developed a core donor profile, market
  segmentation, discovered and analyzed donor
  behavior
» Used SPSS Software

Washington Business Week - Spring 2008

» Strategic Marketing Consulting
» Led the team, primary contact with client
» Focus: developed a marketing plan addressing
   integrated marketing communications,
   branding, and the introduction of a new
   internship program to increase camp
   attendance

Cascade Regional Blood Services
                              - Spring 2008

» Marketing Research, Branding, PR
» Focus: researched donor attitudes,
  awareness, demographics, and behavior,
  increased brand awareness through media
  relations and print journalism

Courses Taken within Marketing

» BUSA 308 - Principles of Marketing
» BUSA 363 - Consumer Behavior/Promotions
» BUSA 364 - Services Marketing
» BUSA 460 - International Marketing
» BUSA 467 - Marketing Research
» BUSA 468 - Marketing Management

Additional Upper-Division        Courses Taken

Additional Upper-Division Courses Taken:

» SOAC 495 - Media Lab Marketing/PR
                     Internship

» BUSA 442 - Leading Organizational Behavior
» BUSA 449 - Current Issues in Human
                     Resource Management

» SPAN 301 - Advanced Grammar/Composition
» SPAN 321 - Civilization/Culture of Spain
» SPAN 325 - Hispanic Literary Studies
» SPAN 401 - Advanced Intensive Spanish  
                     Language

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MATH 381 - Seminar/Problem Solving

Software Programs I have Learned

» SPSS
» Process Model
» Excel
» Word
» Publisher
» Powerpoint



Institute for Central American Developments Studies                        -San Jose, Costa Rica

» Attended January of 2005

» Spanish Language Immersion

» Intensive Community Service Projects

» Extensive travel throughout Costa Rica

University of Granada, Spain                    -Center of Modern Modern Languages

» Attended January - May of 2008

» Spanish Language Examinations Passed:

     DELE - Official Language Certification                          of Spain - Intermediate Level

      Spanish Chamber of Commerce
       Certification of Business Spanish
                                    - Basic Level
   
» Studied Spanish Languages and Literature, Business in Spain, Art History of Spain, Islamic Culture and Civilization of Spain, and Media in Spain

» Extensive travel throughout Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Germany, France, Czech Republic, Austria, Italy

January on the Hill:                                  Intensive Community Service & Study of Social Issues and Poverty in Tacoma

»  Over 100 hours over the course of 1 month:  community service working at soup kitchens, food banks, elementary schools, ESL classes, homeless shelters, communities in need

»  Worked with and attended lectures by community leaders in local government, law enforcement, churches, not-for-profit organizations, social workers