1. JACOB C. HALAMA
1601 Andrea Drive • Bay City, TX 77414 • (979) 240-4756 • jacob.halama@outlook.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Self-starting, recent business administration graduate looking to earn a position to make a positive contribution to the future
success of a corporation.
Key qualificationsinclude:
 11 years of management and supervisory excellence
 3 years of managing budgets and finances
 Able to increase productivity and efficiency of large teams through the use of effective communication practices
 10 years of training and resolving conflicts in a diverse workplace
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
AVID Tutor/ Math Tutor September 2012 – Present
Victoria Independent School District Victoria, TX
Significant Accomplishments:
 Succeeded in getting 70 AVID seniors (100%) accepted into college and attain scholarships.
 Empowered individuals by controlling, monitoring and guiding teams of 5-8 individuals to attain educational excellence.
 Constructed tutorial groups; trained and coached 4 additional AVID tutors.
 Communicated complex principles effectively that led to 85% of students to pass their classes.
 Member of a 3-person team that increased Algebra STAAR test scores by 16% in a 3 month period; resulting in VISD
becoming academically acceptable.
 Increased the passing rate of first-time STARR and EOC test takers to 80%.
Lead Pet ProductsAssociate May 2007 – July 2012
PetSmart San Marcos, TX
Significant Accomplishments:
 Led and directed a team of 2-6 individuals that unloaded and stocked $40,000+ worth of goods on a weekly basis.
 Instrumental in training and monitoring 22 pet products associates over a 4 year period.
 Created process improvement strategies that led to a 60% increase in employee productivity.
 Captain of the Shrink and Safety Team that attained a record of 0 accidents over a year and a half period.
 Facilitated dog training and grooming sales that allowed our store to become nationally ranked for service sales in 2011.
 Improved store write-offs by 40% through identifying shipping inconsistencies and locating previously written off
products.
Owner & Operator January 2003 – December 2006
Jake’s Cakes Bay City, TX
Significant Accomplishments:
 Managed and trained teams of 5-7 individuals.
 Developed a marketing strategy that resulted in a 50% increase in sales and brand awareness.
 Increased sales every year by at least 10%.
 Created budgets, schedules, business plans, sales objectives and managed finances that allowed the business to
exceed profit expectations for 3 years in a row.
EDUCATION
Bachelorsof Business Administration (Management) June 2014
American InterContinental University Schaumburg, IL
 Honors: Graduated Summa Cum Laude (GPA: 4.0/4.0)
 Relevant Coursework: Building Teams and Resolving Conflict, Diversity in the Workforce, Personnel and Organization
Policy, Managing Organizational Change, Managing High Performance, Team Leadership, Global Operations
Management, Financial Management, Managerial Accounting, Management Information Systems, Marketing
Management, Technology Management, Project Management
TECHNICAL SKILLS
 Proficient in Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, and Publisher.
 Experienced with Windows (XP – 8) operating systems.
 Experienced with SAP