2. Education
Gonzaga University
Anticipated to Graduate with a Bachelors
Degree in Business Administration – Marketing
and a Minors Degree in Public Relations
La Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Heavy Focus on International Business and
Marketing as Well as Latin American Studies
and The Spanish Language
3. Lifetouch National School Studio
Lifetouch is one of the largest US portrait photographers with a
dominate market position in many of its product categories.
Business units under the corporate umbrella include:
Lifetouch National School Studios Inc. provides student
photography from preschool to high school graduation,
sports, prom and dance, and yearbooks.
Lifetouch Preschool Portraits Inc. provider of infant and
toddler photography.
Lifetouch Portrait Studios Inc. is represented in the retail
market by some 800 photographic studios, including
JCPenney Portraits, Target Portrait Studios, Cilento
Photography, and Lifetouch Business Portraits.
Lifetouch Church Directories and Portraits Inc. is an on-site
family photography business for faith communities and other
organizations, providing portraiture and printed directories.
Lifetouch Services Inc. produces high-quality yearbooks and
memory books.
4. Digital Marketing & E-Commerce Intern
Objective:
Increase search engine traffic to Prestige
Portrait sites that result in increased web
and foot traffic and revenue at the store
level
Activity Focus:
Assess and Optimize web traffic
Google My Business
Yelp
5. My Impact
Established Uniform Branding for all pages
Built a repeatable professional web presence
Developed a sustainable, long-term solution for
search engine optimization via collaboration with
Yext and internal IT resources
Increased total page interactions by 51%
Increased total page exposure by 107%
“His presentation to senior leadership was very well
prepared and seamlessly presented. Samuel is a self
starter who's communication skills are on par with a
seasoned professional.”
Myles Mjolsnes
Digital Marketing Manager
6. Gonzaga Ski and Snowboard Club
Gonzaga Ski and Snowboard Club is a student-
led, alpine ski and snowboard organization.
It is the second largest student-led
organization at Gonzaga University with over
400 members with another 50 anticipated to
join before December
5 international and domestic touring trips are
coordinated each year, along with day trips to
regional mountains.
7. President
Objective:
Increase membership and season pass sales through
awareness campaigns and other school events.
Operate at a cash positive level
Activity Focus:
Represent the group as the senior officer
Manage a team of 6 direct reports and delegate priorities
Coordinate Fundraisers and expand Partnership
Relationships
Interface with school administration and supervise trips
and events
Generate and Promote Season Pass Sales for Partnering
Mountain
8. My Impact
Launching our 2016 Season in December at
Schweitzer Mountain Resort with a 60%
increase in Club Membership
Generated a 145% increase in Season Pass
Sales resulting in $119,000 generated for
Schweitzer Mountain Resort
Successfully negotiated and executed
partnerships, fundraisers and sponsorships
with mountains, local bars and film production
companies
2015-2016 2016- Current
Club Membership 304 486
Season Pass Sales 158 388
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9. Three Rivers Park District
The Hyland Ski and Snowboard Area
A small-sized, ski hill offering 4 chair lifts and two
unique terrain parks located in downtown
Bloomington, MN
Inside the chalet there is a large retail shop as
well as a high quality restaurant and snack bar
overlooking the slope
Baker National Golf Course
A 27 hole golf course located in Medina, MN
Offers a wide array of lesson options for adults,
youth and senior aged golfers
Hosts 12 weekly golf leagues
10. Guest Services Attendant & Supervisor
The Hyland Ski and Snowboard Area
Guest Services Attendant
Primary Customer Interface
Responsible for sales of lift tickets, season passes and gear
within retail shop
Responsible for all customer service inquiries
Baker National Golf Course
Supervisor
Manage pro shop, inventory and register contents
Manage employee teams of 6 to 10
Train and evaluate employees
Orchestrate a youth summer golf program
11. My Impact
The Hyland Ski and Snowboard Area
First to accomplish the Smith Optics Sales
Challenge, generating $1,700 sales in Smith
Products alone
Utilized my knowledge of the Spanish language
to accommodate a wide array of visitors
Went above and beyond my responsibilities to
assist visitors and receiving senior management
recognition for doing so.
Baker National Golf Course
Held a 100% retention rate for employees
trained
Increased operation efficiency of youth golf
program of 300+ members resulting in faster
play time and less damage to the course
Successfully defused high stress situations with
upset customers