Taylor Atchison is a marketing student at Illinois State University expected to graduate in May 2016 with a GPA of 3.0. She has relevant coursework in marketing, sales, and business administration. Her work experience includes internships at Agri-Fab Inc. where she assisted with marketing tasks and Atchison Electric Inc. where she has worked since 2012 in both administrative and electrician roles. Currently, she also works as a delivery driver for Sherwin Williams Inc. Taylor has experience with Microsoft Office, conducting marketing research, and selling products at trade shows.
1. Taylor Atchison
707 South University Apt 3, Normal IL, 61761
Email: tsatchi@ilstu.edu Cell Phone: (217)-254-3667
EDUCATION:
Illinois State University, Normal, IL Anticipated Graduation May 2016
Major: Marketing–Professional Sales
2nd
Major: Business Administration
Current GPA: 3.0/4.0
Responsible for more than 50% of education.
Relevant Courses: Introduction to Marketing Management, Marketing Research,Buyer Behavior, PersonalSelling and
Relationship Marketing, Key Account Selling, Strategic Selling, Sales Management, International Marketing, Professional
Sales Planning and Analysis, Sales Forecasting
WORK EXPERIENCE:
Agri-Fab Inc. May 2015- August 2015, December 2015- January 2016
MARKETING INTERN
Interacted with interested potential customers during a weekend trade show
Compared company product specs and retail price to other brands of the same products
Developed presentations for sales meetings with corporate partners
Assisted in figuring costing for some materials in production
Accompanied in the photo shooting of products as well as the development of advertisements for said products
Atchison Electric Inc. May 2012- Present
ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
Providing customers with good service in the office to ensure repeat business
Observing bartering for job bids
Aiding in keeping all inventory in the designated spots
Assisting in purchasing supplies for inventory
ELECTRICIAN
Performing quality work to the customer’s specificities
Learning how to operate with good teamwork
Completing work quickly and efficiently
Sherwin Williams Inc. September 2015- Present
DELIVERYDRIVER
Managing the schedules of all deliveries on the day
Interacting with the customers receiving the delivery and ensuring all needs are met with the service
Helping co-workers in the front of the store with putting together orders
Assisting customers with product recommendations along
Collaborating with a second Sherwin Williams Store and making all of their deliveries as well
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
INTERESTING EXPERIENCES
Conducted Marketing research for the ISU newspaper,The Vidette, to increase pickups of papers around campus- 2014
Conducted a survey for students on Campus to take
Attempted to find correlations between pieces of data collected
Presented findings in front of a representative of the newspaper
Worked a weekend long trade show selling log splitters during my internship- 2015
Communicated with interested consumers about the features of the product
Demonstrated and explained how the product worked better than competitors and why it performed better
Listened to potential customers problems and explained how this product solves their needs
Closed a deal with a customer who called the following Monday to purchase the product