1. Meet
Max Weiss
Indiana University
Kelley School of Business:
Majors:
Supply Chain Management
Information & Process Management

2.  30 Second Pitch
 The Past The Purpose:
 Lifelong Learner To show you who
 Lifelong Leader I am and what I
 Personal Assets am up to so that
 The Present we can explore
 My Purpose the possibility of
 My Greatest Achievement working together
 The Future in the near future
 My Ultimate Goals
 Contact Max

3. Hi, my name is Max Weiss. I am from Crown Point,
Indiana and a student in the Kelley School of
Business at Indiana University. My niche is supply
chain management and information & process
management. I seek out inefficiencies and
leverage technology to reduce cost while
improving quality and delivery. I am very
involved on campus: I am the president of
Corporate Strategy Club, a technical team
consultant for IU’s information technology
department, and a case study pioneer. I seek a
company where I can: create value, be valued, and
make a difference in peoples’ lives.

4. Where I’ve been…

5.  Undergraduate- Indiana University
 Kelley School of Business: SCM and IPM
 Expected graduation: 2013
 Graduate School- Indiana University
 Accepted in Kelley School of Business Masters of
Science in Information Systems program
 Expected graduation: Spring 2014
 Experiential Education
 Web Site Design Fundamentals
 Adobe Creative Suite

6.  Corporate Strategy Club- President, VP
Marketing, Marketing Director
 Delta Upsilon Fraternity- Risk Director
 UITS- Technology Center Consultant
 SITA- Student IT Ambassador
 Kelley School of Business- Computers and
Business Peer Tutor
 1st Place- Civic Leadership Development Case Study
 2nd Place- IU-Krannert MIS Case Study

7.  Passions
 Turning ideas to plans to change to results by competing in case
competitions
 Using the things we already have to solve our everyday problems
 Skills
 Compassionate Listener
 Ability to hear beyond words
 Technology ambassador
 Funnel and facilitate the knowledge of recent technology improvements
 Leader in change management
 Motivate others to contribute to success
 Strengths
 Arranging- Take all resources and arrange for maximum productivity
 Futuristic- Envision the future of win-win success
 Learning- Acquire new skills for competitive advantage
 Analytical- Research and explain the questions “How?" and “Why?”
 Focused- Prioritize goals then take action

8.  Wonderlab Case Competition
 Problem: Slow Sales for Gift Shop
 Task: Prepare a presentation in 36 hours
 Suggestions:
 Increase Search Engine Optimization
 Implement Site Map for website
 Reorganize product display to attract adults
 In-store gift-store references
 Results: 1st place & $500 cash prize
 IU-Krannert MIS Case Competition
 Problem: Introduction of new software technology
 Task: Develop a business strategy for the introduction
 Suggestions:
 Develop for Android, not IoS, to stay flexible and on-budget
 Develop software using Agile programming methodology
 Promotional Pricing with ability to upgrade
 Back-end data analysis to more quickly support customer preferences
 Result: 2nd Place

9.  Where I am

10.  Origin
 Principles
 How much I give back to those who help me
 How time and money is saved per problem solved
 How current I am with behavioral and technological trends
 Problems
 Too much information, not enough knowledge
 Companies can save money by converting their operations to cloud services
 How do we support current processes with BYO mobile devices
 Security threats hinder our ability to keep customer’s data safe
 People and Technology
 Innovators and innovations
 Destiny
 Positioning
 Be the best at fitting technology to best meet the demands of a business
 Pioneers
 Jeff Bezos, Dave Grohl, Steven Covey, Steve Jobs

11.  IUDM Marketing Committee
 Individually raised $2,100 over two years for
Riley Children’s Hospital
 Recruited a team of 13 individuals to represent
Delta Upsilon International Fraternity and the
Riley children
 Year long effort creating awareness of the
marathon and several of its offspring

12.  Where am I going…

13.  Personal  Professional
I will learn something I will form a team of
new everyday and highly motivated
share it with the consultants that solve
world through the
blogging, and help operational/manage
others find the
ment problems of
resources to design
and create great
small businesses and
things large corporations.

14.  Email
 Maxweiss@indiana.edu
 Phone
 219.308.7054
 Mail
Max Weiss
1731 Beacview Ct.
Crown Point, IN 46307