RESUME
EXPERIENCE
2019-2022
Digital Cartography
UW - Madison
After receiving my bachelor's degree in marketing, I pursued the knowledge of digital cartography via earning a MS in Science for the field. My ultimate goal was to learn the skills to visualize data related to my study of marketing with the help of maps.
2018
Marketing Intern
2017-2018
Marketing Associate
IMG College
In this position, I was responsible for preparing all marketing and sponsored content for TCU football games. Activities included contacting suppliers for proper shipment of gameday deliverables, collecting evidence to show sponsors that all their ads were displayed, and entertaining lead sponsors and their families as honored guests.
TCU Athletics Marketing
In this internship, I furthered my interest in strategic marketing by assuming a lead role in the marketing team's baseball department. I was in charge of the running and success of all marketing events for home games on weekends. I was also tasked with a team of other lead interns to create and execute an entire marketing plan for 2 separate games.
EDUCATION
2019-2020
Master's Degree
UW - MADISON
After receiving my bachelor's degree in marketing, I pursued the knowledge of digital cartography via earning a MS in Science for the field. My ultimate goal was to learn the skills to visualize data related to my study of marketing with the use of maps.
2015-2018
Bachelor's Degree
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNVERSITY
After transferring from Fordham for my sophomore year, I enrolled in TCU's Neeley School of Business's Marketing program. I am currently taking courses and participating in clubs that foster knowledge of the marketing career, with a special interest in digital/social media contexts.
2014-2015
Pursuing Bachelor's Degree
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
I graduated high school with the full intent of beginning my life in the city I know I'd spend most of my life in. And apart from getting to know great mentors and colleagues, my instincts told me I need to experience life outside of the Northeast to truly expand my network as well as more cultural awareness of my own country.
2010-2014
High School Diploma
RANDOLPH HIGH SCHOOL
I graduated high school in the suburbs of New Jersey where I spent my entire childhood. Here I learned how to become a young man via discipline and time-management, both fostered by my participation in Tae Kwon Do and my school's Track & Field team.
SKILLS
Basic coding in Python and Geodemographic Map-Making in GIS
Microsoft Word - Advanced
Google Analytics - Advanced Certification
Microsoft Excel - Advanced
Microsoft Powerpoint - Advanced
Google Digital Garage Certification
EXPERTISE
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
Completed the Stukent Mimic Social Simulation to learn the process or running a social media campaign.
INFLUENCER MARKETING
One of the more interesting parts of the digital world is the introduction of "micro-influencer" and its relationship with content marketing. As someone who has completely cut himself off from traditional media, I am wholly immersed in the online creative sphere.
SPORTS MARKETING
With two sports-related internships under my belt, I am rather informed about the preparation and execution of gameday marketing events. I've learned to negotiate with both sponsors and suppliers to ensure the perfect gameday experience for fans.
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
MARTIAL ARTS
I grew up with an immediate affinity towards martial arts, my brother and I used to watch shows like Dragon Ball and Bruce Lee movies, often wrestling each other afterwards. 15 years later, we are both Black Belt instructors in Tae Kwon Do and even traveled to South Korea as ambassadors for American Martial Arts. And although my time spent in the Dojang has decreased since beginning college, the virtues instilled in me are still very much present.
BASEBALL
Baseball has always been a great source of entertainment for me. I still remember have the tickets to my baseball game with my grandpa at Shea Stadium to watch the Mets play (despite being a hardcore Yankee fan). Baseball taught me the value in teamwork and how to trust others to achieve success. This was a contrast to my martial arts experience which was primarily focused on individual development. Now baseball is a great source of bonding with my dad and friends on campus, I've even been chosen as a lead intern to control all marketing event for TCU's baseball team.
FITNESS
Fitness is one of the things that hold peak importance in my life. I threw javelin for my high school's track team, practiced Tae Kwon Do, and am now embracing the world of bodybuilding. What used to be a way to release pent up energy as a child has transformed into a way for me to reinforce discipline, discipline that directly translates into other areas of my life such as school and work.
Summer Camp
One of the best decisions in my life so far was to take up a job at the summer camp I used to go to as a kid. During that job as a ropes course instructor, I worked with kids every day, and discovered the great joy I get out of helping them triumph their fears, and just interacting with them in general. This was the first job I didn't wake up dreading to go to. Fostering friendships among kids and making them laugh brought me a self-worth I haven't felt in years. Because of my time spent at this camp, I now have a great aspiration to be involved with the summer camp community sometime in my career.
SELF-IMPROVEMENT
Over the past 2 years (2016-2018), I've grown very fond of the field of psychology. The primary reason being the conquering of my bout with depression. I lost myself and came to brink multiple times, but after listening and reading works from renowned psychologists and self-help books, I've found that any weight your mind weighs on you, is entirely non-existent and can be defeated with small but routine steps. The culmination of the small steps in increasing confidence is manifested in the construction of this very site. The Michael 2 years ago wouldn't even get out of bed for food, but today I am a better man, and tomorrow I will only continue this journey.