Co-Founder of Querii.com
Email: ian AT mrktz.com
Twitter: @ianmarkowitz
Entrepreneur, startup junkie, idea hunter, amateur baker and chef, and lover of well designed products. Networking and social media are hobbies, making a strong impact is a passion, upending established industries is what drives me every day. Always looking to meet new and interesting people. If you're either of the above, get in touch!
Have experience in marketing, economics, QA, underwriting, and customer support roles. Looking to help small companies grow and prosper by sharing and growing my expertise and experience.
Technical Skills:
Certications - Bloomberg Terminal Certified in Equities, Fixed Incomes, Commodities, and Currencies;
Accredited Platform Specialist for HP Commercial Desktops, Notebooks and Workstations
Software – Microsoft Office Suite 2007 and 2010 including Access and Excel; S&P Capital IQ
Jack of all trades in getting Querii to higher levels of success.
• Completed courses covering inbound & outbound sales as well as CRM and relationship management
• Secured a free lunch for the 75 students in the program from B.good with no compensation or value exchanged
• Completed capstone project focusing on making the program stronger, sustainable, and profitable
• Invited by founders to continue working after completion of the program to generate partnership leads, develop pricing and revenue models, and perform customer development
• Regularly wrote for outward facing blog www.insidebss.com
-Oversee staff of six Student Partners and ensure they meet monthly goals and metrics
-Serve as the exclusive campus representative to Bentley University students
-Promote existing and upcoming Microsoft products to Bentley students and faculty such as the Kinect and Windows Phone platforms
· Perform hardware repairs on HP notebooks
· Analyze and resolve operating system and network connectivity issues on notebooks
· Troubleshoot and remove virus issues
· Facilitate communication between approximately 70 ambassadors and the Office of Undergraduate Admission (December 2009 through December 2011)
· Serve as a campus tour guide for prospective students, their families, and guidance counselors
· Answer questions from campus visitors
-Manage daily promotions and advertising for the Wheel Of Fortune game on Facebook
-Work on optimizing Facebook ad campaigns promoting both Jeopardy! and Wheel Of Fortune games to increase install rate and average users
-Overhaul in-game economies to increase revenue and decrease outstanding liabilities
· Manage a staff of approximately 30 writers and work with external firms to cover stories of interest
· Elected Editor for the Arts and Entertainment Section (Elected: December 2008)
· Staff writer focusing on current technology trends and product reviews
• Developed and executed test scripts to validate functionality of the eCAPA system, a quality information system process which is regulated by the FDA in accordance with Title 21 CFR Part 11
• Discovered and reported system issues/bugs, assisting software development team in replication and troubleshooting
• Provided support to User Acceptance Testers, resolving software issues and explaining system processes
Summer Intern focusing on Directors and Officers liability insurance Underwriting in Emerging Markets with HCC Global Financial Products.
· Managed inventory levels across a store earning $1.5 million in annual revenue, working with
company buyers to acquire needed items (Promoted: July 2008)
· Promoted to full-time position while company was reducing in store and corporate headcount
· Hired as an entry-level sales clerk performing operations including hanging and restocking
merchandise