Ian Markowitz

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

-Oversaw staff of six Student Partners and ensured they met monthly goals and metrics
-Served as the exclusive campus representative to Bentley University students
-Promoted existing and upcoming Microsoft products to Bentley students and faculty such as the Kinect and Windows Phone platforms

· Performed hardware repairs on HP notebooks
· Analyzed and resolved operating system and network connectivity issues on notebooks
· Troubleshoot and removed virus issues

· Facilitated communication between approximately 70 ambassadors and the Office of Undergraduate Admission (December 2009 through December 2011)
· Served as a campus tour guide for prospective students, their families, and guidance counselors
· Answered questions from campus visitors

-Managed daily promotions and advertising for the Wheel Of Fortune game on Facebook
-Optimized Facebook ad campaigns promoting both Jeopardy! and Wheel Of Fortune games to increase install rate and average users
-Overhauled in-game economies to increase revenue and decrease outstanding liabilities

· Managed a staff of approximately 30 writers and worked with external firms to cover stories of interest
· Elected Editor for the Arts and Entertainment Section (Elected: December 2008)
· Staff writer focused 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

• Evaluated submissions for specialty insurance (Directors and Officers Liability, Professional Indemnity, Commercial Crime, Employment Practice Liability)
• Researched companies in emerging markets and their industry and domiciled country to gauge risk
• Reviewed and generated insurance policies giving maximum benefit to insured while minimizing risk

· 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

Sales and Business Development

Bachelor of Science in Finance and Liberal Studies; Global Perspectives
Activities: The Vanguard (Student Newspaper), Bentley Speech and Debate Society, Student Political Organization

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