Vince PeGan
Vince PeGan is currently a senior in to the Krannert School of Management. Vince is on track to receive a Bachelor's degree in Management with a minor in Marketing and OBHR as well as a certificate in entrepreneurship.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Website: | http://www.beerbags.com |
| Skills: | Business, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Public speaking |
| Location: | Indiana |
| Groups: | Idea-to-Product® Competition for Social Entrepreneurship at Purdue |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Giving back, Helping friends, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Purdue University System - Purdue University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Purdue University |
| Position: | Krannert Executive Forum Escort |
| Time period: | September 2006 - Present |
| Description: | • Serve as liaison to accomplished guest speaker during visit to campus
• Assist in daily classroom activities, responsibilities, and tasks • Stimulate discussion between the class and executive speaker • Represent Krannert as a professional host and student |
| Employer: | Purdue University |
| Position: | Krannert School of Management Council |
| Time period: | January 2006 - Present |
| Description: | • Appointed to head 2009 Barbara G. Doster Leadership Forum (BGDLF)
• Recruited company sponsors and developed financial sponsorships for BGDLF • Received “Best Innovator” award for accomplishments in 2006 • Improved club website and increased online traffic while serving as webmaster • Coordinated new member recruitment and collaborated to interview and select new members |
| Employer: | eBay |
| Position: | eBay Power Seller |
| Time period: | June 2005 - Present |
| Description: | • Generated over $20,000 in new sales during summer 2007
• Created and implemented new sales strategies to increase overall profits 41% • Handled questions and concerns of domestic and international customers • Collaborated with struggling brick and mortar business to move more sales online |
| Employer: | Cultural Technological Environmental Exchange |
| Position: | Volunteer |
| Time period: | June 2005 - Present |
| Description: | • Volunteered twice for self funded trip to the Republic of Cameroon
• Constructed western Africa’s largest secondary school lab of 100 stations • Provided computers that will give over 10,000 students access to computer stations • Trained instructors to use software and repair failing computer stations |
| Employer: | Scott A. Jones Enterprises |
| Position: | Business Entrepreneur Intern |
| Time period: | May 2008 - August 2008 |
| Description: | The business/entrepreneur intern will be working with the new product development team cultivating the innovative ideas of inventor and entrepreneur Scott A. Jones. The business/entrepreneur intern will be responsible for contributing to the strategic planning of new product development. The intern will assist in all areas of bringing new products from development to market, including researching and preparing business plans and developing marketing plans.
Essential Skills: * Business plan writing experience a plus * Marketing, Research, Production, Operations experience a plus * Demonstrate strong analytical, research and problem-solving abilities * Results-oriented * Ability to think strategically, creatively, and independently, and able to perform objective analysis * Ability to effectively translate data into information that drives results * Proactively identify and communicate business issues * Strong organizational, time-management and project-management skills |
| Employer: | Benjamin Harrison Hall - Purdue University |
| Position: | Leadership experience |
| Time period: | August 2005 - May 2006 |
| Description: | • Received “Resident of the Year” for outstanding leadership and dedication to the hall
• Represented my dorm floor’s questions and concerns as a Cavalier Club senator • Elected Media Director for the hall’s radio station WHHR • Renovated radio station after successfully lobbying for $7,000 for improvements • Served as crew member for Harrison Hall’s Grand Prix Kart |
EDUCATION
| University: | Purdue University System - Purdue University |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2009 |
| Degree: | Management, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | School of Management Employers Forum - IT Committee Director
Old Masters Central Committee - Publicity Co-Chair Purdue Finance Organization - Vice President Drew Brees Dream Foundation - Habitat for Humanity New Orleans Purdue Marketing Association - Vice President Advertising Sigma Chi Assistant Recruitment Chairman Sigma Chi Pledge Class Vice President Sigma Chi Grand Prix Crew Member Burton Morgan Elevator Pitch Competition 4th Krannert Peer Mentor |
