Enthusiastic Young Entrepreneur
Greater Atlanta Area
- Current
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- Student Assistant at Georgia Tech Research Institute
- Principal at Ake Media
- Past
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- President at Georgia Tech Glee Club
- Co-Op at Wandering WiFi
- Assistant Project Manager at TransUnion, LLC
- Education
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- Georgia Institute of Technology - Georgia Tech College of Management
- Georgia Institute of Technology
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Colin Ake’s Summary
I've always been a bit of an entrepreneur - I've designed websites and done web presence consulting for small and medium sized companies for years. That started in high school, but has kind of tailed off - I provide consulting when requested, but I'm not actively marketing that setup anymore.
After my first year at Georgia Tech, I began a four semester co-op with Wandering WiFi, a small wireless company. When I joined, there were four or five other people involved, total. When I completed the co-op at the end of the Summer 2007 term, the company had defined its direction and had around fifty full-time employees. I don't claim to be a key component of the company's success - but I did get to watch and learn from some very successful businessmen and participate in and manage some very intriguing projects.
I've moved my personal entrepreneurial focus from web development and consulting to Photography - something I love to do as a hobby. I am currently paying my rent by shooting sports, portrait, and wedding photography. Something that intrigues me is the open source movement as pioneered by companies such as RedHat.
I don't know what I'll do after school. We'll see what opportunities await - I'm excited about graduating next May and look forward to it.
If you have an opportunity you think I'd be interested in, I'd love to hear from you. Feel free to contact me at any time.
Colin Ake’s Specialties:
Branding and identity, project management, wireless technology, strategy, information technology, media collection and distribution.
Colin Ake’s Experience
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Student Assistant
Georgia Tech Research Institute
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)
May 2008 — Present (4 months)
Implementing and customizing a Customer Relationship Management system to manage potential projects. This includes a phased roll-out among different labs in an effort to minimize negative impact.
Also on a project analyzing industry contracts in an effort to determine intellectual property stipulations. -
Principal
Ake Media
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 2002 — Present (6 years)
Ake Media is a basis LLC for my different ventures.
Ake Photography
• Documented high school sports
• Worked as a staff photographer for the Georgia Tech student newspaper
New Media Corps
• Consulted large client base to determine range and scope of target market, determining plans to reach both business customers and consumers, as per client’s product offerings.
• Worked extensively with each client to determine business needs, subsequently translating general needs into detailed technical specifications.
• Both integrated website design into current marketing scheme and created custom design to satisfy marketing goals specific to target audience.
• Fulfilled obligations within short, absolute timeframes, moving multiple projects swiftly from conceptual ideas to completion in under two months.
• Created and implemented content management systems, allowing clients to update their content from any computer with internet access.
