Jason Payne

Current

Contractor at Solargen Energy

Past

MBA Intern at Sun Microsystems
Senior Consultant at ActiveComm
Supervisor at STAR FFA

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Education

Keller School of Management
University of Nevada-Reno
University of the Pacific

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Connections

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Industry

Renewables & Environment

Jason Payne’s Summary

A second year MBA Marketing Candidate.

Jason Payne’s Specialties:

I quickly gather and analyze hard to find customer and market information. I analyze that information and help develop business plans, marketing strategy, and forecasts. I also create excellent, easily understood reports for colleagues and management.

Jason Payne’s Experience

Contractor

Solargen Energy

(Renewables & Environment industry)

March 2009 — Present (9 months)

Solargen Energy develops, owns and operates large-scale solar farms as a Solar Independent Power Producer.
• Track and analyze customer information.
• Gather data on competitors' products, services, and locations.
• Research feasibility studies regarding potential projects.
• Present findings to management.
• Identify policy and regulations which may affect projects.
• Develop partner relationships with vendors.
MBA Intern

Sun Microsystems

(Public Company; JAVA; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 2008 — September 2008 (3 months)

Sun Microsystems – MBA Internship
• Change Management Projects- participated in design and execution of large scale strategic corporate initiatives.
• Executive Alignment Projects –worked closely with HRBP’s supporting senior management on executive alignment strategies.
• Engage in cross functional internal customer management.
• Compiled survey results and presented them to senior management.
Senior Consultant

ActiveComm

(Consumer Services industry)

2006 — 2006 (less than a year)

A company specializing in performing precise, tailored, usability tests.
• Interviewed clients to determine product design
• Designed and instructed training seminars on the mechanics of rapport building.
• Customer segmentation of “Employee Selection Pro” product.
• Authored training scenario workbook.
Supervisor

STAR FFA

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

2005 — 2006 (1 year )

Recruited to grow business, customers and revenues in new and existing accounts.
• Re-structured company strategy from short term, sales driven model to “sense-and-respond” model.
• Re-structured customer relationships to develop social ties.
• Re-structured and streamlined operations and policy to meet customer needs.
• Developed and grew partner relationships; contributing to revenue growth from $600,000 to $1.6M in 6 months. STAR FFA attained highest number of clients in 30 years during this time.