John Peterson

Current

• Project Manager for IBM at CGS

Past

• Graduate Assistant at University of Arkansas
• Project Coordination Intern at Saatchi & Saatchi X
• Management Trainee at Wal-Mart

• CSM at Wal-Mart

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Education

• University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
• Arkansas Tech University
• Rich Mountain Community College

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Information Technology and Services

John Peterson’s Summary

Continually expanding my advanced Excel skills involving large scale data manipulation and scheduling tasks.

My background in retail environment includes four years at the store level. Additional retail experience comes on the marketing side from a summer internship at Saatchi & Saatchi X.

My international exposure includes visits to China, India, & Bolivia providing a view of their cultural and business environments. These experiences as well as others provide me greater insights into working in a global business environment.

My early studies include computer hardware & Visual Basic, providing a strong computing foundation. After completing an MBA with a focus in the retail environment, I'm now a Project Manager for IBM working with hardware sales for the Walmart Account. I'm currently assisting the project team on the rollout our most recent rollout.

John Peterson’s Specialties:

In-store retail operations. Scheduling. Excel.

John Peterson’s Experience

• Project Manager for IBM

  CGS

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  Created extensive master activities list for multiple projects working in Excel. Also created and co-developed schedule for a substantial rollout involving thousands of activities. Developed spreadsheet tools to automate a variety of scheduling tasks. Gathered various data sources and combined into single view for daily activities list to distribute to the rollout team.
  
  Responsible for driving and developing projects in the design and pre-sales phase. Dedicated as a Project Manager working for IBM.
  
  Coordinated testing and verification that hardware new to customer environment meets customer requirements.
  
  Assisted in development of presentations to accompany sales proposals.

• Graduate Assistant

  University of Arkansas

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 5 months)

• Project Coordination Intern

  Saatchi & Saatchi X

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)

  Lead a team of interns researching upcoming innovations in retail. Also recommended potential client applications.

• Management Trainee

  Wal-Mart

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WMT; Retail industry)

  August 2004 — December 2006 (2 years 5 months)

  First in Line Trainee/CSM:
  A rotation through various departments of the store to gain a better understanding on managing a store.

• CSM

  Wal-Mart

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WMT; Retail industry)

  August 2003 — August 2004 (1 year 1 month)

  * Managed cash fund, schedule, and timely cashier breaks.
  * Managed all register’s customer service.

John Peterson’s Education

• University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

  MBA , Marketing , 2007 — 2008

  INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
  Study Abroad India: An 18 day study abroad emphasizing the culture of and business environment of India. Hosted by the University of Arkansas: Winter Break 2007.

• Arkansas Tech University

  B.S. , Management/Marketing , 2004 — 2006

  INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
  China Experience: A 10 day study abroad emphasizing the culture and business of China. Hosted by ATU, attended in Spring, 2005 and in Spring, 2006.

  Activities and Societies:

  Students in Free Enterprise, Beta Gamma Sigma, Student Conduct Board

• Rich Mountain Community College

  AA , 2002 — 2004

Additional Information

John Peterson’s Interests:

The latest consumer electronics & international travel.

John Peterson’s Groups:

Students in Free Enterprise, Chi Alpha

•    Walton College MBA Alumni Group

John Peterson’s Honors:

Beta Gamma Sigma: International Honor Society of Business Programs, 2005
Phi Theta Kappa: International Honor Society of the Two-Year College, 2002

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