Paul Arterburn

Current

• Sr. Analyst, Real Estate Strategy & Analysis at Collective Brands, Inc.
• Owner at Sixteen Seven Enterprises (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Merchandise Distribution Analyst at Payless ShoeSource
• Technology Consultant at Washburn University
• Co-Researcher/Open Source Research Project at Washburn University

• Junior Analyst at Raiffeisen Capital Investment (Raiffeisen Bank - Romania)

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Education

• Washburn University

Recommended

2 people have recommended Paul

Connections

102 connections

Industry

Retail

Websites

• My Blog
• Web 2.0 Project {Agroots}
• iPhone web-apps

Paul Arterburn’s Summary

• Graduate of finance & entrepreneurship, magna cum laude
• Corporate experience in distribution
• Information Technology background, 6+ yrs
• High interest in financial modeling and developing new technology to improve everyday life

Paul Arterburn’s Specialties:

PHP/HTML - Excel/Access/Visual Basic - Analyzing/Data mining
Photoshop - Network Administration - Web Analytics Packages

Paul Arterburn’s Experience

• Sr. Analyst, Real Estate Strategy & Analysis

  Collective Brands, Inc.

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

  February 2008 — Present (9 months)

• Owner

  Sixteen Seven Enterprises (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)

  September 2002 — Present (6 years 2 months)

  • Collaborated with partners in San Francisco to design a news-based Web 2.0 site {Agroots.com} for the Country lifestyle with maximum search engine optimization.
  • Maintain business through primarily search-based marketing campaigns (Google/Yahoo/Microsoft), Google Adsense, and Google Analytics.
  • Develop and maintain websites for businesses and organizations; consult in technology

• Merchandise Distribution Analyst

  Payless ShoeSource

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

  June 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 9 months)

  • Developed an Excel-based merchandising program that helped all analysts manage inventory in a multi-distribution center environment.
  • Updated current reporting tools that were used to launch a new Distribution Center for Payless. These reporting tools automated manual processes, reducing reporting time.
  • Analyzed eCommerce reporting and presented dashboard suggestions that would help eCommerce evaluate its business by analyzing data across disparate systems.
  • Created and distributed weekly and monthly reports which analyzed sales and inventory trends.
  • Managed an assortment of nearly 30 different footwear products each month for nearly 4,000 stores.
  • Trained new analysts on the functions of merchandise distribution; acted as point person for technical questions.

• Technology Consultant

  Washburn University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

  September 2002 — May 2006 (3 years 9 months)

  I was one of 2 consultants for all professors and staff in the School of Business and College of Arts & Sciences.

• Co-Researcher/Open Source Research Project

  Washburn University

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

  January 2005 — December 2005 (1 year)

  Co-led a project with Ty Walrod (under advisory & guidance of Dr. Gary Schmidt, Dr. Michael Stoica, Dr. Michael Russell, Dr. David Bainum) to research viable, open source enterprise software solutions under summer research program at Washburn University.

• Junior Analyst

  Raiffeisen Capital Investment (Raiffeisen Bank - Romania)

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Capital Markets industry)

  June 2005 — August 2005 (3 months)

  • 6 week internship for mergers & acquisitions transaction advisory
  • Researched and presented a case study to bank executive leadership team on state-owned bank, Banca Agricola.

Paul Arterburn’s Education

• Washburn University

  BBA, Finance, 2002 — 2006

  During an internship opportunity I traveled to Romania and worked for Raiffeisen Bank for 6 weeks during the summer before my Senior year.

  Activities and Societies:

  Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization, Washburn Student Government Association

Additional Information

Paul Arterburn’s Websites:

• My Blog
• Web 2.0 Project {Agroots}
• iPhone web-apps

Paul Arterburn’s Interests:

New technology, Web 2.0, investments

Paul Arterburn’s Honors:

• Apple.com "Staff Pick" for iPhone web-app that generated 41,500 downloads in its first month, Nov 2007
• Distribution Appreciation Award - Development & roll out of the 'Warehouse Inventory Reserve Manager', Oct 2007
• Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization, Executive Vice President, 2003-2006
• Electronic Technology Committee, Student Representative, 2004-2006
• Senator - Washburn University Student Government, 2002-2004
• Junior Achievement Volunteer: Business education for youth

Paul Arterburn’s Contact Settings

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