Quinn Thurman4539 S. Bridgeside Way Apt. 6D

Taylorsville, Utah801.560.9564 (C)

quinnthurman@gmail.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/quinnthurman

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Experience

Customer Service and Marketing Specialist 1Wire Communications Murray, UT June 2016 – Present-Designed info-graphics to increase traffic to landing pages, streamline customer service, and present creative content on products. -Created video tutorials to enhance the teaching process on new products and services.-Built and maintained social media campaign including weekly posts highlighting products, company culture, and other businesses showing progress in Google analytics and social media reporting.-Built an SEO strategy including collaboration in creating a new website, editing pictures, creating content, and embedding videos helping generate new leads and additional internal back links.-Built and maintained company blog highlighting features of the company, sharing business efficiency ideas, and giving tips to using new products more effectively increasing traffic to, and within, company website.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT Aug 2014 - June 2016-2 years in university teaching.-3+ years in professional public speech development, evaluation, and presentation.-Master’s thesis in organizational efficiency and corporate culture with consultancy for Staheli West.-3 years holding weekly meeting/trainings with follow ups and responsibility disbursement for inter-department/large-scale events.-Managed events teams for audiences up to 5000/created production schedule and scripts, called several events.-Produced speech competition and emceed this and several other events.

Graduate Ambassador Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT Aug 2015 - Dec 2015-The last year of 5 years advocating Southern Utah University in B2B relationships in public speaking capacity-The fifth year experience in recruitment and retention and event management.

Event Coordinator-Ambassador Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT 2009-2010, 2012 - May 2014-Managed small scale/full-day recruitment events on a weekly basis. -Coordinated 50 entry level employees to facilitate up to 200 perspective students-4 years of promotional, presentational, and sales experience- additional 2 years of knocking doors-Trained and made efficient small interactive groups of current students at Southern Utah University-Over 200 public tours in information and sales efforts, displaying and representing university

EducationMasters of Professional CommunicationSouthern Utah University Cedar City, UT May 2016

Organizational Communication/Operations/Management, Strategic Communication, and Research-Produced an executive summary evaluating efficiency of Staheli West and other research based papers.

Bachelor of Arts – Communication/Communication studies (SUU Honors & Summa Cum Laude)Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT Aug 2014

Non-verbal communication, research, persuasion, argumentation, event management, advertising strategies, leadership and group facilitationSpanish minor; Latin American studies, Spanish literature

-Produced several academic talks based on research conducted on theories of influence, the concept of passion and relevance relating to learning, and others.-Created a rebrand/advertising strategy; brand audit, web page, storyboard, radio spot, CSR and social media plan

Additional Skills & Experience

Title Researcher Cedar Land Title Cedar City, UT May 2013 - Present-Proficient in taking on completely new daily projects for title searches and completing them by a due date. Acquainted with legal vocabulary and professional documents.

Governor’s Honors Academy Counselor SUU Cedar City, UT June 2014-Held production meetings weekly for 6 months in preparation for week long training and scholarship selection process.-Built and facilitated team building exercises and leadership lessons, coordinating local leaders to participate-Interviewed candidates for scholarship and leadership opportunities

Spanish Tutor Southern Utah University Cedar City, UT Sept 2013-May 2014-Bilingual (English/Spanish), culturally sensitive and familiarized-Facilitated discussions in entry level Spanish speakers to learn language

-Experienced with picture editing; familiar with photoshop, indesign, gimp, and other similar software-Experienced with wordpress and similar website editing software -Maintained contact and relationships with clients through a CRM ticketing system.1 year of presidency over 2500 student group, counseled the design and direction the production of institutional eventsStrong oral and written communication skills; well acquainted with Microsoft and apple programs 3+ years’ experience as a team leader over groups between 10 and 30 people.-Beginner with html design, willing to learn more on own.

ServiceActively participate in a local congregationServed in a religious service/volunteer opportunity in Lima, Peru

-Experience as manager up to as many as 50 individuals internationally, maintaining goals and growth through strict recording strategies.

Earned an Eagle in the scouting program in 2005-Communication with Community for extensive service for eagle project.

Mormon Helping Hands-Produced the largest service event in Peru cleaning up roads and helping the needy.

Involvement

Summa Cum Laude GraduatePresidential Ambassador

Event CoordinatorLDSSA/Institute President

LDSSA councilHonors Program

Foreign Language Department tutorSUU’s Opus (top performing) Choir

Member of several on campus clubs throughout undergrad