Todd Friedman
Current Address: Permanent Address:
22 Oak Street 35575 Nightshade Lane
Athens, Ohio 45701 Solon, Ohio 44139
(440) 376-7015 (440) 349-5756
Education / Ohio University, Athens, OhioBachelor of Business Administration, June 2009
Majors: Finance and Business Economics
Minor: Spanish
Certificate: Financial Sales
GPA: 3.85/4.00
Fully Integrated Business Context Cluster, Spring 2007
Completed integrated business program where students are challenged to solve authentic business problems; analyzed the Athens, Ohio business environment (demographically, economically and politically) and the overall desirability for a new business to enter the market; Created a business plan for Good Works, Inc. with recommendations on how to increase revenue (Good Works, Inc. is a local non-profit organization for the homeless in Athens, Ohio and surrounding regions); completed various hypothetical business problems in teams comprised of other College of Business students
The Global Competitiveness Program in Wuhan, China, Summer 2007
Worked in a cross-cultural business consulting team to develop a business plan for HG Image, a Chinese anti-counterfeiting holography company; the business plan included many recommendations for new market entries, emerging anti-counterfeiting technologies, marketing techniques and anti-counterfeiting technologies that can be utilized in the 2008 Beijing Olympics; learned more about conducting business in the Chinese culture
Work
Activities
Computer Skills / Finish Line Car Wash, October 2004- January 2007
Sales associate- Interacted with customers by selling various car wash and auto detailing packages
Student Fixed Income Management Group, January 2007-present
Treasurer- One of four members on the executive board; currently investing $1 million of the university’s
endowment fund in the fixed income market; evaluate our performance by benchmarking our portfolio off of the
Lehman Aggregate; researched economic indicators and how they relate to trends in the economy and the fixed
income market
The Ralph and Luci Schey Sales Centre, March 2007-present
Friends Committee- Engage in ongoing opportunities where sales research initiatives are reviewed and discussed; participate in professional development training sessions; maintain relationships with “Friends” of the Sales
Centre (individuals who donate $250 annually)
Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity, Fall 2005-present
Money Committee- Assisted in collecting fraternity dues for over eighty members and assisted in creating
fraternity budgets
Scholarship Chair- Maintain the academic integrity for a fraternity that was ranked #1 in academics last quarter; organized study tables and a tutoring system for members in the fraternity
Freshman Engagement Program, Fall 2007-present
Mentor- Serve as a mentor for freshman students in the College of Business; organize professional and networking
events for students to aid in their professional growth
Ohio Program for Intensive English, Winter 2007-Fall 2007
Conversation Partner- Conversed with foreign exchange students from various counties to help them adapt to the
American culture
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop
Language Skills / Spanish (proficient in reading, writing and understanding; intermediate in speaking)