COLLEEN PARASKA

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Marketing & Management Expected: May 2017
University of Maryland at College Park, Robert H. Smith School of Business Overall GPA: 3.86
Academic Honors, American Marketing Association, College Mentors for Kids

Associates of Arts, General Studies Concentration: Business/Technology Received: May 2015

Howard Community College, Columbia, Maryland Overall GPA: 3.94
Honors: Rouse Scholar, Phi Theta Kappa Member

EXPERIENCE
Applied Defense Solutions Columbia, MD
Human Resources/ Technical Recruiting Intern May 2016 Present
May 2015 August 2015
Execute plan for recruiting over 100 specialized engineering candidates, following trend analysis
Source, contact, and schedule candidates for interviews with hiring managers and contract customers
Catalogue updates in applicant tracking systems, travel logs, government projects, contracts, and budgets to
follow EEO and other government standards
Provide general office support including scanning, answering telephones, filing, and creating procedures

Columbia Association Clarksville, MD

Front Desk Attendant January 2011 Present
Train over 10 new coworkers in customer service, company mission, and team safety policies
Create and distributed over 125 front desk training manuals and emergency procedures manuals
Check in members, complete customer payment transactions, and schedule members for events/classes

Junior Achievement of Central Maryland Owings Mills, MD

RHS Custom Wear President October 2012 May 2013
Developed and pitched business plan and strategic initiatives to 25 Maple Lawn, MD business owners
Chaired marketing, finance, human resources, public relations, and production divisions in decision making
Led a company of sales personnel and sold entire inventory of 700 products, earning over 300% profit
Collaborated in press interviews aired on local television and printed in two separate newspapers

ACTIVITIES
Junior Achievement, Volunteer February 2014 August 2015
Streamlined and instructed financial literacy lessons to middle and high school students at special events
Coached Assisted Research Lab students to help found business selling over 150 innovative products

HCCs Grand Prix, Student Marketing Coordinator January 2014 September 2014
Contributed in Grand Prix Board meetings in strategy development and reviewing success of event
Fashioned and implemented two marketing plans geared towards students to increase event attendance
Delegated volunteer participation and directed partners in event management and efficiency improvement

SKILLS
Computer: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, JIRA, CSI Spectrum, SPSS
Basic Spanish