MORGAN A. THOMAS15725 El Estado Drive, Dallas, TX, 75248| 216-650-0109 | m2thomas2014@gmail.com

EDUCATION

August 2014- Present

Honors Tutorial College/ College of Business—Bachelors of Business Administration

Marketing Major, 3.65 GPA, Ohio University, Athens, OH

Jan-May 2016

School of Business—Student Exchange

Marketing and Market Research, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR

EXPERIENCE

June 2015-Jan 2016

Intern, Ipsos Insights, Marketing-ADP

· Assists with quantitative and qualitative market research analysis

· Worked with Senior Research Analysts and Account Managers in various locations on projects

· Collected verbatims, populated charts and graphs with data, created graphs and charts for presentations, organized product images, created mock ups of virtual shelves, conducted secondary research for studies, etc.

Jan-May 2015

Office Assistant, Ohio University’s College of Business, Development and Alumni Office

· Planned Alumni and College of Business events

· Managed faculty travel expenses with Concur

· Assisted with Alumni outreach

· Organized Development supplies, assist with packaging of visiting speakers’ gifts, formatted alumni data for presentations, created reports and biographies covering different prospective donors, etc.

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Communication Skills· Public speaking· Presentation skills· Interpersonal Skills

Microsoft Office· Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

IRB Certified· Human Subjects

Licensed Bartender· ABC Bartending School, New York City

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ACTIVITIES

March- April 2016

Master of Ceremonies, TEDx HKBU- Independently organized TED Talks through the Hong Kong Baptist University campus in Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR

· Hosted the TEDs HKBU event with fellow MCs and Event Management Team members

· Wrote and gave introductions for the various speakers in the event

· Ran proceedings with 3 partners and interacted with audience to encourage engagement

January 2015-Present

Founding Fellow & Research Lead, College of Business’s Consumer Research Center Initiative- Inaugural group of College of Business students focused on conducting marketing research and studying consumer behavior.

· Works with various corporate, advertising, and insurance-related partners in order to conduct Millennial-based research on Ohio University’s campus to gain experience and insight into the field

· Helps guide and instruct new fellows through various research projects

· Helped draft and formalize the CRC’s Code of Ethics and Mission Statement

· Attends regular group seminars and works with other fellows on various Market Research and Consumer Behavior curriculum