Case Analysis
This case analysis was a final project for a class which allowed me to synthesize many of the things that I had learned about business organizations into one coherent analysis of a real case.
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Target Market Project
This was a project for a marketing class that enabled me to learn a lot about going out and seeking input from consumers, gathering primary data, looking for trends, and visualizing how to turn the data into a profitable idea.
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Gas Hero Presentation
This Presentation helped me to grow in my teamworking abilities as well as letting me have a fantastic chance to practice presenting a topic that was important to me and my fellow group members, and the whole project went really well. Link
Volunteering at Solidarity
I had the chance to volunteer in fullerton to help with after school programs for disadvantaged children, and learned a lot about what it means to give back to the community.
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Biola Startup Competition
I was a finalist in Biola's first annual startup competition. This was nearly a year long process in which I worked with experienced professionals, learned about setting up a business, and traveled to Morocco, all while learning a ton about what it means to be involved in the startup world.
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Hello! I'm Sawyer Jones
I graduated from Biola University in La Mirada, Ca. I was a Business Administration major with a focus in management, who is very adventurous and loves to travel. I have lived on three continents, and am bilingual, speaking both French and English fluently. I have extensive cultural experience in northern Africa, as well as parts of Europe, especially France. Recently I pursued business projects in Morocco as a part of Biola's Startup Competition in which I was a finalist. I am currently working as an Operations Admin at The Knowledge Coop up in Camas, Washington.
Sawyer Jones
Operations Admin.
B.S. Business Administration
Phone:
925-899-7152
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EDUCATION
Biola University
B.S. Business Administration: Management, Expected May 2017
Torrey Honors Program
Biola University, La Mirada, CA
2013-2017
Bachelor's Degree
2009-2013
High School Diploma
High School
Freshman & Sophomore year: George Washington Academy, Casablanca, Morocco
Junior & Senior year: Berean Christian High School,
Walnut Creek, CA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Strengths
Clifton Strengthsfinders Test
Adaptability
Excellence, not average, is my measure. Taking something from below average to slightly above average takes a great deal of effort and in my opinion is not as rewarding. Transforming something strong into something superb takes just as much effort but is much more thrilling. Strengths, whether mine or someone else's, fascinate me. Like a diver after pearls, I search them out, watching for the telltale signs of a strength. A glimpse of untutored excellence, rapid learning, a skill mastered without recourse to steps -- all these are clues that a strength may be in play. And having found a strength, I feel compelled to nurture it, refine it, and stretch it toward excellence. I polish the pearl until it shines. This natural sorting of strengths means that others see me as discriminating. I choose to spend time with people who appreciate my particular strengths. Likewise, I are attracted to others who seem to have found and cultivated their own strengths. I tend to avoid those who want to fix me and make you well rounded. I don't want to spend my life bemoaning what I lack. Rather, I want to capitalize on the gifts with which I am blessed. It's more fun. It's more productive. And, counter intuitively, it is more demanding. Link to article
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I live in the moment. I don't see the future as a fixed destination. Instead, I see it as a place that you create out of the choices that I make right now. And so I discover my future one choice at a time. This doesn't mean that I don't have plans. I do. But this theme of Adaptability does enable me to respond willingly to the demands of the moment even if they pull me away from my plans. Unlike some, I don't resent sudden requests or unforeseen detours. I expect them. They are inevitable. Indeed, on some level I actually look forward to them. I am, at heart, a very flexible person who can stay productive when the demands of work are pulling me in many different directions at once. Link to article
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I am inquisitive. I collect things. I might collect information -- words, facts, books, and quotations -- or I might collect tangible objects such as butterflies, baseball cards, stamps, or sepia photographs. Whatever I collect, I collect it because it interests me. And mine is the kind of mind that finds so many things interesting. The world is exciting precisely because of its infinite variety and complexity. If I read a great deal, it is not necessarily to refine my theories but, rather, to add more information to my archives. I like to travel, because each new location offers novel artifacts and facts. These can be acquired and then stored away. Why are they worth storing? At the time of storing it is often hard to say exactly when or why I might need them, but who knows when they might become useful? With all those possible uses in mind, I really don't feel comfortable throwing most things away. So I keep acquiring and compiling and filing stuff away. It's interesting. It keeps my mind fresh. And perhaps one day some of it will prove valuable. Link to article
Ideation
Maximizer
Input
I am fascinated by ideas. What is an idea? An idea is a concept, the best explanation of the most events. I am delighted when I discover beneath the complex surface an elegantly simple concept to explain why things are the way they are. An idea is a connection. Mine is the kind of mind that is always looking for connections, and so I am intrigued when seemingly disparate phenomena can be linked by an obscure connection. An idea is a new perspective on familiar challenges. I revel in taking the world we all know and turning it around so we can view it from a strange but strangely enlightening angle. I love all these ideas because they are profound, because they are novel, because they are clarifying, because they are contrary, because they are bizarre. For all these reasons you derive a jolt of energy whenever a new idea occurs to me. Others may label me creative or original or conceptual or even smart. Perhaps I am all of these. Who can be sure? What I am sure of is that ideas are thrilling. And on most days this is enough. Link to article
I like to think. I like mental activity. I like exercising the "muscles" of my brain, stretching them in multiple directions. This need for mental activity may be focused; for example, I may be trying to solve a problem or develop an idea or understand another person's feelings. The exact focus will depend on my other strengths. On the other hand, this mental activity may very well lack focus. The theme of Intellection does not dictate what I am thinking about; it simply describes that I like to think. I am the kind of person who enjoys my time alone because it is my time for musing and reflection. I am introspective. In a sense I am my own best companion, as I pose myself questions and try out answers on myself to see how they sound. This introspection may lead me to a slight sense of discontent as I compare what I am actually doing with all the thoughts and ideas that my mind conceives. Or this introspection may tend toward more pragmatic matters such as the events of the day or a conversation that I plan to have later. Wherever it leads me, this mental hum is one of the constants of my life. Link to article
Intellection
SKILLS
Microsoft ExCel - Proficient
Microsoft Word - Proficient
Power Point - Proficient
Intercultural Communications
English - Mother Tongue
French - Fully Fluent
Projects
Restaurant Packaging Group
-Simplify and redevelop internal systems to promote efficiency
-Overseeing social media marketing and virtual PR
-Managing invoicing, daily delivery routes, picking, and QC
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June 2017-Present
Operations Administrator
January 2016-November 2016
Business Development Manager
Illuminate Collective
-Envision future strategies for wholesale and retail expansion
-Developed Business plan, clear visions for expansion
-Starting and Overseeing social media marketing and virtual PR
Hill Properties
-Re-organized multiple internal systems, improving efficiency
-Oversaw scheduling of contractors / maintenance on 400+ units
-Developed effective time and project management skills
Summers 2012-2015
Assistant to Supervising Manager of Maintenance
November 2016-April 2017
Operations Manager
The Knowledge Coop
-Redesigning internal systems to maximize efficiency
-Supporting and problem-solving for customers
-Mapping out future events and balancing scheduling
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More About Me
I am a guy that loves to travel. I have been all over Europe, North America, parts of North Africa, and I have plans to be in Asia in the near future. I enjoy experiencing different cultures and enjoy learning about people and places that are new to me.
I have lived in Los Angeles, and San Francisco (USA), Aix-en-Provence (France), and Casablanca (Morocco). I enjoy being active and participating in high octane sports such as motocross, skydiving, hiking, and surfing.
