DEREK ARGUELLO DA 10295 48TH AVE. ALLENDALE, MI 49401 (269) 635 - 3704 ARGUELDE@MAIL.GVSU.EDU PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE TO OBTAIN A POSITION WITHIN A COMPANY THAT WILL FURTHER AID THE ADVANCEMENT OF MY STUDIES IN THE FIELD OF ADVERTISING. IN DOING SO, INCREASING MY KNOWLEDGE OF BUSINESS MARKETING - EMPHASIZING DESIGN, PROMOTIONS, AND ADVERTISING. ACADEMIC OVERVIEW NILES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL - NILES, MI ART AND COMMUNICATIONS CAREER PATHWAY HONORS GRADUATE 3.25 GPA GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY - ALLENDALE, MI 2.892 CUMULATIVE GPA 3.067 SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS GPA MAJOR: ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS EMPHASIS: ADVERTISING MINOR: ART & DESIGN SERVICE & PHILANTHROPY FISHER HOUSE FOUNDATION WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT KAPPA SIGMA ENDOWMENT FUND AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELEVANT COURSEWORK ADVERTISING COPYWRITING ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT & CASES RESEARCH IN ADVERTISING PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING PROFICIENCIES MICROSOFT OFFICE WORD, EXCEL, & POWERPOINT ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE INDESIGN, ILLUSTRATOR, & PHOTOSHOP SRDS MEDIA SOLUTIONS DATABASE KAPPA SIGMA FRATERNITY POSITIONS INCLUDED GRAND MASTER OF CEREMONIES SOCIAL AFFAIRS COORDINATOR DIRECTOR OF RECRUITMENT WORK EXPERIENCE THE GROVE AT ALLENDALE: SEPTEMBER 2014 - OCTOBER 2014 LEASING AND PROMOTIONS ASSISTANT FOR THE OFFICE IN ALLENDALE. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED CUSTOMER SERVICE, CAMPUS PROMOTIONS, UNIT TOURS AND MORE. GRAND VALLEY INTRAMURAL ATHLETICS: FEBRUARY 2014 - MARCH 2014 ATHLETICS EVENT OFFICAL FOR THE INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUEDED OFFICIATING, PLAYER CHECK IN, AND GAME CONDUCT MANAGEMENT. GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN: JANUARY 2013 - MAY 2013 GRAPHIC DESIGNER FOR THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER AND RELATED MEDIA. RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED ADVERTISMENT PLACEMENT AND DESIGN, NEWSPAPER LAYOUT, CUSTOM BUSINESS PACKAGES AND MORE.