Meredith Margaret ONeal

MEREDITH.ONEAL@tcu.edu

EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF ARTS | SUMMER 2014 GRADUATION | TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERISTY
Major: English, Minor: Anthropology
Fort Worth, Texas
Non-Major Related Coursework: Intro to Financial Accounting, Calculus I, Macroeconomics,
Microeconomics, Economics Theory
Study Abroad London Summer 2013 TCU faculty led Anthropology and Sociology program
GPA 3.1
HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA | MAY 2010 | MIRABEAU B. LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL
International Baccalaureate Certificate Program
Houston, Texas

WORK EXPERIENCE
INTERNSHIPS:
AIDS OUTREACH CENTER | JANUARY 2014-MAY 2014
Development and Marketing Intern- Fort Worth, Texas.
Duties include: assisting development associate with grant research, grant writing, volunteer
coordination and fundraising; assisting special events coordinator with preparations for annual AIDS
Walk fundraiser, AIDS Walk Casino Night Kick-off Party and Evening of Hope gala.
Spring semester 2014 internship.
ENCORE TO IBERIA BANK | JUNE 2012-AUGUST 2012
Private Banking and Commercial Groups - Houston, Texas.
Duties included: assisting loan officers and credit analysts prepare loan packages; attending credit
committee meetings with senior management; accompanying loan officers on client calls; helping
administrative assistants with customer service; and working with fellow interns to create and test an
Excel based loan risk grading system for the Energy Lending Department.
During my internship I developed good relationships with many of the lenders and senior officers.
Encore Bank was acquired by another bank, and the group of lenders I operated under moved to Iberia
Bank. I applied to Iberia and was able to continue my banking internship with the group of bankers I
trained under.
CHAMPION ENERGY SERVICES | JUNE 2011-AUGUST 2011
Retail Electric Power Provider -Residential Services - Houston, Texas
Duties included: monitoring the success of a consumer telemarketing campaign that was outsourced
to a third party company; prepared reports on campaign outcomes for the director of retail operations
(this required I independently call on the provider); worked in customer service operations
monitoring compliance with defined processes to ensure quality customer service.
This position gave me an opportunity to see many facets of what makes a large company work and all
the different people involved. I interacted with people in senior management as well as call center
employees and enjoyed and learned from all my interactions. This experience reinforced how
important discipline and respect for individual dignity is to the success of a company.
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
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EXPERIENCE EXPERT | DEFINE BODY&MIND | MAY 2013-JULY 2013
Barre fitness studios - Houston, Texas.
Duties included: opening/closing studio, greeting customers, assisting customers with scheduling,
purchasing and managing memberships, selling membership packages and studio maintenance. Here I
gained insight into the challenges of organizing and running a young, successful and growing
entrepreneurial business.
SALES ASSOCIATE | JEAN GURU | SEPTEMBER 2012 OCTOBER 2013
Designer denim boutique Fort Worth, Texas.
Duties included: assisting customers with sales, opening/closing store, managing alterations/tailoring,
helping run events and fit parties, and store maintenance. This position required flexibility, sociability,
responsibility and in-depth knowledge of our products. I have learned to sell with sensitivity to a
customers desires while balancing store revenue objectives and the integrity of my feedback. I often
worked shifts alone and appreciate the trust the owner has placed in me.
SEASONAL SALES ASSOCIATE | JUDITH ANN JEWELS | DECEMBER 2008-DECEMBER 2011
Fine Jewelry Boutique Houston, Texas.
Duties included: assisting with customers; set-up and take-down of jewelry cases; updating customer
records on store computer; helping plan and run events/trunk shows and running errands. This
position required flexibility, responsibility, organization, focus and neatness as inventory is small and of
great value.
This job started out as a one-time Christmas season position my junior year of high school. After
completing the season, I was asked back to work Saturdays. I worked there through high school and
seasonally through the winter of 2011. This is where I began to learn about the characteristics of great
sales people and an organization focused on selling to high-end clients.
Activities
GAMMA PHI BETA SORORITY
Volunteered with Camp Fire USA, Girls On The Run and Camp El Tesoro
EQUESTRIAN
Sam Houston Equestrian Center/Blue Fox Farms
Hunter/Jumper for over 12 years
Competed successfully in Greater Houston show circuit until 2010
FITNESS
Houston Chevron Aramco Half Marathon, January 2013
Rock N Roll New Orleans Half Marathon, February 2013
Fort Worth Cowtown Half Marathon, February 2014
Dallas Rock N Roll Half Marathon in March 2014