SETH REICKS

3302 NW Edgewater LN, Unit 21 Ankeny, IA 50023 (319) 231-1954 seth.reicks@drake.edu Education Drake University, Des Moines, IA Master of Arts in Teaching, Business Endorsement, May 2014, GPA: 3.86 Iowa State University, Ames, IA Bachelor of Science in Marketing, May 2010 University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia Semester abroad, FebruaryJune 2008 Experience Des Moines Roosevelt High School, Des Moines, IA Student Teacher, JanuaryMay 2014 Plan course units, design lessons that scaffold the material, and differentiate instruction to accommodate for various learning styles Assess students understanding to ensure that they meet content standards and goals Manage classroom behavior and maintain an environment that is conducive to learning I have been placed in urban, suburban, and rural schools in the 90 practicum hours that I have completed and in my student teaching experience, which has allowed me the opportunity to work with a wide range of culturally and socioeconomically diverse learners Quester, Windsor Heights, IA Marketing Research Analyst, October 2010February 2013 Designed and prepared online surveys Identified themes in qualitative data and created text mining codes to quantify the occurrences Analyzed the data collected from open-ended and closed-ended questions to understand consumers thoughts of our clients goods/services and messaging Made creative PowerPoints that conveyed research findings in a clear and succinct manner, while meeting simultaneous deadlines Delivered presentations that provided actionable insights to our clients which included mostly large companies and brands that are household names and recommended marketing strategies such as which consumer demographic(s) to target and how to best appeal to them Archer Daniels Midland Company, Lincoln NE Commodity Merchandising Intern, MayAugust 2009 Monitored inventory and production levels at two soybean processing plants Utilized the internal facility data and external market data to negotiate purchases Quoted offers for soybean meal and made sales calls to potential customers Calculated freight rates and arranged third party logistics for soybean pickups and meal deliveries Presented my assigned summer project to midlevel management of the 27th largest publicly traded company in the U.S. Skills Acquired Pedagogical: unit and lesson planning, instructional strategies, formative and summative assessments, instructional technology, educational psychology, and classroom management Business: data analysis, maintaining a budget, negotiation, promotional strategies, and public relations Professional: presenting to an audience, teamwork, written and verbal communication, and time management