NICHOLAS VAN ESS

W168 N5991 Stonefield Rd. Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 | 262-309.7377 | 13nvaness@gmail.com | LINKEDIN .COM/ IN/NICKVANESS

Education
TRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE | GRADUATED MAY 2017
Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics, Bachelor of Arts in Communication
Minor in Computer Science
Received the Departmental Award in Mathematics

Experience
CO-OWNER AND WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPER | PLEXUS INC. | DECEMBER 2016 PRESENT
Part of a 3-individual team who designs, creates, and implements a suite of solutions for medical practices across the Midwest.
Role is primarily front-end design using HTML, CSS, Java, and SQL to create marketplaces, dashboards, statistics and more.
Requires networking and marketing skills, working to generate sales leads and meeting with clientele to design custom solutions.

WEBSITE DEVELOPER | FREELANCE | MAY 2017 PRESENT

Designed, developed, and maintained several websites with clientele ranging from medical clinics to physical security companies.
Involved knowledge of product marketing, content creation, design, SEO, and targeted knowledge of modern web design.

MARKETING AND TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATE | DAKOTA SYSTEMS | MAY 2016 JANUARY 2017
Maintained various marketing and sales channels such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Salesforce, Google+, and Dakotas website.
Raised total Twitter followers by 16%, generating new leads and customer/peer interaction.
Wrote 5 multi-page marketing white papers outlining various products and services.
Learned and daily used Adobe products to create banners, stylesheets, videos, and graphics.

ENGINEERING SUPPORT AND DATA TECHNICIAN | WACKER NEUSON | JUNE 2015 AUGUST 2015
Supported engineering in documentation and control of product rollout to manufacturing facilities in North America.
Closely communicated with production, sales and logistics, and engineering using SAP software and verbal skills.

STUDENT MENTOR OF EUREKA ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM | TRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE | AUGUST 2013 - JANUARY 2015
Both mentored (2014) and participated (2013) in a scholarship organization that strove to create renewable changes on campus.
Met with students to determine progress; assisted in construction and presentation of environmentally beneficial proposals.
Both proposals were presented before the Presidents Cabinet, were approved, and offer savings of over $3500 per year.

Skills & Abilities

PRESENTATIONS AND PROPOSALS SKILLS IN MICROSOFT, SAP, AND BUSINESS SOCIAL MEDIA, INCLUDING VIDEO
SALESFORCE SOFTWARE
EXPERIENCE IN HTML5, CSS, JAVA, JQUERY, ADOBE SUITE, SPECIFICALLY PREMIERE,
AND PHP TECHNICAL WRITING/EDITING PHOTOSHOP, AND INDESIGN

Honors & Interests

Diversity Student Held the Diversity Student award and speaks on diversity to future and current students.
Deans List Was on the Deans List every semester throughout college, from 2013-2017.
Graduated with Honors Earned the GPA required for collegiate honors in both Mathematics and Communication.
vector_kid (2015 - Present) A musical producer with 3 albums and over 150,000 listeners. Maintains 8 social media profiles,
a line of merchandise, and specific branding, including photography, video creation, and various media interviews. Requires an
entrepreneurial mind and managerial skills to establish brand recognition and opportunities for future growth.