David Kruse
IRVINE,CA
Summary
I am a truth-seeker and implement high standards for myself and those around me. Through extensive travel, fundraising, and project creation, I have learned to love a challenge and embrace new environments.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Chief Executive Officer
Stu N' Kru LLC
09.2024 - Current
- Founder. Focused on selling cooking appliances
- Conduct regular meetings with board members to discuss strategy and performance
- Optimize resource allocation
- Fundraised from investors
Resident Assistant
Concordia University Irvine
08.2022 - 08.2024
- Oversaw 36 Residents in dorm halls
- Created events and made personal relationships with each of them.
- Mediated conflicts, wrote objective incident reports, worked with law enforcement
Photographer
Dolphin Quest Hawaii
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Photographer for dolphin programs
- Sold photo packages to customers
- Digitally edited photos to enhance appearance.
Concordia Business Plan Competition Director
Concordia University Irvine
11.2021 - 04.2023
- Directed a version of 'Shark Tank' for undergraduate and high school students
- Hired a team of 3
- Planned and led meetings, delegating tasks effectively
- Coordinated speakers, dates, times, and places for competition-related events that our team hosted
- Fundraised $13.6k within 3 months
- Created and kept track of invoices while managing a $25k budget
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Marketing
Concordia University Irvine
Irvine, CA05-2025
Skills
- Business start-up
- Fundraising
- Project Management
- Negotiation
- Adaptability
- Hubspot
Certification
- Digital Advertising Certification - Hubspot
- Digital Marketing Certification - Hubspot
- Inbound Certification - Hubspot
Awards
- Around the World Program, Fall 2023, Hand-selected to travel to 13 countries
- Servant Heart Award, Fall 2023, In recognition of work done as a missions volunteer on the ATW semester
- School of Business and Economics Recognition Award, Spring 2023, Presented in recognition of role as Business Plan Competition Director
- Servant Heart Award, Spring 2021, Presented during Senior awards night in High School
Timeline
Chief Executive Officer
Stu N' Kru LLC
09.2024 - Current
Photographer
Dolphin Quest Hawaii
05.2023 - 08.2023
Resident Assistant
Concordia University Irvine
08.2022 - 08.2024
Concordia Business Plan Competition Director
Concordia University Irvine
11.2021 - 04.2023
Bachelor of Arts - Marketing
Concordia University Irvine
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