Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Extracurricular Activities
Timeline

Michael A. Akers

Orem

Summary

Customer-focused professional with strong interpersonal skills, dedicated to finding the best solutions for both clients and organizations. Seeking part-time employment while completing coursework at Utah Valley University.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Marketing Manager

Business Resource Center at UVU
03.2023 - 02.2025
  • Developed and executed marketing strategies to promote the Business Resource Center and Salt Lake City World Trade Center.
  • Planned and managed events, ensuring smooth execution and high participant engagement.
  • Utilized Canva, Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Excel, Trello, Trumba, and OneUp for marketing, project management, and event coordination.
  • Collaborated with internal teams and external partners to enhance outreach and brand visibility.
  • Analyzed marketing campaigns and provided recommendations for improvement.

Order Processing Specialist

Gorgeous Garage
07.2022 - 12.2022
  • Leveraged dealership application tools to support and train dealership staff.
  • Processed service recovery claims and escalated issues to internal teams.
  • Evaluated and implemented business and customer support tools and process improvements.
  • Used QuickBooks, Google Docs, Gmail, Outlook, and Slack daily.

Full-Time Volunteer Representative

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
05.2017 - 06.2018
  • Company Overview: (Tampa, Florida)
  • Prepared and presented lessons and training sessions.
  • Trained groups on effective public presentations.
  • (Tampa, Florida)

Volunteer, Coordinator of Volunteers

Feeding Tampa Bay
05.2017 - 06.2018
  • Company Overview: Poverty Alleviation
  • Managed groups of 20+ volunteers in packing and sorting non-perishable food.
  • Contributed to providing meals for thousands in need.
  • Poverty Alleviation

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Business Finance

Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah
12-2026

Skills

  • Google Docs
  • QuickBooks
  • Gmail
  • Outlook
  • Slack
  • Canva
  • Adobe Premiere
  • Photoshop
  • Excel
  • Trello
  • Trumba
  • OneUp
  • Digital marketing
  • Customer relationship management (CRM)
  • Staff management
  • Social media marketing

Extracurricular Activities

Eagle Scout, Boy Scout Troop, Organized, coordinated and led a group of more than 30+ volunteers over the course of a year in an eagle scout project in Las Cruces, NM repainting fire hydrants located across the city. Collegiate Dance Team, Brigham Young University Idaho, Practiced Choreography and performed in front of audiences - Winter 2021.

Timeline

Marketing Manager - Business Resource Center at UVU
03.2023 - 02.2025
Order Processing Specialist - Gorgeous Garage
07.2022 - 12.2022
Full-Time Volunteer Representative - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
05.2017 - 06.2018
Volunteer, Coordinator of Volunteers - Feeding Tampa Bay
05.2017 - 06.2018
Utah Valley University - Bachelor's Degree, Business Finance
Michael A. Akers