Jon Zimmermann

Pepperdine University

Graziadio School of Business and Management

Malibu, CA - GPA: 3.70 - April 2014

 

International Master of Business Administration

• Study Abroad:

  • São Paulo, Brazil - Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo School of Business Administration

  • Santiago, Chile - Global Enterprise Management: Sustainable Business in Latin America

• Certificates:

  • Socially, Environmentally, and Ethically Responsible (SEER) Business Strategy Certificate

  • Absolutes of Leadership with Gary Burnison, Chief Executive Officer of Korn Ferry

• Honors:

  • Beta Gamma Sigma - International Honor Society

• Awards:

  • George Eltinge Memorial Scholarship Recipient

• Extra Curricular:

  • The Executive Committee (TEC on Campus)

  • Palmer Center Micro-Enterprise Program Champion

  • Global Scholar Certificate

  • GSBM Emerging Leaders Member

  • Net Impact Member

  • Graziadio Christian Business Society - Co-President

• E2B Projects:

  • Samba Transportes Sustentáveis, Ltda. (www.bikesampa.com) Prepared a competitive environmental strategies analysis of the company, a final report, power point slides and presented the results to the professor.

  • AMC Theatres (www.amctheatres.com) Completed a competitive analysis of the company's current business model and proposed sustainable initiatives based on SEER principles.  Prepared SWOT, PESTEL, Porter's 5-forces, Value Chain and Materiality Matrix analyses, a final report, power point slides and presented the results to the professor.

  • Nike (nike.com) Completed an analysis of the company's CSR initiatives with a focus on SEER principles.  Prepared SWOT, PESTEL, Porter's 5-forces, Value Chain, Supply Chain, a final report, power point slides and presented the results to the professor.

  • Caregivers (www.vccaregivers.org) Created an Access database to replace the client's obsolete data management system, prepared a final report, power point slides and presented the results to the client team and the professor

  • Controlos (skunk works project) Performed a feasibility study outlining strategies for expanding a US micro-enterprise internationally into Germany.  Prepared SWOT, CAGE, and Hofstede analyses, pro forma financial statements, a final report, power point slides and presented the results to client executives and the professor.

  • HAND Enterprise Solution Company (www.hand-china.com) Performed a Sustainable Organizational Analysis of the company with a focus on SEER principles.  Conducted extensive interviews with client executives and employees in China via Skype, prepared a final report, power point slides and presented the results to the professor

  • Krako Enterprises (www.kraco.com) Completed a marketing analysis of the feasibility of intoducing a new product to arket.  Prepared SWOT and Situation analyses, a final report, power point slides and presented the results ot a client executive and the professor.

  • Spirit House Center For Attitudinal Healing (spirithousehealing.org) Completed a competitive analysis of the organization's current business model and proposed sustainable initiatives based on SEER principles.  Conducted extensive interviews with client, prepared SWOT, PESTEL, Porter's 5-forces, Value Chain, Balanced Scorecard, Business Model Canvas analyses, a final report, power point slides and presented the results to the professor

 

 

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA - GPA: 3.63 - June 1997 - Cum Laude

 

Bachelors of Arts, Statistics

Bachelors of Arts, Mathematics-Economics

• Honors:

  • Omicron Delta Epsilon - International Honor Society in Economics

  • Golden Key - National Honor Society

  • Dean's Honor List

• Awards:

  • Robinsons-May targeted research award for research in Econometrics - used EViews, Excel and S-Plus software to estimate ARMA and GARCH econometric models for stock prices