Brooke Adkins
Currently pursuing Economics and Political Science degree at Simmons College, and working as Manager at Ristorante Fiore.
| Headline: | Innocent Bystander |
| Groups: | Ignite Clean Energy (ICE) |
| Interested in: | Helping friends, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities |
| Schools: | Simmons College |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Simmons College: Academic Resource Center • Boston, MA |
| Position: | Writing Assistant for Economics Department Chair; Tutor for Microeconomics and Economic Models and Quantitative Methods courses |
| Time period: | August 2008 - October 2008 |
| Description: | • Held office hours and provided guidance to students for economic research papers.
• Advised students on microeconomic and quantitative economic questions. |
| Employer: | Ristorante Fiore • Boston, MA |
| Position: | Manager August 2008 – January 2009; Lead Host May 2008 – August 2008 |
| Time period: | March 2008 - December 2008 |
| Description: | • Responsible for $6 +million floor operation of restaurant.
• Managed opening and closing activities, including financial management, and day-to-day floor operations. Created strong customer relations • As lead host, performed customer relations, oversaw host team, and trained new staff . |
| Employer: | Boston University • Boston, MA |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | February 2008 - July 2008 |
| Description: | • Audited research for doctoral dissertation on political party platforms to certify intercoder reliability. |
| Employer: | KEMA, INC • Burlington, MA |
| Position: | Energy Research Assistant |
| Time period: | October 2007 - March 2008 |
| Description: | • Performed in-depth market research and analysis on energy markets and renewable energy products.
• Researched mergers and acquisitions; created company profiles for retail electric suppliers. • Provided consulting and analysis services for external clients on renewable and distributed generation energy projects; researched zoning requirements and other regulations. • Improved usability of survey instrument targeting gas and electric retailers by designing Web format. • Responsible for participant lead generation, data collection, as well as analysis and presentation of survey findings. |
| Employer: | KLD Research & Analytics • Boston, MA |
| Position: | Research Analyst Intern |
| Time period: | May 2007 - October 2007 |
| Description: | • Researched international firms with military contracts and/or oil and commodities dealings in the Sudan and Iran; updated company annual reports including fiscal information as well as social and corporate governance issues for use by internal and external customers.
• Interpreted legislation pertaining to entities with foreign investments; created screening methodology; generated prohibited companies lists for government clients to ensure compliance. |
| Employer: | Boston Harbor Hotel • Boston, MA |
| Position: | Pastry Chef |
| Time period: | July 2003 - October 2007 |
| Description: | • Created classical French pastries for four-star restaurant Meritage and the Boston Wine festival. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Simmons College |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | Economics and Political Science, BA |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | STAND: Students Take Action Now: Darfur • Boston, MA • Fall 2006-Fall 2007
Co-President- Coordinated all political actions of the group, planned expert panel, and conducted meetings. MassEquality • Boston, MA • Summer 2005 Volunteer - Performed fundraising activities including phone-banking; created target lists and plans for political canvassing; worked with MS Access and Sage Systems to organize and mine political data. |
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