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Kevin Martin

Computer Science and Digital Media graduate from University of Pennsylvania, currently pursuing MBA at University of Virginia. Last worked at CS Stars LLC as Account Manager.

Headline: Innocent Bystander
Work status: Full-Time Student
Groups: UVA E*Society
Interested in: Helping friends, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities
Schools: University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer: CS Stars LLC affiliate of Marsh & McLennan, Los Angeles, CA
Position: Account Manager
Time period: December 2003 - November 2008
Description: CS STARS is the Risk Management Information Systems consulting arm of Marsh & McLennan
- Managed a $1.2MM portfolio of hospitality, energy, transportation and automotive clients
- Initiated office-wide internal issue management system resulting in a 35% increase in productivity; subsequently adopted nationally after presentation to upper management
- Increased portfolio revenue 25% (year over year) by leveraging client service and product lines
- Consulted senior executives on strategic risk management plan development and execution
- Led international, cross-functional teams of 3 to 8 colleagues through system implementations
- Leveraged relationships with brokerage managers to generated new projects and sales for division
- Select clients: Hilton Hotels Corporation, Nissan USA, Swift Transportation, Kinder Morgan

Employer: 4e Consulting, Los Angeles, CA
Position: Managing Partner
Time period: December 2001 - November 2008
Description: 4e Consulting provided exposure, efficiency, education, and expansion solutions to small businesses
- Built new business that achieved $68K in annual revenue and a client base of 140+ over five years
- Developed industry specific web solutions leading to a 400% marketing response improvement
- Launched 4e online shopping cart solution, producing over $210K in new revenue for select clients

Employer: Urban Science Applications, Inc., Long Beach, CA
Position: Consultant
Time period: December 2001 - November 2004
Description: Automotive industry consulting practice; focused on market representation and dealer performance
- Managed client’s internal sales and registration reports across all divisions as on-site consultant for Nissan/Infiniti ($1.5MM account) and Mazda ($450K account)
- Analyzed market dynamics to identify demographic trends and revenue opportunities for clients
- Developed Nissan/Infiniti’s sales reporting process; used for monthly dealer incentive program
- Presented market entrance recommendations based on demographic trends and vehicle forecasts

Employer: Goldman Sachs, New York, NY
Position: Summer Intern
Time period: May 2001 - July 2001
Description: - Supported internal technology initiatives including Goldman Sachs TV and global communication
- Introduced video archiving technology to improve internal communication and user experience

EDUCATION

University: University of Virginia
Time period: 2010
Degree: MBA

University: University of Pennsylvania
Time period: 2001
Degree: Computer Science and Digital Media

INFORMATION

Hobbies: Enjoy films, boxing, basketball, riding motorcycles, and target and clay shooting
Memberships: - Member, Consortium for Graduate Study in Management
- Member, Darden Consulting, General Management and Entrepreneurship & Venture clubs

- Leadership Development: Management Leadership for Tomorrow – MBA 2008 Prep Fellow
- Youth Mentor/Tutor at Venable and Rosa Parks Elementary Schools (Charlottesville/Los Angeles)
- Founder of Pages In Black www.pagesinblack.com (African-American literacy campaign)
Awards: - Awarded Full Merit Scholarship through the Darden School Foundation
- Awarded Entrepreneur’s Choice Award, Venture Capital Investment Competition (6 Top Schools)
- Selected Participant, Darden 2009 Venture Capital Bootcamp

Kevin's Startups (2)

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  • 4e Consulting

    Providing smarter solutions to everyday problems... “Our Purpose is to present businesses with the most cost effective solution to the issues they face in the areas of exposure, efficiency, education and expansion.”

  • Pages In Black

    Our objective is encourage, increase and improve African-American literacy and reading habits.

Kevin's Contacts (1)

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  • Chip Ransler

    Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer for Husk Power Systems, Inc. We're making power plants in India for rural villages.