Joshua Patterson

joshua-patterson@uiowa.edu
847.310.5674
School Address: Permanent Address:
21 N Johnson St. 317 Old Country Way
Iowa City, IA 52245 Wauconda, IL 60084

EDUCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Iowa City, IA

Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance Anticipated: May 2010
Bachelor of Business Administration in Management
• Cumulative GPA: 3.18/4.00; Concentration GPA: 3.26/4.00
• The University of Iowa National Scholar’s Award Scholarship (2005-Present)
• Career Leadership Academy – Anticipated Completion May 2009

EXPERIENCE

MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. Barrington, IL

Intern: Private Wealth Management June 2008-August 2008
• Researched companies using an Equity Screener
• Gained competency of the Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Work Station
• Maintained client document integrity by updating file management system

HOME DECORATORS COLLECTION Lake Zurich, IL

Stock Associate June 2007-December 2007
• Assembled furniture for the store as well as for customers
• Accounted for and organized 100 pieces of inventory daily
• Resolved customer concerns pertaining to their orders

HONEY HILL COFFEE COMPANY Wauconda, IL

Employee June 2006-August 2006
• Marketed the Honey Hill Coffee Company at Farmer’s Market
• Greeted and collected orders from customers

LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

I-Envision September 2007-Present

• Vice President of Networking and Alumni Relations (2008-Present)
• I-Envision is an entrepreneurship club that specializes in facilitating its
members to learn how to start and maintain their own businesses
• Placed second in the Principal Financial Group Case Competition (2007)

The Leadership Community in Business and Entrepreneurship (LCBE) September 2008-Present

• Mentored and established personal relationships with 4 students in the LCBE
• Assist students in planning a community service project

Illinois Fire Safety Alliance Camp I Am Me Volunteer (IFSA) June 1998-June 2006
• Volunteered at the annual IFSA Burn Camp Visitor’s Day, a camp for
children who have been severely burned.

SKILLS

Competent in Spanish
Proficient in MS Excel, Access, Minitab, and POM-QM for Windows