Tom Elgin’s Resume
Tom Elgin is currently a masters student in the Management Science & Engineering program at Stanford University.
He loves it.
OBJECTIVE
Tom Elgin is pursuing his long-term goal of making an impact on public education in America.
In the near term he seeks to gain management and policy experience in a fast-paced, creative work environment.
Available Fall 2009.
EDUCATION
Stanford, CA Stanford University
June 2009 M.S. Management Science & Engineering
Claremont, CA Pomona College
May 2006 B.A. Mathematics, Computer Science minor. GPA 3.71 (in-major 3.85).
Jaeger Prize in Mathematics, Elected to Sigma Xi.
Princeton, NJ / Park City, UT Institute for Advanced Study
Summer 2006 NSF-funded Summer Scholars program in topology and hyperbolic geometry.
Lander, WY National Outdoor Leadership School
Summer 2008 NOLS Instructor: certified to teach Leadership, Communication, Risk Management curriculum on extended wilderness expeditions to students age 15+.
EXPERIENCE
Park City, UT Zane Benefits, Inc.
August 2007 - March 2008 Manager, Products & Compliance
- Led team developing flagship HRA administration product described as “Best in Class.”
- Featured on covers of Wall Street Journal (7/30/07) and USA Today (1/24/08).
- Currently part-time consultant and shareholder.
Park City, UT Zane Benefits, LLC
September 2006 - July 2007 VP, Business Development
- Employee #3; instrumental in taking SaaS company to $12M valuation in 10 months.
- Managed relationship with top-3 insurance carrier accounting for much of initial valuation.
- Developed new HRA products and features allowing sales to enterprise-scale clients.
Claremont, CA Orientation Adventure, Pomona College
Summers 2004-06 Program Coordinator
- Sent 400+ students on 35+ four-day trips each year and trained student leaders.
- Doubled program size to accommodate 100% of incoming firstyears.
Claremont, CA On The Loose, Outdoors Club of the Claremont Colleges
March 2004 - June 2005 Director (promoted early)
- Managed $23,000 budget, 4 paid and 5 volunteer staff and over 100 student leaders.
- Increased student participation by 130% in 12 months and doubled number of trips sponsored.
CONFERENCES & ACTIVITIES
2006-07 Presented solutions at healthcare conferences in Dallas and Las Vegas.
2005-06 Presented at mathematics conferences in Los Angeles, Claremont, San Antonio, Seattle.
2004-2005 Mathematics Department Liaison, Pomona College.
Nov 20-23, 2004 Business Today International Conference Delegate, New York, NY.
SKILLS
Motivated and detail-oriented with strong design, computer, and communication skills.
Proficient in (X)HTML, CSS2, PHP, JavaScript, Java, Photoshop, MS Office, Mac OS X.
Current Wilderness First Responder certification.
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