Argentina Mena

Argentina Mena Denver, Colorado, USA - - EDUCATION New York University Abu Dhabi BS, Social Research and Public PolicyAugust 2016- May 2020 GPA: 3.4 Minor: Economics, Creative Writing, Environmental Studies New York University Sydney, (Sydney, Australia)January 2018- May 2018 Related Coursework: Environmental Journalism, Eco-criticism, History, Marketing Front Range Community College (Westminster, CO, USA)January 2013- May 2016 AA, General Studies GPA: 4.0 Related Coursework: Biology, Political Science, Public Speaking, Sociology, Human Nutrition, Philosophy SKILLS Languages: Fluent in English and Spanish; Beginner in Arabic (Read and Write) Computer: MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Word, Prezi, Google Docs, Adobe Photoshop, Google Analytics, Outlook, Slack Software: Matlab, COATS software, MAXQDA, STATA, QuickBooks Certificate in Advanced MRI Safety Training for Healthcare Professionals Certificate from CITI (Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative) Program in Social and Behavioral Research WORK EXPERIENCE Remote (Denver, USA)March 2019 – Present Online Entrepreneur Managed buying and selling of goods online via third-party sales venues such as eBay, Etsy, Shopify, and Facebook Performed market research with Google Analytics and Zik Analytics to identify market trends, conduct negotiations, create contracts with suppliers, and create databases Built and managed eBay store with 250+ items, Etsy with 20+ handcrafted items, Facebook 10+ Marketplace posts, and created Shopify niche websites. Wrote basic html templates and sale pitches for attractive, clear listings Created online traffic through SEO search engines, Ads, and mass email marketing campaigns. Handled business accounting with QuickBooks Online Software. Scheduled social media updates and regularly monitored social media platforms responding to mentions, comments, and direct messages. Psychology Department (Abu Dhabi, UAE)February 2017 – March 2020 Student Assistant Assisted in lab with 5+ social experiments by conducting experiments on 100+ participants and collecting data afterwards Familiar with usage of Adobe Photoshop and Excel to edit and organize data Basic usage of Matlab to check coding errors and initiate command programs Alpine Staffing (Edwards, USA)May 2018 – March 2020 Office Coordinator Performed general office duties of conducting phone calls, processing new applications, entering new employees into COATS system, conducting interviews, and setting up Client agreement forms In charge of conducting weekly finishing reports to keep track of employee’s status in assigned company Conducted weekly Invoicing and Payroll for over 150 Clients and 350 employees Reconciled data and reports, resolving discrepancies and preparing financial statements month-end close reports. Study Soup (Denver, USA)May 2017 – August 2017 Marketing Internee Helped shape the company’s brand voice on social media by crafting content to be shared across social channels. Communicated the company’s philosophy, supporting college students through 6000+ study guides and notes, to the public on social media though Facebook and Twitter. Used Guerilla marketing techniques, such as attracting an audience through an altruistic message; for every 3 notes they provided, StudySoup would provide a meal for a child in Tanzania Completed targeted goal of collecting 500 notes by collecting 700 to expand company’s database of knowledge LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT UAE Dolphin Project (Abu Dhabi, UAE)September 2018 – Dec. 2018 Volunteer Conducted land-based surveys in teams of four for a minimum of 5 hours every week Collected data by utilizing excel software on dolphin population alongside the UAE coast and inserted data into MS Excel after Gained knowledge in visual dolphin surveying, survey techniques, behavioral observations, and improved practical skills The Gazelle Magazine (Abu Dhabi, UAE)August 2017 – Dec. 2017 Deputy News Editor Copy-edited articles in Opinion, News, Features, Multimedia sections for college magazine, The Gazelle, before publication Average readership of 6,000 per month - https://www.thegazelle.org/author/argentina-mena Wrote the News of the Week Section with average hit of 200 views Conducted 14 interviews on staff and students