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Bryan Vincent Powell

powbv@rhodes.edu

bpowell@midsouth.rr.com

 

Present Address                                                                                                                                                       Permanent Address

197 Lemaster Street                                                                                                                                                    197 Lemaster Street

Memphis, TN 38104                                                                                                                                                   Memphis, TN 38104

(901) 273-1352                                                                                                                                                             (512) 619-3833

(512) 619-3833 (Mobile)

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Education                   

Bachelor of Arts, Business with an emphasis in both Accounting and Finance.  Rhodes College, Memphis, TN. GPA: 3.60  GPA in Major: 3.86

 

                              Anticipated Graduation: May, 2004

§   Minor: History

§  Related Courses:

  Microeconomics                                                   Statistical Analysis
   Macroeconomics                                                  Intermediate Accounting I
   Financial Accounting                                         Auditing
   Cost Accounting                                                  Financial Management

                                           Taxation of Business Organizations                Intermediate Accounting II

                                           Managerial Microeconomics                            International Finance

                                           Management of Organizations                         Marketing Management

                                          Federal Income Tax                                            Advanced Accounting

                                           Governmental Accounting                                Accounting Information Systems

                                            Business Tax                                                        Business Ethics

                                                             

Computer Skills:  Any and all hardware related activities including networking and IT work, All Microsoft Office related products, Corel Draw.

                             

Work                     

Experience            Bryan Powell, DBA Leviathan Computers: 1997 – 2004 – sole proprietorship

§   Built laptop and desktop computers

§   Kept records of all books, taxes, transactions, etc.

§   Computer repair services offered

§   Average, cumulative donations from Leviathan Computers of $400 per year to St. Stephen’s and to the MLK fund (from 1997 – 2000)

 

§   Beginning 2001 – 2004 Leviathan Computers changes its business makeup

o        Manufacturer of laptop / desktop manufacturer (new)

o        Refurbish service on laptops

§         95% of products now sold online or through Ebay

 

                              Computer Recycling program, Memphis, TN, and Austin, TX 1999-2003

§         Initiated a community service program where computer / computer-related donations are taken.

o        Computers are then refurbished and donated to the needy.

 

                              Bridge Builders, Memphis, TN, 2002

§   Mentored / taught high school Juniors in the areas of leadership and diversity.

 

                              Stein Mart Inc., Austin, TX, 2000 – 2002

§         Inventory and loss prevention

§         Sales - Men’s department

 

                                        JCrew Retail Clothing Store, Austin, TX, 2001

§         Sales and retail

 

                              Guess Modeling Clothing Store Austin, TX, 2000 / 2001

§      Sales and Retail

 

Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), Austin , TX, 2000 (LCRA provides utilities to most of Central Texas)

§         IT department and charitable donations department

                                         

Leadership            Memphis Representative for National Youth PeaceJam Leadership Conference (head mentor coordinator), Memphis, TN, 2002 – 2004

§         See www.peacejam.org for more information

§         Program that invites Nobel Prize Laureates to come and interact with high school student leaders

§         Head mentor coordinate – organized and trained the college student leaders for the high school students.

§         Help coordinate many of the activities / programs

 

ODP – Olympic Development Program (Regional Olympic Soccer Team) - Texas

§         Team captain – 2 years.

 

Kappa Sigma Fraternity Phi chapter, Memphis, TN, Rhodes College

§         Social chair

 

Lucius E. Burch Community Service Scholarship Program, Rhodes College, 2001 - 2004

§         Leadership role in two community service projects

§         300 hours of community service per year     

 

Vice President of ODE (Omicron Delta Epsilon Economic Honor Society), Rhodes College

 

Rhodes Men’s Varsity Soccer Team, 2001 – 2004

§         NCAA Rhodes Men’s Varsity Soccer Team Letterer 3 years (injured senior year)

§         SCAC Player of the week

§         SCAC Academic Honor Roll Team

§         All SCAC Team

§         All SCAC Academic Team – SCAC Academic Honor Roll

§         SCAC / UAA All Tournament First Team

 

                                 MAM (Memphis Athletics Ministry) Inner-City Youth Soccer Coach

 

Awards/Honors           Graduated Rhodes College Cum Laude

                                        Burch Scholarship Recipient, Rhodes College

§         $10,000 per year given by Rhodes College

                                       

                                        University Scholarship Recipient, Rhodes College

§         $10,000 per year given by Rhodes College

 

                                        Induction into the National Dean’s List

 

2003 recipient of the Robert D. McCallum Competitive Enterprise Award in the areas of Business and Administration

 

Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund – National Leadership Honor Society –

§         $5,000 Reward

 

                                      Kappa Sigma Fraternity – Outstanding Scholar Award

 

                                     Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) (Greek Academic Honor Society), Rhodes College

§         Top 3% of Rhodes College academically, community service, campus involvement, etc.

                                               

                                      Omicron Delta Epsilon (ODE) – Economics honor society, Rhodes College

               

                                      Phi Alpha Theta (PAT) – Historical Honor Society, Rhodes College

 

Awarded $1,000 Award / Scholarship by the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA), Memphis, TN, August 2003

 

Awarded $1,500 Award / Scholarship by the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA), Memphis, TN, August 2004